Holidays, Pt. 2

Lord & Taylor is the latest retailer to unveil its Christmas windows, and it was done amid much fanfare, including performances by Emmy and Tony award-winner Kristin Chenoweth and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City.

The venerable department store went high-tech, streaming the event online. It also for the first-time sought feedback into the window displays, asked customers, friends and family to share their favorite holiday memories and traditions over Facebook and by sending in letters. Inspired by these submissions, the four Fifth Avenue windows came to life with 12 Christmas scenes set in New York City over the past 50 years. The customer names and stories that inspired each mechanical window scene are displayed in the window for viewers to see.

A video of highlights from the event can be seen at youtube.com/watch?v=PomNmKGU_rA&feature=player_embedded.

Holidays in New York

It’s that time of year again … you know the holiday season is officially upon us when retailers in Manhattan start unveiling their elaborate holiday windows. This year, one of the first out of the gate is Henri Bendel, on Fifth Avenue, which is offering a haute homage to the New York City Ballet’s version of The Nutcracker, complete with beautifully costumed, Swarovski-bejeweled mannequins (from Atrezzo). The Nutcracker theme continues inside the luxurious store as well, where suspended mannequins whirl in a ballet wonderland.

Check out the photos below: