Bamford and Sons London

This is a wonderful store with a real story behind it. If you dont live in the UK you probably haven’t heard of JCB, but JCB makes those iconic yellow diggers and the Bamford [B in JCB] family have now opened a number of lifestyle stores in London. Bamford and Sons created a master collection which spans the complex demands of the city, and supplies the essentials for country life, when relaxing with family and friends

Each collection is built from beautifully made items of real but unpretentious distinction. Hand finished shirts, classic cashmere sweaters and coats. The accessories, like the clothes, combine innovation and heritage, state of the art items are cleverly juxtaposed with vintage collectables. All have lasting value, all work together as a coherent whole. Their ambition is to make beautifully designed, practical clothes which give lasting pleasure.

Bamford’s elegant flagship store has three floors of luxury menswear, boyswear, travel accessories and hard-to-find gadgets. As well as white Sony PSPs, customized iPods and a Scaletrix to play with in the 2nd floor menswear department, there’s the excellent Daylesford organic cafe in the basement.