Department store holiday windows in New York and beyond
Every year department stores on the East Cost and elsewhere roll out their splashy seasonal window displays--and this year is no exception. So if you’re traveling to New York or across the pond, do a little window stopping to keep your holiday spirit bright.
Saks Fifth Avenue, New York
A woman looks at Christmas decorations on display at Saks Fifth Avenue department store in
611 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP/Getty Images)
Saks Fifth Avenue, New York
Out-of-this-world decorations? Aliens have a role in the holiday windows based on the children’s book “A Flake Like Mike” that was published for Saks. (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP/Getty Images)
Bloomingdale’s, New York
The window displays at Bloomingdale’s have the classic feel of a pop-up book. The store designed windows dedicated to songs sung by Tony Bennett on a new holiday CD. This one is titled “Christmas Time Is Here.”
To view all the windows at the New York City store, go to Bloomingdale’s Holiday Windows 2008.
559th Street & Lexington Avenue, New York, NY (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP/Getty Images)
Bloomingdale’s,
This window’s theme is the song “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.”
To see all the windows, go to Bloomingdale’s Holiday Windows 2008. (Emmanuel Dunand / AFP/Getty Images)
Macy’s,
“Believe,” the making of Christmas magic, is the theme for the 150th anniversary of the Herald Square flagship store.
Herald Square, between 34th and 35th street, New York, NY (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)
Macy’s,
I think kids will love it with all its crazy moving parts, and I want them to believe this is how things are made, Paul Olszewski, Macys Herald Square director of windows, told the Associated Press. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)
Macy’s,
A hairy character in the holiday windows at Macy’s flagship Herald Square store. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)
Macy’s,
Macy’s says its Herald Square store windows detail the behind-the-scenes magic that go into the holidays. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)
Macy’s,
Paul Olszewski, director of windows at Macy’s Herald Square flagship store, inspects the displays. (Mary Altaffer / Associated Press)
Macy’s,
Santa Claus takes his place in the Macy’s holiday windows in New York City. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)
Macy’s,
Traditional holiday horns and packages lend a festive look to the Macy’s in downtown Chicago.
111 N. State Street, Chicago, IL (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
Neiman Marcus,
Two original Christmas tree designs in Neiman Marcus’ windows in Dallas catch the attention of a passerby. The two trees were based on “fantasy tree” ideas submitted by children at St. Philip’s School and Community Center and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, which treats pediatric orthopedic conditions, according to the Associated Press.
1618 Main St., Dallas, Texas The tree at left uses pencils in the design; the one at right is made up of wheelchair wheels, crutches, walkers and prosthetic hands. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press)
Neiman Marcus,
The original Christmas tree design at Neiman Marcus in Dallas is based on 9-year-old Jordan McNair’s vision of a fantasy tree that focused on saving the environment. McNair’s “clean tree” is made using 59 rotating translucent globes filled with items such as crushed aluminum cans, diapers and rolled-up newspapers and arranged in the shape of a tree. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press)
Barneys,
A window display at Barneys in Beverly Hills celebrates the 50th birthday of the peace symbol.
9570 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Selfridges, London
Santa Claus figures prominently in the window display at the London department store.
400 Oxford Street, London, England (Matt Cardy / Getty Images)
Selfridges, London
A designer puts the finishing touches on Santa Claus in the store’s holiday window. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images)
