Delvaux Makes Bold Statement With New Bond Street OpeningThe handbag label moved from a smaller space down the street to a landmark location, formerly occupied by shoemaker Pinet.

[Collection]LONDON — Delvaux wants to make its voice heard louder with the opening of its New Bond Street store, located on a landmark location on the street, formerly occupied by shoemaker Pinet. Moving on from a smaller, less visible space down the street, the Belgian luxury handbag label is making a bolder statement with its new space, to signal its business momentum and its intention to put down strong roots in the British capital. Following on from another store opening on Sloane Street last May — located next to the Fendi and Versace boutiques — the Bond Street space pays homage to all things British. Its windows, created in collaboration with Tim Walker, feature mannequins in tall Bearskin hats and extravagant dresses painted with the Union Jack, as well as an array of miniature versions of the Brillant, the brand’s signature tote bag, reimagined in tartan fabrics or the shades of the English flag. Walker also produced a short film to mark Delvaux’s big London moment, where the same mannequins come alive and stroll around paper versions of the city’s landmarks with their miniature Brillant bags. “Tim has that British idiosyncrasy as a photographer and he’s a true Londoner. That’s why by working with

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