Dover Street Market experience

This day trip to Dover St. and other high end fashion stores gave me a better understanding of what fashion style I like and why. I looked in the Victoria Beckham store after looking in Dover Street Market: I liked the architectural interior. I liked the graphical shape the ceiling had, because it showed a mechanical/industrual style which was raw and complimented the clean edges of the shop. However, I felt the shop was too precise and professional - it didn't feel as adventurous as Dover Street Market. 

  

I advanced to Acne: It didn't have the same avant garde vibe that DSM had. Nothing jumped out at me. It almost seemed like there was no personality or life in the clothing. There was something too safe about the clothes.

Burberry had some interesting pieces, such as some pattered, peep-toe ankle boots and they way they places knit with leather. I liked the interior with the grand stair made from contrite with stark black pole rails. I liked the rawness of this interior, but the classic Burberry clothing blended in with it, rather than complementing it.

             

My favourite store from today would be Comme des Garçons. Dover Street Market display the store in such a specific way by using installations in order to achieve a welcoming ambience, but approaching it in an unusual way. It has an off beat feel to it and sometimes you have to take a second look at it to fully appreciate it. It also has an industrial/rustic feel to it which I think gives an underground British vibe to it, despite its Japanese roots. I looked at other high end shops, but I believe Dover Street Market resembles a similar direction of style I want to go down. The aspect I want to take from this shop is its ability to successfully put together clothes/items that initially you wouldn't think go together - its unusual, but complementary to it's surroundings.

Top floor of Dover Street Market - This is an example of  this off key approach the store has. They sell clothes next to  food and even have a mini café so closet to the garments. It just seems a bit odd to me, its like a mismatch of rooms. It works because it gives that homely feel to the café, but its like having two different environments in one.