Chanel, London

These windows were particularly difficult to capture this week as there are so many road works happening around this part of town; not good for any luxury brand.  While we aren't huge fans of the schemes here this one does work rather well, but we won't mention the horrible mannequins with the pin sized heads that for some reason they insist on using, but there you go.  Spelling out the words 'Chanel' in out-sized lettering in a kind of homage to Mondrian, this isn't amazing to look at in a photograph but actually does look quite interesting in real life.

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Ermenegildo Zegna, London

Zegna always produce superb quality window installations although we rarely see any humour from them.  That is until now.  With their beautifully dressed mannequins in of course superb and very expensive products, there is at least one brand which lifts the spirits along what otherwise is quite a dull high street right now.  Complete with diving flippers, snorkel and breathing apparatus thankfully Zegna are investing in their Visual Merchandising (which is absolutely the right thing to do when the going gets tough).

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Longchamp, London

We saw this scheme in Miami recently although as the sunshine was so bright it was difficult to appreciate the fantastic glow from these beautiful spirals.  It is always difficult also to describe a theme which is quite abstract, afterall where do you go next with a description other than that?  We would of course love to see some clever humour being injected into schemes although as the world seems to be in crisis and retailers seem to need to attract just about anyone into their stores its no wonder everyone appears to be adopting a similar approach.

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Moschino, London

This has to be one of the best schemes we have spotted at Moschino in a long time.  Rocking a kind of Hellraiser-look, and lets face it, this is rather creepy, multiple wires appear planted into this mannequins head.  Who knows what the actual references are here (there are so many we can think of) although this scheme does photograph rather well and stopped us in our tracks so job well done we think.

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Ralph Lauren, London

If there ever was a window display which reflects the London aesthetic then this is probably it.  Gone is the Pink/ Orange light of Miami and we're back in the blue-ish daylight of London.  Of course, Ralph Lauren never fail to disappoint and the layers here are both appropriate and work so perfectly for this brand.  With references to what appears to be an historical stately home rather than the Art Deco-style apartments we usually find here this scheme has been beautifully produced.

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Away, Los Angeles

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Along the iconic Melrose Avenue here in Los Angeles is the fantastic luggage brand 'Away' and the UK-based creative design agency, Just So have recently designed and realised this incredible brands West Coast expansion.  Inspired by the L.A. vibe, this stunning store complete with polished statuario Quartz and bespoke 45-degree angled mirrored walls,  its no wonder that this brand is a favourite of the glitterati.

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Art Deco Architecture, Miami

In our final entry of the fabulous Miami we thought it would be interesting to show some of the amazing Art Deco hotels (OK, not exactly retail store windows but great for inspiration nonetheless) as well as the former home (above) of the incredibly talented Gianni Versace (who would have been 70 this year) and who tragically died on the steps of his former mansion (now a restaurant) right on the beach front.  The hotels here vary in size and the colours are staggering particularly in the Pink/Orange daylight in this part of the world.  We're making our way back to Grey Old London and of course will bring you the latest schemes from across the city. 

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Isabel Marant, Miami

We included this brands windows back in London recently although strangely we have never been inside any of their stores, until now.  We were drawn in because of this incredible seating installation at the centre of the space.  It actually looks like a shaggy dog, albeit a very large one, although its great fun and forms a fantastic focal point within the space.

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Christian Louboutin, Miami

There's nothing like a fantastic Louboutin scheme to lift the spirits.  Even with the intensity of the daylight here this scheme really does POP.  Just a few products punctuate this scheme as one would expect from a luxury brand and we seem to remember seeing this scheme elsewhere around the world via social media although we hadn't seen it in the 'flesh' ourselves until now.

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Hermes, Miami

Hermes is always in our top 10 brands to have a look at during our travels and just look at the props here.  As with the Loewe store, this one is situated within the Design District of Miami and is quite a large space for this brand.  Of course as the daylight and heat here are so intense these windows were difficult to capture however hopefully you can see the amazing out-sized food props in their scheme.

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Loewe, Miami

This is our absolute favourite store in Miami's Design District and just look at this installation.  We did manage to glean that this is an historical piece from Gallaecia in Spain, was used for storage some time in its life and the brand apparently have it temporarily for the use in their store.  There are no window installations here but then when you drive passed here at night time, as you can see directly into the space, this looks quite magnificent stretching through the length of the interior.  This is definitely one to check out if you can.  Stunning.

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Aristocrazy, Miami

This is probably an independent store as its the only one we have seen here in Miami and great to see that they have invested in some decent Visual Merchandising given how small this store is.  With the tropical heat here it is of course very fitting that references to this are included in the windows and also great to see a little bit of neon to lift the scheme.

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The Webster, Miami

The intense day light here and the tropical weather seems to be our enemy in this amazing city and so unfortunately the windows of The Webster were highly reflective given their position here in the Bal Harbour outside mall.  However, hopefully you can see that this schemes main influence is the tropical trend we've shown you previously around the world with their cut out leaves of exotic flora.

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