Why are this year’s Bond Street Christmas lights modelled around the motif of peacock feathers

Bond Street lights

This year’s Bond Street Christmas lights were modelled around the motif of peacock feathers, a theme that took its inspiration from “Bond Street loungers” – dapper men who promenaded the street in the 1700s showing off the latest fashions like peacocks.

The £1m decorations feature over one million LED lights. In October it was announced that the iconic London shopping area is set to undergo a £20m redevelopment, the first major work that has been done on the street for 30 years.

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