Bal Harbour Shops

Shops not suitable for every budget

The United States is the country of shopping centres par excellence. This is no idle boast, it has shopping centres of all sorts, sizes and styles imaginable. Bal Harbour Shops, for instance, is proof of this, a shopping mall devoted only, totally and exclusively to luxury goods. To the finest luxury goods. To LUXURY GOODS in capital letters. This shop opened its doors in 1965 offering something different to what the other large shopping centres had previously offered. It specialized in designer brands and jewellery of the very highest quality. Today, almost half a century on, this open-air shopping centre has not lost even an iota of its exclusivity and continues to offer an ‘elevated’ shopping experience, including important international businesses such as Balenciaga, Salvatore Ferragamo, Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Stella McCartney, Lanvin, Jimmy Choo, Tiffany & Co, Bulgary, Cartier... If you feel like a snack while shopping (or while window shopping) it also has some cafes and restaurants, just as ritzy as everything else. (www.balharbourshops.com)