Food & Drink

 

Here's a chocolate replica of the Flatiron Building.  It's being redeveloped as luxury condos.  See, you can eat the rich!

Critters

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.

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