John Lewis, London

Celebrating H.M. Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday  ahead of the largest street party along the Mall (The Patrons Lunch), John Lewis is not only looking very patriotic but also very seasonal.  With their giant floral Union flag on a grassy backdrop and neon lighting placed amongst greenery their huge window spaces along Oxford street are a huge nod to the British culture.  Naturally the scheme is filled with stereotypical Britishness complete with teapots and Union flag cushions although we're sure the passing tourists love this stuff. 

 

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World Duty Free, UK

Images Courtesy and Copyright www.global-display.co

We occasionally like to mix things up a bit here at www.retailstorewindows.com and one area we don't normally include on this site is World Duty Free.  If you happen to be preparing for that much needed Summer holiday and also happen to be travelling through either Stanstead, Heathrow, Manchester or Gatwick airports here in the UK then you will no doubt come across this new installation by www.global-display.co  Inspired by the essence of flight the team have adopted the colours of the UK's Union flag with their hanging ribbon frames positioned throughout World Duty Free adding a dose of drama with their colourful and impactful installation.

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Fossil, London

Personalisation and customisation is clearly trickling down from the luxury brands to the mid range ones as this installation at Fossil would indicate.  With their dark Blue background, rope swing, rope and articulated hands' props this brand looks like someone is really pushing it with a lot of energy once again; it seemed to die a death for a while but its obviously going through a renaissance - thankfully.

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Fenwick, London

Celebrating an incredible 125 years on Bond street and looking incredibly exciting, it has to be Fenwick.  Stunning garlands of flowers have been wrapped around the building and into the windows with a clearly topical installation for the season.  If you can go and see this installation its really worth a visit with its races scene complete moving horses and cut out figures.

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Dior, London

The new Dior store has finally opened along Bond street and what an amazing inaugural scheme for their new store.  Photographic lighting, beautifully made of course, forms the backdrop to the product in a repetition format.  Moving mirrors have also been added into the mix reflecting onto the high street.  This scheme had probably gone worldwide so we're sure you will be able to see it for yourself wherever you live in the world.

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Tods, Milan

There's clearly a huge burst of creativity happening at Tods right now with this scheme.  With what appears to almost be an Artist studio with paint strategically 'splashed' up and across the back walls and punctuated with pieces of product this is certainly grabbing the attention of the locals.  This store in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II provides an interesting juxtaposition against the historical Architecture of the surrounding space. 

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Coccinelle, Milan

This is another unfamiliar brand to us and although the product here appears to be simply handbags they have made quite an effort in grabbing our attention.  Slightly strange that all of the messages here are in English rather than Italian although we are guessing that as English is the global language, (at least for now), it was the preferred option (who knows?).  Speech bubbles surround the product in this gravitational format with the illuminated text 'message in a bag' strapline.

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10 Corso Como, Milan

If you like your concept stores then 10 Corso Como here in Milan is already probably on your list.  Just look at this space.  Brimming with such beautiful products that will make your credit card weep we cant help but salivate on every floor.  Incidentally do check out their top floor book store with fantastic products from the likes of Margiela, and also have a glance through this brands' website.  10 Corso Como have stores in Shanghai, Beijing and Seoul although not many of us are going to be there anytime soon to their website is probably your best option if you are looking for some delicious finds.

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Armani Manzoni, Milan

If you are visiting Milan then a visit to the Armani Manzoni is certainly a must.  We've never seen such a huge store dedicated to this brand and it looks quite amazing with what appears to be a very wide range of products from their collections.  The windows at night time of course really come alive with the use of these illuminated mirrored hexagons into which their products have been placed.  Do check them out.

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Three Mobile, London

Images Courtesy and Copyright www.elemental.co.uk

At the heart of this campaign is the message of untethered connectivity which the team at www.elemental.co.uk sought to communicate in this wonderfully intelligent, fun and engaging installation taking inspiration from the concept of a sound speaker and using it as a form of audio-visual communication in order to capture the attention of their target audience.  www.elemental.co.uk created a series of metal and acrylic sculptures featuring three concentric pulsing rings of LED lights with the hip hop musical influence from Will.I.am which was brought to life with graphic equalizers that display audio signal with the pulse signal and the lights here representing this.  This latest campaign  at Three Mobile can be viewed at 19 of their flagship stores.

Pinko, Milan

We normally fly passed this brand back in London as they don't tend to do very much with their Visual Merchandising however this store here in Milan did grab our attention.  With their neon-led scheme complete with Love Me Tender banner and out sized guitars as the main focal point on entering into the store it does appear quite interesting although perhaps the windows themselves needed a bit more Tender Loving as they do look rather less interesting by comparison?  Just our thoughts.

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Hogan, Milan

Hogan is looking more and more like a brand to watch as their Visual Merchandising is ever more exciting and they are clearly investing in interesting schemes.  Their latest installation here in Milan looks like its been inspired by molecular structures (perhaps references to the Sensitive Science trend we've seen around for a while?) onto which their products are placed.  Looking great.

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Santoni, Milan

We're not familiar with this brand here in Milan so another delicious find for you if you don't know it either.  After a cursory glance across the internet it transpires that Santoni began producing their limited edition men's shoes back in 1975.  A thoroughly Italian brand which sells their products both here and selected boutiques around the world and includes luxury retailers such as Harrods department store in London too.  Clearly communicating the craftsmanship involved in creating their products in this installation with the use of these multiple shoe lasts in a repetition and radiating format.

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