JASPER CONRAN BUILDS A BRIGHTLY COLORED FUTURE.(Jasper Conran)

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, March, 2005 by Conti, Samantha

Byline: Samantha Conti

LONDON-After 15 years away from the retail scene, the multitasking fashion, costume, tableware and home furnishings designer Jasper Conran is returning with a shop that's all about pampering. The 8,000-square-foot space at 36 Sackville St. has drawing rooms and an outside terrace where customers can order wine and coffee while they buy everything from lingerie and bridal gowns to men's suits, Wedgwood plates and scented candles.

"The service will be old-fashioned," said Conran, glass of white wine in hand, during a walk-through Monday of the store, which opened last month. "Customers will be taken care of in a way that will make their jaws drop. My hope is that people float out of here feeling like a queen -- and that's just...

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