Billy Goat Gruff...

Bright and bold Lunar New Year window from Saks Fifth Avenue. Using a theme of the celebration, large Chinese Dragons circle the mannequins while a lot of maneki-nekos wave at us looking at them.  Just a fun window for the New Year. Wishing you prosperity on the Year of the Ram...

 

 

 

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...

Winter weddings...

Pretty windows are showcasing the Bridal Salon at Saks Fifth Avenue.   Silk ribbons create a soft background to show off the beautiful gowns. Petals on the floor surrounding the mannequins continues to soften the display and focus on the gowns.  Here comes the bride...

 

 

Ever after...

My number one - the  BEST WINDOWS of the season!  Incredible and creative windows at 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.  Amazing ! Go to the woods...

 

Miracle on Fifth Ave...

Saks continues the magical tradition of projection onto the outside of the building - inside out - always beautiful classic department holiday! Let it snow...

 

 

 

Dad's been framed!...

Incredible Father's Day window from Saks Fifth Avenue.  Colorful, creative, inspiring.  Need ideas on what to buy Dad this year? Saks pulls it all together on the wall using color and theme:  watches; dress shirts; socks; belts; ties and on and on. The white walls are great to show off the assorted colors and using the architectural wall frames fit perfectly ... Some hipster Dad mannequins pull the looks together. I love the path created by the trail of footwear that moves though one window to the next.  It certainly beats a hammer ...