{"id":188499,"date":"2023-11-03T18:23:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188499"},"modified":"2023-11-03T18:23:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:23:52","slug":"selfridges-unveil-their-christmas-window-display-in-oxford-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/lifestyle\/selfridges-unveil-their-christmas-window-display-in-oxford-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Selfridges unveil their Christmas window display in Oxford Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Selfridges unveil very theatrical festive display in Oxford Street window<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The luxury department store&#8217;s display is themed Showtime and took 100 hours<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0Boots unveils its heartwarming Christmas advert\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Selfridges has unveiled their theatrical Christmas window display in Oxford Street, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The luxury department store&#8217;s window is themed Showtime and\u00a0took more than 100 hours to install.<\/p>\n<p>It features 11 festive characters including Santa Claus as a stage director, a Christmas tree diva and a stand-up comedy snowman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Installed by a team of 50 people, it uses 2,000 baubles, 500m of fabric and 150 fabric bows.<\/p>\n<p>The costumes for the installation were handmade by costume designer Max Allen and a team of product designers and embroiderers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/15\/77370009-12707531-image-a-36_1699025671478.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Selfridges has unveiled their theatrical Christmas window display in Oxford Street, on Friday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/15\/77370007-12707531-image-a-37_1699025676421.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One window showcases a gold decorated mannequin which dons a satin red festive gown and gold headpiece<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/17\/77375443-12707531-image-a-52_1699032586992.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8216;The Show&#8217;, part of this year&#8217;s Christmas window display at Selfridges<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/17\/77375465-12707531-image-a-53_1699032592021.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Angels and wise men are all part of the display<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/17\/77375453-12707531-image-a-54_1699032644822.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Giant baubles are part of the display inside the store<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/17\/77375449-12707531-image-a-55_1699032663580.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthropomorphic presents also appear in the window<\/p>\n<p>While final adjustments were being made to a diorama of elves today by the design team people stopped to admire the window.<\/p>\n<p>One window showcases a gold decorated mannequin which dons a satin red festive gown and gold headpiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another scene looked like Santa&#8217;s workshop with a plethora of wooden toys and nutcracker dolls on display.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While another display called Candy Cane Man showcased huge candy cane&#8217;s and baubles.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of its festive celebrations, the retailer is also set to launch a cabaret experience from 29 November in partnership with the Kit Kat Club theatre company.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors can enjoy Champagne cocktails and cuv\u00e9es from Mo\u00ebt &amp; Chandon, the show&#8217;s Official Champagne Partner, as they watch the immersive show.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the historic retailer reported a surge in revenues and narrowed losses in its previous financial year, according to accounts filed in October.<\/p>\n<p>Selfridges Retail, which trades as Selfridges &amp; Co across its four large department stores and online business, recorded a 29 percent increase in revenue to \u00a3843.7 million for the year to January 28, compared with the previous year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/15\/77370005-12707531-image-a-39_1699025977200.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The costumes for the installation were handmade by costume designer Max Allen and a team of product designers and embroiderers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/15\/77370003-12707531-image-a-38_1699025974416.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The luxury department store&#8217;s display is themed Showtime and took over 100 hours to install<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/15\/77369999-12707531-image-a-40_1699025982757.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While another display called Candy Cane Man showcased huge candy cane&#8217;s and baubles<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The business, which was founded in 1909, had been impacted significantly by the pandemic and travel restrictions in the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest accounts, Selfridges said it saw some continued impact from the pandemic, including the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant and restrictions for Chinese travellers.<\/p>\n<p>It also highlighted that it saw &#8216;some supply chain disruption continuing into the year&#8217;, which it said was also impacted by Brexit-related rules.<\/p>\n<p>Improved trading over the year was &#8216;driven by strong footfall and sales&#8217; through the company&#8217;s physical stores, particularly Oxford Street in London and Exchange Square in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12707531\/selfridges-christmas-display.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selfridges unveil very theatrical festive display in Oxford Street window The luxury department store&#8217;s display is themed Showtime and took<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Selfridges unveil their Christmas window display in Oxford Street - News Need News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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