Alice's Shop Oxford is an endearing store selling local souvenirs, located in the St Aldate's neighborhood of the city. The shop is believed to be the place where Alice, daughter of Henry Liddell would come to spend time browsing adorable articles. She used to live at the nearby Christ Church, and is known to have inspired the all-time classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This store, today, sells cute accessories like brooches, pendants, mirrors, bracelets, charms, earrings, etc and attracts numerous little girls. During Christmas, the shop sells an array of ornaments and Alice in Wonderland-themed figurines.
Shepherd & Woodward is an old-fashioned clothes shop where you are served by knowledgeable staff, treated as an individual, and come out with a smile on your face having experienced a magical piece of Old England. A supplier of ceremonial regalia to both the University and City of Oxford for over 150 years, Shepherd & Woodward also stocks Barbour outdoor clothing (men's and women's), school uniforms for kids, and everything a well-dressed gentlemen needs for town and country life. Its sister establishment, Walter's, in nearby Turl Street, is even funkier, with a great-value barber's shop upstairs.
Find great bargains at one of the first and best American-style outlet shopping centers, just off the A34 northeast of Oxford. With over sixty shops, including top designer names like Versace, Donna Karan, Nicole Farhi and Christian Lacroix, and high street fashion outlets such as Jigsaw, Hobbs, French Connection and Whistles, as well as book shops, toy shops, home furnishings stores and restaurants, you could spend the entire day here. Stagecoach Oxford runs direct bus services from Oxford's Gloucester Green bus station to both Bicester Village and Bicester Town.
Cornmarket Street, located in Oxford, is the city's prime shopping street and stretches between Carfax Tower and Magdalen Street. The Clarendon Shopping Centre is located here. There are also a number of retail independent stores found here. Cornmarket Street still is a top shopping destination among locals and tourists alike.
Specialising in classic and contemporary menswear, ready to wear, personal and bespoke tailoring, gentlemen's accessories, and academic and legal apparel, Ede & Ravenscroft is a thoroughly high-class establishment, with high-class prices to match. The ties, cuff links, shirts, jackets, trousers, cravats and handkerchiefs are beautifully displayed. The quality is superb. Their cord trousers, in a fantastic range of colours, may cost double what you would pay in a normal shop, but they will last you ten times as long. Some of the assistants play an old English game of trying to make you feel small. Don't be alarmed. Just stay calm and say, 'I'd like to see your velvet smoking jackets.' Don't say 'Where's the bargain rail?'