Holiday Decorations, NYC

Holiday Season is always a wonderful opportunity for window gazing and strolling while sipping hot chocolate. Most stores decorate for the holiday season, but there are a few department stores that take it to a whole new level.

This year Saks Fifth Avenue has a theme "The Land of the 1000 Delights", with a whimsical landscape and Candy Couture.

The decorations are very colorful and creative.

Dolce & Gabbana has a festive table decorated with flowers, sweets and fruit.

Harry Winston has huge "jewels" sparkling among the branches of Christmas trees.

Tiffany is decked out in white and yellow diamonds, of course.

I really loved the beautiful windows of Van Cleef & Arpels; decadent and understated at the same time.

And as always, the iconic Bergorf Goodman is visually stunning, over the top, but well worth a visit. The theme for this year is "Destination Extraordinary", these dioramas are full of dreamlike lush locales, landscapes and gardens, all intertwined with fantastical storytelling. The inspiration for this year were the paintings of Henri Rousseau.

The windows are really beautiful but very difficult to see even in person. I watched as people moved up close, to one side and another to see the details behind the glass. Someone said that they visited at night and it was just as difficult to see everything. A non-reflective glass would make all the difference.

Inside BG is this very impressive tree with a full size deer on top.

Henri Bendel is a bit understated this year.

But they do have a "selfie wall" for some reason.

Cartier does the same decoration every year; lovely and tasteful.

And of course, no holiday decoration post would be complete without the Rockefeller Center.

These decorations are on Sixth Avenue across the street from the Radio City Music Hall.

This is a wonderful time for a visit.

Joanna

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