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Oxford Street window takeover: Selfridges launches search for London's next creative stars

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Howe, M. (2026, October 19). Oxford Street window takeover: Selfridges launches search for London's next creative stars. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/oxford-street-window-takeover-selfridgeslondons-creative-stars-b1301502.html

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Selfridges has launched a competition for aspiring creatives to showcase their work on Oxford Street in London. Applications opened on October 16 and will close on October 23. Participants need to submit links to their portfolios along with statements about their inspiration, the significance of this opportunity, and their vision for the window displays. Shortlisted candidates receive £1,000 to pitch their ideas to a panel including Selfridges’ Creative Director Will Wyness and Dazed Editor-in-Chief Ted Stansfield. The six winners will each get a £3,000 fee plus additional funding to create their window designs.

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Selfridges, one of London's iconic department stores, launched a search for up-and-coming creative talents on October 16, inviting fashion designers, photographers, set designers, stylists, makeup artists, and graphic designers to showcase their work. Applications will close at midnight on October 23. Applicants must submit links to their portfolios along with statements explaining their inspiration and how they would utilize the opportunity. Shortlisted creatives will receive £1,000 to develop and pitch their ideas to a panel of industry experts from Selfridges and Dazed. The six winners will each be awarded a £3,000 fee plus additional production funding to create eye-catching window displays on Oxford Street. According to Will Wyness, the Creative Director at Selfridges, this initiative aims to provide emerging creatives with a platform that reaches thousands of passers-by daily, potentially surpassing the viewership of major gallery exhibitions in London.

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Aspiring fashion designers, photographers, set designers, stylists, makeup artists and graphic designers are being invited to showcase their skills to thousands of passers-by on one of London's busiest shopping streets. asserted

designers → aspire → streets

Applications opened on October 16 and will close at midnight on October 23. asserted

Applications → open → October

To be in with a chance, applicants must submit a link to their work, alongside a statement explaining what inspires them, what the opportunity would mean to them and how they envision bringing their ideas to life. asserted

they → submit → life

Shortlisted creatives will receive £1,000 to develop and pitch their proposals to a panel of industry experts and representatives from Selfridges and Dazed. asserted

creatives → receive → Selfridges

The six winning creatives will each be awarded a £3,000 fee, plus a separate production budget to turn their visions into eye-catching window displays. asserted

creatives → win → displays

Selfridges Creative Director Will Wyness said: “Selfridges’ Oxford Street windows are among the most famous visual spaces on Earth. asserted

windows → say → Earth

“A show across these windows will arguably be seen by more people than an exhibition at every major gallery in London combined.” asserted

exhibition → see → London

Dazed Editor-in-Chief Ted Stansfield said the open call would give emerging creatives a platform to reach new audiences. asserted

call → say → audiences

“This open call is a chance to discover some of the most exciting talent out there, giving selected artists a platform to reach new audiences and take their careers to the next level,” he said. asserted

he → discover → level

Oxford Street window takeover: Selfridges launches search for London's next creative stars

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