As in, Bergdorf Goodman-going-overboard-with-their-holiday-windows. Their 2019/2020 dizzying display made it seem like you were looking down from up above, a feat of craftmanship in itself.
January 2nd, 2020
Tag: christmas windows
Woof Santa
I see a pattern forming here, may be I should establish a Fabulist tradition. 
Ho Ho Ho Hope you have a fun New Year’s Eve…!
❤️ from the Hell’s Kitchen Towers, where we’re laying low until the NYE Madness of Times Square recedes and Everyday Madness of Times Square is restored.
December 31st, 2019
And the winner is…
(Unsurprisingly) Bergdorf Goodman!
There should be an ”International Awards for Shop Xmas Windows” ceremony somewhere, if only to affirm that outdoing this B&G extravaganza is practically impossible. Except of course by B&G, who are somehow outdoing themselves every time! Hard to believe one can actually buy some of these items inside (I could probably afford a small box of macarons from Ladurée)…
Manhattan, 5th Avenue
December 9th, 2017
Christmas windows in the City
Holiday window displays in Manhattan are integrally connected with Christmas in the collective consciousness of New Yorkers – and in that of the regular, or even occasional visitors too. They’ve become part of the tradition, glitz and glamour and beauty of the holiday season and there just can’t be Christmas in the City without them.
Here, for instance, are some takes from Bergdorf Goodman’s breathtaking displays, inspired by some of the city’s most iconic institutions such as the American Museum of Natural History, Museum of the Moving Image, The New York Botanical Garden, New York Philharmonic and New-York Historical Society (there are also windows for Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and UrbanGlass but I have no captures of them).
Entitled ”To New York with Love”, a celebration of the city’s ongoing love affair with arts, history and music, they are simply spectacular.
New York Philharmonic
The New York Botanical Garden
Museum of the Moving Image
American Museum of Natural History (and an avid admirer)
New-York Historical Society
And back to business with the commercial part and evening gowns – entrance in grand style guaranteed.
A ball in the Four Seasons, maybe? 
At which point I have to move on because I feel I’m turning green; head over heels (image from Elie Tahari)
Midtown Manhattan
December 17th, 2017
Duck Santa
Still waiting for Santa?… I hear you ask, with a bit of eye-rolling in the background.
Well, yes you do, if you’re a Greek kid. For in my country of birth, Santa – or Saint Basil (Agios Vassilios – ‘Αγιος Βασίλειος) to be precise – comes all the way from Caesarea in Asia Minor to bring gifts to the children on December 31st. That’s because the Greek Orthodox Church honours the memory of the kind Saint who was always on the side of the needy aiding the poor, on January 1st. And every Greek family serves vasilopita, a round brioche-like cake with a coin inside. The cake is then swirled around before cutting it in equal pieces for everyone present, not forgetting those living in the family’s memories, the church and, of course, Saint Basil.
Tradition has it that who finds the coin is blessed with good luck the whole year round.
You see my friends, all good things to those who wait…
Quack Quack Quack! Ho Ho Ho!
December 31st, 2016
The Moth Fairy
Whether you walk on a tightrope or safer roads, follow the Moth Fairy; she will show you the path to where your heart lies. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
December 3rd, 2016
Destination Extraordinary
Enough with the blues; this Sunday let’s see the City for what it is – an urban jungle.
Literally.
But one with a great sense of style.
Christmas Day, December 25th 2016
*VERY MERRY MERRY*
Happy Holidays everyone! Stay cool and enjoy!
And for those in hibernation escaping Xmas Blues: don’t worry, it’ll soon be over; it will go away before you know it and then you’ll be counting the days until the next.
Merry Blue Greetings from New York!
December 24, 2016
There is life beyond shopping
The City is in a festive mood, all set for Christmas.
The show will go on until January 2nd.
In the interval, let us simply enjoy life.
Here it is, going by.
December 8th, 2016
5th Avenue
Pink Xmas
The ”Land of 1000 Delights” is made of candy and lollipops and the brightest colours and the Nutcracker and a light show and music and it will bring you joy and fill your heart with warmth and Christmas – but only if you walk by on a weeknight, preferably a very cold one. That sugar puff dream will turn bitter on a Saturday evening when thousands more will follow the very same destructive idea and join you to form a massive human wall. So, stay out of trouble, be constructive and avoid the masses: go on a weeknight instead. Light show goes on every 10 minutes, 5.00pm to 11.00pm until January 2nd.
5th Avenue
December 8th, 2016
The Humble Fabulist 