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Dover Street Market opens its doors

Bare walls, steel beams. portacabin changing rooms, huts and display cabinets with stuffed birds and animal parts are just some of the things you will encounter at Comme des Garcons' new London shop, Dover Street Market. Set across six floors, Dover Street Market brings together over a dozen artists/designers chosen by Rei Kawakubo to share a place "where various creators from various fields gather together and encounter each other in an ongoing atmosphere of beautiful chaos". At the preview on Friday, September 10, Comme's Director of Communications Annika McVeigh told us: "We are very keen for everyone to do what they want in their own space. We have invited people here because we like their vision, it is an important part of the project that they develop their spaces as they want." Raf Simons' archives collection is on sale and alongside his fantastic menswear, you'll find great jewellery, there are shoes by Terry de Havilland and a boudoir boutique by Bouddica. Head to the basement for Undercover, a collection of Comme des Garcons trousers with Dover Street emblazoned across the bum and Judy Blame jewellery which comes housed in brown boxes each signed by Judy and hand decorated (prices from £250 to £2,250 for the Chanel is Dead necklace). Comme devotees won't be disappointed because the Market includes menswear, womenswear, footwear, perfumes, bags, shoes as well as the PLAY and Fred Perry SHIRT collections. SHOWstudio is selling some its 01 box sets and there are plans to broadcast interviews and live events from the Market through the autumn.

• Dover Street Market is at 17-18 Dover Street London W1. Doors open on Saturday September 11 2004 and then Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm. Tel: 020 7518 0680.