December 28, 2011
A Very 5th Avenue Christmas
First things first: I'm not Julia Chesky, nor do I have her photographic prowess, but I do love a good shop window, and no one brings it quite like New York City's visual merchandisers during Christmastime. Item the second: the 50mm lens I brought with me on this day was totally inappropriate for shooting store windows, but hey, the day was December 25th, the streets were crowded, and the air was cold; while my photos certainly don't do the brilliance of these windows justice, it is a nice little snapshot into the scenes along 5th Avenue. At least, I hope.
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everything is so beautiful, im in love
ReplyDeleteI love how everything has a vintage NYC feeling to it - it's so glamorous!
ReplyDeletewho puts together these displays? they're so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDon’t worry
ReplyDeletethe photos are still stunning, the colors are so inspiring and yes they make us
buy! I can’t wait to see them. We don’t have arty windows like those in
Belgium, in fact we don’t have such
luxurious department stores either! I always love to see those windows! In 48h I
will be walking on Manhattan soil! Thank you for last minute inspiration because
I still need a nye outfit! Happy holidays lady!!!!
Nikki, these pictures are beautiful. You captured so much more than I actually saw in person. The colors, details and the goods are all amazing girl. Thanks for having us entertained while we were in town. Happy Holidays and the best for a fantastic 2012 darling.
ReplyDeletereally beautiful photos!<3
ReplyDeleteI really love the eight one down, with all the butterflies. It's like looking into an enchanted jewel box.
ReplyDeleteLoooooooooves....
ReplyDeleteEveything is perfect!
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LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE these!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely amazingly beautiful!!!!
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I must say ... I don't comment on too many blogs but yours is one of the ones that I absolutely ADORE. I've always admired your blog from afar but it's by far my fave. Your images are spectacular! I would give a leg to visit NY just to take a couple of pictures with my lousy point n shoot. Lol. :D
ReplyDeleteThese windows look magical... Love them.
ReplyDeleteWhoa whoa whoa this is so so so beautiful! Brilliant!
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Nicolette - thanks for sharing these gorgeous pictures, I too love window displays and was lovely to see what New York had to offer this season as I was unable to come.
ReplyDeleteThe stores have teams that exclusively work on displays. Usually holiday windows take a year of planning.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Nikki. A 50 is just not made for the windows but you did wonderfully :)
ReplyDeleteSo, so lovely! Both the displays and your photos. Thank you for sharing these!
ReplyDeleteI loved the Bergdorf windows! I had to stop by several times to check out all the details. The white, snowy one was my favorite with all of teh monkey caterers and sequinned chef polar bears.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how much this all makes me smile; my gosh they are spectacular windows (especially Bergdorf's and Tiffany's)! I dream about a Christmas spent in New York, walking up 5th and pressing my nose against the grand windows, ice skating in Central Park, eating roasted chestnuts and hot chocolates as I walk everywhere. So thank you for taking me there for a few minutes!!
ReplyDeleteBriony xx
Best photos ever, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ReplyDeleteHAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Those are definitely awesome pics. I'd never be able to get shots like that. You're so lucky to live somewhere that has storefront windows like this. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThese are so incredibly amazeballs! I cant believe my eyes!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy new year! Enjoyed your blog the whole 2011, here's to 2012 :) maybe it will be the year we finally get a change to meet!
This is amazing!! I can't belive this store windows, I want to be in New York, haha
ReplyDeleteYour photos are more than wonderful! I'm so in love with Tiffany's. Thanks for sharing with us. xoxo
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thank you!! hope you get to visit nyc and see the windows in person sometime :)
ReplyDeletebergdorfs is so brilliant at that... their visuals team does glamour like NO ONE can.
ReplyDeletei love the colors too, especially the marine/under the sea vignette!
ReplyDeletei hope you had (are having???) an amazing time in nyc, darling!!!!
i'm glad you get to have a closer look here!!! you should've been paying more attention while we were right in front of them, though ;)
ReplyDeletethank you, alexandra!
ReplyDeletegood catch - it IS one of their jewelry displays! wish i had done a better job of capturing all the little details...
ReplyDeleteis this further fueling your NYC love affair? ;)
ReplyDeleteso glad you think so, too!
ReplyDeletethank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!! Comments like this mean the WORLD to me.
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a very happy new year! Crossing my fingers you get to visit NYC in 2012 :)
They're mesmerizing, aren't they? Magical indeed!
ReplyDeleteThanks!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Danielle! Crossing my fingers you get to visit NYC in 2012 :) Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteWE CAN'T ALL BE CHESKY, BUT WE CAN TRY.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lindley!!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had more time to visit again over the holidays! I loooved the white animal vignette, and the aquatic life scene, too.
ReplyDeleteB!!! Crossing my fingers and hoping we can visit this together in 2012!! With warm chestnuts and hot cocoa in central park, to boot.
ReplyDeletehappy new year to you, too!!!
ReplyDeletethank you so much!! definitely feel lucky & blessed to be in nyc.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY 2012, ELI!!!! also hoping we get to meet this year! i'm really, really hoping to get over to SF to visit marc and margot in the coming months.
ReplyDeleteIt's like a museum, no?? Almost a pity they're just seasonal windows - but the ephemeral quality is part of their beauty, too.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! The tiffany's windows are gorgeous. Wish you could get a feel for the scale - they were really quite small, but had a world of depth to them.
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