tis the season!

This past weekend I braved the crowds of Manhattan and paid a visit to Bergdorfs & Henri Bendel for a little shopping of the window variety. As always, amazing displays that made me want to crawl in and live there forever.

swoonsday: holiday window edition

This week's swoonsday is a little bit different :) Nothing makes me swoon more than the holiday window displays of the stores in NYC. Barney's windows are always have a really quirky twist to them, this years being all things "foodie." Sak's took their windows on a tour through a young girl's dream world, while Bendel's recreates the magic that is the Nutcracker Ballet. My favorite every season is Bergdorf's, and this year they took us on a trip to the edges of the universe. Simply amazing. What are you favorite swoonworthy windows?

Barney's

Sak's

Henri Bendel

Bergdorf Goodman

[all images via refinery 29]

for more Bergdorf Goodman window swooning, click here.

inspiration for monday

Some inspiration for Monday, some taken by me, some found around the internets.

Happy Monday!

a very gaga new year

Along with the rest of the world, I am still all about Lady Gaga. 

With the re-release of her smash album "The Fame," which now contains a second disc titled "The Fame Monster," she has solidified her place in pop music, as well as the fashion industry. I can't get enough of her quirky looks and techno beats, and I'm not the only one!

This artist from Beijing crafted Barbies to recreate some of her already iconic looks:

LOVE those tiny little Barbie versions of the Alexander McQueen shoes!! Where were those when I was younger?

(images via refinery 29)

I also noticed it in the department store windows while I was in NYC in December. These windows at Bergdorf Goodman were inspired by Lewis Carroll, but I couldn't help but see some of Gaga's influence in there, too.

And while Juicy Couture is not my personal favorite place to shop, I thought their 5th Ave store had fabulous windows for the holidays, that had a hint of Gaga's prowress thrown in.

And with Alexander McQueen outfitting her latest video, "Bad Romance," how could it be anything less than perfection?

Here's wishing you a very inspired New Year, Gaga or otherwise! :)