Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, London
Christmas windows have come early this year, or does it just feel like it’s earlier and earlier each year. Harvey Nics christmas windows are glitzy and sparkling with colour and light. This year I’ll be able to show you just how the lights sparkle with video. I have a new YouTube Channel where I’ll be adding videos of windows with movement especially. The channel is suitably called The Window Display Blog.
Various, Sloane Street, London
Before I hit you with Christmas windows, I wanted to share these images I took of fashion retailers on this West London street.
Roberto Cavalli.
Hackett.
Kate Spade.
L.K. Bennett. Â
All three above Dior.
Louis Vuitton.
I know this is not strictly a fashion window, but I always love windows that use multiple windows to tell a message. This one is from Harvey Nichols advertising their foodmarket.
Posted in Autumn/Winter
Tagged Dior, Hackett, Harvey Nichols, Kate Spade, L.K.Bennett, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino
Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge , London
Christmas windows around London have now arrived and we will start our journey with the oriental inspired Harvey Nics. The windows are a continuity of their oriental inspired A/W assortment, and the trend is set to carry on for next spring. Oriental influence has been apparent in fashion and homewares all of autumn, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see other retailers tapping into this trend with their seasonal windows.
(Images, courtesy of Harvey Nichols)
A series of Oriental inspired props such as chinese lanterns, oriental flowers and fans are repeated in these impactful designs. The Harvey Nichols’ pretty and modern attitude is created using these luminescent brightly coloured metallic finishes, mixed with more traditional Oriental materials with splashes of fluorescent colour added on top. Everything is embellished with sparkle, glitter, jewels and Christmas lights.
The windows are framed in these round and hexicon shapes (to name a few) to concentrate on the displays, but I also like the way the frames extend to the exterior of the windows, something Harvey Nichols have done in the past to a very successful effect.
Posted in Christmas
Tagged Christmas, christmas windows, Fashion, Harvey Nichols, oriental, Sloane Street
Harvey Nichols, London
Swimwear in contrasting brights meets pastel sets and mannequins in these Harvey Nichols’ 2012 resort windows. The painterly effect on the background creates a dreamy mood and I especially like the fluorescent lighting effects. The use of colour is the main talking point for me: purples and yellows create great contrast, whereas the pastels are calming and make the brights stand out.
Posted in Spring/Summer
Tagged brights, Fashion, Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, swimwear, window display
Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, London
Harvey Nichols seems to have gone back to ice age with their 2011 Christmas windows. At first glance this series of windows reminds me of those of Harrods’ Crystal Christmas windows. The use of cheap materials such as cling film, bubble wrap and polystyrene proves otherwise. The look is very artistic and thrown together with an unfinished feel. With the current economic climate in mind, there is no better time to do a Christmas like this.
Posted in Christmas
Tagged Christmas, christmas windows, Fashion, Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, snow, white
Harvey Nichols,Knightsbridge, London
Harvey Nichols never fail to surprise me with their imaginative displays. I couldn’t get my camera out quicker to capture these Dali-esque surreal windows. I find them hard to describe, they’re just plain crazy. So what I will do – I will let my photos do the talking.
Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, London
The New York metropolitan Museum are paying a tribute to british designer Alexander McQueen with exhibition titled ‘Savage Beauty’. It features creations from various collection down the years. Harvey Nichols were chosen to support the exhibition with their windows. The results are very simple yet effective placing all the attention on the garments themselves. The chosen mannequins are simply black and white, with strong poses. Simple white curtains hang as the back drops.
From the A/W 2008 collection The Girl Who Lived in a Tree.
“ Alexander McQueen was a creative genius, visionary and inspiration to the fashion world, and one who was, and still is, sorely missed. These windows provide us with an opportunity to salute both the man himself, and his spectacular body of work, which Sarah Burton continues to honour with her vision for the design house for the future. We shall miss Lee Alexander McQueen, but exhibitions such as these, help us to remember the sheer drama, masterful tailoring and tender, yet savage beauty the brand  unwaveringly represents to all who love it the world over†says Averyl Oates, the buying director for Harvey Nichols.
This dress and the piece underneath are both from the collection It’s Only A Game in S/S 2005.
This gorgeaus gown is from the La Dame Bleue collection in S/S 2008.
This dress I love so much, it’s from a more recent S/S 2010 collection Platos’s Atlantis.
From the collection The Horne of Plenty A/W 2009.
The exhibition runs from 4th of May till the 7th of August 2011.
Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, London
These windows are simple, but effective with plain white walls and floors. Scaffolding like white and coloured tubes and fluorescent lights criss-cross within the large open space. Wires and extension leads are left unhidden to be part of the composition. Mannequins are positioned leaning and resting on them. They wear SS 11 collections mainly in block colours of beige, black and yellow. Sharp angles of the tubes also repeat in the headpieces. Cold shades of blue in the make-up and sharp structured wigs suit the theme well.
Various, London
I’m writing this post on ACTUAL Valentine’s Day at 9 pm, so I’m obviously not on a hot date. I’m not sulking at all.. But luckily I can still appreciate this day in a much deeper level; on its commercial value. No, it’s never been sexier to buy your loved ones some perfume, jewellery or underwear. Hope you will like the selection of windows I have picked out for you.
Harvey Nichols, Brompton Rd, take this opportunity to sell menswear, food, womenswear and accessories. The white shirt is the stable of these windows, I especially love the ‘O’.
Calvin Klein, King’s Road.
Peter Jones, Sloane’s Square and the tree of love.
Agent Provocateur, Pont Street never disappoint me with their Valentine’s Day windows, cool play on words: ’4 flashes, 1 strip’.
Tiffany & Co, Sloane Street.
Links of London, Sloane Square. Cool retro theme, reminds me of playing this ages ago.
Myla, this is almost trashy..
Posted in Valentines Day
Tagged Agent Provocateur, Calvin Klein, Harvey Nichols, Links of London, Myla, Peter Jones, Tiffany's, Valentines
Window Display - New Visual Merchandising by Tony Morgan, Laurence King Publishing; 2010. ISBN: 978-1-85669-685-2. £22.50
The new book by Tony Morgan boasts some excellent photographs of the best recent windows in London, New York, Paris and beyond. Morgan takes us on a personal journey with his writing, which shines through his passion for display. The book is well structured and looks at windows from different perspectives in seven chapters such as Colour, Lighting and Theatre. The book covers the top department stores from New Yorks Bergdorf Goodman to London’s Selfridges (Morgan worked as Head of Visual Merchandising there for 18 years), designer shops such as Prada and Moschino, as well as high street fashion concepts by TopShop and Zara.
With relevant images and captions he shows how a window is more than just a useful space to promote products. “Today these glazed canvases promote the store’s brand identity, keep the customer informed of fashion trends and ultimately drive sales.” He explores several ways to make the stores windows stand out from their competitors. Would a tyrannosaurus Rex eating a mannequin get your attention? He quite rightly argues that good windows are the talk of the town.
The book successfully highlights how different elements of window design can inspire and increase sales. Morgan celebrates ”the creative retail gurus” who design the schemes. I always wonder who designed the windows, therefore I wish he would have explored this further. Overall I strongly recommend the book.
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged French Connection, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Laurence King Publishing, Printemps, selfridges, Tony Morgan, TopShop, Visual Merchandising, Zara
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