Big Stores

Bloomingdale's:  "Wonka"

Bergdorf Goodman:  "Isn't It Brilliant?"

Macy's:  "Give Love"

Saks Fifth Avenue:  "Carousel of Dreams" by Christian Dior

Dior did for Saks what it did for the Brooklyn Museum two years ago:  gave it a badly needed face-lift, in exchange for complete branding submission.  But the artistry really is incredible if you can get past the commercialization.

What I found most fascinating--and charming--is the iconicization of a middle-aged French designer who died more than 50 years ago.  Tiny Dior figures populate the installation performing a variety of tasks.

Smartly, the window designers pay homage to New York City. 

Notice the association of the NYPD with a Dior fragrance ("Sauvage is an act of creation inspired by wide-open spaces. A composition marked by a raw freshness, powerful and noble all at once").  Abner Louima might have a different take.

How's this for meta?  It's a recreation of the current Saks storefront, complete with the extraordinary light show.

Nordstrom

 

2019 Holiday Greetings

Hanukkah:

Big Stores:

Tiffany & Co:

Bergdorf Goodman:

Hermes:

Saks Fifth Avenue:

Bloomingdale's:

Macy's:

Creatures:

Food & Drink:

Mannequins:

Outdoors:

World Trade Center:

5th Avenue & 57th Street:

West 57th Street:

West 58th Street:

East 57th Street:

Columbus Circle:

Upper West Side:

Lower Manhattan:

Central Park Arsenal:

Madison Avenue:

Midtown:

Madison Square Park:

Little Italy:

Rockefeller Center:

Park Avenue:

Park Avenue South:

Brookfield Place:

Avenue of the Americas:

Hudson Yards:

Grand Army Plaza (right behind the world's biggest menorah!):

Potpourri:

 

Red & Green:

Reindeer:

Santa & His Elves:

Snowmen:

Stars & Ornaments:

Toy Soldiers:

Trees:

 

Messages:

Wreaths & Garlands:

Video:

Happy New Year!