The photographer is only a Witness...

Ralph Lauren creates beautiful windows using a photo shoot as inspiration showcasing elegant clothing.  Using backgrounds of photo stills, proofs, cameras, stage lighting adds a warm background for the tailored suits and the sophisticated sportswear. Love the prop use on the tables of cameras and images and even the electrical cords of the lighting adds a great texture to the window. Richard Phibbs supplied the photos used. "The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand

 

 

2014 Holiday in the City...

The Holidays are gone,  and the décor is packed away. The windows of New York are one of the magic times in the city - here is my summery of the best of the season:

FAVORITE NUMBER ONE

Saks Fifth Avenue
...Brilliant idea to take the classic fairytales and make them New York City!  Love the stories - Cinderella with shoes;  Sleeping Beautify in the city that doesn't sleep, Rapunzel with her hair dresser...

  

FAVORITE NUMBER TWO

Tiffany & Co.

...Each window depicts a New York scene with beautiful Tiffany jewelry tucked into the display.  Incredible use of video and animation; video scenes, moving billboards, jumping cabs, flickering fire. Special note for the window with two men and their child...

 

 

FAVORITE NUMBER THREE

Macy's

...Santa in space; visiting the planets; elves; telescopes! Who could ask for anything more -  love the ice fight between Neptune and Uranus and mini NYC with the Macy's Parade...

 



 

FAVORITE NUMBER FOUR 

Ralph Lauren 

...Creating a style of 20's glamor, Ralph creates a winter visit to the Roaring timeframe.  Clean, simple and deco - silver and snow creates the perfect back drop for the beautiful white fashions of the season..

 



 

FAVORITE NUMBER FIVE

Bergdorf Goodman

...This year Holiday revolves around The Arts. The main windows: Literature, with the bold red fabric motif; Architecture of blue - just like blueprints; Theatre - with amazing neon; Painting - in white, just waiting for color to be added...

 



 

AND MY LEAST FAVORITE  

Bloomingdale's

 ...In theory the idea sounds good - create a video game app that the consumer can log into and play the game on the LED screens in the windows. The reality was in observation no one was playing...

Holiday traditional...

Ralph Lauren Men's flagship windows have the classic elegance know the Brand is known for.  Multi layered outfits, haberdashery merchandising, and a beautiful use of props.  Old school at it's best...

 

 

Hit the slopes...

Fun window for Ralph Lauren Children.   Always those details here;  the stacks of accessories and giftboxes, the props - look at the dog -- the ice blocks looks fun and whimsy with out looking cheap - but the best thing is the layered outfits  - amazing layers of texture, fabrication and color. Lift ticket...?

 

 

Sugar and spice...

Adorable little windows for Ralph Lauren Baby.  Oversize cutouts mimic gingerbread cookies with sugar and frosting with holiday outfits sprinkled in.  As always with Ralph, its the details; sparkles to look like sugar, gumdrops as garland, and the edges of the cutouts are rough and brown like frosting missing on a cookie. This is perfect looking through  little ones eyes and oh so holiday! Hot cocoa not included...

Return from a long winter's nap...

The blog is back!  After a much too long absence, here are the windows for Christmas 2014! Now with video.

 As always a start with Ralph Lauren.  Creating a style of 20's glamor, Ralph creates a winter visit to the Roaring timeframe.  Clean, simple and deco - silver and snow creates the perfect back drop for the beautiful white fashions of the season.  I love the silver highlights and the incredible styling.  Roar...

 

Film noir...

Ralph Lauren in classic black and white.  Its the time frame that makes you think of Ralph Lauren. Always sophisticated, always classic, always Ralph...

Come y'all to the hoedown...

Ralph Lauren creates a great pre-summer themed window for the Kids collection with an old fashion barn dance.  Details, details, details-- the hay bails, the posters, the quilts, the coke bottles, the cloth streamers -  you never lose focus of the theme and product assortment. As always a perfect example of both. Grab your boots and let's go square dancin'...