SELFRIDGES VISUAL MERCHANDISING

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11 Secrets Of Selfridges. Harry Gordon Selfridge was a figure of relative obscurity to many until ITV's Mr Selfridge appeared on our screens in 2013.

Tonight, the final series begins, set nine years after the end of the previous series. Selfridges, the shopping behemoth at which the series is based, opened its doors on 15 March 1909 on what was then the unfashionable end of Oxford Street. Get warmed up for the final series with this trivia about the London store. 1. Size matters. Uk.pinterest. [Pics] Steal These 9 Visual Merchandising and Store Ideas. I was recently on Michigan Avenue in Chicago where some of the most inventive and successful brands put their best and brightest designs.

Before I get too far showing the visual merchandising retail trends that are right on, one of the keys to the idea behind these store designs is allowing enough space for the products to be seen. So many retailers think that stores that are stocked to the brim offer choice, but what they really offer is the opportunity for shoppers to get overwhelmed and leave. Here are 9 stellar merchandising and visually interesting ideas you should adapt to fit your own store. Genderless fashion: a fad or the future? Is Mass-Produced Gender Neutral Fashion Really All That Neutral? When we look back on 2016 years from now, it’ll be remembered for a lot of things.

We’re only halfway through and this is already the year that Beyoncé served us Lemonade, and a mom in a Chewbacca mask made us temporarily forget that Donald Trump became the Republican nominee for president. It’s also been one of the most groundbreaking years for the deconstruction of gender norms since Prince and David Bowie slipped into glam wardrobes during the 1970s.

Gender, as Hilary Duff once said, is so yesterday. At least, that’s the case for a lot of young people who’ve grown up with instant access to the kind of information not found in outdated sex education classes, information once reserved for encyclopedias and the banned book list. Now, half of millennials ages 18 to 34 believe that gender is on a spectrum, rather than being relegated to a “male” and “female” dichotomy, according to Fusion’s Massive Millennial Poll. Sorry Not Sorry, but Fashion Won't Be Truly Genderless Until More Men Wear Skirts. Is Genderless Fashion the Future? I know that Selfridges in London did that recently, with an agender pop-up shop—what were your thoughts on that?

“Yes, I thought that was cool! I think it will be a while before people can fully understand it, though, and I think it would help if [a high-street store] like Topshop, H&M, or Uniqlo did it because they’re a little more accessible. Will Genderless Fashion Change Retail? (L-R) Raf Simons Menswear Spring/Summer 2014, Gucci Menswear Autumn/Winter 2015, J.W Anderson Menswear Spring/Summer 2014 | Source: Indigital LONDON, United Kingdom — Alessandro Michele’s womenswear debut for Gucci was, by far, the most anticipated show of Milan Fashion Week.

How would Michele attempt to re-reinvigorate Kering’s ailing cash cow, after chief executive François-Henri Pinault said in December that the brand needed a fresh point of view and more daring shows? Fashion’s Bold New Future Has No Gender. "The great gender blur," Ruth La Ferla called it in the New York Times, writing about the fall collections coming out of the most recent New York Fashion Week.

"That deliberate erosion on the runways of a once rigid demarcation between conventionally feminine and masculine clothes. " Birmingham City University - Sign In. Blurred Lines: Why Gender-Neutral Fashion Is the New Normal. I can finally come out with it, because it's not that big deal of a "reveal" anymore: About half of my older blue jeans (and some of my khakis and cords) are women's brands purchased by either me or my wife over the years.

What can I say? They spoke to me more than what was on the men's racks at the time. Recycling - & Other Stories. Recycling with us is easy We want to reduce the environmental footprint in the fashion world, and recycling is a big part of that.

We try to find solutions for it in every part of our process and have, since our launch in 2013, established an in-store recycling program for our beauty packaging. Starting in 2015, our stores in Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States offer in-store textile recycling too. To make the most of this exciting task, we cooperate with experts within this field, and rely on you to recycle with us. Beauty recycling: We have an overall sustainable approach within our beauty range, using standard packaging and keeping the paper use to a minimum by printing all necessary information on the inside of the boxes instead of on a separate folder. This is how it works: 1. 2. Garment collecting. Of the thousands of tonnes of textiles thrown away every year, 95% could be re-worn or recycled.

We’re committed to changing the way we make, use and dispose of our clothes. Of the thousands of tonnes of textiles that people throw away every year, as much as 95% could be re-worn or recycled. There are some exciting new materials that will have an important role to play in achieving this change.