Selfridges September - October News and Product Update

Selfridges September - October News and Product Update

LONDON, September 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    News stories:

    - Sweatshop Paris is a new creative concept that originated near hotspot
canal St Martin in Paris where work stations are equipped with SINGER sewing
machines and a central communal table.

    Sweat Shop founders Martena and Sissi join a string of British designers
including Markus Lupfer, Alice Temperley, Osman and Jean Pierre Braganza to
teach customers how to make and customise product as the 'cafe couture'
concept comes to Selfridges for fashion week (12-25 September).

    - British luxury accessories designer Sophie Hulme launched in
Selfridges Accessories Hall in August, with further styles arriving
throughout September and October. Sophie's handbags
[http://www.selfridges.com/en/Womenswear/Categories/Accessories/Handbags-purses ]
are handmade in the UK and the distinctive gold plaques on her
signature totes have already started a waiting list in store. We will have
an installation launching in time for LFW in September, in the Designer
handbags
[http://www.selfridges.com/en/Womenswear/Categories/Accessories/Handbags-purses ]
department featuring Sophie's vintage charms and vintage numbers
collection.

    - WeDo Studio, formed of five Royal College of Art graduates will
present a new edition of YouDoBag installation in Selfridges for London
Fashion Week and London Design Festival 16 - 26. YouDoBag is a unique take
on manufacturing; a working installation that demonstrates an original
approach towards bag design and production.

    WeDo Studio brought together its members' diverse interests to blur the
boundaries between design and manufacture. This installation will produce a
limited edition of 500 bags produced exclusively for Selfridges. A previous
version of this installation was first presented in April 2011 at Ventura
Lambrate during the Milan Furniture Fair. Its popularity and success have
now brought it to Selfridges to celebrate the experience that is within
design, colour and choice. YouDoBag explores a journey from a material to
function. It infuses the process of design into the stages of manufacture,
resulting in bespoke stitch-less bags using a colourful palette of Kvadrat
fabrics and Bemis adhesive technology.

    - Rachel Zoe womenswear [http://www.selfridges.com/en/Womenswear ],
handbags and designer shoes
[http://www.selfridges.com/en/Womenswear/Categories/Shoes-boots ] launched
exclusively at Selfridges at the end of August, handbags and shoes from
GBP275.

    - Mimi Holliday pop-up to celebrate 10 years of the brand. The pop up
will be in store for the month of September in celebration of London Fashion
Week where the brand will show on the digital schedule with a presentation
featuring product available exclusively at the Selfridges pop-up. Mimi
Holliday collaborates with furniture designer Giles Miller on the design of
pop-up.

    - The Shoe Galleries Anniversary (September-October) Our big story
around The Shoe Galleries anniversary is the miniature shoe collection
(which are about 10cm from heel to toe). A bespoke wooden advent calendar
inspired piece of furniture is being created with drawers containing scaled
down replicas of shoes
[http://www.selfridges.com/en/Womenswear/Categories/Shoes-boots ] from the
likes of Maison Martin Margiela, Rupert Sanderson and Dries van Noten. It's
absolutely divine and will be available for GBP18,000 from the first week of
the 1st Anniversary of The Shoe Galleries (20 September). The full
collection of miniatures, which includes a Fendi AW11 runway shoe (GBP395),
a mini Fendi baguette bag (GBP690), Charlotte Olympia miniatures in six
different colourways (GBP295) and a Christian Louboutin collection of Barbie
sizes shoes (GBP60), will also be showcased as part of an installation in
the Shoe Galleries from 24 October to 27 November.

    - Dead Cool for Halloween (26 September - 31 October); There will be
Halloween pop-ups throughout the store, each stocking exclusive
Halloween-themed product as part of our "Dead Cool" theme. There will be a
Thrift Shop on G curated by Bay Garnett as homage to dead icons, an A.F.
Vandevorst pop-up on 2, an installation in the Shoe Galleries on 2 by Dr
Martens using Swarovski Elements, as well as Halloween inspired product from
Maison du Posh, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and more.

    Handbags:

    Exclusive Alexander Wang white pony skin Rocco GBP795 arrives in store
in October, as does the exclusive white Raoul clutch bag
[http://www.selfridges.com/en/Womenswear/Categories/Accessories/Handbags-purses ]
(GBP250) and the exclusive white snakeskin clutch by Rachel Ruddick.
New and Exclusive Anya Hindmarch totes (GBP150) arrive in October too.

    Shoes:

    Amazing 70's style Louboutin's and black Jil Sander ankle boots
[http://www.selfridges.com/en/Womenswear/Categories/Shoes-boots/Boots ]
(GBP465), plus exclusive styles from Alexandre Birman (GBP305), Dr Martens
(from GBP195), Nicholas Kirkwood (GBP695), Mulberry and more. Jewellery: New
& Exclusive brand Pesavento rings, earrings and bangles and New Lara Bohinc
pieces (from GBP195) Womenswear [http://www.selfridges.com/en/Womenswear ]:
New and exclusive pieces from Helmut Lang (GBP290), Acne, Isabel Marant
(GBP665), By Marlene Birger, Roland Mouret and Karl Donoghue (GBP870) arrive
in store in October.

Source: Selfridges

For further information and images, please contact: Emma Whitehair, Selfridges Fashion PR Manager, T: +44(0)20-7318-3638, E: emma.whitehair@selfridges.co.uk; Kitty McGee, Press Officer, (Womenswear, Accessories, Lingerie & Swimwear), T: +44(0)20-7318-3397, E: kitty.mcgee@selfridges.co.uk