Harvey Nichols, London

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We couldn't hold back showing these to you as they really are staggering.  Upping the ante in Christmas schemes, Harvey Nichols windows are show stopping stuff.  We passed by the other evening and were blown away by this scheme.  We normally hate Christmas schemes but this has won us over.  Inspired by the party wear of the season, Studio 54, the windows feature over sized faces crafted from 15,000 gift boxes, with disco balls, baubles, stars and ribbon.  To give you an idea of the work involved here, approximately 1 million flakes of glitter were used, 301,000 sequins, 620 mirror balls, 540 baubles and 3259m2 of fabric are contained within this installation.  If there is one scheme you must go and see, just to experience it, it should be this one.  

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Jimmy Choo, London

OK, strap yourselves in, batten down the hatches, here comes a Christmas scheme.  How great to see Jimmy Choo investing in some fantastic props and actually looking rather like Moncler right now.  Screaming out to their core customers, i.e. the very wealthy, these ski lift chairs within this scene look brilliant, particularly as the size of the windows at this store along Bond street are so tiny.  Great to see a narrative around this product although a shame that the shutters are kept down which slightly kills the impact.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-JqHhxRO38

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Massimo Dutti, London

This is an unusual and welcomed change at Massino Dutti who normally seem to produce every scheme in a Caramel colour with a life-sized plastic horse (ok we are exaggerating about the life-sized horses in every scheme but you know what we mean).  This scheme however is a huge departure from their usual stuff and here we have a magnificently detailed scheme which no doubt took some time to install.  We're aren't absolutely sure if this is their Christmas scheme although we guess the clue here is the wooden Reindeer (well, Stag probably) which can be viewed in our video (not a Christmas tree in sight - phew).  Do check this one out if you can however as it does whiff a little of RL but in a good way.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKb_7E7KanY

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Dover St. Market, London

Featuring the work of Roger Ballen right now, Dover st. Market as usual is not following the masses but doing what it does best.  A slightly disturbing scheme nonetheless.  We have spotted a range of Christmas schemes already launched and some in mid-installation so we are resisting as much as we can in including those schemes this week as, as we know it drags on for an eternity and its great to capture a little more of AW15 than zoom in on illuminated trees and baubles by the truck load.  We have a short video as usual here which we hope indicates this scheme in a little more detail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ4TXEdnD48

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Kipling, London

We occasionally see this store and keep on walking however we have spotted a few cut outs around town so we've decided to include this scheme as there is a bit of a micro trend happening here.  This Belgium brand isn't the most luxurious or interesting of brands and the name (in case you don't know) apparently comes from the author Rudyard Kipling, who of course wrote Jungle Book.  See the connection now?  Of course their brand logo contains a Monkey although this cut out looks more like a Gorilla to us?  Anyway, there's still a vaguely interesting connection here we guess and we will try to include further cut outs as we find them.

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Beats by Dr. Dre, Harrods, London

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As part of the Live Smart campaign at Harrods throughout October, once again the guys from Millington Associates collaborated with the brand and Beats By Dr. Dre. in the production and installation of this incredible technology-led window scheme.  This cubist style scheme which showcases a selection of Beats products within a structure of individually branded gift boxes hint at the pending major event of the year, Christmas.  Amazing stuff.

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Gucci, London

We quite like this installation at Gucci which we have passed on numerous occasions and thankfully there are no security bars in front of their windows at the store along Sloane street to obscure our view.  We've also included this latest campaign at Dover Street Market which is a smaller version of this one but without this illusion.  This is a product-led scheme we guess from their GG Bloom collection which can be seen on their website - think granny's old wallpaper but with a whiff of luxury.  You can check out our video below or through this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLRAq0a7yBQ

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Harrods, London

If you want to see some old school window display at its finest then look no further than Harrods.  During October the brand launched their Cover to Cover Magazine which encapsulates all menswear across the store. Harrods have been hosting a range of special events, personal appearances and of course highlighting their amazing windows.  We don't have a copy of the magazine ourselves but maybe they will send us one for us to peruse (is that subtle?)   We've managed to capture some of the windows in our video but it was incredibly busy even at night time so we just have a snapshot for you to see if you missed them.  You can check our video here too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwpSfEYii9k

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Joseph, London

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We do love coming across old fashion houses with an enviable and incredible history and this one showcased at Joseph along Brompton Road here in the centre of culture and fashion is no exception.  Rochas is a French Brand which dates back to 1925 and founded by Marcel Rochas who was the first to design 2/3 length coats and apparently skirts with pockets.  After a chequered history, it of course has new creative directorship and so great to see this brand back on the fashion map.  Joseph at the cutting edge yet again.

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Anya Hindmarch, London

We normally have a look at this brands Bond street store although this one along Sloane street is proving to be a lot more interesting (only because of the size of the space here).  Drawing on their AW15 range inspired by Motorway graphic signage, lights and reflective surfaces this scheme also has these rows of workmen intermittently sprinkled throughout in a repetition format.  We're loving the humour here in the scheme although the product appears to be going down the same path as Moschino so perhaps we should leave our comments there.  Great scheme though and you can check out our video here too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsGXk8Ow_6w

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Tom Ford, London

This is possibly not the most extraordinary scheme we've seen at this brand although we do love these rather ghostly photo negative-like perspex boxes which form the backdrop to the windows.  You can view the overall scheme in our video below although the details here are probably the most interesting element.  Check out our video through the link here too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRVX4-qf6Cg

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Ermenegildo Zegna, Harrods, London

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We've been to see this latest installation at Harrods so there's more for us to share later this week, however you must go and see this window in particular.  The future is already here it seems.  Elemental Design were part of this exciting project which celebrates menswear at Harrods with their latest campaign 'Cover to Cover'.  This particular window features an LED screen with a moving thermal  image of the Harrods Magazine which showcases both the current issue and the iconic Element fabric technology.  Technology is certainly the way forward we feel.

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Paul Smith, London

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If you haven't seen the latest campaign from Paul Smith in either London, Hamburg, Milan or Heathrow airport then here's your chance to take a peek.  In conjunction with Millington Associates who have delivered this campaign, Paul Smith have recently launched their 'A Suit to Travel In' promotion.  The 100% woolen suit has been designed to withstand the challenging conditions of intensive travel and its spectacular flexibility is demonstrated by the British Olympic medalist Max Whitlock who performs a series of gymnastic moves while dressed in 'A Suit to Travel In',  

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