Oasis, London

Another scheme for London Fashion Week is rocking the high street right now; look at this amazing little gem here at Oasis.  All the fun of the fair.  Unfortunately what a still image doesn't capture is that the letters LFW below move up and down just like an actual carousel.  Great to see recognition between Oasis and our lovely friends at Minki Balinki et al being recognised on the front windows too.

BHS, London

If we had shown you these images without the name at the top of the page, would you have guessed that this was BHS?  Certainly not.  How fricking good is this brand looking; borderline Anthropologie we'd say, and you know how much we wax lyrical about that brand.  The products look so desirable and so beautifully handled that we cant help but want to pop in and purchase a few bits.  Job well done guys.

Liberty, London

With London Fash. Week well and truly upon us it is particularly interesting to see this fantastic installation, a collaboration between Liberty and Helen Bullock. If you are not familiar with her work then do go and have a look at her site at www.helenbullock.com  Great to see Liberty leading the way on the collaboration front too; its what Visual Merchandising is all about right now. 

River Island, London

We've only just realised that we have never included River Island here before but we were drawn in as the mannequins looked fantastic.  Great to see this brand rise from the ashes from one which no-one would possibly admit to shopping to one which looks so good how could you not?  We haven't been inside this brands stores for as along as we can remember but we will swing by now and take a closer look at the merchandise.  Job well done guys..!

Pull and Bear, London

Another great installation at Pull & Bear along Oxford Street here in the centre of it all.  With references to sport and we guess in some way those broken new years resolutions this scheme and the brand itself are looking super cool.  We particularly loved the props here.  Clearly these guys have great manufacturing going on. 

Tezenis, London

It just upsets us really.  We're not talking about the occasion and annual event but the presentation.  Why, oh why, oh why?  We've written the book on how to do it, what more do you need?

Godiva, London

Oh beejeezus, its the swinging bird cages rearing their heads again this time of year.  Those are chocolates at the bottom of the bird cage, aren't they?  Well, their saving grace is at least they are sprayed a colour, but come on guys, lets get something a bit more original going on?  The best scheme we saw here was during the jubilee and what a corker it was too.  It all just went down hill from there we guess.

French Connection, London

Oh F.....is the latest offering from French Connection on the high street right now.  Wow, the guys here have really turned this brand around and what a F.... statement.  Whatever could the 'F' mean we hear you ask?  Well, F.... it who cares, these guys are looking FFFF....antastic, simple and doing what it says on the tin extremely well. 

Gant, London

We haven't had a chance to look at this season full collection from this brand yet but they do manage their presentations particularly well, don't you think?  We love the contexts that they create around their merchandise which captures the mood on the high street and where we would all like to be so well. 

H&M, London

We managed to capture this gorgeous little gem of a scheme from this brand recently before they changed the wigs on the mannequins to more generic Black ones....Grrrrr.  We loved this scheme with these super Red heads (someone at head office probably didn't), so come on guys swop them back?

Desigual, London

Oh this brand is just the gift that just keeps giving.  We adore this one tiny window here in the centre of it all as it never fails to either amuse us or impress us; in fact one of their schemes is in our book Visual Merchandising for Fashion.  If you fancy getting hold of a copy yourself they are super cheap and available on Amazon.com by following the link here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Visual-Merchandising-Fashion-Basics-Management/dp/2940496129

Sonia Rykiel, London

Thankfully it seems someone has grabbed this old brand by the throat and given it a good shake up.  We were a little, well, not really concerned about the brand, but it was looking just a little bit shabby recently but 'Voila' great props, gorgeous colours and it looks like this brand has bounced back.

Banana Republic, London

Good old Banana is looking slightly 'old school' at the moment; this is a good thing.  We haven't seen props laid out on flooring like this for quite some time and it looks great.  Of course there are references to their product which you can probably find through their website.  The mannequins have been wired very well too.  If you are not familiar with wiring it is a traditional technique of securing a mannequin in place without the use of base plates and which these days is usually the reserve of department stores or luxury brands; so very refreshing to see this technique in a global brand.