The red sale signs have come down to make way for something fresh at Selfridges.. icy fresh... classical icy fresh...classical icy fresh with lots of tin foil, light sabres and silver foil leggings. So ok, the displays for the start of S/S 09 at the deparment store isn't overly conceptual or pushing the buttons but it is a clean slate that wipes out any notion of troubles ahead; a blank space to ponder uncomplicated beauty... and it's my regular ritual to scope out their windows so here they are...
Chloe fitting in quite serenely...
Vivienne Westwood menswear serves up hip baggage trousers...
Thakoon under the arches...
Miu Miu // Alexander McQueen
Maison Martin Margiela styled beyond recognition...
Alexis Mabille's S/S09 finale piece flanked by lions...
Ashish shimmers as it normally does...
Phillip Lim // Burberry Prorsum
Stella McCartney... at this point I was beginning to wonder whether Selfridges might want to donate their chainmail hoodies and give one to me...
A happy accident that Eun Jeong Hong (aka Go By A Secret Path)'s winning Fashion Fringe collection fits perfectly into this icy setting and probably gave impetus for the theme, because this particular window is by far the most impressive....
After a palatte cleansing S/S 09 refresher from Selfridges, did I go forth and purchase S/S 09 with a rejuvenated mindset? No, I bused it down to H&M and binged on some buy 1 get 1 free items from the sale for no apparent reason. My New Year's Resolution to buy more of the good/right stuff, buy less of the unncessary shit stuff has so far been working out fantastically well. It ain't even February yet! Pah to new year's resolution...
