Metro: De-stress with shopping

One of Indonesia's biggest department store, Metro, is now holding a Big Sale promo. Unlike last year, the window display looks so ordinary and nothing special, for me. However, there is a very interesting window display of it I saw at Mall Taman Anggrek. It occupies only a very small space and located in a corner where there are very few passers-by. Beyond this limitation, the display is actually a very great one. It carries the core message about shopping that can make people shop more and more. There are five black-colored female mannequins in black and white outfit posing behind a writing in the glass window 'The Best Way to De-stress is to Shop Now'. One of the mannequins has a bubble mind above its head that reads 'I feel good'.

Matahari: India

Starting from last week's Saturday, Moslem around the world entered the month of Ramadhan that is the fasting month. Indonesia with its large Moslem community embrace this month with various festivities and decorations especially in shopping malls. One of the example is the window display from Matahari Department Store in Mall Taman Anggrek. Mannequins are wearing Islamic style clothing that is done in Indian style. Women with veils put layers of faux-pearl necklaces on their neck. While, men are standing with the elephant to transport them.

G2000: Yacht

G2000 window display take the sea theme cleverly this season. If other big brands choose the under world theme, this Hong Kong based brand choose the outer world instead. Yacht is the main concept but still the VM team not put a big yacht on the display. The mannequins are standing on a wooden floor and there are some yacht equipments (sorry cannot mention the exact terms).

Matahari: Wild wild west

Cowboys world is the theme of the Matahari's men floor window display. There are two male mannequins dressed as two cowboys, a horse, and some sacks of whatever the content. The most special properties in this display is the horse that is made from hard papers that are usually used to make a paper box. This horse has a perfectly detailed parts from the head, the body, the legs, and the tail.

Pasta de Waraku: Replica

It is not common for a restaurant to have window display but it happens with Pasta de Waraku. This Japanese style pasta restaurant have a wide and spacey window display that contains the replica of almost all their available menus. The replicas are so excellently well made that they have the exact size of portion that all menu have.

Matahari: Live in technicolor

The women floor of Matahari Dept. Store at Mall Taman Anggrek has a window display with excellent concept and more exclusive appeal than usual. There are three female mannequins pose in a room with very bright and colorful furniture. The choice of properties, the clothing styling, and the way the mannequins pose are very good. Hope the VM team of this biggest local department store will have greater display concept in the future.

Metro: Magical garden

"Once upon a spring, there were groups of families and friends visited a magical garden, where flowers were blooming so greatly yet beautifully. There were a gigantic swan, giraffe, rabbit all in the deep green color of the leaves. Children were so happy they played with all the flowers and mushroom. A mother with her besties were playing with beautiful flowers, while daddies and sons took a look around the friendly wild animals. "

All of those descriptions are the theme of the latest Metro Dept. Store window display for Spring 2012. Excellent theme but hope the VM team execute the theme in more exclusive looking way.

Spring/Summer 2012 trend: Color, neon, pastel

Louis Vuitton, Plaza Indonesia

BCBG Max Azria, Senayan City

Zara, Mall Taman Anggrek

Solid color, neon bright color, to the softest pastel, color is soooo trendy this year's spring/summer.

Metro: Blast

One if Indonesia's upscale department store, Metro, is holding Big Sale event this month. To promote this program, the VM team create very interesting window display. The blast of 50% numbers make the poor mannequin protect itself by laying on the ground.

Young and stylish

Bershka, Plaza Indonesia

Zara, Mall Taman Anggrek

Both Zara and Bershka window displays show the mannequins in stylish youthful collections. Zara with its Zara Young and TRF collections are more luxe style of street wear. While, Bershka's cool collection is presented on the comical themed display.