I am back to Toronto and have not been out yet to see any cool local windows.
Yes, yes, it is a window condition I have developed while living in New York City. Therefore, please put on hold your eye-wide-open questions why should one spend a day salivating admiring store window displays in this freezing weather.
Today, I remembered that I have a wagon-full of dreamy photos of various Holiday /Christmas 2011-2012 store windows I've snapped in NYC - and there was an emergency rush to share them with the you, dear Internet browsing birds.
Please sit comfortably in your chair/sofa/couch/somebody's lap and take a wonderful words & pictures tour of excitingly fabulous Manhattan window displays.
PRADA on Madison Ave. - I liked the windows because of their cleanliness, simplicity, but mostly - the green velvet frames. How stunning is the necklace below? Loved Prada's costume jewellery.
Random store on Upper East Side - I loved the cool installation made out of red scarves. Mega imagination.
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG in Meatpacking District - What a great window decorative idea on budget! Very cool, DVF team, very cool.
ALEXANDER WANG in SoHo - This display is astonishing. It certainly has a dark mysterious feeling to it and reminds me of the movie "Birds" . Perhaps, AW was trying to send us a message:
wear my clothes or the birds will get you!
Not sure if it's a store or just a
very cool building with nicely dressed mannequins in the windows :)?
I saw this in
SoHo and even
missed my green light to cross the street, because I stared at the windows for a long time with my eyes trying to concentrate on each window.
OSCAR DE LA RENTA on Madison Avenue - I felt a bit intimidated by this window due to its very clean, elegant, and glamorous feel. It projected an image of a store where ladies, that
were born with the natural syndrome of old-money elegance, come here weekly to pick up yet another peach-colored skirt suit for their private tea time event. Beautiful.
RALPH LAUREN on Madison Avenue - This window captured my
red-headed attention, because of its rustic, 18th century, county style apparel and props. I think it would be a fantastic setting for a baby room/nursery. By the way, my all mama fellows, pay a close attention to the colour scheme - nice, isn't it? Proves that
babies and toddlers are not the sole monopolies of pink and blue clothes.
VAN CLEEF & ARPLES on the 5th Avenue - Although (I don't even know why
although) these windows were small they most definitely had a humangous soul. Each window was set as an opera house with well dressed spectators and jewellery as star performers. Hey, each time I looked at the jewellery - I
clapped in my mind :) The windows also had classical music playing on the background which completed the wholesome story of the windows. Bravo!
BERGDORF GOODMAN on the 5th Avenue -
I heard fireworks explode and champagne pop in my wild imagination each time (there were about 485 times)
I stared with astonishment at those windows. I hope you understand why after you look at my picture-detailed
post from November. By the way, I am not sure BG's windows are already in the New York Tourist Guide - but I promise you, it will be a great
not-known-to-other-regular-tourists tourist activity to do. And don't worry about feeling intimidated staring at those beautiful windows for an hour, another
370,00 curious eye-balls will be right along with you.
LOUIS VUITON on the 5th Avenue - I love that
feeling when you look at something and you instantly feel amused, giggly, relaxed, and fearless . That's how I felt after looking at LV Holiday 2011-2012 windows. Not only I pictured myself wearing an
Hermes-orange sari-like dress with a backpack, that had an
enthusiastic smiling monkey sticking out of it telling me fake tales, on an elephant in a desert - I also felt very warm due to the orange colours in the displays during chilly evenings. Overall, adored LV's display featuring animal acrobats.
TIFFANY & CO on the 5th Avenue - I have never seen Tiffany's do anything so 3-Dimensional with their windows. It was a brilliant idea to attract
window maniacs like myself. Inside each festive window facade was a little window with a 3D Holiday/Snow-y story, that made viewers feel very calm and relaxed. Lovely, my darling, lovely.
GUCCI on Madison Avenue - Personally, Gucci displays did not impress me much. My husband, on the other hand, was very impressed with the star-ry background. Yes, I guess the visual team did do a great job on setting that background.
FENDI on the 5th Avenue - The lit belts with rain-effect lights had a dramatic effect and a
wow-effect on many walk-by pedestrians including
red-headed self. It looked gorgeous and very festive, especially during the night.
Fendi Wonderland, literally.
J CREW on Madison Avenue - Honestly, it is not the window composition that got my attention - it is the well-dressed mannequin ladies. Even now,
I WANT to be dressed in the outfit below. Call me a
babushka, tetya Nina, but I love it with every cell of my
10- lbs- overweight- after- the- holidays body. The blouse below is mega beautiful as well.
Care to want it with me?
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN on Madison Avenue - Ha, this one had me giggle just like the LV windows did. This particular window featured a stylish
(I assumed) Santa Lady that was stuck in the chimney
or was just on the way to fall through the chimney
(my assumption as well) hopefully to gift stunning shoes to the
shoe-desparate women. She was wearing shimmery silver Louboutins with the well-known red soles, that in my mind were used as landing indicators for Mr.Rudolf. Very cute and innovative.
THEORY in West Village - I just saw this house of magic from far and loved the eye-catching idea of window presentation. The windows changed colours from red to green to probably another colour within minutes. It looked great and very festive.
That was a great theory of coloured lights, Theory.
Last but not least
BLOOMINGDALES on Lexington Avenue in Upper East Side - This store was my
temporary sister as she stood just across from our residence. I've already posted Bloomingdale's Holiday/Christmas
window displays, but just wanted to share a festive exterior of the store. Yes, I also think that the electricity used for decorating the whole store could light a small village somewhere far. Not saying it in an offensive way, just a thought...just a thought.
