House of Fraser, London

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As Winter draws in (and Autumn here in London feels like it is in full swing),  House of Fraser commissioned www.millingtonassociates.com to work on a suitably seasonal scheme which has rolled out across their stores.  Cosy felt textures with contrasting cold concrete have been combined with large scale printed panels depicting materials associated with the season; leather, Marble, linen and knitted wool all beautifully orchestrated in these monolithic stores. 

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Godiva, London

We don't often include food in windows although we do pass this store along Regent street and for a mid-range brand this one really is looking very interesting.  Below is an example of very exquisite packaging given that their target audience is probably, well just about anyone we would imagine, however these guys are clearly upping the ante in Chocolate presentation. 

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Lanvin, London

This monochromatic scheme at Lanvin is possibly not the best one that we have seen at this brand with more fixture than narrative although of course the product remains 'king' here naturally.  With their Palmistry references in vinyl placed on the fenestration and textured plinths we are still slightly mystified what it all means.  Maybe we need to dig a little deeper?

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Dolce and Gabbana, London

We are beginning to see slight references to the Christmas season already (we think) with the launch of their latest installation Dolce and Gabbana have included links to the Cinderella story with their 'wire carriage' stacked tomes and golden picture frames with suspended fruit.  We dont know what the fruit references are but then we have seen stranger things we guess.

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Belstaff, London

Continuing with the 'mesh/net' theme which we uploaded yesterday at Longchamp, Belstaff have created a kind of structured landscape which is reflected in the backdrop image.  We don't know whether this structure has been 3D printed although great to know if it has been and provides a very light foreground to this installation.

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Longchamp, London

We haven't included this brand for a while but compelled to stop as we have noticed a lot of meshes/net structures in store windows across a variety of brands, from Belstaff and (sort of) at Pull and Bear too.  In a kind of autumnal 'rusty' finish this abstract structure here forms the backdrop to the product at this tiny Longchamp store along Bond street.  What always springs to our minds when we see these kinds of structures is that they always give the impression that a caged animal has escaped, but thats just us.

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Fenwick, London

Celebrating an incredible 125 years (where did that time go, eh?) Fenwick as usual is looking really good and if you haven't been inside of this store recently then do make another visit as it really is looking as any one of us would expect a fantastic department store to look.  A large cut out illustration of the store forms the central focal point of the windows here, surrounded by photographs (we imagine) of the original store and their original catalogues from periods gone by (what a great archive they must have).  What is so amazing is to see a brand last so long; no easy task.  

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Hackett, London

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Inspired by Hackett's AW16 collection; this season is the theme of life in the country which showcases some of their amazing tweed jackets.  Replicating the out door scene, the lovely team at www.harlequin-design.com have created this very convincing rocky landscape (we've seen this scheme ourselves and they look incredibly good) from hand cut polystyrene which have been hand painted and decorated with real moss.

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Aizone, Dubai

We cant remember seeing this brand before here in Dubai although it does seem familiar.  Rocking a kind of Mondrian-esque look which we have seen so many times before (countless times) in window schemes although it drew us in initially; the interior of this store sadly is rather flat however.  Perhaps we in the Visual Merchandising world should agree to leave these colour and artist references for a while as it is sadly so overused?

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Burberry, Dubai

Burberry here in Dubai is looking rather more interesting than in London, strangely.  Offering you the opportunity to shop the look and props the kind of thing you might find in either an historical palace or a very old city hall (yep, there are some British stereotypes we can confirm are actually true) this brand is looking so good here right now.

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Galeries Lafayette, Dubai

In collaboration with Dubai Design week, Galeries Lafayette's latest installation at their middle eastern store presents 'Through the Lens': An interpretation of photography.  This stunning installation in one of their windows appears to have been produced in perspex (although we are not absolutley sure).  Given that production of props in this part of the world takes some doing in order to reach a 'desired' aesthetic, we are always amazed at what these guys do.  Who knew Dubai had a Design week too? 

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Christian Louboutin, Dubai

The Dubai Mall is certainly an experience to add to your list of places to see and enjoy (possibly a little retail worshiping).  While this place can be overwhelming the first time around (wear comfortable footwear, this place is a beast) once you know it you can cut through to what you want to see.  At Christian Louboutin, the scheme is absolutely stunning with these small flashing set-design-in-miniature narratives which are clearly drawing in the punters even though the footfall during our visit was very slow. 

Did the scheme draw these two in?

Enticed in by the scheme and job well done.

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Harvey Nichols, Dubai

We are in Dubai this week and searching for the latest exciting schemes across the malls.  There are a few corkers which we will be uploading this week, beginning with the iconic Harvey Nichols which we always make a beeline to see.  With their 'This is Luxury'  window strap line and old fashioned giant clock faces with Roman numerals repeated throughout their two floors of windows this scheme certainly makes an impact.  All of the product handling dynamics are of course in place although the amazing energy we usually experience seeing their installations is rather dulled; this is probably due to trying to appeal to a local demographic, who knows?  In store looks amazing however.

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