It Looks A Lot Like Christmas

By Ayana Braynt-Weekes

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! I get most excited around this time of year. The last of the Thanksgiving leftovers (should be) gone, Christmas music is playing on the radio and it's time to unpack the big red bows, wreathes and Christmas lights. I think I get more excited about decorating for christmas than the actual holiday! When I lived in New York, one of my favorite things to do during the holiday, was look at all the holiday window displays. Holidays in New York are always next level and the window displays have my heart.

I haven't been able to see the NY holiday window displays in person since moving back to Detroit so, join me in taking The NYC Observer's Visual Tour of New York's HolidayWindows.

Banquet on 5th Ave, - The Ice Queen of the Saks Fifth Avenue Winter Palace hosted a Holiday Banquet.

Ice: Winter's Brilliance - This year the formula for the perfect Barney's holiday window only required one major element: Ice. The 2015 Barney's Holiday window showcased the brilliance of winter's crystal with an organically formed ice sculpture, live ice sculpting performances, Ice Castle Installations and 700 handblown elements by Seattle-based glass artist Dale Chihuly.

Arctic Chase x Lexus

The Ice Carvers: Live Ice Sculpting

A cavernous ice sculpture is spritzed with water, allowing for a spontaneous development of its organic form.

 Gingerbread Kingdom - 5th avenue shoppers can't miss the Lord and Taylor Gingerbread Kingdom and Sweet Shoppe. 

Christmas in Bloom - Bloomingdale's brought in florist Jeff Latham to create a floral Holiday installation that represent how the holiday season through all five senses from the ring of reindeer bells to the quintessential scent of fresh pine. 

Floral oversized holiday peppermints.

 Bells hang from the gold antlers of a reindeer, seated in a bed of red roses. As the sculpture nods its head, it creates a symphony of chimes     

Two snowmen wrapped in blooming wrapped scarves.

Crown Jewels: Nights in Crystal Armor - Burgdorf Goodman celebrated Swaravki's 12th Anniversary with a “Brilliant Holiday” themed window display featuring more than 7 million of Swarovski 's world acclaimed crystals.

"The Crown Jewels,"

 

Henri Loves The Holidays - Inspired by a Parisian apartment, the displays at Henri Bendel spotlight Izak's iconic Bendel girl illustrations. With an elegant fireplace and chandelier, the main window is built to showcase "every Bendel girl's dream," while a four-story parade of twinkling lights climbs over the building's Fifth Avenue front.

A Charlie Brown Christmas - An interactive Peanuts-themed Christmas display at Macy's in Herald Square allows viewers to play the piano and hear the notes. Click Here to see behind the scenes footage of this year's Macy's Holiday window.

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