Friday, November 5, 2010

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like...

For those in 'the biz' (retail) we know that
 THE HOLIDAY SEASON is  a
year round project and that goes 
triple time for the world of 
visual merchandising.
Simon Doonan's plan for Barney's windows
back in March, just after the concept was revealed.
Now, as we get closer, the inner workings 
are opening up and here- via  racked and feast,
I present the beginning of the installation process.
Barneys unveils its food-themed windows two weeks from today, but a few sneak peeks have already made their way online. NBC food blog Feast has a slideshow of the chef windows, which are still being constructed at the Barneys workshop. From this early vantage, their caricatures of famous cooks look a lot like last year's Saturday Night Live display.
T magazine, meanwhile, got a close look at Miss Illy, a mannequin modeling a gown made entirely out of recycled Illycaffè espresso packages. She's also wearing Illy’s new Francis Francis X1 iperEspresso machine on her head, but don't be fooled by her finishing-school demeanor—Simon Doonan tells T that "she’s no Italian aristocrat, she’s a nice Jersey girl.” Illy's also sponsoring a nice little pick-me-up for holiday shoppers: From November 17 through December 31, they'll be serving free espresso and cappuccino on Barneys ninth floor.
· And Now, A Sneak Peek at the Barneys "Have A Foodie Holiday" Windows [Feast]
· Simon Doonan’s Very Foodie Windows [T Magazine]
· In the Window: Barneys is Having a Witty Holiday (R
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On a similar but (very)different note,
         I found these signs of the (local), impending season:
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don't worry,...
-the good, the bad and the ugly will always prevail.
Cheers!

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