Savings on UK and European designer brands
Mulberry, a UK-based luxury leather goods designer known for its work with colored leathers, has a discount outlet store at Bicester Village.
©Ferne ArfinAll of the shops at Bicester Village offer at least 30 to 50 per cent off normal retail prices. But arrive at the change of the season, when shops are making room for next season's goods and savings of 70 to 90 per cent are not unheard of. I bought a skirt from a hugely famous designer that was reduced from £105 to £7.
In fact, savings can be so good that some companies are very shy about being photographed. That's probably understandable when you consider the end of season reductions. At Ralph Lauren in August 2007, I saw a gorgeous red coat reduced from around £4,000 to less than £500, a sweater reduced from about £6,000 to £500. In Studio Moda, a D&G skirt was reduced from £500 to £199 and at Burberry a classic duffel with their trademark lining fabric was reduced from £410 to £199. The center operates a Global Refund tax free shopping scheme so overseas visitors can save another 17.5 per cent in Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds.
The 100 plus shops sell apparel for men, women and children; shoes - ranging from utilitarian Clarks to totally frivolous Jimmy Choo, household goods and electronics. Many of the internationally familiar designer shops carry goods only available in Europe. Other shops are European or UK originals - Nicole Farhi, Ozwald Boateng, Gieves & Hawkes, Mulberry, Pringle of Scotland, Charles Tyrwhitt, Hackett.
There's also a good selection of the better UK high street brands - Monsoon, Reiss, The White Company, Jaeger, L.K. Bennett.
There's a full listing of shops on the Bicester Village website.
Next, how to find Bicester Village and other, essential information.
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