Best Of The Holidays: Department Store Window Displays

Whether you need a break from shopping or you’re simply exploring all the festive sights in the city, NYC’s department stores put up quite a show during the holidays. The already-stunning window displays are starting to get a modern edge, thanks to various digital enhancements. Here are some of our favorite highlights:

Macy’s
Explore “The Magic of Christmas” this year at Macy’s holiday displays, showcasing everything from cozy day-to-day winter scenes to the season’s favorite performances like the Nutcracker. The storybook-style frames of all the windows only add to the sense that life can feel like a fairytale in these times.
Now through December 31, 34th Street & Seventh Avenue, macys.com
Photo courtesy of Macy’s

Lord & Taylor
In a fast-changing world, Lord & Taylor’s 75^th Anniversary holiday windows celebrate the best of the holiday classics. The “Wish For Tradition” vignettes depict the essence of the season from all over the globe, whether its a stroll with the fam in Central Park or a trip to a scenic pagoda in Japan.
Now through the holidays, Fifth Ave between 38th and 39th Streets, lordandtaylor.com
Photo courtesy of Lord & Taylor

Barneys
Earlier this month, Barneys unveiled its Disney-inspired windows with an animated Disney exclusive, “Electric Holiday,” which threw the famous cartoon characters into the same world as some of the fashion world’s biggest icons. As the name of the short implies, the display sets Madison Avenue ablaze in an impressive swath of lights and color.
Now through the holidays, 61st Street & Madison Avenue, barneys.com
Photo courtesy of Barneys

Bloomingdale’s
Get up close and personal (sort of) with Cirque du Soleil in Bloomingdale’s window displays, which depict scenes from Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away. With amazingly intricate sets, dramatic colored lights, and even animated and interactive elements, this set up is almost as good as the real thing.
Now through the holidays, 59th Street & Lexington Avenue, bloomingdales.com
Photo courtesy of Bloomingdale’s

Henri Bendel
Henri Bendel holiday windows ushers in the festivities of Christmas past–one from the 1920s, specifically. Evoking the era of fun and daring, the sparkling ornaments, accessorized models, and roaring fashion will wow fashionistas and little trendsetters everywhere. If you love a good party, this one’s for you.
Now through the holidays, 56th Street & Fifth Avenue, henribendel.com
Photo by Jamie McCarthy, courtesy of Henri Bendel

Bergdorf Goodman
Another nostalgic creation: Bergdorf Goodman has become the face of the Jazz Age, packaging its five glittering windows into five “acts.” Cultural and theater buffs will love the references to vaudeville, Marilyn Monroe, Art Deco aesthetics, and flapper and couture fashions.
Now through January 3, 58th Street & Fifth Avenue, bergdorfgoodman.com
Photo courtesy of Bergdorf Goodman

Saks Fifth Avenue
This season Saks is assailed by a blizzard and a Siberian Yeti, an imagined creature who now lives on the façade of the building. The Snowflake Spectacular window display, filled with vogue mannequins in frosty backdrops, ties in a two-minute LED holiday light projection that relays the Yeti’s journey to Saks Fifth Avenue.
Now through the holidays, Fifth Avenue between 51st and 52nd Streets, saksfifthave.com
Photo courtesy of Bergdorf Goodman

Chickenshed NYC

Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre company that began in the UK in 1974. Chickenshed NYC is a young organization bringing that same ethos and unique methodology to the USA. Chickenshed&rsquo;s mission is to create entertaining and outstanding theatre that celebrates diversity and inspires positive change. Chickenshed's model of Inclusive Theatre is based in the belief that everyone can flourish when everyone is included. At Chickenshed everyone is welcome, everyone is valued, and together we produce remarkable theatre. We want to break down barriers between people to create a world without labels and where differences no longer divide. At Chickenshed, support is given to those who need it, and given by those who can . We believe that creative activities, self-expression and performance should be available to anyone who has the desire, no matter their background or circumstances. We know that when everyone has the opportunity to shine, amazing things happen. Chickenshed NYC provides programming for little ones, children and youth through semester-long activities and performances.

Brick-or-Treat at LEGOLAND® New York Resort

Monstrous Family fun returns with Brick-or-Treat at LEGOLAND&reg; New York Resort! &nbsp; The signature children&rsquo;s Halloween event kicks off October 3rd&nbsp;when the Park transforms into a bewitching party filled with candy, seasonal shows, and Halloween themed LEGO characters. The event runs on all operating dates in October, with all festivities included in general admission. Meet LEGO Monster characters like Spider Lady and Wacky Witch and make your way to the treat stations around the Park. Don&rsquo;t forget your costumes! &nbsp; New for 2024: Monster Party Nights at LEGOLAND New York Hotel! Book a Brick-or-Treat overnight package in October to enjoy extra sweet Halloween-themed fun after a day in the Park. Hotel guests will have the opportunity to eat breakfast with a Monster, participate in themed crafts and LEGO builds, rock out at the Monster Dance Party each night, and more! &nbsp; AWESOME AWAITS at LEGOLAND&reg; New York Resort, the ultimate LEGO&reg; theme park destination, for kids ages two through twelve and their families. Ride, climb, and build your way through seven LEGO themed lands. &nbsp;

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;