Gant, London

Picking up on the Olympic theme quite beautifully is Gant along Regent Street.  Strangely they do seem to produce a lot of locker room based themes, although they do do what they do actually very well.  With their repetition of these multicoloured oars (clearly references to rowing) we could help but want to share this one with you.

DKNY, London

The newly revamped DKNY store along Bond street here in London is looking pretty hot again, don't you think?  Whatever happened to this brand anyway?  They seemed to be so cool at the beginning of the noughties and then appeared to slip away and quietly died a slow and painful retail death.  But, anyway, here we have the newly refreshed store and great windows too.  We love the London skyline here and lets hope that these guys are able to claw their way back up the ladder to gain the status that they once had.  Else its 'sayonara bitches'. 

Church's, London

Wow, patriotic to the end...!  We're loving Church's shoes right now.

Banana Republic, London

With an explosion of Red, White and Blue here at Banana Republic, we were certainly drawn in.  We particularly love the three dimensional aspect of this scheme but wish they had implemented it in every window.  Ah well.  Its Red, White and Blue, so sort of patriotic.....although to whom its not quite clear.

Alessi, London

With the Olympic Games so close now, we can almost taste the medals.  Here at Alessi, the creative team have deftly hung their versions of a fruit bowl in the form of the Olympic rings.  Dangerous territory guys as you know how anxious those overpaid Olympic committee people can be.  On the other hand, a very nice two fingers up to them.  Fantastic. 

Kenzo, London

We don't normally have the opportunity to capture this store as they always almost completely cover this window with their security grille.  Whats the point in having a a window scheme in that case?  Anyway, we occasionally see this brands stores around the world and are always drawn in.  In this instance, although currently in Sale we did particularly like the details on the paper structured fashion shown here.  Our cameras didn't quite capture all f the detail, although we're sure you get the gist.

For All Mankind, London

Well, that was For All Mankind then.  Open for just a year or so (maybe two years?),

Guess, London

Further along the Olympic road less travelled we have the current scheme from Guess.  Actually, we're not entirely sure why we are surprised, but this scheme actually works quite well.  OK, well it is a little 'blingy' but it is actually quite well done.  In the meantime, the various events for the Olympics are beginning to heat up and there is tonnes of stuff all around town announcing its imminent arrival.  Is it too late to give it to Paris?

Mathew Williamson, London

We dont often see very many schemes at the Mathew Williamson store here in London, although on this occasion, and clearly picking up on the Olympic theme we have been presented with these three podiums (or is it podi??  podia??. ....oh who knows) in a natural wood finish and with flashes of colour, above which are the suspended bust forms with this stunning product.

Liberty, London

What a simple yet fantastic idea, eh?  We love this scheme at Liberty right now.  OK, well not Olympic in any shape or form, although there is time to just slip something in, and we're sure that they will?  Anyway, the guys here have used floor plans as a backdrop linked to the various products found in the relevant places.  Simple and perfectly produced as always.

Energie, London

We are finally seeing some Olympic schemes coming through around London, so this week we are going to show you some of our favourites.  This one is from Energie situated along Carnaby st, which we've featured on several occasions before.  The scheme here highlights the 'Games After Party' on suspended perspex printed with a kind of circuit board design and placed in front of a London tube map.  Slightly odd in one sense as the Games haven't actually begun although it will eventually make sense of course.   

 

Richard James, London

We completely missed this window scheme at Richard James which must have been installed during the Queens Jubilee.  Anyway, better late than never, so here it is in all its neon glory.

Berluti, London

We keep checking back at Berluti on Conduit st. here in London to see what these guys are doing.  These are very difficult windows to work with and therefore there is always the danger and mistake that brands make, i.e. to do absolutely nothing.  However, these guys always make an effort and we want to see more and more.