Shop at Maison Bertaux, one of my favourite shops in London, is closing.

Today they started the closing down sale, with 30% off.

It’s really quite upsetting. I remember before Shop at Maison Bertaux existed – when Pippa and Max ran The World According To… and before that, when it was confusingly (for anyone else you spoke to) just called ‘Shop’. I was delighted when Shop re-opened, in one of the best cake shops in Soho.

I guess it’s a sign we’re really not spending as much on luxury items. I’m saddened, it’s such a shame we’ll be left with only the mire that is the high street, if the smaller boutiques now close.

Where am I going to find the perfect A.P.C. dresses, or lust after Repetto ballet shoes? Not that I can afford them at the moment…