SELFRIDGE'S TO OPEN WORLD'S LARGEST SHOE-DEPARTMENT

BRITISH DEPARTMENT STORE SELFRIDGES HAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE OPENING THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHOE DEPARTMENT ON 23.SEPTEMBER. LOCATED ON THE AWARD-WINNING STORE'S SECOND FLOOR, THE SUPER-SIZED 'SHOE GALLERIES' WILL HOUSE MORE THAN 4,000 PAIRS OF SHOES FROM 120 BRANDS, INCLUDING 35 NEW LABELS AND MORE THAN 30 EXCLUSIVE STYLES DESIGNED JUST FOR THE RETAILER. DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT JAMIE FOBERT, THE GROUND-BREAKING SPACE WILL ALSO INCLUDE 11 'APARTMENT' BOUTIQUES FOR PREMIER LABELS (CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, JIMMY CHOO, CHANNEL, DIOR, FENDI, PRADA, GUCCI, TOD's, UGG, TOPSHOP, AND REPETTO), WHICH WILL BE DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE LABEL'S UNIQUE STYLE.
FOR INSTANCE, WHILE THE LOUBOUTIN APARTMENT IS MODELED AFTER THE DESIGNER'S PARIS HOME, REPETTO'S WILL BE INSPIRED BY A BALLET STUDIO, AND FENDI'S WILL BE BASED ON THE FASHION HOUSE'S ROMAN PALAZZO.