Zara, London

Elegant and surprisingly simple for this brand (well, at least at this particular store) Zara is looking very cool and seasonal at this time of year.  What is difficult to see in detail are the make-up styles of mannequins, but then just go and check them out for yourself we guess?  Large mirrored backgrounds and boxy plinths (some with mirrors, y'know just in case you like to see what actually is underneath her dress) complete this installation.  It is all beautifully done of course.

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L.K.Bennett, London

Subtly conveying the message of Summer with its Blue and White..ish stripes is the key theme at good old L.K.B.  We've seen some interesting schemes here recently and great to see them maintaining the quality.  Here we have these beach ball shaped spheres in a repetition format of various sizes and a vertical lined backdrop in an open backed window space.  We did initially think that there were references to beach huts or those stripey awnings we see above fish and chip shops at the seaside although of course the fish and chip shop would be called something along the lines of Brasserie Gerrard rather than For Your Fries Only, Chippy Tease, Bizzy Plaice or The Cod Father of course. 

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Diptyque, London

We love the masses of these plastic coloured strings at Diptyque right now.  Aren't they a kind of a cross between party streamers and the sort of thing one would see in a vacated premise where all the equipment had been taken and only the cables left?  Well, anyway, it looks cool and they have cleverly wrapped different coloured strings around the tops, we guess to signify the different scents.  Clever stuff this. 

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Anya Hindmarch, London

Its really difficult to produce such small schemes with so few props but here at Anya Hindmarch they just get it all so right.  Here we have a product led scheme, i.e. the scheme itself is informed but the product, and in this instance products from their Star Cruiser collection.  We couldn't help wondering however if the little spaceman below has been knocked slightly or whether he's falling about laughing?  We're hoping that its the latter of course.

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Viktor and Rolf @ Selfridges, London

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Those clever guys at Elemental Design have been busy again with their latest amazing installation for Viktor and Rolf at Selfridges right now.  The sculptural creation features Viktor and Rolf's new candy scented fragrance with all its key ingredients.  We're huge fans of what these guys do so without even smelling this for ourselves we know its going to be a winner.  Caramel, Tangerine, Mandarin, Orange blossom and Jasmine have been blended with with woody vanilla and honey hues.  Our mouths are watering as we type.

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Hermes, London

We had initially thought that the flagship store on the corner of Bond street and Bruton street had closed down but thankfully the brand have opened a temporary store at the top end of Bond street near Oxford street while, we guess the original store undergoes renovations?  In true fantastic style the windows here are still drawing in the onlookers. Here we have a life sized horse created from their gorgeous scarves filling this temporary space.

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Jo Malone, London

We have never included this brand on this site before but we couldn't help but be drawn in by these enormous tassels which have been dip dyed in a gorgeous Pink.  Such a simple statement (which probably cost a small fortune) but anyway, looks great in its gravitational and repetition format, so strap yourself in and baton down the hatches for an 'Irresistible Summer' too. (Incidentally the product here is super delicious so do swing by and enjoy the Jo Malone experience........just stunning)

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Lanvin, London

With their ill-fitting wigs and miles and miles of not-so-invisible thread Lanvin are rocking a kind of 1970's Batman and Robin 'Kapow', 'Zonk' or possibly 'Biff' right now?  The concept is interesting but the finish is rather amateur.  This is such a shame given the brand it is, although no-one else seems to notice?

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Dover street Market, London

If you are in and around Dover street (just off Bond Street if you are not sure) then do poke your head into Dover Street Market.  Of course this super cool place is well known to fashionista and if you look now you can view their latest installation, this one by the amazing designer J W Anderson in an incredible shade of Blue.

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Burberry, London

This brand is looking so good right now, don't you think?  With their repetition of radiating forms (yes we are seeing this everywhere right now) we found ourselves licking the windows (apologies to Burberry for the saliva on your windows).  The product is delicious and we couldn't fault this installation.

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Tods, London

The latest scheme at Tods right now; a large footwear colour wheel.  We love the luxuriousness of the product at this brand and occasionally they do produce exceptional schemes.  This one was difficult to capture well but here we have repetition of product in a radiating format.

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Davidoff, Brussels, Belgium

Images Courtesy and Copyright www.arno-online.com

We rarely hear about this brand here in the UK so it was a unique pleasure to receive these gorgeous images. This flagship store in Belgium's capital Brussels at Place De Grand Sablon really is spectacular.  Due to the very nature of the product (Cigars) a huge amount of detailed design has been considered from the humidity, ventilation, lighting and flooring, all perfectly orchestrated by those clever guys at Arno.  Unfortunately we can only include images of a certain size here due to blogger contstaints however you can check out larger sizes of this stunning space on their site here http://www.arno-online.com/en/davidoff-store.html

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Pink, London

Any colour as long as it's Pink....! is the strap line at Pink right now and how incredible does this installation look?  We adored the use of gravity as a product handling dynamic with articulated hands in a shocking Pink colour.  This scheme looks more like pure Art rather than Visual Merchandising, clearly blurring those boundaries further and looking simply fantastic.

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