Claim: Miss Selfridge began in a place.

Miss Selfridge is a nationwide UK high street store which began as the young fashion section of Selfridges department store in London in 1966 . Miss Selfridge got its name when Charles Clore , the owner of Selfridges at the time , saw a window display in the Bonwit Teller store in New York City which showed `` Miss Bonwit '' dresses aimed specifically at teenagers . He later launched it throughout his Lewis 's & Selfridges stores throughout the UK