Dover St. Market, London

We may have just slipped this one in before it changes as the next installation apparently is a Dior Diorama but we wanted to show this as part of the textured White trend happening all around town and here it is.  There's never very much information on this brands website to find out anything about their installations which is always a bit of a shame but there you go.  A textured White installation called Flora Albus by Elena Dawson.

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Isabel Marant, London

Who would have thought that paper plates would actually look so good in a window scheme, eh?  Well here are Isabel Marant, probably not hundreds, but lots of them anyway (life is too short to count them) have been suspended in a repetition format, essentially, repetition of radiating forms and of course we have the textured White again.  These guys dont tend to change their windows very often therefore we wont be able to show you what they do next for quite some time so in the meantime we will have to lap this one up (horrible bust forms though)

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Chanel, London

There appears to be a bit of a 'New Age' theme going on right now.  Those of you of a certain age will remember the 89 / 90 collections which dominated the fashion scene led by Rifat Ozbek where everyone, well we say everyone but obviously not everyone, but you know what we mean, wore White with Silver at the dawn of the new decade.  As we mentioned yesterday we are seeing a lot of textured White and here at Chanel it has been used as a lacy backdrop framing the merchandise.

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Jaegar, London

Wow, this is a brand from yesteryear which began life would you believe as Dr. Jaegar's Sanitary Woolen system Co. Ltd. (not quite so sexy, eh?) in 1884.  We pass by this store regularly although we rarely capture their schemes as they always seem so dull and ordinary.  However, having scanned right across the high street these guys are absolutely on the mark this time.  Textured White appears to be the main leader in trends right now with combinations of Blue and White being seen just about everywhere.  We will show you some of them over the next few days but in the meantime, great to see this dusty old brand looking so good again.

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Smythson, London

OK, well someone had to say this word in their windows for this dreaded event and here it is.  Thankfully, the guys here have actually produced something very interesting and fairly abstract with this installation where the apparent shadows have been painted(?) onto the flooring also and surrounded by a heap of red-ish merchandise.  Thankfully not screaming Valentines but rather hinting gently in its direction.  And relax. 

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H&M, London

This is an interesting version of the Heart structure, don't you think?  We came across this one at one of the many H&M stores here in central London and although (and we know we keep saying it) Heart motifs are the worst thing ever, this one with its almost sculptural structure in Black which has been highlighted with lighting is actually quite interesting.  There we go.

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Butler & Wilson, London

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It really is so refreshing to see that some retailers have ditched the usual heart motifs and gone for a rather more considered approach to Valentines this year.  Here at Butler and Wilson is a 1930's inspired installation based on a poem called 'Dance as a couple'.  Using this romantic period the team here have brought a bit of nostalgia into the 21st Century with Black and White images of couples, an old typewriter, love letters and a sprinkling of their gorgeous jewellery.

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Banana Republic, London

We're finally back in town after a few weeks scouring and researching around Berlin, and yes its that dreaded time of year again; Valentines.  Grrrr.  Thankfully, most retailers have chosen to ignore it, hurrah, so we only have a few select schemes to show you this week.  OK, well there are the obligatory Hearts everywhere although we must say there are a few interesting interpretations of it which of course makes things a little more interesting.  Anyway, here ya go.  Banana have post it notes on their window on a White shaped heart with the strap line 'Things we love....'

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Aizone, MIddle East

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We always have difficulty with finding really good Sale windows on our travels but here at Aizone, across the Middle East, those clever guys at Sagmeister and Walsh in conjunction with http://www.artevetrinaproject.it/IT/index.xhtml have woven their magic and created this phenomenal installation. Sharp angled layered paper in a repetition format highlights the crispness and detailed production of the incredible merchandise here.

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Esprit, Berlin

In our final Berlin entry we've decided to include Esprit.  OK, well this isnt the most innovative scheme in the world and it probably has gone the world over although it ticks the necessary Visual Merchandising boxes with its mannequin groupings and backdrop with vertical and horizontal lines.  We just wish that some localised creativity could be employed to add some interest and entice us into the space.  Sadly we always just pass by to the next store, never going inside.

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MCM, Berlin

We've never seen such a big MCM store and although we aren't huge fans of this German brand ourselves the props here do actually look fun and we were drawn in to take a closer look, so job achieved we guess.  There is a certain vulgarity which luxe brands always seem to ooze and this is no exception although of course the product is superb quality but we just aren't fans of bling.

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Adidas Pop Up, Berlin

Pop-up stores in unusual places always rather intrigue us and particularly when we see a brand such as this.  OK, well, the phenomenon began with Comme Des Garcons quite some time ago now with their pop up in Warsaw and we believe Berlin too so it was only really a matter of time before the mainstream brands latched onto the concept and did their own.  So here we have it.  Adidas in a graffiti covered building.

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3D Your Body, Berlin

Ever fancied a mini you to display on your mantle piece or somewhere else prominent?  Well now you can at the Pop up store 3D Your Body.  The guys here will capture the real you and a few days later, once you have selected the required size of yourself, a little figure in Germany's finest Gypsum and full colour can be yours.  At a cost naturally.  We did have a scan around this space and chatted to the team in order to glean a little more information and it appears that it is particularly popular with body builders, well men really.  Of course it would be wouldn't it and we expect that they go for the largest figure standing at 34 inches high at a cost of 900 Euro too.

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