Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day all - have a great day with your loved ones.
I've already posted this photo on my FB page, however, it seemed most appropriate to have it appear here for today's occasion. This is Australian stylist, Vanessa Colyer Tay doing a retail window display, using alphabet notebooks to get the message across. It looks great.
Photograph via Vanessa Colyer Tay.

Christmas Windows Around the World - Part Three

The windows at Printemps, Paris - a stylish collaboration with Karl Lagerfield and Chanel.

Set on a glamorous California runway - check out the hostess' go-go boots.

Ballerinas on a Moscow stage.

Mini Lagerfields in a snowy Paris.

Taking photos of the famous Chanel camellias

Futuristic Chanel hovercrafts and cityscape.

Aren't the windows at Printemps great? They are modern and stylish, which is no surprise as the Parisian department store collaborated with world famous fashion designer, Karl Lagerfield and the even more famous fashion brand, Chanel. Each window scene is based at fashionable locations around the world and all have the stylish and classy touches of Chanel throughout.
I love seeing all these Christmas windows. Which ones are your favourite?
Photographs via Vanity Fair.

Christmas Windows Around the World - Part Two

'Gaga's Workshop' windows at Barneys New York

Gaga's Boudoir made entirely of wig hair.

Even the thigh-highs are made of hair!

Lady Gaga at the opening of 'Gaga's Workshop' at Barneys, New York. Read more about it here.

Barneys New York collaborated with pop star, Lady Gaga to create a Gaga themed Santa's Workshop. The windows demonstrate the whacky Gaga style so well and the pop up store inside, filled with Gaga inspired products, takes up a whole floor.
Photographs by Justin Bishop via Vanity Fair.

The 'White Christmas' themed windows at Selfridges, London.

A more simple and traditional theme of 'White Christmas' at Selfridges, London. Watch this time lapse video which shows the whole process of creating the windows from start to finish here.
Photographs by Luke White via Vanity Fair.

Christmas Windows Around the World - Part One

Christmas windows from Bergdorf Goodman, New York.

This winter snow scene is made from beading, fringing and tassels. Check out the ram with crocheted horns.

'The Brass Menagerie' - apparently this glows at night.

'Teacher's Pet' - all made from paper, including the zebra. Amazing!

One for the boys.

Snow birds in elegant evening gowns.

There are some impressive window displays happening all over the world. Christmas is a time where window dressing really steps up a notch and these ones from Bergdorf Goodman, New York are no exception. Based around the theme 'Carnival of the Animals', some of these windows have been wrought entirely in different materials, like paper, brass, tassels, fringe and beading. Just amazing work.
Photographs by Justin Bishop via Vanity Fair.

Retail Window Dressing by Anthropologie.

Window display in an Anthropologie store in Pennsylvania, USA.

Another Anthropologie window display, this time in California.

When I started my Interior Design business, I was doing part-time visual merchandising for several brands in Wellington. I no longer do this now, however, I still appreciate the art of great window dressing. Anthropologie has release some visuals of their summer window displays - they are so effective and very clever.
Photographs via Anthropologie Facebook page.