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1986 Harrods Magazine Catalogue Spring Summer

Harrods Magazine Catalogue · Spring/Summer 1986
A Harrods magazine catalogue for spring/summer 1986 from the Knightsbridge department store.
Details
Publisher Harrods
Type Magazine catalogue
Season Spring/Summer 1986
Place London, Knightsbridge
PERIOD
1986
PROVENANCE
Harrods, Knightsbridge. Spring/Summer 1986. Private Collection.
DESCRIPTION
A Harrods magazine catalogue for spring/summer 1986, published by the London department store.

Harrods traces its origins to 1849, when Charles Henry Harrod opened a shop in Knightsbridge. In 1985 the store passed to the Al-Fayed family through their purchase of the House of Fraser group.

The catalogue records the store's offer for the spring and summer season of 1986.
AUTHENTICATION
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Authentic HarrodsOriginal CatalogueSpring/Summer 1986London
Harrods, Spring 1986
The Archivary - Italian Curation

A seasonal catalogue from the Knightsbridge store, printed in its first full year under new ownership. It records what Harrods offered its customers in 1986.

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The Object and Its Moment
A Seasonal Catalogue

This is a Harrods magazine catalogue for spring/summer 1986, published by the Knightsbridge department store.

A season of Harrods, in print.

The Fashion Landscape
Harrods

Harrods traces its origins to 1849, when Charles Henry Harrod opened a shop in Knightsbridge. Over the following century it grew into one of London's best-known department stores.

The Wider Culture
New Ownership

In 1985 the Al-Fayed family acquired the House of Fraser group, which owned Harrods. This catalogue dates from the following year.

Reading the Object
Store and Season

A store catalogue records the goods, prices and presentation chosen for a single season. This one covers spring and summer 1986.

Goods and presentation for one season.

Why It Matters Now
Retail Ephemera

Department store catalogues are a record of how luxury retail presented itself. This one comes from Harrods in the mid-1980s.

MARKET DEMAND
1986
Harrods printed ephemera
RARITY
Limited
Original period piece, no longer produced
ORIGIN
London
Harrods, Knightsbridge
HOUSE ERA
Harrods, 1986
Owned by the Al-Fayed family from 1985
Demand
Store Ephemera

Printed material from luxury department stores attracts collectors of retail and fashion history.

Supply
Seasonal Print

Store catalogues were usually discarded at the end of the season, so kept copies are assessed with care.

Context
Luxury Retail

London department stores are a recognised part of the history of luxury retail.

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Price
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