Madison Avenue: 2011 Holiday Windows

Along Madison Avenue there are many high-end luxury labels.  But only a few have creative window displays for the holidays. For those that do, it seems this year rely on the strong saturated hues of red to bring in the holiday spirit.

The window at Lanvin makes the chic party dress central focus

At Donna Karan, it's all about the winter wonderland - with a few small pops of red.

Prada covered their windows in beautiful velvets making a point to show off their new jewelry line. 

At Dolce & Gabbana they constructed a large open market cart. 

And Alice & Olivia brought in a pop of red as well. 

A Shout Out To Hermes: For Standout Window Displays

A few months back I spent a day photographing the windows through out New York, it was the last week in August.  Summer was coming to an end but the best time of year for was right around the corner.  Usually later summer windows a little dull and often the lower budget installations of the year.

The one brand that really stood out during this time (and often stands out all of the time) was Hermes.  Working with a simplified color palette of white fixtures or props the color product truly is the hero in these windows.

I also ended up stumbling upon Hermes mall windows in New Jersey about a week later. I have to say, these windows were just as well executed and just as interesting.

In both scenarios they're playing with proportions.  In NYC the product is scaled much larger to fit the large windows and life sized props. In New Jersey, the props are brought down in scale to make the smaller product look large.