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: fifth avenue
Well spotted
@Adidas, Fifth Avenue
December 8th, 2016
A Gallic touch (with a little help from the Greeks)
This magnificent gilded bronze relief graces the entrance of La Maison Française, part of the Rockefeller Center. A token of friendship between France and the United States, it depicts the two Cities – Paris and New York – reaching towards each other, showered with the gifts brought by the Three Graces, underneath.
According to Greek Mythology, the Three Graces were daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid (daughter of the Ocean) Eurynome. They were:
Aglaia – representing elegance, splendour
Thalia – representing youth, beauty
Euphrosyne – representing mirth
For the purposes of said friendship they became Poésie, Beauté & Elégance, an unwittingly apt transformation judging by their strategic location, watching over Saks Fifth Avenue right across the street.
Sculpture by Alfred Janniot, ca. 1934 (more reading here & here)
La Maison Française
610 Fifth Avenue
New York
September 28th, 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
The Humble Fabulist 