Alexander McQueen - Bergdorf Goodman Tribute I

So I've collected a series of photos of the BG Windows McQueen tribute, in honor of the Costume Institute's display this year. I know I'm a little late uploading them onto my site, but I figured that since the McQueen exhibit goes until July 31, I have until then to upload them slowly and teasingly for you.

Okay, to be honest, I just don't have the time. Which seems pretty shameful when you see the amount of time and energy McQueen and his team dedicted to achieving perfection in creativity in their work...namely this famous red gown in his collection inspired by garbage and, well, old world couture. And the houndstooth pattern. Props to BG for scoring this gown for the window! Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, May 2011.

Second Skin

Although I rarely dress like a goth, everyone has dark fantasies, and mine are lace and tattoos. I can never personally get a tattoo because, depending on the type of tattoo and where you get it and how many tattoos you have, I feel they are like an exclamation mark on your body that exclaims what era you lived in. However, I can always wear lace... and if I were a beautiful and tall tattoo artist like this lady here in Bergdorf Goodman's Curtain Call live presentation Fifth Avenue windows for Fashion's Night Out 2010, I'd also wear a long, backless, black lace gown. While tattooing.

I absolutely adore this concept. It's right up there next to the "Wax Poetry". The tattoo artist is tattooing a mannequin covered in thin leather/pleather skin. Her tattoo artwork is reminiscent of 19th century lithographs. You know, the medical and zoology encyclopedias of that time. The dose of irony comes in the form of the adorably dressed little lady on the left. By Douglas Little. Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, Fashion's Night Out 2010.

Wax Poetry

Live window installation at Bergdorf Goodman on Fashion's Night Out. The gentleman is dripping pink dyed hot wax over the mannequin and her fabric flower skirt, while his assistant in the french-maid costume and red lips breaks wax blocks and gives them to Assistant #2 to melt. The hot wax resembles icicles when it cools off. Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, September 10, 2010. By Douglas Little. Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, Fashion's Night Out 2010.

Hymn for the Fallen

Anything Alexander McQueen always deserves a symphony. Alexander McQueen clutch @ Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, August 2010.

The Slickest Do

The concept of this window is pure and simple, and quite literally the abstraction of something and turning it into art.

The other day I decided to skip the salon appointment and do an at-home hair dye treatment for myself as a pick-me-up. I'm sure you've all been to the drug store aisle with the hair dye boxes and been slightly overwhelmed...do I choose the Chestnut brown or the Almond brown? Is there really a difference?

So much thought goes into figuring out the exact shade of hair colour that complements the colour of a dress for the window display. Can you imagine if the red Karen Elson-like hair in the first photo below was more orange-red? Not quite the same effect with that forest green dress and those suede pumps. And what if that brunette hair colour didn't match her tights?

It's the subtle details, rather than the overload of them, that make these Bergdorf windows really stand out in my mind. Sliiiiccccckkkk. Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, August 2010.

R.I.P. Alexander McQueen

Bergdorf's makes a tribute to one of the greatest fashion visionaries in our generation. The mannequin has white feathered wings springing from her back. Bergdorf Goodman, New York, February 2010.

Twelve Pipers Piping, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.

This is the last of the Bergdorf winter windows I've been meaning to post. How fast time goes by. Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, NY. Winter 2009.

Spiraling Staircase

Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan. 2010

Gretel and her Treehouse

Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, 2009

Chandelier Dress

Elaborate icicles and crystals galore. Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan. 2009

Queen of Hearts

Alright, I am slowly but surely putting all the finishing photos of the Bergdorf windows up on my blog, leftover from the Holidays this winter. This one blew my mind --- I think I'm feeling a little deja vu with the subverted ground in the set up of this window...I'm sure I've seen them used in Lanvin windows before. Red pin-cushion walls, decks and decks of cards, cheetah fur throw, roulettes, oversized chess pieces all create a pure Alice in Wonderland fantasy, and pure over-the-top fairy tale a la Ms. Vivienne Westwood. Bergdorf Goodman, New York, 2oo9.

Things & Things

Look at all the detail in these small windows. Can you imagine all the thought and imagination put into the big ones? Oh right, you just need to click on my other blog posts to see them. If I had an antique library in my future mansion, I would fill it with all these things & things to make my creative space a storybook. Bergdorf Goodman, Winter windows, 2009.

Libraries in Rose Gardens

Indescribable collage of shredded papyrus, origami, papier mache, paper cuts, twine, and all other things quite possibly recyclable after the season is over. Marc Jacobs coat. Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, Winter 2009.

Disco Ball.

Happy New Year! Bergdorf's knows you like to party. Manhattan, winter 2010.

Icelandic Werewolf

Check out that super long white grand piano. Kaufman Franco Crystal Dress and J. Mendel furs. Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan, Winter 2009

Marching Band.

Happy New Year! Bergdorf Goodman, Manhattan. Winter 2009