Barneys New York Reveals 'Baz Dazzled' Holiday Windows
Thursday evening brought cold rain to New York along with the unveiling of Barneys New York's holiday windows on Madison Avenue. Designed by acclaimed director Baz Lurhmann — best known for "Moulin Rouge" and "Great Gatsby" — and his wife, Catherine Martin, an Academy Award winning costume designer, this year's theme was dubbed "Baz Dazzled."
"We shot 'Gatsby' in Australia, and it rained for seven days and we had to move to the studio. We shot 'Australia' in the desert and it rained," Luhrmann told WWD about the seemingly unfortunate weather.
The recently revealed decorations in Barneys' four Madison Avenue-facing windows will be on display for six weeks.
On Thursday night, under a banner reading "A life lived in fear is a life half lived," a cappella group Pentatonix, winners the 2011 season of NBC's "The Sing-Off," performed Christmas carols as the windows were exposed.
"I was at the dress rehearsal on the street last night," Mark Lee, Barneys' chief executive, told WWD before the reveal.
"I was left speechless."
The holiday display shows ice skaters, dancing elves, a marching band, Anthony Howe sculptures, a talking owl and two queens singing Madonna's "Holiday."
Fashionista elaborated upon Luhrmann's quirky tweaks on classic holiday themes, describing the display as, "a contortionist b-boy elf, a wise old 'True Owl' who speaks the truth, a graffiti-ing squirrel who makes use of his gold spray paint through Barneys and beyond, and Celestina the ice princess, eternally skating and longing to be set free - with the whole mythical world ruled over by the Luna and Solar Queens."
Across the pond, Harrods in London debuted its "Land of Make Believe" 2014 holiday windows on Wednesday. The spectacle includes giant traditional toys and mannequins dressed in exclusive outfits from British luxury designers, including Stella McCartney, Matthew Williamson, Thom Browne and Zuhair Murad.
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