Club Monaco Holiday Windows

The holidays have come and gone but we still think these Club Monaco windows were fetching enough to talk about.

Keeping their chair rail from fall, they added just a few elements for holiday. With lights, a few vintage props, and wrapped boxes, this window has a nice homey feeling. As seen with other retailers this holiday, this is great example of to how make a holiday window successful with just a few simple additions.

The Carnival of Animals Bergdorf's

Bergdorf's never disappoints with their windows, especially at holiday. This animal kingdom is complete with an array of carefully selected animal props across several regions. Each windows is unique in theme (from tropic to arctic), color scheme (from blue to gold) and materials (from paper to wood). Try and swing by before they change!

Paul Smith's Little 'Underworld' Party

What a fun little party at Paul Smith on 5th Ave this holiday?! From afar the windows appear somewhat simple, but get up close and its a whole new underworld! Each section has its own little celebration going on complete with favors, little dolls and plenty of accouterments for a great party. Such a a cute idea! We hope your holiday is as happy as theirs..

Uptown Girl by Rachel Zoe at Bloomingdales

America's most notable stylist, Rachel Zoe has launched her clothing collection and Bloomindale's gave her window space to make a splash.

She does a nice job of telling a story through propping and the windows have a pleasing affect. From the mini Eiffel tower, to disco balls in a British phone booth - the themes of leisure and playing come through nicely.

Head over and see what this Uptown Girl is up to.

A Room with a View at Club Monaco

Club Monaco's new fall windows are so wonderful. They created a room within in each window with the use of molding and chair rails, collection of vintage paintings, knick knacks and taxidermy. The effect is collegiate, old world and whimsical but in an elevated way.

We love how this makes you stop and notice and then go inside to see what else is there. Remember getting the customers into the store is half the battle and we think this window did it's job!

Antique Props tell story at RRL & Co.

We couldn't help but be inspired by the Bleecker Street RRL & Co window. The whole RRL & Co concept is based on pieces that are vintage or vintage inspired, a rugged departure from the preppy chic of traditional Ralph Lauren. Several vintage props such as motorcycles, clocks, hat boxes and ladders set the tone of the windows and drew one into the store.

We love how they use props to tell their story. Usually crowded together in their small windows they make one want to venture in to see more.

Plus they often reuse them - so we'll keep an eye out for their next iteration. Stop by Bleecker street and have a look for yourself.

Madewell is looking well!

Madewell's windows and interiors have caught our eye recently. From their use of vintage seed packets folded into paper flowers in their Soho store window to the carefully curated interiors, their brand is on it's way to becoming iconic.

Madewell which was a uniform company started in 1937 and revitalized by Mickey Drexler of J. Crew, does a good job of adding authenticity through the careful use of antique props to tell their story.

The vintage props such as luggage, radios, metal locker baskets and wooden bobbins are used to merchandise their product and create a narrative throughout the store environment.

We think they are getting it right and if J. Crew's success is any indication, we suspect we'll see lots more from them!