Most Expensive Shopping Avenues
Not joining one of Style Clinic by Astin Brown Inc’s shopping tours? Got some euros burning a hole in your pocket? Or perhaps it’s good ol’ American dollars? Whatever the case, there’s no shortage of chic shopping destinations offering the perfect opportunity to unload your cash or work out your credit cards. Even if you don’t know the difference between pret-a-porter and haute couture, or if you don’t have the spending power of the rich and famous, you’ll find that the streets and districts listed below offer some of the best people- and fashion-watching in the world. Take a stroll or pull up a chair at an outdoor café and drink in the scene as the world’s fashionable splash their cash on the latest creations.
The Travel Channel’s Top Picks
10. Laugavegur, Reykjavik, Iceland
9. The Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois
8. Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona, Spain
7. The Ginza District, Tokyo, Japan
6. Fifth Avenue, New York City
5. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California
4. Bond Street, London, England
3. Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland
2. Via Monte Napoleone, Via della Spiga and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Milan, Italy
1. Avenue Montaigne and Champs Elysèes, Paris, France
Source: Christina Breda Picture: Travel Channel
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