Saturday 22 August 2009

Busy Bee

Normally I'd be posting my high street pick of the week. However I must confess to slacking this week due to some glorious sunshine, oh and a bit of cricket - yep it is the Ashes decider. For non Brits and Aussies - i.e. the rest of the world, this is where the battle of old and new is taking place.

I'm also off to window dress today. I don't often get asked to do displays these days and I love creating them. I started my fashion work as a Saturday girl in Miss Selfridges and in the school and university holidays I always managed to work full time and worm my way onto the make up counter or window dressing. These days the grand title is visual merchandising but I'm not off to grand pastures today just a jobbing little shopping centre in south London.

12 comments:

  1. Stupid cricket - I don't even like it and I've gotten dragged into it via ridiculous husband swearing at the telly.

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  2. Hope you take a picture to show us your window! Have a great day!

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  3. Enjoy! And have a good weekend! xxx

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  4. Take pictures of the windows you design! It sounds like so much fun - to window dress! :)

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  5. Hi there-sounds great fun, have a lovely weekend my dear!

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  6. Sounds fun, darling ~ hope the job goes well!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  7. Skye - I love cricket and the Ashes is such fun even though we want to whip the Aussies, you know we love you!

    Looking fab in your forties - would love to show a photo but have no camera and it won't be that exciting. I was called in to help an ailing business so they have no funds.

    Everyonesaysdon't - it will be fun for five minutes!

    Cafe Fashionista - they are fun to design and do but not this ref previous comment, I'm creating something out of nothing which is harder.

    Sharon-Rose - it was effort, satisfying and sad as the retail business isn't doing well.

    Couture Carrie - fun and pathos on the sharp end of the fashion system!

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  8. Enjoy!! South London is oh so fabulous isn't it?!

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  9. Have fun with your windows and cricket, Kate!

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  10. Enc - the cricket was wonderful we won!!

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  11. Aw, I wanted to see the window, I'm sure you would have done a fabulous job that would put La Portas to shame!

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  12. Rollergirl - Truly it was a real make do effort. I created a mood board with bits of wallpaper samples which said Last days of Summer and the shop's name to go in the walkway display. I hung a washing line of clothes along the back of the cabinet. Put some big black fake hydrangeas which cost £1 each at Wilkinsons in a linen basket with a jumper hanging out. A picnic basket with shorts in it and then lots of real hydrangeas heads, dried chives, wooden pegs and bon maman jam jars with flowers in on the floor.

    I then carried the washing line theme into the shop window and re-dressed the mannequins.

    Simple but hopefully effective. Oh to do a Liberty window!!

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