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.
























Posted by nicolette at 8:00 AM
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71 comments:

  1. everything is so beautiful, im in love 

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  2. I love how everything has a vintage NYC feeling to it - it's so glamorous! 

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  3. who puts together these displays? they're so beautiful!

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  4. Don’t worry
    the 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!!!! 

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  5. 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.

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  6. really beautiful photos!<3 

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  7. I really love the eight one down, with all the butterflies. It's like looking into an enchanted jewel box.

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  9. Eveything is perfect!

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  10. Katrina Valentine TracumaDecember 28, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE these!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely amazingly beautiful!!!!


    >'.'<

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  11. 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

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  12. These windows look magical... Love them.

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  13. Whoa whoa whoa this is so so so beautiful! Brilliant!

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  14. 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.

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  15. The stores have teams that exclusively work on displays. Usually holiday windows take a year of planning.

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  16. Great job Nikki. A 50 is just not made for the windows but you did wonderfully :)

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  17. So, so lovely! Both the displays and your photos. Thank you for sharing these!

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  18. I 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. 

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  19. I 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!!

    Briony xx

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  20. Best photos ever, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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  21. 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!

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  22. These are so incredibly amazeballs! I cant believe my eyes!

    Wishing 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!

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  23. This is amazing!! I can't belive this store windows, I want to be in New York, haha

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  24. Your photos are more than wonderful! I'm so in love with Tiffany's. Thanks for sharing with us. xoxo
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  25. thank you!! hope you get to visit nyc and see the windows in person sometime :)

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  26. bergdorfs is so brilliant at that... their visuals team does glamour like NO ONE can.

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  27. i love the colors too, especially the marine/under the sea vignette!
    i hope you had (are having???) an amazing time in nyc, darling!!!!

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  28. 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 ;)

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  30. good catch - it IS one of their jewelry displays! wish i had done a better job of capturing all the little details...

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  31. is this further fueling your NYC love affair? ;)

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  34. Thank you so much!!! Comments like this mean the WORLD to me.
    Hope you're having a very happy new year! Crossing my fingers you get to visit NYC in 2012 :)

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  35. They're mesmerizing, aren't they? Magical indeed!

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  37. Thank you so much Danielle! Crossing my fingers you get to visit NYC in 2012 :) Happy new year!

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  38. WE CAN'T ALL BE CHESKY, BUT WE CAN TRY.

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  40. I wish I had more time to visit again over the holidays! I loooved the white animal vignette, and the aquatic life scene, too.

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  41. B!!! Crossing my fingers and hoping we can visit this together in 2012!! With warm chestnuts and hot cocoa in central park, to boot.

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  43. thank you so much!! definitely feel lucky & blessed to be in nyc.

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  44. HAPPY 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.

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  45. It's like a museum, no?? Almost a pity they're just seasonal windows - but the ephemeral quality is part of their beauty, too.

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  46. Thank 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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