Meals: Welcome Dinner

Arrive in London and meet your driver to transfer to your hotel (airport transfer included). 

After checking in to our hotel, we’ll hit the city to explore the main sites. Spend the day familiarizing yourself with the wonderful city of London and attempting to fight off jetlag. 

We’ll kick off the trip with a welcome dinner and drinks at Madera at Treehouse London (included).

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Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we will head to South Kensington to visit the V&A Museum's current exhibition. Choose your own entry form option below:

· Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear. At a moment of unprecedented creativity in men's fashion and reflection on gender, we will explore how designers, tailors, and artists – and their clients and sitters – have constructed and performed masculinity and unpicked it at the seams.

· Africa Fashion: Celebrating the ‘irresistible creativity, ingenuity and unstoppable global impact of contemporary African fashion creatives,’ Africa Fashion will present over 250 objects, photographs, and textiles recognizing the work of designers from the mid-twentieth century to the present. With an emphasis on diversity and innovation, the V&A will explore the rich visual culture that has inspired African designers for decades. Following a major public call-out, the exhibition will also see new acquisitions highlighting African diasporic fashion trends and personal testimonies go on show for the first time.

Lunch and afternoon at leisure to explore. 

*Show, dinner and after-party invitations to be announced 1 month prior to the trip.

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Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we will head to Kensington Palace—home of Prince William and Duchess Kate. 

We will then walk over to Notting Hill to explore one of the most beautiful areas of London. We’ll explore the colorful houses and walk around Portobello Road to purchase some of the best vintages you can put your hands on.

You’ll have the rest of the day at leisure.

7:00 PM Couture & Cocktails Soiree in Chelsea DUMEBI Boutique

Join us for a spectacular evening filled with dazzling Couture & fancy Cocktails at the DUMEBI Boutique.

DUMEBI is a luxury womenswear brand, we create beautiful couture garments using the highest quality materials and focusing on great attention to detail. Each piece is handmade in-house at our London Boutique and Atelier.

Discover handmade creations whilst you sip on delicious cocktails and enjoy entertainment and an exclusive 15-20% off all pieces during the event.

*Show, dinner and after-party invitations to be announced 1 month prior to the trip.

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Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we’ll start our day in Soho and Oxford Circus. You’ll see one of the oldest (and poshest!) department stores in the world, Liberty. We’ll head to Carnaby Street and explore the high street fashion, before making our way to Oxford and Regents Street. Explore Selfridges, Bershka, and much more. 

You’ll have the rest of the day at leisure.

*Show, dinner and after-party invitations to be announced 1 month prior to the trip.

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Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we’ll take the tube to Shoreditch. The land of hipsters, vintage, street art, and incredible coffee. 

We’ll start the day off by shopping around Boxpark and seeing what the pop-up stores inside shipping containers have on offer. We will then walk to Brick Lane (while admiring all the street art) to shop at some of the best vintage stores in London. We can even explore some of the most Instagrammable markets, like Spitalfields and Columbia Flower Market.

Later, we’ll meet a local street art expert to explore one of London’s most vibrant areas and discover the alternative scenes of fashionable East London. We’ll learn the history of the East End as you walk down streets covered in street art. Expect a unique insight into the urban art and graffiti culture of the area. Discover street art from around 40 artists, including ROA, Stik, Borondo, Cranio, and many more. Street art by its nature constantly changing which in turn means that these tours evolve on a regular basis. 

You’ll have the rest of your day at leisure.

*Show, dinner and after-party invitations to be announced 1 month prior to the trip.

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Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner

On our last day in the city, we’ll hit up any markets that we’ve missed.

London’s street markets are amongst the finest and most eclectic in Europe from the boho-chic of the world-famous Portobello Market to the smorgasbord of culinary delights to be encountered at Borough Market, to the Rock N Roll enthused Camden Market, all tastes are catered for. The roots of many of the modern London street markets date back to the Middle Ages, so a visit to an outdoor London market makes for not only a fun shopping trip but also a fascinating cultural and historical experience as well. If you are looking for clothing, housewares, crafts, antiques, vintage finds, food, or just about anything else you can imagine.

· Borough Market (Stop: 60 minutes)

· Leadenhall Market (Stop: 60 minutes)

· New Covent Garden Market (Stop: 60 minutes)

· Camden Market (Stop: 2 hours)

This afternoon, we’ll head to the Shard—A quintessential take on the classic British high tea, guests can sit back, relax, and indulge in a choice of teas from the tea menu, or indulge by pairing with Champagne.

Scrumptious cranberry scones, duck egg & truffle mayonnaise sandwiches, and crunchy chocolate pecan pastries are just a few of the mouth-watering options available on the Oblix afternoon tea menu. 

Tonight, we’ll toast our trip at Gloria for our Farewell dinner (included).

*Show and after-party invitations to be announced 1 month prior to the trip.

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