LUXE City Guides - Shanghai

Little Tokyo

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Begin at chic streetwear concept store Fei Space / 139-3 Changle Lu / 5307 7586 / feilook.com / then trot a few steps to vintage-y Hong Kong hipster cache Initial at #139-7 / 3331 2206 / initialfas­hion.com / for more m/w street gear. Walk on a wee bit to find Gao Xin’s simple Yohji-like togs (w) at #139-25 Even Penniless / 5382 2557. Keeping on until you pass Shaanxi Nan Lu, find avant-garde Euro threads at restored villa Mian Hua Tian / 5403 5103, then retrace to the Shaanxi Nan Lu intersecti­on, sweep left then right onto Jinxian Lu /進賢路/ to find bustling local fave Chun (see Rest./relaxed) at #124. Skip along to #234 for Content / 6236 0086 / ra-content.com / a cutting-edge womenswear label, and Estune at #220 / 6256 4407 / for sophisty urban w/wear, then slip into cosy Citizen Café at #222 / 6258 1620 / for a quick refuel (basil martini, anyone?). Exit left onto Shaanxi Nan Lu, crossing Chang le Lu and its hyper-girly accessorie­s shops on the left side, then pirouette right onto Xinle Lu. Score discounted designer duds at #88 outlet-boutique Eva / 6415 2603, then continue to Nuo Mi at #196 / 5403 4199 / for eco-chic natural fibre outfits. At #204 is nail saver Frangipani (see Spa), Dragonfly at #206 / 5403 9982 / has good no frills rubs, then cross and dogleg left onto Donghu Lu for flip-fresh bites at Sushi Oyama (see Rest./smart), or Sichuan Citizen (see Lunch). Yum!

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