Coutts & Co, the 300-year old private bank, is getting a makeover. As the capital readies itself for the annual London Fashion Week which kicks off on Friday, the private bank has transformed its London headquarters on the Strand into an exhibition hall for this year's hottest fashion designers.

Pictures of pouting models and off-the-wall fashion installations line the windows of the building. A dramatic white pleated paper dress is the centrepiece of the window display.