Etro, London

This was not the easiest window to capture (pouring with rain at the time) however as always this brand have delivered once again with a killer scheme.  What is difficult to appreciate in a still image is that the outsized tea cup at the centre of the window actually rotates, complete with a giant sized spoon too.  Anyway, this scheme is best appreciated in life.

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Ralph Lauren, London

This brand is looking quite sparse at the moment, well, in comparison to the lavish schemes which they normally create.  Perhaps we are at that in-between moment?  However, there is an interesting development here, have they opened up a cafe / bar here in the store or just selling the product?  We will have a check around in-store and see what we can find for you.

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Nespresso, London

We don't to get to this end of Regent street very often (the Piccadilly end) as its usually crammed with tourists and not always the most innovative stores here, however we do forget this brand almost always make an effort with this windows.  It is quite odd to find this type of product being shown in an interesting way although we are very pleased that they do.  Promoting their Taste the Australian Summer campaign is Nespresso right now.

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Petersham Nurseries, London

This is a new and welcomed find for us and although the store was closed when we visited it would be well worth exploring during the day time.  We came across this just by chance while perusing the Covent Garden area of London and what amazing lifestyle products they have too.  We've only had the opportunity for a cursory glance at the brand but this is one place we will be exploring further.

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Brunello Cucinelli, London

Hot air balloons seem to be a thing for Summer, and of course here at this brand just around the corner from Bond street in the centre of it all that seasonal feeling is very clearly communicated.  As always this brand produce some beautifully presented work although always seem to work away so quietly.

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L'occitane, London

We often see these kinds of skylines of cities in schemes such as Sephora in New York (although of course they always use the NY skyline....obvs) however it is great to see this brand drawing on the best visuals of the city for their windows right now.  We have also realised that we have never included this brand previously although they dont tend to do very much on the visual merchandising front for us to include them.  Anyway, great to see that they are doing something visual and of course great products too.

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Hardys Original Sweetshop, London

We're back in London and jeez, sweltering heat here in the capital - we appear to have left the door open when we left Miami as we seem to have brought the weather with us.  You're welcome.  In the meantime we happened to be passing through Covent Garden here in the centre of it all and while there isn't much in this area of central London to share with you we did come across Hardy's Original Sweetshop and their amazing props.  So, if you fancy a bit of yesteryear just pop along and check them out.  Just don't lick the windows though.

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Georgio Armani, Miami

For our final entry from Miami we've decided to include this brand as the props here are indicative of how we are feeling in this amazing city.  Invigorated but melting.  We have seen some interesting schemes come from Armani (remember Dubai?) although we guess as this isn't a flagship store they only get the basics.  Still, its been fun Miami.

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Dolce and Gabbana, Miami

Unfortunately we cant avoid the reflection on the glass here at Bal Harbour given that it is an external mall, albeit a luxury one.  That said, as always, this brand never disappoint although haven't we seen this scheme in New York before?  Who knows?  Anyway, with their, we guess, references to the artisan quality of their product, complete with thimbles, reels of thread and naturally the obligatory buttons and needles, whats not to like.

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Nordstrom, Miami

As we would expect in this part of the world, the use of the various flora here is typical across the brands we've spotted throughout the malls.  Birds of Paradise and large palm leaves have been used with a touch of gorgeous colour and  highlighted with a bit of neon.  Quite a beautiful scheme from this department store. 

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Wolfsonian, Miami

We're here untaking a visual audit of everything interesting in the city which we can use at some stage to inform our own work - this is an essential part of any visual merchandisers job.  Here at the Wolfsonian is an amazing collection of everything Art Deco.  What is particularly interesting is that while the good old US of A did not take part in the great historical exhibitions held in Europe this key movement in Art, Design and Architecture had a profound affect on the culture, not only here in Miami but also in New York and Chicago.  We have learned a lot from visiting here.

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Dylan's Candy Bar, Miami

If you like something sweet to suck on then this is the place for you.  Brought you by one of the Lauren family dynasty (in this case of course, Dylan) this is a must for you if you are looking for candy and an immersive experience.  We have visited here on a few occasions although never bought anything ourselves, but then in the steaming heat of this city, this is never at the top of our list of things to purchase although they have quite good air con so worth popping in as respite from the searing heat.  Then enjoy.

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Chanel, Miami

We included this scheme from London recently although it is still worth including it anyway as its a slightly smaller version of the same thing.  Here at Bal Harbour - a mall exposed to the outside -  filled with luxury brands, the lighting is very bright so we do sadly get a lot of reflection on our images.  That said, this is a great scheme from this brand although as ever we do wish that they would change these horrible mannequins.

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Bloomingdales, Miami

We knew Bloomingdales wouldn't let us down on the visual front and here at the Aventura Mall, in true style the brand delivered as expected.  Ok, well, its not New York of course and overall this department store is rather flat by comparison (with staff who are clearly bored to death in their jobs) however we did love these giant inflatable bubbles placed throughout the store at the various focal points and leads into the multitude of departments.

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