December is a time of magic! And may you have left the childhood for a long time already, it is in this month that it seems that miracles happen, and all desires will certainly come true!
But before the chimes of champagne and the rattling of crackers with confetti, we have to wait a little longer, but we can already plunge into the atmosphere of this winter fairy tale right now. And we'll start, perhaps, with the journey - we'll look in 10 showcases of the most important shops of the world, especially since their windows are already decorated with New Year's and Christmas decorations!
1. Macy's in New York
One of the largest and oldest department stores in retail Macy's has long been listed as a tourist destination, "New York City's Must-See Places to Visit" along with the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.
This year, the decorators of "Macy's" decided to make a curtsey, and to return all adults to childhood, recreating the classic Christmas scenes and scenes on the show-window.
"Believe" or "believe" and give your love - this is the main slogan of the winter holidays department store!
2. "Tiffany & Co" in New York
What is it to be cunning - if the women's half were free, then the list of their New Year's desires would consist entirely of the jewelry of this jewelry house! Let's find out what attracts its visitors to the New York "Tiffany's" this year?
Yes, it's a trip to the Big Apple on the deck of a cruise liner, and even surrounded by the main New Year beauty, created from pearls and diamonds!
3. "Bloomingdale's", New York
Another one of New York's most popular stores, Bloomingdale, was dressed up for Christmas and New Year. True, this time the job of decorators was not just to attract passers-by and visitors, but to fulfill an important mission - charitable! The main theme is "light." That is why eight artists united and created unique chandeliers for the showcase in the form of faces of "brilliant people of the city", the means from sale of which, then transferred to the Institute "Child Mind Institute".
4. Lord & Taylor in New York
Well, if you want to become a part of the revived New Year's fairy tale, then you can not do without going to the luxury department store "Lord & Taylor"! This year, all five shop windows turned into magical scenes from the "Enchanted Forest" with three dozen animal sculptures in each, made by hand. And they say that near the most important diorama, on which the family of owls nests on a snow-covered tree, moreover, against the background of a dark blue sunset, not only adults, but even children, goose bumps all over their bodies!
5. "Saks Fifth Avenue" in New York
Another trip to the fairy tale will be presented to you by the showcase "Saks" on the fifth Avenue of the Big Apple. The main theme of the decor of the window was the favorite Christmas story of E. Hoffmann about living people and animated toys "The Nutcracker". It's just "The Land of Thousands of Delights"! Here, under the pink sugar clouds and on the landscape of candy, you will treat yourself to the cake itself Clara and the mouse king!
6. "Galeries Lafayette" in Paris
One of the most beloved fashion and fashion shops around the world - "Galeries Lafayette", located on Boulevard Osman in Paris this year found something to surprise consumers. On the main showcase of the huge building, the decorators reproduced the touching story "Arctic Christmas" on 100% of the paper. The main heroes of the story are a family of stray polar bears, who, because of melting glaciers at the North Pole, have to wander in search of a new home. By the way, drawing attention to climate change also affected the main green beauty, which also became a paper one. It was installed in the center of a luxury department store.
7. Printemps in Paris
The decorators of the showcase of the largest shopping center and one of the most iconic places in Paris - Printemps this year will send you on a fascinating journey together with two "toy" children - Jules and Violeta, who accidentally stayed in the store after closing on Christmas night! In each window, this couple gets into a new adventure, thereby creating the next chapter of the fairy tale. Well, their favorite scene-showcase visitors have already called "Le Cabaret Imaginaire"!
8. Fortnum & Mason in London
The unique London department store "Fortnum & Mason" on Piccadilly Street is popular not only among local residents and guests of the capital, but even among members of the royal family! And for the upcoming Christmas holidays, decorators tried to surprise everyone at once. The main slogan of the windows is "Together we are better". And on the nine windows of the department store, artist Brett Ryder manually created 3D compositions (with a political overtones) about the unity and reconciliation of the "classic sworn enemies".
9. Liberty in London
"Liberty" is one of the oldest department stores in Great Britain, where celebrities go for shopping, and tourists on excursions. He was placed in a wooden Gothic mansion in the heart of the capital of the Foggy Albion on Regent Street. And, of course, his holiday windows simply can not help but maintain the spirit and magic of Christmas! This year is another version of the Nutcracker fairy tale, but created in partnership with the Royal Ballet. And, as a result - in each window a lot of wooden soldiers and handmade ballerinas!
10. Selfridges, London
"Selfridges" - the most stylish luxury London department store, and therefore its showcases simply can not be predictable and ordinary. This year, their promotional Santa decided to be outgoing and surrounded by mannequins, dressed in the latest collections, entertained at parties under the shimmering disco-balls. Well, behind the window of a cheerful company, the mountain landscapes are changed, hand painted and exactly the same as real prototypes - from Everest to the alpine summit of Matterhorn.