Walking along a ghostly Mount Street over the weekend was sobering. Roksanda Ilinčić’s beautiful Grade II listed store, which opened to much acclaim in 2014, has recently shuttered and is relocating.
Along the street, Matches’ grand five-storey flagship townhouse at 5 Carlos Place is still open, with a perfunctory notice on the door about the company’s state of administration. Inside a po-faced sales assistant helped a customer waving her phone around asking for the heavy discounts which are available on the retailer’s website. High spenders are being offered up to 40 per cent off online as administrators Teneo scramble to recoup funds. In the Marylebone store, one friend was told by a member of staff to not try to buy anything online.
