Double Take

One of the reasons I immediately am drawn to this display is because I've never seen anything like it. I am a love of photography and I love how they used it here. They are clearly playing on the emotions of females, with old black and white, romatic pictures from the movies. They keep it classy and make you stop and look. It is interesting how they don't show you the full dress in any of these. They leave a little bit to the imagination which is almost more reason to go in and see for yourself what these beautiful dresses really look like. Once again simplicity is a winner here, with a plain white background and three solid colored dresses. 

Anthropologie Displays

Both of these photos were taken of different window displays of the popular Anthropologie stores. Anthropologie is pretty well known for their creative and visually appealing window displays. One of the aspects I think is the most effective about both of these is the flow across the space. The top photo uses flowers, while the bottom photo uses oragami birds, to float your eye across the space and take it to the focus of the display which is the clothing. They are both very light and feminine with the objects and colors used, and do well to complement the clothing on display. This is also another example in which simplicity is effective. There are only two elements, the floating objects and the clothing, yet that is all that is needed to catch your eye. 

Lacoste 80th Anniversary Window Display

This video is fun, because it shows a little bit of what goes into the making of window displays, especially one as large as this. For their 80th Anniversary Lacoste had 8 different displays going through the decades and dressing the mannequins accordingly. It is a simple idea, yet fun and effective. They also incorporated an interactive display in which, when a person walked by the tennis balls would move up and down, according to where the person was. It is reminiscent of some of the nike displays, in a previous post.

Chanel

 This display is just fantastic. I tend to be more attracted to the simple and understated, but this just works. The chanel letters are just so extravagant and elegant. Chanel has always been a very classy fashion line and the use of pearls emphasize that, they also make this display very feminine. The letters are a clear focal point as you eyes go immediately to them, however the organized chaos of the pearls and the way they drape down from the letters draw your eyes around the rest of the window as well. The models or mannequins are also very understated, however they complement one another.The display has a nice balance, and the use of black and white gives this display a vintage feel and almost takes you back to the Breakfast at Tiffany's days. 

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Papyrus Display

"Papyrus Window Display" by: Sonny Abesamis is licensed under CC by 2.0

The first word that comes to mind when I see this display is dainty, and also whimsical. It is very much like a fairytale. It has imagination and flows across the window. The composition is very well done with the flower decorations taking your eye across the space. It is quite fitting for a store that sells different kinds of paper and stationary. When you buy stationary it is to write letters and this is usually a very intimate, yet playful act. The color combination is quite beautiful, very pale/earthly colors. The tutu is an interesting addition. I like the way it goes with the colors of the flowers, but not sure the subject matter is completely fitting. It is whimsical, yet what would you do with it?

Pro Shop Display

JGCC Golf Pro Shop by Meagan McEntire is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

I work at a Country Club and have recently been assisting with some of the displays throughout the Golf Pro shop. This is a display I was working on with another employee. Some of the things we were thinking about when putting this together were levels and the overall balance and composition of the space. There is a lower level with a variety of both product and other objects to enhance the overall experience of the sapce, and then the golf bags serve as a mid level, while the mannequin and clothing racks bring your eye upwards as well. All of the items are spaced out in such a way that there is a lot to see without it looking cluttered. All of the clothing are uniform in brand, all of the shirts and jackets displayed are Polo brand and there is a logo sign in the middle of the display as well. Each of the little knick knacks displayed to give an old world travel feel, but in a golf clubway. We have the little trunk with an old map on it flanked by two bronze goose heads, which is suggestive of both travel and a hunt or golf club. There are also two old croquet mallets in which is reminiscent of the golf game and the worn look give them some character. Then there is the old travel bag which displays some shirts, and a few old golf books which display a logoed towel. All of these items serve to assist in the experience of the display. To make you feel like you could wear these clothes and travel the world doing it, in old timey golf clubs.