INDUSTRIE CLOTHING STORE, COVENT GARDEN

 

Australian clothing institution Industrie, founded in 1999, and with over 70 stores throughout Australia brought their brand to the UK market in 2013.

Pop Store undertook the design and build, and, being their first store outside of Australia, located in Covent Garden, our goal was to wholeheartedly encompass the ethos of the brand – their focus is on producing modern, practical and instinctively masculine clothing for every man. 

Reflecting the brand’s identity, an Industrial core runs throughout the design of the store.

 

Reclaimed timber flooring sits against whitewashed tongue and groove walling that reaches up to an exposed ceiling. Industrial lighting pendants hang down over the specially designed display units.

Fixtures made from hot rolled steel sit with both raw and black stained timber, while the vintage white acts to further enhance the industrial aesthetic, topped with clean lines and precision throughout the store.

 

Canvas crates and woven grass matting give the store additional textures that soften the lines of the wooden floor and give warmth to the industrial styled unit.Australian clothing institution Industrie, founded in 1999, and with over 70 stores throughout Australia brought their brand to the UK market in 2013.

 

 

 

 

Bremont Flagship Boutique in Hong Kong

Pop Store are proud to be the creative and management team behind Bremont’s new flagship boutique store in Hong Kong.

The opening of the boutique, which is located on Lyndhurst Terrace in Central Hong Kong, is over 2,000 sq ft & follows on from the success of its award-winning stand-alone flagship in London.

Giles English, Co-Founder of Bremont, said: “It is a big step for us to launch our own boutique in Hong Kong but we wanted to build on our considerable success with London and the exciting growth that Bremont has seen.

“When you have your own store you can really communicate your own brand message and DNA to your consumer. It also has a very positive effect on your wholesale markets as the brand becomes more visible.”

The store will be based on a similar design to the London space but will make more use of innovative technologies which portray the wonderful stories behind each watch that Bremont creates. The London boutique won UK Retail Store of the Year at the prestigious Retail Jeweller awards in July 2013.

Nick English, Co-Founder of Bremont, said: “As with our London boutique, Hong Kong will be more than just a traditional watch store.

“It will be a place for watch collectors to come and meet to talk about watches over a coffee or a Chivas whiskey.

We will also be expanding our explorers club from the UK to Hong Kong where we will have monthly events. We felt that we did not need to be in one of the prime shopping malls but instead create a unique space that could be used for events and be a destination shopping experience.”

Bremont is a British luxury watch brand manufacturing its mechanical watches in Henley-on-Thames, the UK. It was co-founded by brothers Nick and Giles English in 2002 and has made a substantial impact in the watch industry in a short time.

http://www.bremont.com

The Clash Pop Up Store

In celebration of one of the most iconic bands to have ever come out of the UK, the first ever BLACK MARKET CLASH pop-up store opened on September 7th for 2 weeks in the heart of Soho, London. Pop Store are proud to be the management team behind the store.

The store opening coincides with the release of The Clash’s 2-disc ‘HITS BACK’ and collected recorded works ‘SOUND SYSTEM’ box, alongside re-releases of all of the band’s seminal studio albums, lovingly remastered from the original master tapes under the supervision of The Clash. The store, which is fully art directed and curated by the band will be open for a limited time only, from Saturday 7 September to Sunday 22 September 2013 at 75 Berwick Street, Soho. So get yourselves down there!

Chosen from the archives of members of the Clash, Black Market Clash will document one of the most important bands in rock and roll history.  It examines the music and life of the band through a display of the group’s instruments, stage clothing, rare memorabilia and never-before-seen original manuscripts and artifacts from the band.

In addition to these items, Black Market Clash will showcase film, video and the band’s seminal music.  This celebration is a reminder of the breath of The Clash’s influence, providing visitors with a unique one-off experience.

75 Berwick Street

 

Art – Chewing Gum Artist – Ben Wilson – London

Ben Wilson made his name by applying artistic designs to that most unlikely of canvases, squashed pavement gum. An exhibition and trail of his work opens at Trinity Buoy Wharf on 2 February. The masticatory maestro is the first visiting artist in a new arts programme funded by Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust.

Each artist will leave a permanent work of art at the site, which is famous for its lighthouse and container city, and as home of the Longplayer 1000-year piece of music. As part of the show, Wilson has created a trail of illustrated chewing gum from East India DLR down to the Wharf, where you’ll find a photographic exhibition of his previous work. Ben Wilson’s exhibition is at The Boiler House, Trinity Buoy Wharf, E14 0JW on 3-5 February 2012, 12-5pm, with an opening night on 2 February (5-9pm). Entrance is free. The gum trail is visible at any time.

Pop Up Shipping Crate – Box Park/Amnesty International by Pop Store

Our work here is done…

The day after this photo was taken, we had the floor cover removed, it looks pretty sharp now.

The Amnesty Pop Up Shop at Boxpark is set to open tomorrow, the 30th of November 2011! Amnesty will be one of the first to open their doors to the Shoreditch shopping public.

The Boxpark mall is composed of retail units made from recycled shipping containers, and we have created a dynamic and colourful space for Amnesty. The process was a challenge that we embraced and enjoyed working on. Obstacles were overcome and we have achieved a store we are proud of.

The brief provided certain restrictions where by each tenant was given an empty container with a power source, and nothing was to penetrate or be fixed to the container itself. The first step was therefore to create a floating framework within the space and then apply designs to that.

The Walls and ceilings are plain white, acting as a canvas to the vivid colours of the campaign posters we pasted up to showcase a history of Amnesty’s Campaigns. These posters educate without lecturing, honing in on Amnesty’s core ‘raison d’etre’.

The process of the wall covering was a mindful covering using Amnesty Iconic Imagery

We wanted to give the store an urban feel, due to its location and we’ve used steelpipe fixtures and pendant lights, reclaimed from the original Dunlop factory in Birmingham. These became a popular talking point amongst builders and shop fitters alike throughout the rollout process.

Dunlop Lights from the famous old Birmingham Factory

The range, developed in collaboration with CultureLabel, features jewellery by Corrie Williamson, ceramics by Jimbob Art, scarves by Lucy Jay, a teacup and saucer by New English and a print by Stuart Semple.

This project was a fantastic learning experience and we look forward to working with Amnesty International on future projects.

Half way through wall covering… still smiling. 

Get down to Boxpark now and check out how Amnesty is looking and how other containers are evolving.

New Amnesty product lines will also roll out throughout 2012.

Pop Up Shop – Silent Ventures – East London

Location: 54 Rivington Street, London, EC2A

Dates: Closes November 17th (JUST TWO DAYS LEFT)!

Drawing inspiration from classic American work-wear, the indie menswear label, Silent Ventures have opened a pop up store showcasing old-school designs have been re-developed to fit the modern working man. All of their goods will only be available via select retailers as well as their online store. In lieu of the launch, the label has conducted a one-off pop up installation event that is currently ongoing in London between now and November 17.

Hurry, the interior is pretty cool.

 

 

Pop Up Cinema – Secret Cinema – Location TBA 2011 – London

The Secret Cinema is back, and the people behind the venture claim that this December’s event will be the biggest and most ambitious yet. The concept is simple: sell tickets blind, keep the film under wraps, send punters off to a secret location and fill the place with actors in costume, themed food, music, and surprises (some of them nasty), all designed to evoke the world of the film.

A handpicked film will play from December 6-31, which film, is still anybody’s guess?  Given the festive timing and the relative bleakness of last April’s film ‘The Battle of Algiers’ (seen below), it’ll be a return to the crowd-pleasing spectaculars of old. Tickets are on sale now but act fast, these things have a tendency to sell out. So those Secret Cinema fans should keep their ears and eyes open for updates… http://www.secretcinema.org/

 

 

Photography – Ellis Parrinder – NME’s 50 Best Pictures of the Decade

Congratulations to our friend Ellis Parrinder on winning 4 pictures in the TOP 50 Most Beautiful Photographs of the Decade voted by NME. This is a huge accolade  to have achieved with some of the industry’s toughest critics.

Here Ellis captures Kate Moss and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream at the NME awards in 2007. This is just one of four fab pics taken by Ellis.

We worked with Ellis a while back when Pop Store were approached by Fenchurch to style and direct their European Autum/Winter 2009 campaign. Pop Store approached their friend Ellis to shoot the campaign. The shoot location was on a boat on the Thames between Battersea to Canary Wharf. This was an outdoor shoot with ever changing light conditions, however, Ellis managed to get shot after shot nailed without any photoshop retouching needed.

Fenchurch set us a brief affirm their position in the market as a London based streetwear brand. This campaign became Fenchurch’s most successful and hit the European market by storm. Ellis was a huge part of the process and we are happy to see his achievements.  

He also shot our Fourholes campaign underwater, and check out the results…

So a thank you and a congrats to the gifted Photographer, Ellis Parrinder.

Music – Blog – AOR Disco

We stumbled upon this blog a few months back when BBC Radio 6 Music mentioned it. It posts about classic adult orientated rock, revived , remixed and re-edited material. There is something for everyone on this muso blog and has some incredible (never-seen before) photography. The archives are endless and it has hours of material to keep you entertained. Especially useful on a dreary Sunday. See what you think….

http://aordisco.blogspot.com/

Interior – Helicosm Cosmetics Shop – Paris

Location: Paris 1st Arrondissement

Designed by: FREAKS Freearchitects

The 100-sq-m store has an usual shape for a Parisian shop, as it stretches 20m long. A wood tunnel doubles as a shelving display and connects the main shop in front and a waiting room in the back.

‘The tunnel works as a theatre decorum into which doors and holes organize all the technical storage, access, restroom and extra display,’ explains Yves Pasquet of FREAKS freearchitects. At the end of the tunnel is a large image of mountains and a lake that brings the space into a parallel reality.

The cool mint hue covers the floor, walls and ceiling in the front room, wrapping guests with a refreshing – yet slightly uncomfortable – aesthetic. All furnishings were found in second-hand shops and markets, which Pasquet says was done to not ‘overly design’ the space.

With a budget of a mere €100,000 budget, we love this interior and it’s LAB feel. What do you interior lovers think?

 

CENTURIES OF STYLE: BROOKS BROTHERS X HARRIS TWEED

Store: Brooks Brothers

Location: Regent Street, London

Last Thursday¹ Brooks Brothers opened the doors of their Regent Street store to showcase the best in Scottish textiles and raise money for male cancer Charity Orchid. Marking Harris Tweed’s centenary year, Brooks Brothers showed off a Harris Tweed-upholstered 1919 Model T Ford, especially created by Ramsay Coachtrimming for the ‘champagne of fabrics‘.

Founder Henry Sands Brooks had a very clear guiding principle for Brooks Brothers, which was “to make and deal only in merchandise of the finest body, to sell it at a fair profit, and to deal with people who seek and appreciate such merchandise.” – a standard echoed by the Scottish textiles industry.

Famed for a number of firsts, Brooks Brothers has introduced many pieces such as ready-to-wear clothing and the iconic Polo Button-Down Shirt to America, which are now a staple in the fashion market.  In addition to the ‘ready-to-wear’ suit, Brooks Brothers is credited with the introduction of the wash-and-wear Shirts (first made in the 1950s using a blend of Dacron, polyester, and cotton called “Brooksweave“), and the much loved non-iron Cotton Dress Shirts, made from 100% cotton, thanks to its innovative development of technology. The button-down dress shirt collar was developed by founder Henry Sands Brooks’ grandson John E. after he saw the non-flapping collars on English polo players at a polo match in England. We think these boys look rather dapper, don’t you?

Interior by Pop Store – Amnesty International at Boxpark – London

STORE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

LOCATION:  NEXT TO SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET TUBE ST, EAST LONDON

Sixty shipping containers are  being transformed into the world’s first pop-up shopping mall as we speak.  Set to open its doors in East London very soon. Pop Store is creating a brand new space for Amnesty International’s new gallery/shop. We wanted to share our with you our progress…

Built next to the new Shoreditch High Street train station,  60 customised containers are now on site at Boxpark. Forty make up the ground floor of the newly created High Street, and upstairs will be a further 20 units housing cafes and art galleries.

SHOREDITCH HOUSE

An assortment of highly sought after retailers will be claiming residency at the new shopping destination.  We are working with Amnesty International to create an amazing retail space that will raise brand awareness and educate visitors of their current and future projects. Selling a wide range of exclusive Amnesty related products. We are really excited about the new store.

The Amnesty unit will be place next-door to the main Boxpark reception as seen below. Not long until the space will be open for your leisure.
Amnesty International Unit 56

BOX PARK 08/2011 from Roger Wade on Vimeo.

 

Interior – Topman General Store – Shoreditch

East London is now playing host to Topman’s new store Topman General Store on Commercial Street in Shoreditch. They have shed their half female inhabited clothes and gone ALL MAN. The brand’s design director, Gordon Richardson, curated the new shop alongside the creative director of the ever cool b store, Matthew Murphy.

The store’s interior is a job well done and the design feels considered. You can find Topman General ‘Design’ and ‘LTD’ collections as well as seasonal collaborations and a small selection of hand picked other brands. You will also be able to mooch around limited edition art prints, books from Paris’ 0fr and temporary installations in the store’s custom built displays.

 

POP STORE WIN INTERNATIONAL AWARD – RETAIL WEEK INTERIOR AWARDS 2011

We are delighted to announce our triumph at this years New Store Europe – Retail Week Interior Awards 2011. The 14th Annual Awards ceremony was held at the Hilton in Park Lane last Thursday 29^th September, and we picked up THE SFD BEST POP-UP STORE prize. The award was for our design of Pop Store at the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham. We are pretty chuffed with this result as we were up against some heavyweight competition including design teams from; Debenhams, NIKE & Selfridges!

We were also nominated as finalists for THE NJ RICHARDS UK SPECIALIST STORE DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2011. The awards showcased tremendous efforts and achievements of other inspired retail designers whom we admire greatly.

Pop Store has many more exciting projects in the pipeline, locally and overseas and are currently working with Wildfox Couture on their retail rollout across America, as well as up coming projects for the Olympics next year… exciting times ahead.

Interview – Expert – Jefferson Hack

Jefferson Hack is the publisher of Dazed and Confused, the iconic independent magazine he set up in 1992 with the photographer Rankin. Here he talks about how they set up the magazine, some of their more famous covers and collaborations, including Madonna, Ai Wei Wei and Alexander McQueen and why it’s important to read, read, read.

Photography – Hedi Slimane – Diary

If you love raw beauty, photography and all things black and white, we beg you to check this out: http://www.hedislimane.com/diary/

Here are some of the imagery you can expect from Hedi Slimane…

Interior – LA – Voila!

Our very good friends at Voila! LA, are so worth a gander…  an ever changing cabinet of curiosities. They explore, discover and exhibit treasures, mixing vintage oddities with antiques and contemporary art. What truly binds their collection is the love for the exceptional and the exquisite.

And as always… Enjoy! http://www.voilagallery.com/

Pop Up Shop – USA – Johnny Cupcakes

Location: 2 Dock Street, Edgartown Massachusetts – Martha’s Vineyard USA.

Date: Friday August 12th – Saturday 20th August 2011

A Joke that started from the trunk of Johnny’s ’89 Toyota Camry. A college drop out with a drug and alcohol-free lifestyle, he never wasted his time going out and partying but instead focused only on brainstorming and sketching up his wacky ideas. He turned down investors and took countless risks like keeping his shirts out of chain stores. Now he has his very own chain, but his Pop Ups are something to be celebrated!

Back To The Island! The second annual Johnny Cupcakes at Martha’s Vineyard Pop Up Shop is playing host to exclusive tees, shirts & stickers and will only be available while stocks last. This is going to be a fun way to end the summer.

Style – Dalston – BLEACH

Hair Crush

We thought Niki Minaj was a trend-setter, but oh no, the 23-year-old co-founder of Dalston salon Bleach has been doing Minaj-style rainbow hair “for ages”.

She is also responsible for starting the ‘Ombre’ dip dye trend (or “bleachenders”, as they like to call it) of two-tone hair with light ends and dark roots, adopted by famous names such as Drew Barrymore and Alexa Chung.

Brownsell is a session hairstylist working for brands such as House ofHolland and Hermès, and a colourist to stars including MIA, Daisy Lowe andPixie Geldof.

If you wanna go dip dye or just fancy something a bit different, Bleach have now opened in Topshop. Book your next appointment.

BLEACH TOPSHOP, SB2, 214 OXFORD ST www.topshopbleachlondon.co.uk

BLEACH DALSTON, 420 KINGSLAND ROAD http://bleachlondon.co.uk/

Collaberation – Alexandra Cassaniti & Billabong

WAVE HELLO

Alexandra Cassaniti grew up as a beach bum, a surfer chick who never planned to be a fashion designer, but with a creative obsession, and her love of the ocean, she’s landed a collaboration with surf brand Billabong. This exclusive collaboration hit Billabong.com on June 17th and has been über popular this Summer. We should have mentioned her earlier, but for those of you with Holidays booked with a bit of surf in mind, check out her line, it’s laid back chic to the max! 

Event – Music Festival – Wilderness

Location: Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire

Date: 12th – 14th August 2011

Curated jointly by the organisers of Meltdown, The Secret Garden Party and the MAMA group, Wilderness seems closely modelled on Festival Nation’s more established Latitude Festival. Acts such as Gogol Bordello, Toots & The Maytals, Laura Marling, Antony and The Johnsons(playing with an orchestra), Hayseed Dixie and The Guillemots will play. Wilderness plays host to pioneering performances, Fireside Banquets And Theatrical Spectaculars for 800 festival guests.

This is one of our favourite events that celebrates the end of Summer. If any of you POP STORE fans end up in the Wilderness this weekend, get snap happy and send us in your pics!

Interior – Wildfox Atelier LA – By Pop Store Commercial

With a sigh of  relief, we can finally reveal our little secret project. We have been commissioned to design and fit-out the Wildfox Studio in LA!

We thought we’d share with you our preview night, showcasing concepts and fixtures we have designed for the ‘Wildfox Atelier’ in Downtown LA. After 3 months of hard graft, our work on the Wildfox Studio project has finally started to blossom. With hand crafted furniture fit for a sumptuous French boudoir and modern twists in every corner, we can now visualize the destination of our design intentions. This is just a sneak peak of how things are coming together. We will keep you updated on our progress…

Design – Kotoli by Nendo For Ruinart – Posh Lunchbox

Put away your wicker basket and plaid blanket! Japanese design firm Nendo have created a sophisticated style of picnic wear. Check out what a real posh lunchbox really looks like…

Interior – Commes Des Garçons – Good Design Shop

Comme Des Garçons – Good Design Shop, Shibuya-Ku 
Tokyo, Japan

With a penchant for bringing artisans and designers together, Kenmei Nagaoka’s D&DEPARTMENT PROJECT  have come up with this GOOD DESIGN SHOP. Nagaoka’s curation approach is almost gallery-like, transforming a rather cluttered visage into something very palpable for all.

With a look of a of a surplus store, we love the density of the merchandising, while everything still remains shopable and visible. The store is located in Japan and we hope they translate the same concept and bring it over here!

Campaign – American Apparel – NSFW Ads

American Apparel has long been known for its range of stylish and on-trend basics, and for its raunchy, controversial advertising.

In the words of Jeremy Kyle.. “WELL, WELL, WELL!”, AA have had a breakthrough new advertising strategy: pictures of classy girls removing their panties—but drawn in pencil. This changes everything. It’s not porn if it’s drawn!

Take a look through this ‘top drawer’ material, the NSFW ads –  and decide whether American Apparel has crossed the line between sexy ‘art’ and trashy porn.

Thoughts? …

Campaign – Common Sons – Pop Store Commercial

Sky Atlantic paid us a little visit last week. They came to film us at the set of  a photoshoot for knitwear brand, Common Sons. We chose a quaint location on the riverside of Hurley’s Boat Builders, ‘Peter Freebody & Co’.

The team here at Pop Store Commercial were set a brief to find a location that reflected Common Sons ‘British Made’ roots. We chose Freebody’s Boat Yard as it represented British manufacturing at its best. The boat builders’ old-school approach to work and their attention to detail was very refreshing to see, and an influential environment to shoot in.

The producers of Treasure Seekers (Cineflix Productions) came down after  contacting us about any up-and-coming Campaigns we may have in the pipeline. So… we invited them down to Freebody’s after the owners kindly allowed us access to their yard to shoot our look book for Common Sons. Both shoots went really well and we were happy with the results.

The Common Sons. look-book and Treasure Seekers episode will both be available for viewing in Autumn this year. 

Event – Field Day – Victoria Park London E3

Field Day

Location: Victoria Park, London E3

Date: 6th August 2011

Line Up

Along with Secret Garden Party, Field Day is fast becoming one of our favourite festivals. The line up this year is spectacular, with artists such as Jamie Woon, Jamie XX, Warpaint, Wild Beasts & many more. With wholesome activities such as scone throwing, apron string shuffle races and the human wheelbarrow, who could resist! In a culture awash with so many watered-down musical events, this one is truly hardcore in the best possible way.

Music – Cambridge Folk Festival – Megan Henwood

Our friend Megan Henwood has been touring the festival circuit all Summer long. The talented muzo has been gracing the stages of Oxfordshire for years, and we’ve watched her grow. Henwood, the winner of BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award two years ago at the tender age of 20, has a stupidly modest character and we genuinely believe she has no idea just how gifted she really is.

She possesses vocals reminiscent to Carol King and Sandy Denny with lyrics that articulate words of a wise old owl.  Her writing focuses on broader subject matter than your average female ‘try-hard’. This girl is one to watch, she will be winning awards for many years to come, so you’ll become quite familiar with this girl.

See her perform at the Cambridge Folk Festival on The Den Emerging Talent Stage, this Saturday 30th July 2011 (tomorrow).

If any of you Pop Store readers attend the fest, please let us know how it went. Muchos Thankos! x

Pop Up Shop – Lauren Moshi – LA

July 28- October 15 | 144 S. Robertson Blvd. | 10am-7:30pm daily

For a short time only, Limited Edition Lauren Moshi artwork & clothing along with pieces from the brand’s new basics label, Michael Lauren will be up for grabs in Lauren’s new POP UP SHOP. The Lauren Moshi shop will feature current season styles and a few favorites from past collections, including Bow, Diamond Tongue, Happyface and Chain Skull designs. Remind you of another of our favorite brands?

We will get some pics of the up and coming Pop Up, in the mean time check out Lauren’s work in the film below…

A Summer Look Book – Lauren Moshi- 2011

We are loving some of the new silhouettes she introduced this season such as the Harlow oversize cape tee and the Barbie crop tee. We also have a bit of a crush on the Lacy bell pant and Lisa color fringe tote bags. These pieces embrace all aspect of the nouveau bohemian with a touch more of daring sophistication than the ’70s flowing predecessor looks.

Take note of the feather hair extensions, they are destined to be massive this Autumn!!

Pop Up Shop – New York – Umbro New York Cosmos BLACKOUT

Location: Reed Annex, 151 Orchard Street, New York
Date: OPEN until July 27

We are quite taken by the interior of this Pop Up, its gritty shell really creates an underground atmosphere.

Designed by Kevin Lyons, the multi-faceted creative put together a special tribute for the events that transpired back in 1977 and marked the start of Carlos Alberto and the Cosmos’ dominant run in the NASL.

Pop Store News – Retail Week Interior Awards Finalists 2011

We don’t wish to brag, but we have indeed made it to the shortlist for the Retail Week Interior Awards 2011!! SCORE!

See the shortlist here: http://www.retailinteriorsawards.co.uk/294757

Enough…

Photography – Baubauhaus – Some Fun Images

Baubauhaus

Baubauhaus is here to feed your daily need of design, illustration, photography, fashion and of all else art-related. For all you visual whores out there, there is some epic content on this site.

We love there note: don’t be sure you’ll be featured on our wall. What is cool for you could be uncool for us.

To see more wonderful and whimsical imagery…. http://www.baubauhaus.com/

Photography – Tyler Shields – The Look of Lohan

Lindsay Lohan has resurfaced from house arrest in a dramatic Tyler Shields shoot, and TMZ has the photos. In the pics, Lohan can be seen enjoying her new freedom by getting her chest fondled and cuddling in bed. She looks damn good, ankle tag or not!

Pop Up Shop – Pop Store Online – Comune

Not For Girls

COMUNE was formed from the idea that there will always be people out there who not only embrace the rawness and imperfections of everyday life but use it to creatively push the boundaries of what’s possible in skateboarding, fashion, art, and music their own way, with complete disregard of the consequences.

Boys… visit us and get your hands on some Comune with a 60% discount (you’re welcome). Just enter the word POP into the promo code section just before checking out! Happy Shopping. x

http://popstore.shop.venda.com/engine/shop/brand/Comune%2C+Mens

Product Development – Common Sons – Pop Store Commercial

The last 20 years has seen the decimation of the clothing manufacturing base in the UK. Business’ have deserted these shores to get cheap labour elsewhere and have said the industry is dead on its feet in Great Britain.

Here at Pop Store we thought BALLS to that (we aren’t the gloomy sort)… so to prove that great quality, affordable clothing can be made in these fair isles, we are currently working on a project developing a mens knitwear brand made exclusively in Great Britain, Common Sons. Here’s a sneak peek at one of our samples.

First stop is Selfridges for an exclusive period at the start of October, then we march into ASOS a couple of weeks later.

More pictures soon along with sneak peaks of the Summer 12 range.

Window Design – Christian Louboutin – Catterpillar

Christian Louboutin launches its latest dynamic window exhibit in the London Flagship store, located on Mount Street in the heart of Mayfair. The wonderful designers ‘Studio XAG’ were briefed by Christian Louboutin to create a summer garden featuring a giant catterpillar. We just love the results below, we recommend you go down and see it in the ‘flesh’ at the London Mount St boutique.

The above creation is a light-hearted tableau, featuring a stylised summer garden against the backdrop of a perfect azure sky and cotton wool clouds. With the central installation, the Caterpillar ‘just hanging out’ with myriad legs that have been replaced with those of a shapely woman. This magic display put a smile on our faces at Pop Store HQ, we love to see designers thinking beyond constraints. Thoughts are welcome…

Campaign – Jimmy Choo – Pour Homme

So… Tamara does men! Not just Christian Slater, no no she’s doing a whole range for MEN!

We all claim the first thing we look at when we see a man are his shoes… Tamara Melon says her collection is for Artists and Investment bankers alike… from chunky, black leather biker boots, to classic, leather loafers and on-trend Chelsea boots.

The collection also includes high-top cashmere trainers, which will be available in animal prints such as leopard and zebra; and for the man who has everything, a pair of gentleman’s ‘evening slippers’, available in a velvet jacquard ‘Porno Paisley’ print, or for those with a sense of humour, in black glittery fabric.

What do you all think of this collection, let us know… slap a comment down, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

Campaign – Mood Film – Y-3’s A/W Collection 2011/12

Y-3 has gone all ‘Broke Back’ on us with this beautiful ‘mood film’. Featuring army parkas, striped union suits, quilted work jackets in suede and wool, and cotton leggings inset with panels of Fair Isle knits – as well as the odd embrace. We love…

Campaign – Alexander Wang – Fall T by Alex Wang Collection

Fashionista gives us a look at Alexander Wang’s new fall campaign for his T by Alex Wang collection…

Campaign – SLVR – Adidas

Adidas SLVR campaign

We bring you a Mood Film, directed by Willy Vanderperre showing the A/W11 Adidas SLVR campaign. The models featured are Anouck Lepore and Alexander Beck. What do you think?

Interior – Pop Store – Top Secret Project

We thought we would give you a sneak peek of a project we are working on with some familiar friends in LA. All very hush hush, but we will keep you updated. Here are some workings in progress for the interior of the secret location…

These unfinished pieces have taken inspiration from French furniture from Louis The 14th and 16th periods.  Turned wooden white washed posts hold the metal rail for clothing.

All of these pieces are based on French antiques, with a nod to the modern day. We will be using current print methods and fabrics to update these beautiful pieces.

Pop Up Shop – London – Bathing Ape

Location: The Old Truman Brewery, 25 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR 

Date: Saturday 2nd July to Sunday 10th July
A Bathing Ape have only gone and set up a PIRATE pop-up store on Hanbury street, you know, near that trendy Brick Lane place, with the curry and skinny jeans and things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exclusive tees, and other garments are to be expected, and if you are real fan, it is definitely the place to be.

Review – Music – Little Dragon

Album: Little Dragon by Little Dragon

Little Dragon’s self titled album is music for lazy days in the park, tea parties, late night trains, and boozy lunches with your bezzies.
This album is part electronica, part new wave, part R&B and 60% brilliant! Before you think only 60%? DO NOT let that stop you from reading on! If you don’t particularly enjoy electro but sometimes find yourself tapping your feet to The Knife or Hot Chip, then there IS hope… Little Dragon delivers so much more texture than electro, so much more! In all honestly, the album hosts as many ‘stand-out’ tracks as ‘skip-overs’, but the ‘stand-outs’ never get boring. With emotionally taut lyrics tied in with beautiful vocals and abstract electronics, the album stands proud as not only unique but strangely familiar. We won’t bore you with individual track write-ups, but we will recommend ‘Ritual Union’, it is pure genius!

These four school chums from Gothenburg should be proud of them selves, with sparse, quirky, gender-bending sounds, and singer Yukimi Nagano’s eerie and heartful tones, this album deserves credit where it’s due.

Style – London – Glamour's Golden Age

After watching ‘Glamour’s Golden Age’ on BBC4 last night, we felt we should post about London’s first ‘Bright Young Things’.

In the 1920’s a group of privileged young men and women changed the way following generations looked at style, boundaries and sexuality. They were the first tabloid stars and had such a modern aesthetic, that they could be living in East London now.

Steven Tennant

This could be a picture from the 1980’s as much the 20’s, gold sprinkles in his hair and the Bowie-eque pose.

This is a picture of Tennant’s compatriots who were tastemakers of their time. They could be in London Fields any day of the summer.

Their fancy dress parties became legendary happenings that gave everyone license to morph their age, gender and appearance.

Inspiration for Gaga?

The BBC documentary, linked below, proves that the fame-seeking tabloid scene is nothing new, neither is drug-taking, gender ambiguity, or eccentric glittery style. It’s all been done before. DON’T let that stop you though.

Every generation needs their ‘bright young people’.

You will have to try very hard to be original now though.

Meat dress?…..no thanks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nk9m5/Glamours_Golden_Age_Beautiful_and_Damned

Style – London – Glamour’s Golden Age

After watching ‘Glamour’s Golden Age’ on BBC4 last night, we felt we should post about London’s first ‘Bright Young Things’.

In the 1920’s a group of privileged young men and women changed the way following generations looked at style, boundaries and sexuality. They were the first tabloid stars and had such a modern aesthetic, that they could be living in East London now.

Steven Tennant

This could be a picture from the 1980’s as much the 20’s, gold sprinkles in his hair and the Bowie-eque pose.

This is a picture of Tennant’s compatriots who were tastemakers of their time. They could be in London Fields any day of the summer.

Their fancy dress parties became legendary happenings that gave everyone license to morph their age, gender and appearance.

Inspiration for Gaga?

The BBC documentary, linked below, proves that the fame-seeking tabloid scene is nothing new, neither is drug-taking, gender ambiguity, or eccentric glittery style. It’s all been done before. DON’T let that stop you though.

Every generation needs their ‘bright young people’.

You will have to try very hard to be original now though.

Meat dress?…..no thanks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nk9m5/Glamours_Golden_Age_Beautiful_and_Damned

Event – Music – London

TRI-GIG

Three must see musical feasts are in London this week, we wanted to point you in the right direction…

Beady Eye
Tonight…One Mr. Liam G is heading to the Roundhouse this week as part of the annual iTunes festival with fellow Brits, Arctic Monkeys and Adele. Expect tracks with inspiration taken from the Beatles and Stones and some Brit Pop Bangers! The Steve Cradock band provide even more retro thrills (and no doubt the odd Ocean Colour Scene singalong) in support!

Ed Sheeran
OK, so we have another ginger crush in the shape of Ed Sheeran, but he’s really rather top, seriously. The singer, songwriter, scatman and electronic looping genius supports Bruno Mars at the Roundhouse on July 8, following two headline gigs on Wednesday and Thursday at Scala. Get tickets now to avoid disappointment, as they say.

Sub Focus and friends… 
Get ready…  we have got Sub Focus, Toddla T, Hervé, Jack Beats, Surkin, Jaymo & Andy George to pick and mix from…

The London superclub, Fabric has an astonishing line-up across its sprawling dancefloors and nefarious corners this Friday (July 8). Fabric will also play host to legendary Notting Hill night YoYo. The latter’s Greenmoney and Seb Chew transport their Thursday night good vibes to the weekend. There’s a load of DJs we’ve never heard of too! Should be an amazing night!

Happy 40th Mulberry

The Photo Album

Just because we all love a photo album…

Negative hype or not, we love her bias-cut Galliano number with a stunning cream-colored bodice and a slightly sheer skirt with glittering gold embroidery in a leaf pattern. The flapper-meets-Bollywood vibe is oh so cute. Jamie wore YSL and the bridesmaids wore Stella McCartney, a picture perfect wedding. We wonder if the hangover pictures looked this good the next day?

Pop Up Shop – Converse – London

Location: The Hideout, Soho, London

Date: 1st to the 4th July

Converse took over The Hideout in Soho this weekend and remained in residence until 7pm yesterday. Located in Central London, the Hideout takeover offers Converse fans to find extremely limited edition The Hideout for Converse Chuck Taylor All Star collection for Autumn 2011.

Available in high-top and two low-top Chuck Taylor All Star versions, each has clear Converse DNA and The Hideout’s stamp of refined street style.

Pop Up Shop – Comme des Garcons – Hong Kong

Location: Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Date: July 10 – Aug 1st 2011

Our friends at Comme des Garcons have opened a pop up store called PLAY inside the Hong Kong’s shop, EXI.T .

CDG has bought it’s inquisitive staring heart to Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay by teaming up with retailer, EXI.T. The store front has been revamped to COMME des GARÇONS fashion, in rugged black and the interior features a signature raw, industrial look. Check out the store photos and don’t wait to hit the racks because Kawakubo will be taking her game else where before you know it.

 

And in true COMME des GARÇONS fashion, we never really know where and when the next place will pop up until the very last minute.

Pop Up Shop – MAC – Ibiza

Location: Annibal 5, Ibiza Town

Date: April 14^th to October 31^{st 2011}

If you’re lucky enough to be heading to the hedonistic island of Ibiza this summer then we have good news! M.A.C Cosmetics have launched a pop-up store catering for all your cosmetic needs.

 

Pop Up Shop – Revisited – Dezeen Watch Shop

Location: 55 Neal Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden

Date: Now until 10July 2011

We decided to go back and take a sneaky peak at the Dezeen Watch Pop Up we announced earlier this year.

We love the industrial texture these collapsible dog cages bring to the space.The cages contain light boxes and are stacked architecturally in voids built for the store’s previous incarnation as a beauty products shop.

The bulbs won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award this year are also for sale.  These dynamic little shape bulbs were inspired by feathers (hence Plumen – clever, huh?)

Pop Up Shop – Havaianas – Chicago

Location: North Avenue Beach, Chicago

Date: June 30th 2011 to July 31st 2011

Havaianas is bringing Brazilian chic to Chicago with the opening of an exclusive beach pop-up shop at North Ave Beach!

To all those Chicago civilians, the shop will be open from Thursdays through to Sundays, from 11am – 7pm. The pop-up shop is right on the beach, so in the event that a frantic labrador runs off with your strappy sandal, have no fear!

We’ll post some photos very soon!

Pop Up Shop – Pretty Green – Notts

Location: 5 Victoria Street, Nottingham

Date: Opening Saturday 1st July 2011

Pretty Green is set to open in Nottingham this Saturday. The store will focus on the brands’ premium Black Label collection as well as selling unique samples. This will be PG’s first ever Pop Up!

Nigel Grant, brand director said “Our design and production has been based in Nottingham since we launched in 2009 so it was always on our radar to open a store in this vibrant, music and fashion led city”.

With limited edition and one-off pieces designed by Liam and the in-house design team, this Pop Up boutique is a must see.

We will post some pix as soon as we get a glimpse of the Pretty Green number!

Pop Up Shop – Ateliers Guerlain – Paris

Location: 68, Champs Elysées, Paris

Date: June 2nd 2011 – September 13th 2011

Guerlain has opened its pop-up store at 68, Champs Elysées, next to the legendary Maison Guerlain. Don’t waste another second before visiting this innovative space, conceived with great wit and imagination by Guerlain’s in-house interior designer, Patricia Grosdemange: explore the “Atelier du Parfumeur” with its XXL cones, or leave a Rouge Automatique lipstick kiss on the “Arbre à Baisers”.

Pop Up Shop – Central St Martins – London

Location: 70-74 Citry Road,EC1Y 2BJ, Tube: Old Street

Date: June 8th 2011- June 21st 2011

Pop Up Shop – Re-Found – Belfast

Location: 8 Castle Lane, Belfast BT1

Date: 15th June 2011 – 20th June 2011

The ‘agent’s of change’ at Re-Found each take their chosen piece of unwanted furniture and lovingly transform said piece into a stylish, contemporary piece of furniture that is instantly more desirable than the way they found it. This is the 4th Pop Up Shop hosted by Re-Found. Take a look at some ‘before and after’ pix…

So as you can see, one man’s rubbish really is another man’s treasure… this is the basis for Re-Found and all it’s artistic collaborations. We may pick up a few pieces for a future store, Nous aimon Re-Found!

Event – Book Launch of ‘David Gandy by Dolce & Gabbana’ – Milan

Location: Via Spiga 26, Milan

Date: 18th June 2011

Essex born Gandy celebrated the book release alongside Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan this past weekend during Milan Fashion Week. Quite an achievement for the winner of a modelling competition on the Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan’s then daytime chat show, ‘This Morning’.

David Gandy by Dolce & Gabanna, Released on 20th June 2011

Event – Book Launch of 'David Gandy by Dolce & Gabbana' – Milan

Location: Via Spiga 26, Milan

Date: 18th June 2011

Essex born Gandy celebrated the book release alongside Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan this past weekend during Milan Fashion Week. Quite an achievement for the winner of a modelling competition on the Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan’s then daytime chat show, ‘This Morning’.

David Gandy by Dolce & Gabanna, Released on 20th June 2011

Pop Up Bar – London – Chowpatty Summer Pop Up Bar

Location: Queen Elizabeth Hall Terrace at the Southbank Center

Date: May 13th October 4th 2011.

The concept was to bring Bombay’s famous Chowpatty Beach to London for a summer party. In fact they even shipped in 48 tons of sand for the temporary restaurant.

Design of the pop up beach bar was inspired by the Hindi term ‘Jugaad’, which means ‘making do’, ‘reusing’ or ‘creative improvisation’. Most of the materials for the restaurant were either recycled, found or second hand, and then reinvented to create colorful, welcoming and exciting atmosphere.

Chowpatty will be serving up tasty and authentic Bombay treats until October, but don’t let the weather get the better of you and pop down soon while the sun is still shining!

Event – Glastonbury 2011 – Metronomy

Location: Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset

Date: Wednesday 22nd June 2011 – Sunday 26th June 2011

With only 5 days until the gates open we would like to post some of the sounds we are excited to hear at Glasto this year…

Please welcome Metronomy…

These guys are playing at midday on Friday the 24th on the Pyramid Stage… excitement shiver!

Pop Up Shop – Dezeen – London

Location: 55 Neal Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2

Date: 29th June 2011 – 10th July 2011

This 10 day Pop Up Shop will play host to designers Michael Young, Naoto Fukasawa, Karim Rashid, SANAA, Ziiro, Uniform Wares, Aurora, Industrial Facility and Scott Wilson, prices will range from £59 to £540.

The store will be decorated with dramatic lighting installation by lighting brand Plumen (above), winners of the 2011 Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award. Plumen bulbs will be on sale at the store.

Special edition watches such as Scott Wilson’s ‘TikTok and LunaTik wristband’ which transforms into an iPod Nano! We like! The watch has become a bona fide Internet sensation… go down and try one out.

 

 

 

 

Pop Up Shop – ShelterBox – London

Location: 80 Regent Street, W1

Date: Friday 10th June – Friday 17th June 2011

Fancy getting your paws on Dame Shirley Bassey’s make-up box? or Libertines’ Carl Barat’s writing desk? or perhaps one of Andy Murray’s tennis playing shirts?  If so, get yourself down to the ShelterBox Pop Up Shop on Regent Street. Whether you want to eye up celebrity garments or donate money to the cause, the ShelterBox pop up is another platform to raise money and awareness for the charity that sends out aid boxes to places all over the world that have been struck by disasters.

Signed Alexander McQueen scarf by Sarah Burton Up for Auction 

Regent street isn’t the only place you could buy a item of celebrity get up… kicking off the charity’s annual Big Green Box Week, an online auction of more celebrity owned items can be bought on eBay, the pop up shop aims to sell enormous amounts of clothes, shoes, accessories and even furniture once owned by various different musicians, actors, models and sportsplayers. So if you fancy ownling a piece of limelight while raising money for a worthy cause, you know where to go.

More celebrity ‘pick and mix’ include; Gucci shoes worn by actress Sienna Miller; a signed copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows from Emma Watson; dresses donated by Florence Welch, Jemima Khan and Pearl Lowe; a suit from Kevin Bacon;

Gucci shoes worn by actress Sienna Miller

eBay auction: Opens June 11, and closes at midnight on June 17.

Campaign – Wildfox – It’s Only Rock’n’Roll (But I Like It) 2011

It’s All Happening…

Our Wildfox friends from LA LA Land have just posted their Fall 2011 shoot featuring all things Rock’n’Roll… Inspiration taken from the likes of Anita Pallenberg, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Rock concerts, 1970s magazines and 70’s fashion traits we all love.

Wilfox didn’t invent the rainy day, man. They just own the best umbrella…

Like what you see? We love… check out our range of Wildfox at www.pop-store.com

Campaign – Wildfox – It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It) 2011

It’s All Happening…

Our Wildfox friends from LA LA Land have just posted their Fall 2011 shoot featuring all things Rock’n’Roll… Inspiration taken from the likes of Anita Pallenberg, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Rock concerts, 1970s magazines and 70’s fashion traits we all love.

Wilfox didn’t invent the rainy day, man. They just own the best umbrella…

Like what you see? We love… check out our range of Wildfox at www.pop-store.com

Wardrobe Picks: Festival

We are super excited about June and all it’s festival glory! We would like to give you a helping hand on packing a fashion first aid kit! Here are a few of our chosen quick fix band-aids…

Red High-tops by Hunter, £70.00, http://www.hunter-boot.com/1/Welcome-To-The-Home-Of-Hunter-Wellies.aspx

Rod Stewart Retro Rock Tee, by Junkfood, £25.00 buy at: www.pop-store.com

Feather Headdress £120.00, by Bitching & Junkfood

Sunglasses, £6.99 by Missguided.co.uk

Studded Shorts, £70.00 by Bitching & Junkfood

We think the above items will be just wonderful companions to June 2011 Festivals… check out our Festival Time Table, coming soon…

Pop Up Shop – Hentsch Man – London

Location: 8 Newburgh Street, Soho, W1

Date: Now Open for Spring/Summer 2011

 

To introduce each new collection, Hentsch Man opens a temporary shop in different locations around London. To get a glimpse of this season’s lot… pop down to their much anticipated Super Summer Store at 8 Newburgh Street W1. Open Monday to Saturday from 11am to 7pm and on Sundays: 12–6pm. Enjoy

Here are some previous Pop Ups in Notting Hill and the Princes Arcade by the Hentsch Men…

Hentsch Man was launched in 2008 by childhood friends, Alexia and Max. While Alexia is the creative driving force behind the brand, Max busies himself with the numbers. To see collections and peek at the Hentsch Blog, perv on this: http://www.hentschman.com/the-shop.html

Pop Up Shop – Fendi – London

A very welcome Fendi Pop Up has opened it’s doors for us to ‘chip & pin’ our way to wardrobe to heaven. Based on 74 Sloane Street. Get ready to browse this season’s men’s and women’s ready-to-wear sensations… on your marks, get set Fendi!

The permanent space opens at 181 Sloane Street in September. Totes can’t wait!

Here are some back stage & catwalk shots of the A/W 2011 show to fluff the fashion fiend in you…

Check out more details at: http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2011/03/04/fendi-pops-up-in-london.htm

Interior – Lighting – Iacoli & McAllister

Jamie Iacoli & Brian McAllister are two Seattle based designers who claim their process is one part exploration, one part learning curve, one part affection, one part sheer strife, and one part caffeine.

We love the work of Iacoli & McAllister, and will be keeping a watchful eye on their collections and would love a few pieces to feature in some of our future stores or projects. What do you think of their handy work? Take a look…

To admire more work by this talented duo, click:http://shop.iacolimcallister.com/product/super-frame-lights

Pop Up Shop – London – Topshop

Location: Topshop, Oxford Circus, London

Date: Now Open for Spring/Summer 2011

A fashion treasure trove has been hidden inside Topshop’s Flagship at Ox Circus, London… a little Pop Up Florist by the name of ‘Wild at Heart’ has been stitched into the fabric of the London store, and behind curtain of flowers lays a trove of fashion hand-crafted goodies made by London and New York’s finest designers for all to try.

Here a some of the trinkets we have been eyeing up from the secret collection…

To hand pick your own treasures… log onto: http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogNavigationSearchResultCmd?catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&langId=-1&viewAllFlag=false&categoryId=286989&interstitial=true#W_HERO_HP_UK_WK38_SECRET_STORE_LAUNCH

Pop Up Shop – NYC – Warby Parker

Location: Nest, Dallas, NYC

Date: Open Now for Spring Summer 2011

To all civilians and jet-setters in NYC, This weekend will be your last chance to shop the Warby Parker pop-up shop on McKinney Avenue inside the cool Dallas boutique, Nest. Making sartorially stylish sunglasses and eyeglasses, New York-based Warby Parker is all about fashion-forward eye wear for fair prices.

Designer collaborations are a dime a dozen these days, and it takes something special to get us hot under the collar…When we heard word that two of our fave labels, Suno and Warby Parker were joining forces to create lushly patterned shades, well, we just couldn’t curb our enthusiasm.

Among our favorites from Warby Parker are the sunglasses developed through a collaboration with designer label, Suno. The colorful, quirky frames are must -haves for the sunny season ahead, take a look at these hot little pairs…

Warby Parker was founded with a rebellious spirit and a lofty objective: to create boutique-quality, classically
crafted eyewear at a revolutionary price point. The aesthetic is vintage-inspired, with a fashion forward twist – and every pair is custom fit with anti-reflective, polycarbonate prescription lenses… all the while, providing a pair to someone in need with every pair sold. See more at: http://www.nestdallas.com/

Interior – Food – Biscuiteers

Chief Biscuiteers Stevie Congdon and Harriet Hastings (also co-directors of leading London catering company Lettice) conceived this fantastical idea of the biscuit becoming one of life’s most unique, creative and scrummy gifts around.

All Biscuiteers’ biscuits are handmade. Baked using the best well-sourced ingredients in their own kitchens, each range is lovingly designed and iced by hand.

The tins have been sourced for their traditional style and ‘life after biscuit’ potential. Each collection is individually illustrated to make collecting the tins more fun.

As well as the collections on their site, Biscuiteers take bespoke orders for weddings, brand launches and parties.

Look out for their spiced, vanilla and ginger bakes in our special seasonal Biscuiteers tins.

Tickled your taste buds? Take a peek… http://www.biscuiteers.com/

Fashion – Lazy Oaf at Bread & Butter

Young fashion brand Lazy Oaf began life as a short order T-shirt brand, but after reworking their dynamic and product listings, it will return to Berlin streetwear show ‘Bread & Butter’ in July following a two-season lacuna and has rebuilt the brand to add a forward-order service to its European stockist that tend to purchase ahead.

This East London based label was founded by Gemma Shiel back in 2001, with hand screen printed tee’s and a market stall in East London, skit to the now and Lazy Oaf is now available in over 150 stockists worldwide!

Lazy Oaf are famous for their bright pop graphic tees, reversible sweats and accessories collections. Illustration, graphics, drawing and fueled by tea, hamburgers and Brian Blessed’s knarley foot. The Oaf’s have often contributed to print projects, exhibitions and events.

2004  Saw the opening of the Lazy Oaf store in Soho which houses all of the collections and further Oaf Oddities sourced from Japan and the US.

Lazy Oaf products are designed in house by Gemma and the Lazy Oaf team from the Oaf HQ in Shoreditch, products range from their staple graphic tee’s to 90s inspired bobble hats, greeting cards, jewellery and posters.

There are plans for the collection to further expand and to include denim and perhaps blouses says Shevone Bliss, the wholesale manager at LO.  The brand is targeting indies such as Oi Polloi etailer Oki-ni with the Lazy Oaf menswear collection, with current stockists including Selfridges in London, Manchester and Birminghams as well as indie Mimm in Nottigham. Boutiques including Thunder Egg in Manchester and Frank Boutique in Stirling stock the womenswear range, which makes up 70% of the brands’ total wholesale sales.

Keep an eye out for their new collection, to be previewed at Berlin’s Bread & Butter in July.

Interior – Inspiration – Merchandising

The Inspiration: Mannequin Army

Prada’s influence on the British high street this year has been quite phenomenal. In terms of Visual Merchandising the Prada effect is influencing some of the biggest high street brands with ‘the ‘mannequin army’.This week alone we saw; H&M, Topshop and Next all employing this technique in their store entrances. Has anyone seen this technique being used anywhere else? I think at least 6 mannequins seems to be the key although even more = even more impact.  So here we leave you with a little ‘Prada’ inspiration from the New York and LA stores.

Campaign – Izzu S/S 2011

Interior – Pop Store’s Little Trip To Paris

A very secretive buying trip for your favorite clothing brand took place this week in Paris. The trip was taken to find inspiring Parisian delights for a new studio somewhere far, far away. We became galvanized and a little plump on our search for all things yummy. We found a provenance of unique pieces that we just had to buy. Here are just a few of the stunning boutiques we stumbled upon along our way…

 

Merci

111 blvd Beaumarchais
Paris 75003

(+33) 01.42.77.00.33

A four-story boutique complex in the upper Marais that includes a florist shop, a used bookstore and treats for everyone from vintage clothing to one off interior accessories. Designers including Stella McCartney and Paul Smith offer customized versions of items from their collections at more accessible prices. The vibe is warm, mushy and makes you feel oh so at ease with spending your paper. An atmosphere that arouses such lavish consumption must be worth a look!

www.merci-merci.com

Les Mille Feuilles

2 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris, France

‪(+33) 01.42.78.32.93 ‎

Another boutique filled with rich texture and cordial climate, was Les Mille Feuilles…

For the past 7 years Les Mille Feuilles has concentrated on having beautiful things with Pierre Brinton travelling the glove to find his ‘coup de coeur’ objects the place is a big curiosity cabinet full of different and heteroclite artifacts, all with a story to tell.

Ladurée

21 rue Bonaparte 75006 Paris, France

(+33) 01.44.07.64.87

Located in the Saint-Germain neighborhood, this famous store with the black storefront opened by Madeleine Castaing in 1947 at the corner of the rue Jacob and the rue Bonaparte, where many celebrities and artists met (Soutine, Chagall, Modigliani) now houses the new Ladurée tea salon.

With an impressive interior flushed with scents of heaven, Ladurée was a highlight for us, and l’attention to detail was incredible.

Macaroons

These small, round cakes, crisp on the outside, smooth and soft in the middle, are the most famous creation of Ladurée. The story of the Ladurée macaroon starts with Pierre Desfontaines, second cousin of Louis Ernest Ladurée, who at the beginning of the 20th century first thought of taking two macaroon shells and joining them with a delicious ganache filling.

Interior – Pop Store's Little Trip To Paris

A very secretive buying trip for your favorite clothing brand took place this week in Paris. The trip was taken to find inspiring Parisian delights for a new studio somewhere far, far away. We became galvanized and a little plump on our search for all things yummy. We found a provenance of unique pieces that we just had to buy. Here are just a few of the stunning boutiques we stumbled upon along our way…

 

Merci

111 blvd Beaumarchais
Paris 75003

(+33) 01.42.77.00.33

A four-story boutique complex in the upper Marais that includes a florist shop, a used bookstore and treats for everyone from vintage clothing to one off interior accessories. Designers including Stella McCartney and Paul Smith offer customized versions of items from their collections at more accessible prices. The vibe is warm, mushy and makes you feel oh so at ease with spending your paper. An atmosphere that arouses such lavish consumption must be worth a look!

www.merci-merci.com

Les Mille Feuilles

2 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris, France

‪(+33) 01.42.78.32.93 ‎

Another boutique filled with rich texture and cordial climate, was Les Mille Feuilles…

For the past 7 years Les Mille Feuilles has concentrated on having beautiful things with Pierre Brinton travelling the glove to find his ‘coup de coeur’ objects the place is a big curiosity cabinet full of different and heteroclite artifacts, all with a story to tell.

Ladurée

21 rue Bonaparte 75006 Paris, France

(+33) 01.44.07.64.87

Located in the Saint-Germain neighborhood, this famous store with the black storefront opened by Madeleine Castaing in 1947 at the corner of the rue Jacob and the rue Bonaparte, where many celebrities and artists met (Soutine, Chagall, Modigliani) now houses the new Ladurée tea salon.

With an impressive interior flushed with scents of heaven, Ladurée was a highlight for us, and l’attention to detail was incredible.

Macaroons

These small, round cakes, crisp on the outside, smooth and soft in the middle, are the most famous creation of Ladurée. The story of the Ladurée macaroon starts with Pierre Desfontaines, second cousin of Louis Ernest Ladurée, who at the beginning of the 20th century first thought of taking two macaroon shells and joining them with a delicious ganache filling.

Pop Up Shop – London – Anya Hindmarch Bespoke

Location: Selfridges, London

Date: April 2011 – Open for 6 Weeks

A personalised leather envelope and card holder from Belgian label Delvaux and a grey leather Dunhill evelope with my initials are the sort of things that make me mighty happy these days.  It’s the sort of happiness that is slightly frightening as I know that I’m approaching that age when sturdy, well-made things (that also depressingly come with a haughty price tag) are becoming more and more appealing.  Who knew that day would come when ten years ago, I mocked my mother’s leather bags and thought my faux fur backpack was the best thing EVA..

This is old news for those of you that are very grown-up and swan around Knightsbridge dropping wads of cash here and there, so please ignore if you’ve seen this all before. Said Knightsbridge regulars better not laugh at me either because today was my first discovery of Anya Hindmarch Bespoke line as they have popped up at Selfridges for six weeks with a shop that looks more like a permanent space than a temporary pop-off venture. With my complete non-plussed-ness over bags, all things Hindmarch probably floats over my head so even though Anya Hindmarch opened up her Bespoke store on Pont Street in London two years ago, it’s not a place I’ve ventured before (this video is a GREAT overview/intro). Good on Selfridges Oxford Street for planting a compact Anya Hindmarch Bespoke space at the department store for six weeks, so that yobs like me get to gawp at all the customised, engraved and personalised leather goodies that I have a penchant for copping a feel and getting a whiff of. In the vaguely Victorian, vaguely English, distinctly old-looking set-up are a slew of little delightful surprises that unfold, reveal themselves and are pleasingly discreet… At Bespoke, if you can doodle, write and draw your message/inscription clearly enough, anything goes basically… Oh and not to be stereotypical to think all mothers mend clothes but honestly this sewing kit box needs to be given to some mothers out there this Sunday. At the very least it will get you a “Awwww! That’s so SWEET that you THOUGHT that I would sew your buttons back on for you… Now bugger off and get me my proper pressie…”

Fashion – Blogging Masterclass Hosted by Topshop

To celebrate the launch of the latest edition of our 214 magazine (which you can pick up in selected stores, or check out online) we’re hosting a fashion writing and blogging meet and greet in our New York store on Broadway & Broome, March 24th and 25th, from 6-8pm.

Campaign – Mademoiselle – Chanel

Blake Lively for Chanel’s Mademoiselle campaign – your first look!

Following all those will-she-won’t-she attend the Chanel show rumours, Blake Lively landed in Paris over the weekend to unveil her first designer campaign for Chanel’s Mademoiselle handbag line. At a dinner hosted by Karl Lagerfeld, the Gossip Girl starlet caught up with WWD to talk all manner of things, including why she isn’t interested in launching a fashion project of her own.

Blake says of the project – “I have such a respect for fashion and such an appreciation for it that if there are people like Karl Lagerfeld out there designing, who am I?” she asks. “I want to bow down to them and be a representative for them if they’ll have me”

Take a look at the happenings behind production and an example of the finished ad featuring Blake…

Campaign – Loudres – Material Girl

It was a mere month ago when we were told Kelly O would be taking over Stroppy Taylor Momsen as the face of Madonna’s Material Girl label. Now those ads for Macy’s have been revealed with Osbourne looking ever-so ’80s and edgy. The fun and funky campaign sees the reality-star-turned-TV-presenter modelling cropped bustiers, high waist shorts, denim jackets, overalls and floral frocks. Photographed in Manhattan’s East Village neighbourhood, Kelly says: “I take so much of my style from Madonna in the ’80s and I really admire how Lola dresses and that she stays true to herself.”
We hope this collaboration goes without a hitch and doesn’t cause any ‘fall-outs’ between Madge and Kelly’s ma… you never know with this lot.

Check out the hot Kelly O in the new ad campaign…

Pop Up Shop – Vienna – Adidas

Location: Suite 725 at the Le Meridien Hotel in Vienna

Date: March 2011 – April 2011

Vienna hosts pop- up collaborations for Adidas.

Jeremy Scott’s already classic ‘wings sneakers’ for the Spring / Summer collection were displayed with pride as were the epic teddy bear trainers by Scott. Collaborations with artists and heroes such as Kazuki Azuma and Ian Brown were also showcased at this fantastical boutique. Our favorite item? The leopard wedges… J’adore!

Pop Up Shop – Paris – Colette & Chanel

Location: 336-340 rue Saint-Honoré, Paris

Date: March 1st 2011 – March 10th 2011

From March 1st to 10th, two legendary addresses in the world of Fashion – CHANEL 31 rue Cambon and COLETTE 213 rue Saint-Honoré – will be blending their creative talent to open an ephemeral boutique at 336-340 rue Saint-Honoré. Stretching over 200 m², the boutique is set in the industrial surroundings of a former garage turned into a giant living display space.

The pop-up ‘love-in’ between a French house like Chanel and Parisian boutique Colette might sound like a odd coupling but Colette’s creative director Sarah Lerfel can be relied upon for being pretty much spot on when it comes to gauging synergies and collaborations hence why there’s always SOMETHING interesting going down at Colette during fashion week, hence why in general, there’s always a horde of people gathered in and around the eponymous boutique.

The happenings at this particular ‘pop-up’ celebrate unusual pairings and atmospheres that have similar juxtapositions to the way the Chanel pieces are styled in-store fusing new and old. Handbag customization and harpsichord performances are all integral features at this beautifully mixed up store.

Pop Up Shop – Melbourne – Arndorf

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Date: February 2011 – 3 days only

Aussie design studio Edwards Moore have put together something a little special for mini fashion brand Arnsdorf in Melbourne. Popping Up for three days only, this store was cultivated by 154 pairs of tights fastened to the walls and hosiery strung up every which way, creating a massive, silky web that looks like it was spun by Spiderman himself. This is a wonderful example of today’s quick fix design and shows how some of the quirkiest ideas can transform into a tapestry of interior brilliance!

Pop Up Shop – London – Pretty Polly & Henry Holland

Location: knightsbridge Green

Date: February 2011 – 6 Weeks Only

Check out how our friends Pretty Polly & Henry Holland used some of Pop Store’s fixtures and trinkets to give their ‘Legs 11’ pop up store an extra twinkle. Located in Knightsbridge Green, this is the first time Holland and Pretty Polly have been sexing-up pins under one roof! This is a fleeting union and if you want to get your exclusive pair of leg wear… head down now, the clock is ticking.

Pop Up Store – London – Edition

 

 

Location:  Newburgh St, London

Date: February 2011 – Open for a limited period

 

It seems like so long ago that we first started talking about our exciting new designer concept ‘Edition’, but finally the launch is almost upon us.

You’ll be able to shop the brand new diffusion ranges from Jonathan Saunders, Preen and Jonathan Kelsey at Debenhams from Monday 14 February, but if you’re near to London and fancy a sneak peek then head to the Edition pop-up shop which opens this Thursday.

The pop-up store will be open for a limited time at 8 Newburgh St, London, W1F 7RJ.

Just off of London’s Carnaby Street and open during London Fashion Week, the Edition store is the perfect spot for shoppers to get their hands on pieces by some of fashion week’s hottest names – but at high street prices.

The pop-up interior will have a boutique feel in black and white with painted vintage furniture. One wall has been reserved for visitors to leave their mark – shoppers can be photographed with their purchases and have them added to the wall with a message or recommendation to others.

Campaign – Vive La France – Wildfox

Wildfox have once again delivered an amazing lookbook, this time inspired by Marie Antoinette for their Spring 2011 collection.  Photographed by Emir Eralp, Styled by Emily Faulstich, Kimberley Gordon, Meredith Leyerzaph, featuring models Jennifer Pugh, Naty Chanbanenko, Daria Zhemkova and make up by Carlene K the lookbook is the “Untold Story of Miss Antoinette and Her Sisters.”

Pop Up Store – Birmingham – Pop Store

Location: Bullring, Birmingham

Date: July 2010 – January 2011

We held a blogger’s Night on Thursday 23 September at our new POPSTORE at the Bullring in Birmingham. This chap was photographed by superblogger Über Brum sporting one of our USB jewellery designs by Defy Mafia. There are many more pictures where this came from and we will put them up very soon to tantalize your fashion taste buds. We would like to thank those of you who attended the event and hope you all enjoyed the POP STORE experience.