Display Inspiration: 'Handbag Hairdo'

I am always on the lookout for imaginative, unique visual merchandising concepts. 

There are so many creative people working in retail, designing displays and store decor,

that there is no shortage of brilliant ideas to be inspired by... like this one.

A mannequin in a quirky, sassy pose

placed on top of a weathered metal filing cabinet

wearing a HANDBAG on her head - reminiscent of a beehive hairdo.

Inventive! Playful! Imaginative!
THIS is how product presentation reaches new heights

[pun intended]

And for those who think they have this figured out,
no, this is NOT an Anthropologie store!
It's.....Wait for it.....

[Find out what and where this store is, after the jump....]


GOODWILL!

This photo is from the Orange County (CA) Register newspaper story 

about the new 'Goodwill Boutique' store opening near me!

The retail boutique concept is a new direction for the grandfather of thrift stores,

known for generations as the superstore of secondhand goods.

Launching these smaller shops in retail malls 

is how 'GW' is reaching out to a younger, hipper, more DIY crowd 

with a new way to sell old stuff.

They've re-branded, re-designed, and reached out

to a growing market demographic - 
 and they have CLEARLY hired some 'of the moment' talent for the VM team.

SMART!

 
[The new Goodwill Boutique store is located at 502 East First Street,
in Larwin Square Center at Newport Avenue, in Tustin, CA
...and you can BET I'll be there on Friday morning bright and early, 

to see what MORE they have in store!]