����� Bergdorf Goodman – New York, USA Address: 754 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York, USA Phone: +1 800 558 1855 Website: www.bergdorfgoodman.com New York department store Bergdorf Goodman, situated on stylish 5th Avenue, features well-organised departments and uncluttered displays that echo the sophisticated tastes of the majority of the famous store’s discerning clientele. This store caters widely; polished designer salons on eight floors provide both haute couture brands such as Chanel and Prada in addition to less expensive downtown players. The store even has two shoe departments, for both ends of the spending spectrum. The bridal salon is a vision of Art Deco style, with silk walls and chrome finishings, and specialised consultants are on hand to help clients into their Oscar de la Renta or Ulla Maija gown. Across the street from the flagship building is the Bergdorf Goodman Menswear store, offering made-to-measure suits and bespoke accessories. Bergdorf Goodman is famous for its highly-stylised visual merchandising and, much like Selfridges, viewing its festive window displays is something of a Christmas tradition in New York. Last year, antiques were coupled with couture fashion to create a ‘Compendium of Curiosities’, taking influence from Alice in Wonderland and works by the graphic artist MC Escher. �������� Colette – Paris, France Address: 213 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France Phone: 01 55 35 33 90 Website: www.colette.fr 10 Corso Como – Milan, Italy Address: Corso Como, 10, 20154 Milano, Italy Phone: 02 2901 3581 Website: www.10corsocomo.com ������������������ This small, privately-owned concept store in the centre of Paris achieved world-wide attention in 2008 when it was re-designed by Japanese architects Wonderwall, renowned for re-working store spaces for global brands including Marc Jacobs and Billionaire Boys Club. Inside the store, which carries the tagline ‘style design art food’, a diverse selection of products from brands such as avant-garde designer label Martin Margiela and the street brand Visvim. Colette earns kudos for the fact that new lines are often internationally debuted at the store and it has even collaborated with the likes of BAPE and camera designers Lomography as a creative space. The philosophy of Colette is to unite fashion and art, so it is appropriate that the shop has its own transforming art space showcasing mixed-media material from street art to video installations. Those consumers whose thirst for fashion isn’t quenched at the end of their visit can even try over 100 brands of mineral water at the store’s in-house ‘Water Bar’. ����� Founder of 10 Corso Como (10CC), Carla Sozzani, who is the sister of Franca Sozzani, the editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, was inspired by Moroccan bazaars and 1970s London boutique Biba when in 1988, with the help of artist-boyfriend Kris Ruhs, she converted a garage into the renowned concept store/gallery that now stands in the middle of a leafy courtyard in Milan. Situated in an off-central neighbourhood of Milan, 10CC hosts an array of luxury goods, high-end clothing and rare imports, and the store even collaborated with Liberty of London this year. Taking inspiration from the Italian way of eating in a leisurely manner, the store’s philosophy is one of ‘slow shopping’, promoting an experience in which the shopper should take their time to enjoy how the collections are displayed. 10CC also features an art gallery, bookshop, garden café and a three-roomed hotel. ���������
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