We visit the UK’s first Weekday store

Swedish Brand Weekday has opened its first UK store on Regent Street. Founded in 2002 in Stockholm, it joined the H&M group six years later and has been steadily expanding its catalog of stores since.

Scandi style

Weekday has sought to merge high street fashion with mindful fashion, and uses organic, recycled or sustainable materials in its clothing. The store emulates the brand’s Scandinavian roots, particularly on the ground floor where the design is minimalist and simple with clean lines, but is elevated with pops of colour that nods to youth culture and street-style influences – perfect for its millennial target customer. The open space is interjected with retro neon and digital signage, and the display units come with shiny iridescent hues or pastel wood chip textures.

Downstairs…

The customer is lead down to a cavernous basement via a contemporary wooden staircase that, in contrast with the minimalist ground floor, is densely packed with product, wall-to-wall clothes rails and displays. Still incorporating the neon and digital throughout, this space feels a tad chaotic and lacking in focus. The dressing rooms are a nice feature with long industrial-style poles for customers to sit on, brushed metal doors and lots of mirroring to create an endless effect.

Local roots

Weekday has an innovative T-shirt initiative where each week new zeitgeisty slogans will be emblazoned across T-shirts using the print press in the centre of the Menswear Department. This creates a fun in-store experience and gives the store a sense of purpose.