What better way to get in the holiday spirit than witnessing the extravagant window displays put up by the fancy schmancy retailers. I love this type of assault on my visual senses. Oh, where to look next …
The very best windows, though only ephemeral stages for the visual extravaganza, always offer some mystery and intrigue, or a fantastical take on already fantastical fables. AsSimon Doonan, Creative Director at Barney’s, says, “Surprise is a very important element of a good window.” This explains his wacky take on the foodie culture of the moment.
As we mentioned in an article on the same subject last year, Rudy Pospisil’s blog, AnotherNormal.com, might be the best reference to view holiday windows in New York City. He has thus far omitted the disastrous Bloomingdale’s holiday windows of this year (thank you), but takes us transcontinental with window displays in Australia and Romania …
The Bergdorf Goodman visual maestros, Linda Fargo and David Hoey, have published a book to immortalize the evanescent nature of this art form. The beautiful volume is titled Windows at Bergdorf Goodman. I haven’t seen it but it must be a masterpiece, as it sells for about $870 dollars on Amazon.
In the meantime, I will let these visuals wash over me, and take me away …
