Bergdorf Windows 2010

Ahh Bergdorf. Your holiday window dressing is as exquisite as ever. Perhaps a little too detailed this year with the props taking over from the fashion, but a delight nevertheless.
The theme is "Wish you were here" and focuses on fantasy travel to far-flung places, in many an exotic mode of transport. From a caboose to Equus to a magnificent flying machine, these windows transport us not only into a world of heavenly fashion, but also to some fantastical destinations.

Day tripping

Full speed ahead

Ready for takeoff

Wish you were here

 And here's a video taking us behind-the-scenes of the making of the windows.

Images: bergdorf goodman

Curiouser and Curiouser

Ahh Bergdorf. Store of my dreams and aspirations. You are to me what Tiffany is to Holly Golightly. You welcome me into your parquetry and chandelier-clad embrace to tempt and enchant me. This holiday season is no exception. You've outdone yourself again.

Inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, this year's holiday windows on Fifth Avenue feature the Cheshire cat, the Queen of Hearts, the White rabbit and more. The detail is so intricate it is almost too much to take in. But the images below give you some idea of the wonderland created. There are a couple of close-ups so you can see the detail. It's all a great teaser before Tim Burton's take on Alice comes out next year.

The windows below along 58th have nothing to do with Alice, but they are still dreamy!

Images: Comicmix, Rudy Pospisil at about.com.manhattan

Behind Closed Windows

The suspense is killing me! Bergdorf Goodman's famous windows have been hidden behind dull grey blinds for what feels like weeks now, as creative guru David Hoey weaves his visual magic for the holiday season.
For me, Bergdorf's does the best windows in the world. They are always a mix of fantasy, frivolity, elegance and sheer decadence. Of course everything featured is always way beyond my reach but that's really the point. It is all about dreaming!
This year's holiday unveiling occurs next Monday. So until then, I will have to keep passing by the secretive blinds on the way to work.

To pass the time, I thought we should revisit last year's holiday windows. They brought to life a white winter wonderland that represented for me what I imagine Narnia to be like from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe:

Images 3 - 13: Dan and Heather Cross from gonyc.com