Friday, May 1, 2009

Hot and Covered...Selfridges Centenary



100 Years of Windows



We’ve reported about the 100th Anniversary of London department store Selfridges several times. By now, some of the specially conceived product will be familiar. We’ve also reported on a few of the recent window treatments the store has mounted. For these, Selfridges are well known. Wallpaper* celebrates the birthday in brilliant fashion today with a slide show of some of the most memorable displays of the last 100 years.

A selection of sporting displays follow.

Here, in the late 30's, Selfridges bring in a little textual sculpture to sex-up a bicycle display


Here, in the late 20's, Selfridges present a stellar display of slazenger tennis paraphernalia


David LaChapelle shocks passing customers with a suitably unsuitable mammary menagerie, 2005


Rodnik's suggestive Body Con display back in 2007


a 1:1 scale model of the Concorde engine by PostlerFerguson takes its position in a Designersblock window takeover from 2008



Harry Gordon Selfridge


Images courtesy of Rob Mann


The Selfridgettes & Harry Gordon Selfridge


Images courtesy of Rob Mann


100th Birthday Launch Party

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The Concept Store


Featuring all of our Centenary product! You will find the Concept Store at Selfridges Oxford Street awash with yellow! Photographs are compliments of Robert Gunning.




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The Selfridgettes



Images courtesy of Jeff Moore


The Selfridgettes have arrived! Frothy and fun, they are the essence of modern celebrity.

You won't be able to miss these lovely ladies, dressed in iconic Selfridges Pantone 109 yellow. They'll be around town and on the town - and doing their thing in Selfridges Oxford Street every Friday and Saturday in May.

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