It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and strolling past New York City’s famous holiday window displays is one of our favorite Christmas season traditions. Stores like Saks and Dior plan these windows months in advance, brainstorming new ways to surprise and delight shoppers throughout the holiday season. Bergdorf Goodman even unveiled decorated interiors for the first time in ten years. Now that we’re well into the swing of December, most stores have unveiled their displays to great fanfare. Here are the ones to check out.
Dior
Dior’s cooked up its own bit of gingerbread that everyone will want a piece of. The windows of the design house’s flagship New York store are currently showcasing five different vignettes to create a “small theater of gingerbread wonders” that look straight out of a storybook.
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Bergdorf Goodman
Bergdorf Goodman’s pulling out all the stops this Christmas. On top of a series of extravagant window displays depicting a glamorous holiday fête, for the first time in 10 years, the luxury department store’s also done up their interiors to resemble a magical winter wonderland.
Ricky Zahavi
Hermès
Hermès is taking shoppers up to the clouds this Christmas with elegantly atmospheric window displays made of undulating paper cut forms crafted by artist Mia Pearlman.
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David Yurman
When designing the celadon green window display for the David Yurman store, renowned scenographer Stefan Lubrina wanted to evoke the “artistic energy” of David and Sybil Yurman’s downtown art studio—”one that invites you to discover the soul of the David Yurman brand,” Lubrina told ELLE Decor.
Courtesy of David Yurman
Saks Fifth Avenue
A holiday display by Saks is never limited to just the windows—every year, the department store dazzles the city with a top-to-bottom makeover of its 5th Avenue store. This year is no exception. A light show of massive glimmering ornaments hangs from the building’s facade to “dangle” over a series of windows depicting different New York City destinations.
Jamie McCarthy
LEGO Store
Give yourself a giggle by checking out LEGO’s whimsical, irreverent windows showcasing a verifiable band of LEGO figurine carolers. There’s a jazz band of snow monsters, a trio of pop singers, and more
Courtesy of Lego Group
Louis Vuitton
Inspired by paper lanterns and travel, the Louis Vuitton display strikes the perfect balance between warmth and whimsy.
Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
Bloomingdales & Burberry
Another show-stopping facade you won’t want to miss, the Burberry takeover of Bloomingdales this year was one for the books. The windows capture the tale of the Burberry House’s iconic knight emblem preparing for the holidays, while the building itself is “wrapped” in a massive Burberry Check scarf. (There’s a limited edition capsule collection to go along with it, of course.)
Courtesy of Bloomingdales
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