Selfridges London - The Shoe Galleries

55,000 shoes in stock at any one time, over 4,000 shoes on display from a choice of 150 brands in the biggest shoe gallery in the world....

Selfridges Shoe Galleries is now open on London's Oxford Street....a unique space where architect Jamie Fobert has created designer rooms featuring six unique shoe galleries, surrounded by 11 beautiful boutiques created by the world's most iconic shoe brands, and one hanging garden. The "Chanel department" is a recreation of Coco Chanel's apartment and the "Louboutin apartment" features chandeliers and a red carpet....wow!

"Each gallery masterfully juxtaposes materials you wouldn't normally find in a department store: velvet and glass, clay and steel, alabaster and silk, concrete and rubber. Meanwhile, the eleven surrounding apartments have been designed in collaboration with some of the world's most iconic labels, allowing customers a glimpse into the private worlds of their designers for the first time.

"Imagine you are in a gallery", says Selfridges' Director of Accessories Sebastian Manes. "From the entrance you see a succession of doorways, and at the end a huge window flooding the space with daylight. Your journey begins at the front, with shoes from the best of the high street. Slowly you begin to travel through different galleries until you reach the end – the couture designer gallery, flanked by Chanel and Louboutin, and a vision of Eden – the new suspended garden at Selfridges. Shoe heaven!""