Urban Junkies London - Wednesday December 21






	It's that time of year again. We're tired, broke, bored of buying crap presents, and seriously excited for the sales (note to self, I am NEVER travelling on the 27th again).	London Gay Men's Chorus at Barbican Make the Yuletide Gay. 7:30pm. Silk St, EC2. £14. 020 7638 8891 or here.

		Etmo will be treating you to an AV experience at RFH. 7:30pm. Belvedere Rd, SE1. £12. 0870 401 8181 or here.
So as usual, to help you sort your sales day hit list, we've compiled a comprehensive - if we do say so ourselves - list of end of year sales. (I'd bookmark this link http://www.urbanjunkies.com/ln/05/1221.html if I were you.) And we even put the right dates down; you can't say we aren't generous!
		Pizza on The Park hosts jazz comedienne Lea DeLaria. 9pm. 11-13 Knightsbridge, SW1. £20. 020 7235 5273.
So, that's us signing off until January 9, 2006 (yes, we're taking an extended holiday). Have a great festive season and remember, snogging old flames is never a good idea. Repeat. Feliz Navidad Xx Team UJ.		Have an 80s flashback with Duran Duran at Earls Court, SW5. 7:30pm. £33-49. 0870 264 3333 or here.
		More blasts from the past at Brixton Academy from The Pogues - with The Dropkick Murphys. 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9. 7:30pm. £30. 08700 600 100 or online.
Confirmed dates only (we recommend calling store ahead): Fashion, shoes & accessories Adidas Flagship 415-419 Oxford St, W1 - 020 7493 1886 Starting December 26 Adolfo Dominguez 129 Regent St, W1 - 020 7494 3395 Starting December 27 Agnès b 35-36 Floral St, WC2 - 020 7379 1992 Starting December 27 Aimé 32 Ledbury Road, W11 - 020 7221 7070 Starting December 28 Alexander McQueen 425 Old Bond St, W1 - 020 7355 0088 Starting December 27 Aldo 309 Oxford Street, W1C - 020 7499 4348 Sale already on Anna 126 Regent Park Road, NW1 - 020 7483 0411 Sale already on Antipodium 5a Carlisle St, W1 - 020 7287 3841 Starting December 26 Anya Hindmarch 7 Pont St, SW1 - 020 7838 9177 Starting December 27 aQuaint 38 Monmouth St, WC2 - 020 7240 9677 Sale already on Asprey 169, New Bond St, W1- 020 7493 6767 Starts January 5 b-Store 6 Conduit St, W1 - 020 7499 6628 Starting December 27 Bally 92 Kings Road, SW3 - 020 7589 9084 Sale already on Bamford & Sons 31 Sloane Square, SW1 - 020 7589 8729 Starting December 27 Benetton 255-259 Regent St, W1 - 020 7297 6260 Sale already on Best 5, Back Hill, EC1R - 020 7833 5544 Starting January 8 Bhs 252-258 Oxford Street, W1 - 020 7629 2011 Starting December 26 Bread & Honey 205, Whitecross St, EC1Y - 020 7253 4455 Starting December 28 (shop), January 3 (website) Browns 23-27 South Molton St, W1 - 020 7514 0016 Starting December 27 Browns Focus 38-39 South Molton St, W1 - 020 7514 0064 Starting December 27 Burberry 21-23 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7839 5222 Starting December 27 Camper 39 Floral St, WC2 - 020 7379 8678 Starting December 27 Calvin Klein/cK 53, Brompton Rd, SW3 - 020 7590 9700 Starting December 24 Celine 160 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7297 4999 Starting December 27 Chanel 26 Old Bond St, W1 - 020 7493 5040 Starting January 2 Chloe 152-153 Sloane St, SW1 - 020 7823 5348 Starts December 27 Cinch 5, Newburgh St, W1F - 020 7287 4941 Sale already on for some items Clarks 101 Regent St, W1 - 020 7734 5294 Sale already on Coco de Mer 23 Monmouth St, WC2 - 020 7836 8882 Call for exact date Concrete 35a Marshall St, W1- 020 7434 4546 Sale already on Debenhams 334 - 348 Oxford Street, W1 - 020 7580 3000 Starting December 26 Diane von Fürstenberg 83 Ledbury Rd, W11 - 020 7221 1120 Starting December 27 Diesel 43 Earlham St., WC2 - 020 7497 5543 Starting December 27 Diesel Style Lab 12 Floral St, WC2 - 020 7836 4970 Sale already on - up to 50% off Diverse 294 Upper St, N1 - 020 7359 0081 Starting December 27 Dolce & Gabbana 6 Old Bond St, W1 - 020 7659 5300 Starting December 27 Donna Karan/DKNY 19 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7499 6238 Sale already on Dover Street Market 17-18 Dover St, W1 - 020 7518 0680 Starting December 28, but preview on now Duffer of St George 29 Short Gardens, WC2 - 020 7379 4660 Sale already on Dunhill 48 Jermyn St., SW1 - 08454 580 779 Starting December 27 Earl Jean 40 Ledbury Rd, W2 - 020 7792 5211 Starting December 27 Ede and Ravenscroft 8 Burlington Gardens, Saville Row, W1 - 020 7929 1848 Starting December 27 Emanuel Ungaro 150 New Bond Street, W1 - 020 7629 0550 Starting December 28 Emilio Pucci 170 Sloane Street, SW1 - 020 7201 8171 Starting December 28 Emporio Armani 57-59 Long Acre, WC2 - 020 7917 6882 Starting December 27 Energie 30/31 Gt. Marlborough St , W1 - 020 7434 3060 Starting December 27 Ermenegildo Zegna 37/38 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7493 4471 Starting December 27 Etro 14 Old Bond St, W1 - 020 7495 5767 Sale already on Euforia 61B Lancaster Rd, W11 - 020 7243 1808 Sale already on Faith 192-194 Oxford St, W1 - 020 7580 9561 Sale already on Feathers 176 Westbourne Grove, W11 - 020 7243 8800 Starting December 21 Fenwick 63 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7629 9161 Starting December 27 Fortnum & Mason 181 Piccadilly, W1 - 020 7734 8040 Starting December 27 Fratelli Rosetti 177 New Bond Street, W1 - 020 7491 7066 Starting December 27 French Connection 99-103 Long Acre, WC2 - 020 7379 6560 Sale already on Full Circle 99-103 Long Acre, WC2 - 020 7379 6560 Sale already on Ghost 13 Hilde St, W1 - 020 7486 0239 Sale already on Gibo 47 Conduit St, W1- 020 7734 2340 Sale on now - 50% off Gieves & Hawkes 1, Savile Row, W1 - 020 7434 2001 Starting December 27, 10am Gigi Draycott Avenue, SW3 - 020 7584 1252 Starting December 27 Giorgio Armani 37-42 Sloane St, SW1 - 020 7235 6232 Starting December 27 Gucci 18 Sloane St, SW1 - 020 7235 6707 Starting December 27 H&M Here, there, everywhere - 020 7493 4004 Starting December 27 Harrods Brompton Road, SW1 - 020 7730 1234 Starting December 28 Harvey Nichols 109-125 Knightsbridge, SW1 - 020 7235 5000 Starting December 27 House of Fraser 318 Oxford St, W1 - 020 7529 4700 Starting December 26 Hoxton Boutique 2 Hoxton Street, N1 - 020 7684 2083 Starting January 3 Hugo Boss 190 Sloane St, SW1 - 020 7240 1020 Starting December 23 Issey Miyake 52 Conduit St, W1 - 020 7851 4620 Starting December 27 Jaeger 200-206 Regent Street, W1 - 020 7200 4554 Starting December 27 Jezebell 59 Blandford Street, W1 - 020 7935 7109 Some pieces now 20% off, sale starting 2 January Jimmy Choo 169 Draycott Avenue, SW3 - 020 7584 6111 Starting December 28 John Lewis 278 Oxford St, W1 - 020 7629 7711 Starting December 27 Joseph 26 Sloane Street, SW1 - 020 7235 5470 Starting December 27 Kenzo 70 Sloane Avenue, SW3 - 020 7225 1960 Starting January 2 - confirm date Koh Samui 65-67 Monmouth St, WC2 - 020 7240 4280 Starting December 28 Kokon To-Zai 57 Greek Street, W1 - 020 7434 1316 Starting December 28 Kookaï 5-7 Brompton Rd, SW3 - 020 7581 9633 Sale already on Kurt Geiger 65 South Molton St, W1 Sale already on Lacoste 20 Brompton Rd, SW1 - 020 7225 2851 Starting December 27 Levi's 269 Regent Street, W1 - 020 7409 2692 Sale already on Liberty 214-220 Regent Street, W1 - 020 7734 1234 Starting December 27 LK Bennett 130 Long Acre, WC2 - 020 7379 1710 Sale already on Maharishi 19a Floral St, WC2 - 020 7836 3860 Starting January 2 Maison Martin Margiela 1-9 Bruton Place, W1 - 020 7629 2682 Starts December 29 Mandarina Duck 16 Conduit St, W1 - 020 7495 8288 Starting December 28 Mango 106 Regent Street, W1 - 020 7434 1384 Starting December 27 Manolo Blahnik 49-51 Old Church Street, SW3 - 020 7352 3863 Starting January 6 Matches 60-64 Ledbury Road, W11 - 020 7221 0255 Starting December 27 Matthew Williamson 28 Bruton St, W1 - 020 7629 6200 Starts December 28 Max Mara 19-21, Old Bond St, W1S - 020 7499 7902 Starting December 27 Marni 26 Sloane Street, SW1 - 020 7245 9520 Starting December 28 Merc 10 Carnaby St, W1 - 020 7439 7750 Sale already on Microzine 3/4A Little Portland Street, W1 - 020 7636 8969 Starting December 27 - call to confirm Mimi 250 Kings Road, SW3 - 020 7351 7192 Sale already on Miss Lala's Boudoir 148, Gloucester Avenue, NW1 - 020 7483 1888 Starting January 20 Miss Selfridge Sale already on Miss Sixty 30/31 Gt. Marlborough St , W1 - 020 7434 3060 Starting December 27 Miu Miu 123 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7409 0900 Call for date Moschino 28-29 Conduit Street, W1- 020 7318 0555 Starting December 27 Mulberry 41 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7491 3900 Starting December 27 Myla 77, Lonsdale Rd, W11 - 020 7221 9222 Starting January 4 Net-a-Porter Starting December 28 Next 327-329 Oxford Street, W1 - 0870 386 5217 Call for date Nicole Farhi 12 Floral St, WC2 - 020 7497 8713 Sale already on no-one 1 Kingsland Rd, E2 - 020 7613 5314 Starts December 28 Oasis 12-14 Argyll Street, W1 - 020 7434 1799 Starting December 24 Office 57 Neal St, WC2 - 020 7566 3070 Sale already on Offspring 49 Old Compton St, WC2 - 020 7287 5200 Sale already on oki-ni 25 Savile Row, W1 - 020 7494 1716 Starting December 23 Patrick Cox 129 Sloane St, SW1 - 020 7730 8886 Starting December 27 Paul & Joe 39-41 Ledbury Rd, W11 - 020 7243 5510 Starting December 27 Paul Smith 40-44 Floral Street, WC2 - 020 7379 7133 Starting December 29 Peter Jones Sloane Sq, SW1 - 020 7730 3434 Starting December 27 Prada 43-45 Sloane St, SW1 - 020 7235 0008 Starting December 27 Pringle 112a New Bond St, W1 - 020 7297 4580 Starting December 27 Puma 52 Carnaby Street, W1 - 020 7439 0221 Starting December 23 (some items), main sale Dec 26 Ralph Lauren 1 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7535 4600 Starting December 27 Reiss 114 King's Road, SW3 - 020 7225 4910 January - call for date Russell & Bromley 24-25 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7629 6903 Sale already on Sefton 196 Upper St, N1 - 020 7226 7976 Starting January 3 Selfridges 400 Oxford St, W1 - 020 7629 1234 Starting December 26 Shellys Shoes 159, Oxford St, London, W1D - 020 7437 5842 Sale already on Size? 17 Neal St, WC2 - 020 7240 1736 Starting December 26 Sonia Rykiel 27 Brook Street, W1 - 020 7493 5255 Starting December 27 Start 59, 42-44 Rivington St, EC2 - 020 7739 3636 Starting December 27 Stella McCartney 30 Bruton St, W1 - 020 7518 3100 Starting December 27 Stüssy Store 19 Earlham St, WC2 - 020 7836 9418 January - call for date Tatty Devine 57b Brewer Street, W1- 020 7434 2257 Starting January 9 Ted Baker 1-4 Langley Court, WC2 - 020 7497 8862 Starting December 27 The Dispensary 9 Newbury St, W1 - 020 7287 8145 Pre-sale already on, rest on December 28 The Library 268 Brompton Rd, SW3 - 020 7589 6569 Starting January - call for date The Pineal Eye 41 Broadwick St, W1 - 020 7434 2567 Starting December 23 Thomas Pink 86 Jermyn Street, SW1 - 020 7930 6364 Starting December 26 (only Sloane St & Jermyn St locations) Tiger of Sweden 28 Floral St, WC2 - 020 7379 6578 Starting December 27 Topshop Oxford St, W1 Starting December 26 Urban Outfitters Seven Dials Warehouse, 42-56 Earlham St , WC2 - 020 7759 6390 Starting December 26 Utuinanna 336 West End Lane, NW6 - 020 7794 8822 Starting January 1 Valentino 174 Sloane St, SW1 - 020 7235 0719 Sale already on Versace 183-184 Sloane Street, SW1 - 020 7259 5700 Starting December 27 Vivienne Westwood 6 Davies St, W1 - 020 7629 3757 Starting December 27 Warehouse 24, Long Acre, Covent Garden, WC2 - 020 7240 8242 Starting December 27 Willma 339 Portobello Rd, W11 - 020 8960 7296 Starting January 6 Yohji Yamamoto 14-15 Conduit St, W1 - 020 7491 4129 Starting December 28 Yves Saint Laurent 137 New Bond St, W1 - 020 7493 1800 Starting December 27 - up to 50% off Preview on now - up to 40% off pret-a-porter Zara 118 Regent St, W1 - 020 7534 9500 Starting December 26 Home Aram 110 Drury Lane, WC2 - 020 7557 7557 Starting January 7 Conran 81 Fulham Rd, SW3 - 020 7589 7401 Starting January 7 Designers Guild 269-277 King's Rd, SW3 - 020 7893 7743 Starting January 7 Habitat 196 Tottenham Court Rd, W1 - 020 7631 3880 Starting December 27 Heal's 196 Tottenham Court Rd, W1 - 020 7636 1666 Starting December 27 Muji 42 Carnaby St, W1 - 020 7287 7323 Starting December 26 Poliform 278 King's Rd, SW3 - 020 7368 7600 Sale already on Purves & Purves 220-224 Tottenham Court Rd, W1 - 020 7580 8223 Starting December 27 SCP 135 Curtain Rd, EC2 - 020 7739 1869 Starting December 27 Skandium 72 Wigmore St, W1 - 020 7935 2077 Starting December 27 Thorsten Van Elten 22 Warren St, W1- 020 7388 8008 Starting January 5 Viaduct 1-10 Summers St, EC1 - 020 7278 8456 Starting January 7 Vitra 30, Clerkenwell Rd, EC1M - 020 7608 6200 January, call for exact date		It's time for Nag Nag Nag's Christmas party at Ghetto with ponied up Ukranian DJ guru Vitalic. 10:30pm-3am. Falconberg Court, W1. £5.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Forego clubland and enjoy a more laidback night with ice skating and ice wall climbing at Somerset House. 9:30pm -1am. Strand, WC2. £30.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Slumber party at 43 South Molton. 43 South Molton St, W1. Tickets from £20-5,000. 020 7647 4336.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Go all Alice In Wonderland at Pushca's Making Plans for Alice themed party evening. 9pm-5am. £44. 0871 711 0007 or online. Dress code.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Stunners International host a rock'n'roll night at the Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes. 10pm-6am. Tavistock Hotel Bedford Way, WC1. £12. 020 7691 2610.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: So the crowd may not be at its most inspired, but a great venue goes a long way: VIP in the Grill Room at the Cafe Royal. 8pm-3am. 68 Regent St, W1. £50. 07792 845 910
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Go burlesque at The Bethnal Green Working Men's Club NYE. 9pm-4am. 42 Pollard Row, E2. £15 0794 0575 589 More picks below...

		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Get Bugged Out with Druzzi at T Bar. 56 Shoreditch High St, E1. 9pm-7am. £22.50. 020 7729 2973 or online.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Watt leads from the front at Buzzin' Fly NYE 2005 Party at The End. 18 West Central Street WC1. 9pm-6am £35. 08700 600 100 or online.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Family hosts a NYE party at BarMusicHall with Princess Julia, TooGood and more. 9pm-4am. 134 Curtain Rd, EC2. £20. 020 7729 7216.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Cabaret Spectacular at Too 2 Much with Shazia. 9pm-5am. 11 Walkers Court, W1. £75. 08700 500 100 or here.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Laurent Garnier & François K as well as 2manyDJs at the Cross Central Warehouse at Canvas & The Key. 10pm-7am. Lazer Road, N1. £40. 08700 600 100 or online.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: mulletover goes a bit more intimate than usual and host in a converted Bethnal Grn church. 9pm-6:30am. £20. 08700 600 100 or online.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Hoxton Pimps go all out and bring the party to not one but two venues near Hoxton Square, N1. 6pm-6am. £19. 0870 020 1599 or online. More picks below...

		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: For the more kinkily inclined there's Torture Garden New Year Ball at The Mass. 9pm-6am. St. Matthew's Church, SW2. £35. 020 7613 4733.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Glitterati Hotel package at Pacha for those who couldn't be less bothered about the free tube on NYE. 10pm-6am. £50 (£125 with hotel and after-party). 020 8989 6712 or online.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: Norman Jay's Good Times is up vs Dusted @the Clapham Grand. 9pm-12pm. 21-25 St John's Hill, SW11. £35. 0871 711 3044 or online.
		NEW YEARS EVE PICKS: It's a night in the name of Jazzy B and his Soul II Soul Sound System at Herbal. 9pm-6am. 10-14 Kingsland Road, E2. £35. 020 7613 4462 or online.









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