Celebration: model Laura Coleman holds balloons as she stands inside the giant cake
Alex Lentati
23 December 2013
Debenhams celebrated its 200th anniversary today with a huge birthday cake outside the flagship Oxford Street store.
Model Laura Coleman surprised shoppers by jumping out of the cake wearing a gold sequin dress by Julien Macdonald from a range to celebrate the landmark birthday.
Colourful: the giant cake outside Debenhams' flagship store in Oxford Street (Picture: Alex Lentati)
Alex Lentati
The retailer is officially 200 years old on Christmas Day.
Stunt: shoppers get a surprise (Picture: Alex Lentati)
Alex Lentati
This marks the date that in 1813, William Debenham bought a share in the drapers store at 44 Wigmore Street in London.
