Riot in the streets
The streets are alive with bright, beautiful, joyous colour. On a recent trip to see what a shift in season had brought to the high street I was overcome with the abundance of colour, it was everywhere. Like someone had waved a big magic wand, spring had arrived.
If there’s anything that will lift your winter blues it’s a trip down to Knightsbridge. Harvey Nichols ‘Futuristic Flower’ theme for Spring looks like another world. The giant neon triffid sculptures grow and wind around mannequins, forming tangled cocoons that dangle perfume and accessories from spiraling tendrils.
Harrods has gone colour crazy with a botanical feel. Their ‘Senses’ theme is a spring wonderland complete with grass carpet, orchids and butterflies. The beautifully illustrated decals are a dreamy vision of strawberries, ferris wheels, pussy cats and perfume. One vivid set features a Mathew Williamsonesque dress sculpture made completely of butterflies and surrounded by a litter of gorgeous shoes in shades of citrus and pink. The Fendi window brought a bit of an edge and some attitude to the whole display – with its graffiti covered walls and plastic teddy bears it had a trendy Tokyo feel.
Fortnum and Mason have opted for their trademark theatrical piles of luxury. The windows are positively dripping with opulence and the odd bit of wit here and there. The colour here was more candy and fairy cake icing, displayed on statuesque pillars – the whole thing looked good enough to eat.
So if you’re looking for a bit of escapism from the toils of work, the mortgage crisis and news of an impending recession, visit Utopia, on a high street near you. It’s blooming marvelous.
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