New York Today: Holiday Windows

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New York Today: Holiday Windows
by Alexandra S. Levine/ N.Y./ Region/ The New York Times/ nytimes.com

"Good morning on this drizzly Friday.

It’s Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

Want to join the holiday hustle and bustle, but don’t want to spend a penny? We suggest a trip to Midtown Manhattan, where some of the city’s largest and most high-end retailers decorate their windows with elaborate designs to usher in the holiday season. “Decorate” might be an understatement..."

Winter has arrived at Lord & Taylor. Credit D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Lord & Taylor


Richard

 

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We Need a Miracle on 34th Street
by Niko Koppel and Kaitlin Mullin/ Fashion & Style/ The New York Times/ nytimes.com

It was the week before Thanksgiving when Dante Ferretti had his first holiday nightmare. Waking in a panic in his bed at the Lowell hotel, the Oscar-winning Italian production designer and art director was certain his latest project would miss its deadline.

“I dreamed the windows were empty,” Mr. Ferretti said on a recent morning, concern still creasing his brow...."

Dina Litovsky for the New York Times

Richard

 

[pedro47]

Thanks, I enjoyed the 17 Christmas windows displays.

 

[melissy123]

Does anyone know how long the holiday windows stay up. Headed there later in January. I'm sure they will be replaced by something else.

 

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Does anyone know how long the holiday windows stay up. Headed there later in January. I'm sure they will be replaced by something else.

Hi Melissy123,

Looks like through the first week in January. See this link:
NYC Holiday Windows Are Officially Unveiled
By Kirsten Kovats/ NBC New York/ nbcnewyork.com

Richard

 

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The Art of Holiday Cheer: A Window Into Storefront Displays
By Lucy Perkins/ Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday/ Around the Nation/ National Public Radio/ npr.org

"In December, it's all but impossible to avoid brushing shoulders with holiday cheer. Tinsel, garlands, wreaths and twinkling lights — it can often seem the decorations are everywhere.

Among the most famous of these many attractions are the window displays at Lord and Taylor, on the busy Fifth Avenue sidewalk in New York City. They're far more complicated than a few mannequins in Santa suits; they're more like festive pieces of art.

In one window, there's a sweet shop full of cakes and baked goods on a spinning conveyor belt, all while the doors of an advent calendar swing open and shut to music...."

"There's about 320 gingerbread men in there," Roe Palermo says. "They're made out of foam — they're made out of magic, come on!"

Astrid Stawiarz and Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Lord and Taylor

Richard