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Not your average market

Concept stores have become some sort of fashion pilgrimage. They pop up in many world capitals now, and I think it’s a good progress. Still, there are those who initiated this trend of inspirational showcases captured in a store (or in some cases small warehouses). One of them is Dover Street Market in London.  Besides having a close relationship with Comme des Garçons, the other brands represented there vary from upcoming designers to the established avantgarde.

Each floor could be a shop on it’s own, or sometimes just tell you a story from a designer’s point of view through an arty installation. In my opinion this is how a good concept store should work: like a chameleon. The same entity, but adaptable to its environment. At Dover Street Market they do a ‘tachiagari’ – a new beginning in Japanese- at the start of a new season: a total shop makeover to introduce the new collections. Well, whatever the name, just keep surprising us.