Start London (CLOSED)

After 12 years in Shoreditch, selling the kind of fancy fash brands normally only seen in Mayfair, Brix Smith Start finally shut the doors of her boutique in May 2015. Citing a change in lease, and a change in lifestyle, for the move, Brix and husband Phillip 'Mr' Start are focusing on their in-house brand, new projects and menswear – the standalone men's store will stay open up the road at no.40. Before it, too, gets turned into an estate agent or coffee house.