No Sweat Flagship
“We turned a workman’s staple into a garment as seductive as lingerie.” – Guess
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The fashion industry is notoriously capricious. Trends come and go, reputations blossom and fade. How then to design a flagship retail environment for one of the world’s most widely recognized fashion brands?
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We chose a hybrid approach using electronic media (interactive internet lounges, suspended DJ booth) and custom merchandise presentation casework (finely crafted accessory displays) that pinwheel around a theatrically curved staircase. The painstaking attention to detail was intended to reinforce the brand’s aspirations to haut couture
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Bringing to mind lavish 1930’s stage productions, it’s a suitably choreographic backdrop for this and next season’s styles.
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“..a signature style; lighter, softer and more form-fitting than the competitors” – Forbes