BG Follies Holiday Windows by Bergdorf Goodman

Acts I, II and III of the BG Follies
[all photos by Ricky Zehavi via Bergdorf Goodman] 

The turkey has been sandwiched, the green beans discarded and the pie undeniably devoured, which can only mean one thing: the holiday season is upon us. But while most are stringing lights and topping trees, fashionistas know there's no better signifier of yuletide than department store windows.

And nobody does it better than Bergdorf's. With its BG Follies theme, the store's visual team drew inspiration from classic Art Deco style. Think Ziegfeld Follies, Vaudeville and Busby Berkeley. And the impending Great Gatsby release can't be a coincidence, can it?

Referring to each window as an act of a production, Act I is a riff on Some Like it Hot, featuring the designs of Marc Jacobs, 3.1 Philip Lim and Elie Saab, among others. Act II, is a tribute to Sally Rand and her famous fan dance, incorporating thousands of white feathers in a mosaic-like pattern. Act III, meanwhile, showcases no fewer than two dozen show girls getting ready to take the stage, each represented by a mid-century miniature American mannequin.

Acts IV and V follow after the jump...

Act IV depicts a Jazz Age circus trainer, bedecked in Alexander McQueen and surrounded by 30 poodles and terriers performing tricks on their perches.

As the finale, Act V centers around a giant, rotating kaleidoscope that reflects two Naeem Khan gowns in its thousand individually beveled mirrors.

Are you in the holiday spirit yet?