Pure happiness
East "shopping theme park" and of pleasure opened its doors ago Two decades Come in London and Oxford with 13 top brand stores. The idea? Sell discount luxury , but without losing an iota of the elegance and exquisiteness that characterize this type of establishment, where buying, more than an action, is all an experience.
Thus, Bicester Village, pioneer in its conception, gradually became more and more known ...and bigger and bigger. In fact, it has just grown by a third, reaching 160 stores in an idyllic setting that simulates the cute english architecture of the surroundings. Nothing is left to chance: there is places to rest everywhere , with blankets included; there are parks for boys and girls; there are chill out areas in which to sit in the company of the family; There are many restaurants and cafes that put the note of warmth filling the air of a sweet taste that makes you feel at home... And, as if that were not enough, there is a Christmas decoration most cosy. In it, they take on special prominence fragrant natural flowers arranged by the artist Nikki Tibbles , which fill the entire space with fantasy (and super instagrammable corners).
Christmas has come to Bicester Village
Getting to this gift paradise is also very easy: it is 45 minutes to London by train from Marylebone , in which it is the only railway line inaugurated in the city for a 100 years ! (although it can also be easily reached from the highway , and even with a service of driver that they themselves are in charge of contracting). In fact, such is the success of the place that even the BBC named the Village as "Heathrow's sixth terminal".
But why are locals and tourists so in love of Bicester? To begin with, because, from the moment you set foot in the station, you notice that they are taking care of you who care Really by you. Prepare to be treated like a royal and respond to "good morning" and smiles at least once per square foot, because in Bicester Village, hospitality is religion. In fact, its objective is not to resemble any shopping center (whose decadence, by the way, is already palpable in the United States, where several mythical chains have had to close their doors), but to A five star hotel.
Smile, they are here to make your life better
Thus, it is not uncommon that in stores, all spacious and absolutely beautiful , welcome you with natural juice, with a glass of champagne or with freshly made cookies... in addition to special discounts that are added to those already generously marked. Likewise, it is very easy to contract services such as "hands free shopping", that saves you from having to haul bags from here to there; the international delivery, in case that Burberry coat you're dying for doesn't fit in your suitcase; advice from a personal shopper , so that you don't get carried away by the offers and really buy what you are going to use... and of course, the bag drop, that is, being able to leave your luggage safely while you walk through this "little town" that already has the size of the Champs-Elysées and has proper names such as ** Alexander McQueen, Óscar de la Renta or Michael Kors .**
An unforgettable shopping day
But what we really love for a christmas getaway , of those in which to give you whim after whim without thinking about anything else, it's the package Shopping Day Experience . It includes the round trip in luxury transportation from London; affiliation to vip-club of the Village, which entitles you to a 10% more discount; the purchase service "free hands" ; lunch or dinner in farm shop , itsu , Le Pain Quotidian either Pret a Manger and one gift card worth £50.
You can spend it even in the pop up store which has been opened especially for these holidays, full of exclusive products made by young designers British. ** The British Collective ,** which is the name of the project, as Barcelona Designers Collective (from another of the sister establishments, La Roca Village) and The Creative Spot Madrid (Las Rozas Village), is a support program for the emerging talent for which Bicester Village has a privileged window to the world , in its eagerness to continue showing that Fashion , at these levels, is pure art.
The British Collective pop up is pure temptation