Author: Tim
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Putting the Pieces Together: Jigsaw’s Picture of the Future
Within a jewelled cupcake’s throw from Selfridges an emporium of class and style opened its three doors to the fine people of Duke Street. A Jigsaw solution. See the image board: Click below: RetailMeaning Pinterest: An inspirational showcase of brand new, retro, and vintage shop designs, visual displays & customer experiences. Classic retail spaces with forever lessons.…
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Legs 11: Selfridges Denim Devolution takes Shape
Selfridges destination denim stretched its legs and stepped out as the World’s largest dedicated denim studio. No idle fascination this 2500 square metres throws a curved ball at the conventions of category collections with Selfridges claiming jeans from £11 to £11,000 in a range of over 11,000 pieces. Denim journeys unfold past acrobatic mannequins…
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One Seagull Makes an Evisu Summer: Hand Painted Pocket Poetry
The intimate environs of Boxpark create the perfect setting for the individual art of the exclusive denim brand. Obsessive in detail the manufacturer maintains its personalised proposition through the option of hand-painted pocket designs from its iconic seagull to a variety of signature signs. Inspired by the denim decoration of 1950s America where cotton…
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His Magista is in Town: Nike’s Beast of a Boot
A beast awaits for the unwitting soccer star too big for his boots. The Nike Magista. In Nike Town there’s only one hero in a store that celebrates many, waiting to catch any passing would-be superstars tempted in by the promise of miraculous skills, fabulous footwork and a future in the fantasy world of…
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Puma21: Summer Season Came of Age
For 3 months Boxpark was home to Puma 21 where the specialist sports brand shared its space with an array of aspiring artists. Charlotte Stone, the design collective – Circle London and Amar Stewart exhibited works alongside a limited edition of exclusive Puma products. From the Oslo Crew Sweat to the Traction Backpack 21 limited edition prints…
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Diplomatic Dichotomy: Puma Pins its Colours to the Gender Mast
Between craftsmanship and sportsmanship, allegiance and acceptance, Puma playfully picks its way between its iconic Italian heritage, an empathy with the new world order of soccer and the need to be an all encompassing world-wide, world cup commercial entity. Priority position passes to the replica kit of the competing nations in the king of…
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Penneys Pinterest: Primarks Palace in the Heart of it’s Empire
No excure for any girl not to look her best with the recent multi-million refurbishment of Pennys in central Dublin. For Pennys in Ireland read Primark for the rest of us, but the fashion, fun and fabulous prices are familar to all. However here Penneys show another facet with the structural work not only creating…
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“To B or not to B: That is the Beckham”
Coincidence or Capital Investment, David Beckham’s collaborations seem set to conquer everything that stands for “B” in beautiful. A stroll around the billboards, a flick through the magazines, will easily reveal the familiar face, fronting fashionable brands such as Breitling, Belstaff and the iconic British Bentley. True the superstar shares admirable qualities with these benchmark…
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The Streets of London – Primark paving Oxford Street with gold!
OMG for HMV. 9000sqm of fashion oxygen was injected into the East side of Oxford Street with the opening of the retailers second flagship store in central London on the site of what was once HMV. One year on, and with an extension looming the Primark band-wagon shows little sign of slowing, and why should…
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Penneys from Heaven: In Dublin Fair City, Girls are so Pretty
No excuse for any girl not to look her best with the recent multi-million refurbishment of Penneys in central Dublin. For Penneys in Ireland read Primark for the rest of us, but the fashion, fun and fabulous prices are familar to all. However here Penneys show another facet with the structural work not only…
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