It’s been a while since I featured a menswear display, so I’ll start with an excellent example. At Wm. King Clothiers in Bristol, Tennessee, they take a classic approach with their merchandising. It works! This display is perfectly propped and precisely posed.
Wm. King Clothiers - Bristol, TN
Kathleen Sommers - San Antonio, TX
Kennedy & Kate - Bainbridge Island, WA
I appreciate window backdrops that don’t totally block the light. At Ella & Rae’s Summer Boutique in Cape May, New Jersey, they use a rattan window blind. They added star fish to give the window a beachy feel.
Ella & Rae's Summer Boutique - Cape May, NJ
Using grass on the base of the store window display is a nice touch for spring and summer displays. At Azura Boutique in Peoria, Illinois, they also placed some foliage in the head area of their body forms which enhances the light fabrics of the summer apparel.
Azura Boutique - Peoria, IL
Gift store displays are frequently created by grouping similar colors or choosing a theme. Marcie-N-Me in Mobile, Alabama, chose a crab theme for a summer display of food serving pieces that included mixing wood, pewter, plastic and pottery.
Marcie 'n Me - Mobile, AL
I’m a fan of bike displays – in case you haven’t noticed. Apparently, my brother noticed and took this picture while on vacation in Tennessee last week. Social Graces in the Hillsboro Village area of Nashville, created this picnic scene in their window and I especially like their use of monogram notes to spell out the word “summer” in the spokes.
Social Graces - Nashville, TN
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Stay display inspired!
~Becky Tyre, Retail Details blog
When your original store is located in a beach town, especially in Southwest Florida, you can use star fish, sea grass, shells and sand as display props all year round. I love the mix of white glass vase-style containers and the natural-colored boxes. I’ll bet it smells good, too! The 
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chartreuse accent pieces to stay current with color trends and use them to give your displays a “pop” of color to attract attention. J gives a great tour. I highly recommend that you check out 
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Likely inspired by nature and the use of sustainable materials, these cardboard animal mounts are fun and I think they make great display pieces. I first saw these on the Facebook page of 
received numerous responses about the clear plastic head form filled with shredded paper. Patty from San Diego sent me this picture of a similar one which appears to be decoupaged.
