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  1. Westfield — London

    Westfield London is a beautiful and innovative place to shop and to eat, a place to socialise, be entertained and to interact. The shopping centre in Westfield London is the biggest part of the development with international designer and luxury brands mixed with premium stores and the best of the high street.

    The shopping centre will have a big floor area around the size of 10 football pitches. As well as the five main Luxury retails, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Prada, Miu Miu, Valentino, Westfield contains nearly 300 fashion, homeware and lifestyle shops, including more than 40 places to dine.

    Christian Bassett Ltd.

    Posted on September 23rd, 2008

  2. Louis Vuitton — London

    Louis Vuitton will be expanding their London Flagship store on Bond St after acquiring the adjacent site, which was recently vacated by Donna Karan, who has relocated. The overall square footage will be greatly increased, resulting in the store becoming one of the largest luxury outlets in the UK. The boarding is already up and the new store is planned to open in early 2009.

    Christian Bassett Ltd.

    Posted on December 4th, 2007

  3. Fendi — China

    Fendi recently staged one of the most amazing runway fashion shows of all time, selecting the Great Wall of China as the location! “I seriously doubt that there will be anything of this magnitude or anything this magical for a very long time”, said Kate Bosworth, following Fendi�s monumental, sunset show on the Great Wall. There was a star studded audience of over 500 guests in attendance, as well as the LVMH Chairman, Mr Arnault, Silvia Venturini Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld.

    Christian Bassett Ltd.

    Posted on December 13th, 2007

  4. Dubai Mall — Dubai

    The most dramatic retail real-estate development. Not just in the Gulf’s history. But in the world. The Dubai Mall holds 10 – 15 individual smaller malls built inside it, 9 million ft² of shopping retail space comprising of a total of 1200 stores. Features include World’s largest indoor Gold Souk, Fashion Avenue dedicated to haute couture, Indoor Olympic-size Ice Rink & over 120 food & beverage outlets.
    The mall has already won five awards…..scehduled to open 30th October 2008.

    Christian Bassett Ltd.

    Posted on October 9th, 2008

  5. Miu Miu — New York

    Miu Miu is opening its third boutique in New York on East 57th street. The new East 57th street store will compliment their existing stores, which are found at Madison Avenue and Soho. Brian Schwagerl, Vice President for real estate for Hearst Corp, the publishing company that owns the building, described the news as, “a big coup for 57th Street”. The site previously housed Jil Sander, the brand Prada sold in 2006.

    Christian Bassett Ltd.

    Posted on December 13th, 2007

  6. Harvey Nichols — Dubai

    The Al Tayer Group is celebrating the first anniversary of Harvey Nichols in Dubai. The anniversary campaign, ‘In loving memory of London’, completes a chapter in the Harvey Nichols Dubai story, with the same tongue in cheek approach and flair of its launch campaign one year ago, ‘Forget London’. The Dubai store is the biggest Harvey Nichols store to be found outside the UK with over 400 employees.

    Christian Bassett Ltd.

    Posted on December 13th, 2007

  7. Longchamp — New York

    Longchamp have opened a huge, three level, Flagship store in New York (132 Spring Street, at Greene Street; 212-343-7444). The massive store also contains a roof deck and a cascading lobby. The store opened amid considerable fanfare, attracting a host of celebrities and industry VIP’s, as well as considerable press attention.

    Christian Bassett Ltd.

    Posted on December 13th, 2007