<strong>"A Joyful Obsession," Printemps, Paris:</strong> For more than a century, department stores have been creating fantastic window displays around the Christmas holidays. This year's highlights include 80 teddy bears that prance in the windows of French department store Printemps. Each of the bears wears miniature Prada. Gwyneth Paltrow unveiled these windows with much fanfare in November.
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"A Joyful Obsession," Printemps, Paris: For more than a century, department stores have been creating fantastic window displays around the Christmas holidays. This year's highlights include 80 teddy bears that prance in the windows of French department store Printemps. Each of the bears wears miniature Prada. Gwyneth Paltrow unveiled these windows with much fanfare in November.
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<strong>"A Joyful Obsession," Printemps, Paris:</strong><strong> </strong>Printemps paired with Prada for this year's windows. The store has collaborated previously on holiday displays with Dior, Lanvin and Chanel.
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"A Joyful Obsession," Printemps, Paris: Printemps paired with Prada for this year's windows. The store has collaborated previously on holiday displays with Dior, Lanvin and Chanel.
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<strong>"A Joyful Obsession," Printemps, Paris:</strong> The Prada Christmas display has 11 windows (four animated, seven high fashion), a 16-meter-long Santa sleigh track and 150 stars and snowflakes.
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"A Joyful Obsession," Printemps, Paris: The Prada Christmas display has 11 windows (four animated, seven high fashion), a 16-meter-long Santa sleigh track and 150 stars and snowflakes.
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<strong>"The Yeti Story," Saks Fifth Avenue, New York:</strong> This year, the windows at New York's Saks Fifth Avenue tell a Christmas story about the life of a Yeti and how a humble Siberian monster became a snowflake artist in New York City.
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"The Yeti Story," Saks Fifth Avenue, New York: This year, the windows at New York's Saks Fifth Avenue tell a Christmas story about the life of a Yeti and how a humble Siberian monster became a snowflake artist in New York City.
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<strong>"The Yeti Story," Saks Fifth Avenue, New York:</strong> Saks unveiled its windows with an elaborate 3-D light show that will be projected onto the store's exterior each evening.
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"The Yeti Story," Saks Fifth Avenue, New York: Saks unveiled its windows with an elaborate 3-D light show that will be projected onto the store's exterior each evening.
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<strong>"The Yeti Story," Saks Fifth Avenue, New York:</strong> How busy is the New York subway during rush hour? Even the Yeti is ignored.
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"The Yeti Story," Saks Fifth Avenue, New York: How busy is the New York subway during rush hour? Even the Yeti is ignored.
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<strong>"Hirschfeld Spectacular," Henri Bendel, New York:</strong> For<strong> </strong>the "Hirschfeld Spectacular" at Henri Bendel in Manhattan, the Fifth Avenue boutique collaborated with Margo Feiden Galleries to create a 3-D tribute to the late line artist Al Hirschfeld, known for his renderings of celebrities spanning a 75-year career. This window recreates a New York townhouse Christmas dinner party with Marilyn Monroe, Sarah Jessica Parker, Liza Minnelli, Woody Allen, Whoopi Goldberg and Audrey Hepburn.
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"Hirschfeld Spectacular," Henri Bendel, New York: For the "Hirschfeld Spectacular" at Henri Bendel in Manhattan, the Fifth Avenue boutique collaborated with Margo Feiden Galleries to create a 3-D tribute to the late line artist Al Hirschfeld, known for his renderings of celebrities spanning a 75-year career. This window recreates a New York townhouse Christmas dinner party with Marilyn Monroe, Sarah Jessica Parker, Liza Minnelli, Woody Allen, Whoopi Goldberg and Audrey Hepburn.
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<strong>"Holidays on Ice," Bergdorf Goodman, New York:</strong> Bergdorf's 2013 holiday windows recreate American holidays -- from April Fool's Day to Christmas -- in fanciful fashion. The team is<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F12%2F05%2Ftales-of-a-bergdorf-goodman-window-dresser.html" target="_blank" target="_blank"> already at work</a> designing next year's Christmas windows.
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"Holidays on Ice," Bergdorf Goodman, New York: Bergdorf's 2013 holiday windows recreate American holidays -- from April Fool's Day to Christmas -- in fanciful fashion. The team is already at work designing next year's Christmas windows.
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<strong>"Holidays on Ice," Bergdorf Goodman, New York:</strong> No, that's not an upside-down photo -- it's an upside-down window. The holiday featured in this wintry scene? April Fool's Day.
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"Holidays on Ice," Bergdorf Goodman, New York: No, that's not an upside-down photo -- it's an upside-down window. The holiday featured in this wintry scene? April Fool's Day.
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<strong>"The Harrods Express," Harrods, London:</strong> The iconic Knightsbridge department store went with a hyperglamorized steam train theme this year. More than 50 people spent 500 hours creating ornate train scenes that include a piano bar and lavish dinner parties.
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"The Harrods Express," Harrods, London: The iconic Knightsbridge department store went with a hyperglamorized steam train theme this year. More than 50 people spent 500 hours creating ornate train scenes that include a piano bar and lavish dinner parties.
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<strong>"The Harrods Express," Harrods, London:</strong> The most stylish socialite on board dons an £80,000 ($131,570) Swarovski-encrusted gown by Ralph & Russo for dinner.
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"The Harrods Express," Harrods, London: The most stylish socialite on board dons an £80,000 ($131,570) Swarovski-encrusted gown by Ralph & Russo for dinner.
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