Lord & Taylor, New York

Oh yes, we made a video of this scheme.  Well, with so much movement contained within it it would have been a shame not to share it with you.  Our favourite bits are the moving animal portraits but we will let you decide on yours.  Just click the link here to take a closer look  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu9RrG1YDFE

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Diesel, New York

Having a Hardcore Christmas this year is Diesel along 5th Avenue.  We are slightly bemused by this scheme and not entirely sure quite what they are doing??  Does anyone know?  It is ever so slightly alluding to something a little more kinky than the party wear that their website links it with but we are still left wondering.  Maybe that's the point?

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ABC, New York

No visit to New York would be complete with a huge bit of worshipping at the doors of ABC.  This store is the pinnacle of 'home' and gifts.  Even though the prices here are sky high (actually outrageously so) our thinking is that at least it is free to look and be inspired.  What this brand do so well is to scour the world for those elusive gorgeous finds, most of which we have actually seen ourselves anyway so we're reluctant to part with cash when we know we can actually buy certain products in, for example Paris or wherever we find ourselves.  That said, the presentation is superb, creative and if we could we would happily live here.

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Barneys, New York

We were dying to see what Barneys were going to do this year and here it is...!  Of course its always quite difficult to really appreciate these things in still images so we made a video to share with you.  During the day there are actors in two windows who entertain the passing crowds although all was quiet when we passed.  Anyway, here's the video of what we experienced.  Just click on the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCDojxMSK-8&list=UUsubIQJFMNM6ZVPlgxA4MaQ

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Anthropologie, New York

Well what can we say, as always we love this brand.  Strangely, well, probably not that strange really, the brand appear to have stripped back this year on their interior spaces so the usually quite decorative sales areas are actually quite plain and the focus appears to be on the product.  But anyway, it looks great and this year at their Rockefeller Center store just off 5th Avenue references to some of NYC's fantastic landmarks have been included within their schemes.  We really admire how this brand manages to achieve such different looks across all of its stores which just keeps us coming back time and time again.

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Gucci, New York

Isn't the colour here just superb?  We love this campaign although we had difficulty finding anything out about it online as their site doesn't seem to offer much information about it apart from the fact that it is their Holiday Campaign 2014, so you are free to interpret it as you wish we guess?  A couple having an argument and throwing things up in the air?  Who knows?  It is very beautifully and exceptionally produced of course.

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Dior, New York

Large out sized coloured baubles at Dior are in a gravitational product handling dynamic.  Apart from that we are not sure what else we can add?  It is slightly a shame that the distortion element of these baubles is rather underplayed and although the scheme has a certain beauty about it but it is difficult to find the love and passion at this brand which would have liked to have seen put into their schemes.

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Fendi, New York

Naturally as this is such an enormous city there are several of these stores and what is great to view is that they all look so different.  We have also visited their store along 5th Avenue and their pop up on the corner of Greene street and Prince street which has a smaller version of their 'grabber' scheme which we posted recently in London.  This one however references flight and parachutes, with some miniature items, we guess from their range although similar to the ones produced for the Theatre de la Mode between 1945 - 1946.

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Coach, New York

We've really grown to like this brand.  We have never bought their products but the schemes here just get better and better.  And they reference them on their website too.  This is a big plus.  This season an illuminated Manhattan cityscape forms the background in front of which the product has been placed.  There is also the addition of the rail track similar to the one which we also shared with you yesterday at Calvin Klein.  Having now scanned the city, we haven't seen any more but it is great fun and a bit of good old humor which of course is always appreciated.

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Calvin Klein, New York

We are always excited to see what this brand are going to do at this store in New York (sadly they don't appear to do much else anywhere else).  Here at the Calvin Klein store a Black train installation runs through the windows.  We were here late at night as per usual (and in the freezing cold) but we did manage to capture a video of the windows even though the trains werent running (possibly leaves on the track?)  You can check out our video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzm1enmM-pw  The installation is by (those clearly clever guys) at http://www.snarkitecture.com/projects/calvin-klein/  Just check out their website for more information.

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Bergdorf Goodman, New York

For the next few weeks we are bringing to you some of the best windows in New York.  We're starting with probably the most glamorous and intense schemes here in this incredible city at the specialty store Bergdorf Goodman.  If you want to feel wowed then look no further than this store.  Staggeringly beautiful, the scheme this year is based on the Arts, from Film, Theatre, Architecture, Music.  The attention to detail is second to none.  We made a video so that you could really appreciate the experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzPC7TPaRYk&list=UUsubIQJFMNM6ZVPlgxA4MaQ 

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Desigual, London

La Vida es Chula or Life is Cool apparently (in case you were wondering).  Desigual are highlighting their Spanish roots this season with a strapline in an illuminated heart shape.  We love the writing but just dont mention motifs to us.  This has been a very sexy window all year here at the store along Regent street in the centre of London and this installation is no exception.  With its vampy semi-dressed mannequins and giant teddy bear complete with lipstick, 'lashes and Black lacy knickers we cant help feeling how cold they all look.  But then thats probably age speaking.  Incidentally, the teddy bear is not actually drooling, this is the reflection of the lights outside on the street. 

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Orvis, London

We had never realised that this brand had such a rich heritage until we came across it quite recently and decided to drill down a little further to find out more about them. With their origins stretching back to 1856 in Vermont, USA, it really was amazing to discover where they have come from.  What is also interesting is their commitment not just to sustainability, which is rather impressive, but also how supportive they are of a wide variety of campaigns and associations.  A very ethical brand here and quite unique in this respect.  Anyway, their Christmas campaign references their origins complete with digital snow scene and signage applying a symmetric product handling dynamic.  

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