Harvey Nichols has just had a feminist makeover

(Image credit: 2018 David M. Benett)

Harvey Nichols as you know it is no more. Well, for the month of September at least. The luxury department store has rebranded as Holly Nichols to celebrate women.

This is to launch its newly refurbished First Floor and its ‘Let’s hear it for the Girls’ campaign.

As well as featuring a new illuminated ‘Holly Nichols’ sign on the front of the Knightsbridge store, everything from shopping bags to social media channels have been rebranded.

The campaign is drawing on Harvey Nichols's history of supporting women in the workplace. Did you know that after the founder of Harvey Nichols, Benjamin Harvey died in 1850, it was his wife who took over? She is credited for the partnership with James Nichols to form Harvey Nichols & Co.

Fast forward to 2018 and seven out of nine of the company’s board members are women.

Throughout September, there will be loads more activities including trunk shows, new launches, brand parties as well as inspirational talks from women who have influenced our culture and challenged our attitudes.

‘We are incredibly excited to unveil our Holly Nichols campaign – a month of events celebrating women, those who have inspired us in the past, and those that continue to do so today. Our newly refurbished First Floor is shopping heaven with collections from the world’s best-loved designers, selected for their quality of design and make. We’ve created a shopping experience for our female customers like no other,’ says Deb Bee, Group Marketing & Creative Director Harvey Nichols.

Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.