Vivienne Westwood, London

Oh its good to be back in this old city and naturally our first stop is the Great British institution that is Vivienne Westwood.  It seems like we have been away for months and months although actually its only a few weeks and so back to some sanity finally.  Living out of a suitcase is fun for a while but its so wonderful to be here in London.  Let it Rock.  Indeed.  While there is a lot of Sale still on across the city there are at least a few pockets of wonderful things happening and we will share these as we progress through the year.

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Gudren Sjoden, New York

This is our final entry before we head back to blighty having explored as much as we can about this incredible city.  Gudren Sjoden is a Scandinavian Eco friendly and sustainability brand and while we feel slightly guilty that we are racking up our carbon footprint while simultaneously including a sustainable brand please don't flight shame us just yet as we couldn't do our job otherwise.

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Wardrobe. NYC, New York

You can almost guarantee that a space with such limited merchandise is not going to be on the less expensive side of the price point scale and having tested the website for this store we seem to have inadvertently tried to purchase just two items and racked up a £1000 / $1303 order.  Still, this is an interesting place nonetheless and apparently Wardrobe.NYC is "a conceptual composite of luxury essentials".  Indeed.  Its a strange old world when a luxury item becomes an essential one, but there you have it.

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Phluid, New York

If you like a bit of avant garde then The Phluid concept is a place to visit and my goodness they are at the forefront of it all.  Phluid are leading the way in offering this dynamic space for those who identify as Gay, Lesbian, bisexual, Queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, allied, Transgender, Gender nonconforming and non-binary sections of society and selling products from footwear to graphic T-shirts and books and gifts.  Please do go and support the work they are doing.

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Prada, New York

We've nearly squeezed all we can out of this incredible city and will soon head back to London for the dreaded Sales.  Lets hope they've finished already.  We've always been big fans of this store by the super talented Rem Koolhaas and featured his Abu Dhabi Louvre several months ago.  This space is so wonderfully versatile and just look at this bright Yellow installation at their store.  Delicious stuff.

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Rose Mansion, New York

Further down the experiential trail.  We had been dying to visit this place and in fact missed it last year as we had run out of time but fortunately we were staying quite close by.  If you love your Insta-moments then this is the place for you.  Once we had signed the obligatory disclaimer we joined the group of probably 30 - 40 very excitable females as we were toured through the Rose Mansion.  Each space varies with a slightly different theme and once issued with our branded plastic glass we were off to try some samples of, well you guessed it, Rose.  If you like your glassed on the fuller side then you will be disappointed as we each received probably about a thimble full each time.  With a very energetic team here to guide you through the spaces its certainly not a gentle place and being the only male everyone did suspect that I was an undercover journalist.  Clearly not the case.  Once they realised that we were no threat I soon became the nominated boomerang-selfie-insta-pic taker.  Was it worth it?  Well we can see the fun side of it but they are mean with the booze.

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Tomatoland, New York

Just a few doors away from the Moncler store which we included here recently is Tomatoland.  An Insta-dream.  If you like your props larger than life then this is the place for you.  Ok, well its not as sophisticated as Artechouse which we included yesterday although this is a great place for those all important Insta moments which we have been looking out for across the city.

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Artechouse, New York

If you like your experiences immersive then this is the place for you.  However while the digital projects here are very impressive we did expect just a little more bang for our buck.  This is most it really.  That said they do have a virtual bar and if you do download their App as instructed then you can see some incredible 3D graphics from the cards they place there including the bar menu.

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Moncler, New York

While scouring around the SoHo are of this amazing city we happened upon the new store from Moncler.  From the front of the store it wasnt very obvious that it was this brand although like the others waiting in line we dutifully waited our turn and wow it was certainly worth the wait.  This Art Gallery-style space has been beautifully produced with these incredible installations and as one would expect from this premium brand, very minimal product.  We do have to mention also that we always find the people who work for this brand, including security are always very helpful and polite.  Clearly the brand is getting everything right on every level.

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House of Innovation 000, New York

While we are not huge sporty people (who would have guessed, eh) we do admire what this brand does with its stores.  Nike, House of Innovation 000 is quite staggering.  Collaborations and customisation appear to be one of the core elements to this concept as well as the obvious performance, innovative products, blah, blah, not really interested.  Still, if you want to be amazed at the spectacle of it all then it really is worth a visit.  The teams who work here are very helpful and you will be stunned at the huge variety of their products.

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Hermes, New York

As we probably always mention this brand can do no wrong when it comes to their windows and with multiple sites across this amazing city we were determined to visit all of them.  This one, in the Meatpacking district is quite incredible with its stand alone store.  We can recall a time when this area was quite literally a Meatpacking area with huge trucks transporting their goods from a very run down area with the exception of Jeffries which was the only store in existence.  But not any more.

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Diesel, New York

Diesel has a bit of a chain thing going on at the moment.  We do look at this brand from time to time as while they usually only have quite small windows their visual merchandising is really interesting and we have included some of them here over the years.  The window installation naturally flows through into the store which is as it should be in addition to the mirrored plinths.

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Amazon Home, New York

If you like everything digital to look after your home then this is one for you.  Alexa, switch on the fire, and hey presto the fire comes on.  If when you return home you just cannot be bothered to open the front door, that's right, Alexa open the front door and lo and behold the front door opens.  We are not sure we would want to live in such a digital space ourselves, or, to be honest one controlled by Amazon but we know there will be people out there who love this stuff and it is rather clever. Alexa, it's time to take those Christmas decorations down.  Ok, well not that clever.

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