Holiday Windows

The Bloomingdale's holiday windows are shown on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, in New York. The windows at Bloomingdale's include a mosaic of computer-generated animation on 100 digital screens depicting a dreamy winter landscape.

A boy views the Macy's Christmas windows display on Nov. 19, 2010, in New York.

A woman adjusts her shoe as she sits on the ground outside the Christmas window display of a clothes shop on Nov. 29, 2010, in London.

This November 2010 shows Saks Fifth Avenue's Snowflake & Bubble Spectacular display in New York. Digital projectors beam images of translucent white snowflakes and bubbles onto the store's facade. The images interact with the architecture in a magical two and a-half minute light show that takes place every 10 minutes from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. nightly. With a musical score playing in the background, the visual effects include snow gathering up on ledges, bubbles emerging from windows, and the building exterior appearing to freeze over.

A general view of the Giorgio Armani Boutique window on Nov. 24, 2010, in Milan, Italy.

A Christmas scene store window from the holiday display at Lord & Taylor is shown in New York on Nov. 17, 2010. This year, Lord & Taylor is displaying 12 mechanical tableaus illustrating Christmas scenes set in New York City and inspired by favorite stories and memories that customers shared with the store.

People look at automatons behind the Christmas windows of a Paris department store on Nov. 19, 2010.

A festive window display is seen on Bond Street on Nov. 23, 2010, in London.

The Cartier Christmas windows display is seen on Fifth Avenue on Nov. 19, 2010, in New York.

This November 2010 photo shows a scene from the holiday windows at Bergdorf Goodman in New York. The windows were inspired by fantasy travel to farflung places and are titled "Wish You Were Here." David Hoey, Bergdorf Goodman senior director of visual presentation and window design, describes the windows as a mash-up of unexpected arrivals and departures, with influences from Roman mythology and the movies.

This November 2010 shows a scene from the holiday windows at Bergdorf Goodman in New York. The windows were inspired by fantasy travel to farflung places and are titled "Wish You Were Here." David Hoey, Bergdorf Goodman senior director of visual presentation and window design, describes the windows as a mash-up of unexpected arrivals and departures, with influences from Roman mythology and the movies.

A woman looks at a Henri Bendel holiday window display in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. The windows at Henri Bendel were inspired by "The Nutcracker" with a fun, high-fashion twist.

A shopper stands on Fifth Avenue in front of the Louis Vuitton holiday windows display on Nov. 19, 2010, in New York.

A child looks at automatons behind the Christmas windows of a Paris department store on Nov. 19, 2010.

The Christmas window display at Selfridges department store is seen on Nov. 23, 2010, in London.

A general view of a Fortnum and Mason Christmas window display on Nov. 23, 2010, in London.

A general view of the Diesel Boutique window on Nov. 24, 2010, in Milan, Italy.

A general view of the Giorgio Armani Boutique window on Nov. 24, 2010, in Milan, Italy.

Christmas decorations are displayed in the La Rinascente Boutique window on Nov. 24, 2010, in Milan, Italy.

Two shopkeepers arrange Christmas decorations in their lampstore window in Friedrichshain, an eastern neighborhood of Berlin, on Nov. 28, 2010.

A person walks past an illuminated Christmas window display on Nov. 29, 2010, in London.

A woman looks at a DKNY holiday window display on Nov. 23, 2010, in New York.

A shopper makes her way past the holiday themed windows of the Burberry store near Union Square in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.

A young shopper walks in front of a window display at Union Square in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010.

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