Shop Design and Displays

[Whitelinen]

Am I the only one who finds these Hermès/Dior/Chanel buildings in Tokyo quite ugly?

 

[Royal-Galliano]

A part of the Christmas window display at Christian Lacroix,
Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.

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[BerlinRocks]

Marc Jacobs' shop in London (I guess as the pics are from SusieBubble' blog)






Susie said the flowers were fresh flowers!!!
I like the idea of flowers (eventhough the poor sellers must change them very often, i guess) but the display of the clothes on those boring models is bad...

 

[Whitelinen]

^ How beautiful, thank you!

 

[Sybarite]

I love, love, love the LV Paris store. It looks so sophisticated and noveau-riche.

Since when is the 'nouveau-riche' look a good thing?

 

[ilaughead]

Since when is the 'nouveau-riche' look a good thing?

I think that ostentation can be quite beautiful sometimes. Think Marie Antoinette or art deco in the '20's.

That Marc Jacobs window is amazing! His windows are always so fun!

 

[BerlinRocks]

Think Marie Antoinette or art deco in the '20's.

I think europeans and americans have def. not the same definition of Nouveau Riche... why are you talking about Marie-Antoinette??????????
I think americans have a wrong idea about Marie Antoinette (esp. since Sofia Copolla's movie... that i liked a lot but def. not because of the history details.)
to me, nouveau riche is more people like the new very rich russians etc. people that were not born rich and become rich very fast and so want to show the whole world they have money and power...

but i guess this is not the subject...

 

[MissMagAddict]

[SIZE=-1]Comme des Garçons ~ Tokyo[/SIZE]

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[MulletProof]

gorgeous MMA!.

 

[TheKiwi]

This thread is so inspiring! I love it! B)

 

[MulletProof]

Some really cool Gucci displays from the Omotesando Aoyama, Tokyo store.

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japandesign.ne.jp

that display.. my candy dream come true..

ISABEL MARANT, PARIS.

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[Diamond Star]

ISABEL MARANT, PARIS.

So lovely

 

[ilaughead]

Wow! How did they make the egg-shaped lace things? Is there something inside of it keeping that shape?

 

[Whitelinen]

Oh, those Isabel Marant windows are pretty! Comme Des Garcons also has beautiful interior.

 

[Nyni]

i can't see that last pics!!!

 

[MulletProof]

^they're fixed now.. imageshack is one obnoxious site.

 

[Nyni]

Thank you MulletProof!

 

[ilaughead]

I was in Chicago over the weekend, and I just noticed that many of the boutiques and department stores aren't very inviting. The 'clothes on a rack against a white wall' isn't very attractive to me, but when you're actually there, it seems very cold and intimidating. Which boutiques do you all think are the most inviting? Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Hermès all have very warm interiors, but I can't think of many else.

 

[Nyni]

that's so true, most of them want to be so design that turn very cold, when you are buying something special you need a cosy space, where you can feel luxury and confortable inside. I think the new longchamp store it's inviting but i only see pics!
Today i was in a very luxury and inviting store in Vale de Lobo, in Algarve, but it's a interior design shop!!!

 

[ilaughead]

Are you talking about the New York Longchamp store? If so, I agree, the deep color would be a lot more comfortable than white!


For whatever reason, I think furniture stores actually look good with a stark, white atmospheres.