On our trip to Edinburgh to visit the pandas (rather frisky by the way) at the zoo we decided to take a bit of a detour to get a bit of retail therapy. Much to my childrens disappointment we found ourselves enjoying the charms of Anthropologie, we also visited the Regent Street storein London the week before! For the uninitiated Anthropologie is the more grown up, slightly more sophisticated and considerably more expensive sister company of the Urban Outfitters chain of shops. Aimed at middle aged ladies it has very lovely clothes and stocks proportionally more housey stuff like Urban Outfiitters it is presenting us with a 'lifestyle'. It is full lovely tasteful but expensive stuff! The shop fitouts are simillar in terms of having an urban feel, using the character of the period building as features but anthropologies stores are less edgy and more classy presumably to appeal to a more grown up market.
Anthropologie ( Edinburgh)
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| Light well at the front of the store viewed from the basement. |
Anthopolgie ( Regent Street, London)
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| Stairs down to the basement with exposed original construction. |
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| Explanation of the living wall |
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| The Regent Street store features a 'living wall'! |
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| Liv and Bella on the open stairwell to basement retail. |
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| Interesting display of furniture! These chairs ARE for sale. |
Jack Wills (Edinburgh)
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| Rows of lovely roof lights bring a lot of natural light into the rear of the store. The period feel of the building suits the tradition british, public school style of Jack Wills image. The spectacular chandelier fits well with the period style of the ceiling and salvaged timber floor. The fit out reflecting the lifestyle image of the merchandise being sold. |
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| The shop fitout uses simple modern panelling almost as a shell within the deteriorating fabric of the period building it is situated within. Clever use of contrast of the smooth lines of the fit out and scruffy historic nature of the shop itself. |
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| Modern light fittings and modern coloured and white panels contrast the exposed brick wall along the left hand side of the shot. |
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