L.K.Bennett, London

This brand are looking so fricking good right now it really hurts.  We adore what these guys are doing and the effort to present and present so well with fantastic quality props showing a mini-London looks great.  We just thought we would let you guys know that your efforts are really appreciated.  Are we gushing?

Miu Miu, London

We have seen bicycles used quite a lot in windows over the years so we're a little surprised to see them appear at a brand such as this?  Ah well, they probably make millions anyway so why would they care?  Its just a shame that as an apparent avant guarde brand that they are still using props like this when even value retailers have done this to death.  Looks like those thousands and thousands spent on trend information fell on deaf ears and was a little bit of a waste of cash also? 

Fenwick, London

Oh those guys at Fenwick just get better and better.  Life has been breathed into this brand with an iron fist in a velvet glove and we just cant get enough.  Thank goodness someone here has had the imagination, the creativity and the foresight to understand what a dusty old brand this once was and it makes plain old good business sense to look good, particularly, as with this store Victoria's Secret is just across the road, oozing gloss and glamour with crowds there daily; what these guys are doing can only be a good thing.  Rocking.  But, go on be even more daring............

Anne Fontaine, London

Well, there you go, another scheme using origami.  We do often glance across the road to Anne Fontaine now and again and we always hope for great schemes here.  The brand do of course offer great examples of the product presentation technique 'gravity' which we mention in out book Fashion Visual Merchandising in greater detail, and although this brand are not the most exciting in the world there is a little spark here which perhaps needs a helping hand to ignite into something a little more dynamic?

Coach, London

Is this scheme crying out for a closed back window or does someone out there, else where, or at least some where actually like these security grilles?  We understand that there are those of you who come to visit and drool over your favourite handbag and this street does have a history of 'smash-and-grabs' for those clearly desperate housewives who just cant wait for the store to open.  Anyway, now that's off our chests, we have seen a few schemes using origami right now so we may begin to see this one trickling down to the mid-rangers, but in the meantime, great scheme but spoiled by the need or desire to nail everything down.  

Ralph Lauren, London

We've seen quite a lot of clock faces being used in window schemes around town recently so there is a clear trend happening here.  This scheme at Ralph Lauren is absolutely rocking right now.  These guys clearly have the budgets or at least manage what they do have so incredibly well and this wonderfully industrial feel to this scheme is stunning.  Go check out their Bond st. maison as this one really is a treat to view.

Chanel, London

We were wracking our brains trying to think of what this new scheme at Chanel reminded us of and we think it is a cross between Barbarella and Verner Panton, don't you think?  The schemes here are certainly getting better and better, although we are never keen on mannequins in hybridised positions, particularly with swinging handbags.  What we mean by that are figures which are placed in poses in which they were never designed to be which always makes them look rather awkward and rather odd.  Still, this is one of their better schemes even if we still don't like these pin headed sized mannequins.

Hermes, London

Wow, look at this stunner of a scheme from Hermes, here at their store along Bond st.  We love these graphic images used in conjunction with the product and fantastic bows and arrows.  A brilliant scheme from this brand and their amazingly produced hand made product which oozes the quality one would expect from a luxury brand.  Fantastic stuff. 

Moschino, London

Don't worry we're not going to bash the windows at this scheme this time around.  This particular brand gets better with each scheme but they do need to sort out their production.  We don't know who produces for them but for a luxe brand we would expect to see superb quality in their props.  Yes, we would.  

Dolce and Gabbana, London

We feel a bit gypsy caravan coming on looking at Dolce and Gabbana right now.  Actually we have seen quite a lot of this kind of stuff cropping up around town but then the notion of 'caravan' is one of the key future trends so it is particularly interesting to see how these guys have interpreted it.  Gorgeous colours, gorgeous merchandise; you can go far wrong then.

Planet in collaboration with ABC Mannequins Event, London

Were you at the Planet and ABC mannequin event last night at the Sanderson Hotel here in the centre of it all?  No?  Then you missed a corker of an evening.  This event rocked London last night with these fantastic figures that we could quite easily have taken home with us.  We are of course in therapy for this but we know you wont tell anyone, will you?  Anyway, this delicious collection from some of the nicest guys in our industry with those gorgeous ambassadors Julie Foster and Kwan Pitman at the forefront are just fantastic, and we don't say this lightly.  Amazing company, tonnes of Champagne, old friendships renewed, and lets hope lots of orders placed for these guys although this was absolutely a 'here-we-are-this-is-what-we-are-doing-event' not a hard sell which made this such a wonderful evening.  If we had the budget we would snap up these gorgeous beauties.  If you do, why aren't you spending it here?

Etro, London

This is an interesting move for this brand as they've gone from using a kind of museum diorama format, moved things up a few gears, and taadahh....! entered into the digital arena.  What is quite difficult to view here of course which cant really be appreciated in still images is that the background is actually moving in a slightly kaleidoscopic way.  Welcome to the 21st century we'd say; also how refreshing not to show some irritating talentless moronic celebrity with peroxide blonde hair, a DJ that no-one has really heard of or someone with the surname Beckham included in the visuals.  Relief. 

Wolf and Badger, London

We don't often find ourselves along Dover street although we have passed this Wolf and Badger store quite a few times and been rather impressed with their installations.  Sadly, it has been during the day and there really is no point in photographing windows in the day light hours because of the reflection on the glass.  Anyway, OK well umbrellas have been done to death in the past and we have some fine examples from Prada to Primark in our archives, although we felt that the way this brand had used them does give them a little more differentiation from the normal umbrella-ella-ella-window format.  Just sort out those lookie-likey-bag-of-spuds-in-lycra-penny-for-the-guy mannequins though?  (references to Guy Fawkes night etc.)