tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post7689089107569400695..comments2024-03-19T03:04:53.896-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: At BergdorfsParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-10693654287504203962010-07-21T09:54:46.222-04:002010-07-21T09:54:46.222-04:00breathtaking!! After years in visual merchandising...breathtaking!! After years in visual merchandising and now years of dealing in vintage, this display is a match made in heaven for me....I covet everything IN these windows, including (and most especially) your friend's works. I've always adored old, well loved mannis. Can't tell you how many I worked with over the years with missing digits, shattered elbows, replacement legs....one with a head that had broken off and been taped back on that had to wear scarves....another with glass orb eyeballs you had to reach inside the head to adjust (one eye would always wander off though). I loved them all. I was lucky enough to get a 1960s head from a friend who found one in a shop she bought, its now displayed proudly in mine. Your friend is so lucky to have worked with all of these, they are so difficult to find! She is quite the talent.....I am so happy to look at these images!!Dorothea's Closet Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443554484239174837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-56601137919444598272010-07-15T18:18:07.006-04:002010-07-15T18:18:07.006-04:00I am only anon as I don't have a proper accoun...I am only anon as I don't have a proper account, but this is Rebecca, thanks for the great coverage, friend!<br />xoRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-25417470579211894452010-07-14T04:03:47.568-04:002010-07-14T04:03:47.568-04:00Brilliant, merci Carol! Seeing the BG windows is a...Brilliant, merci Carol! Seeing the BG windows is almost as good as getting a box of ribbons in the mail to a NYC-starved girl like me. :)Sweet Freakhttp://www.dessertfordinner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-69792781117075468932010-07-13T18:59:09.648-04:002010-07-13T18:59:09.648-04:00What beautiful faces on the model ! I am going to ...What beautiful faces on the model ! I am going to see the movie "I am Love" this week-end, so pleased to read your comment about it.<br />Dianne xxDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-16178710139855725342010-07-13T17:19:49.571-04:002010-07-13T17:19:49.571-04:00I wish I could enjoy these windows in live! I real...I wish I could enjoy these windows in live! I really really miss Bergdorf. No way to see these displays in Paris.MesvitrinesNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14844954271290885435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-67770636586569163002010-07-13T17:03:52.715-04:002010-07-13T17:03:52.715-04:00Exquisitely lite aren't they...
merci BG!Exquisitely lite aren't they...<br />merci BG!Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-9155029322779552752010-07-13T16:55:46.977-04:002010-07-13T16:55:46.977-04:00I've always been nutty for vintage mannequins....I've always been nutty for vintage mannequins. The heads in the fifth pic are just fabulous!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-14152536993262989172010-07-13T16:08:10.921-04:002010-07-13T16:08:10.921-04:00Glad you changed the video...
It was a tad too dep...Glad you changed the video...<br />It was a tad too depressing...<br />There is something inherently sad about these old mannequins.<br />And the new ones are so...so 1984ish-Aldous Huxely-Brave New Worlds<br />I suppose they're trying to be all things to all people..no differentiation etc.<br />Bah humbug to that!Anna Maria A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-74208295035766220332010-07-13T15:53:49.009-04:002010-07-13T15:53:49.009-04:00Talking heads! They speak volumes about us - as w...Talking heads! They speak volumes about us - as we were and as we are. We have sunk to an anonymous, featureless low...perhaps all the better to project whatever we like onto the faces.jeanette, mistress of longearshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/longears/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-24539409284271726892010-07-13T15:02:02.541-04:002010-07-13T15:02:02.541-04:00Beautiful, and I'm in love with those sunglass...Beautiful, and I'm in love with those sunglasses in the last photo. I must have them!<br />MaureenCelestial Charmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254781524622723594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-67237857683769525122010-07-13T15:01:19.558-04:002010-07-13T15:01:19.558-04:00So fab, I love your post.
Thank you dear friend
x...So fab, I love your post. <br />Thank you dear friend<br />xRMRebecca Martinezhttp://www.rebeccamartinez.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-30521375492993709442010-07-13T14:01:21.154-04:002010-07-13T14:01:21.154-04:00i found the video almost painful to watch, althoug...i found the video almost painful to watch, although i liked it.....and then i imagined all the love the dolls had during their "lives"...it brought me a smiledonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411127539391357396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-45662913145259179992010-07-13T13:44:23.989-04:002010-07-13T13:44:23.989-04:00That is a nice, original topic for a window displa...That is a nice, original topic for a window display. I like the idea and the creativity of it.<br />Your photos are superb - you can really pick an opening shot, Carol.<br />(That video is creepy - or is it just me?)Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-17806865245684533602010-07-13T13:25:23.650-04:002010-07-13T13:25:23.650-04:00Thank you for welcoming me to your entertaining we...Thank you for welcoming me to your entertaining web-site<br />Tilda Swinden is a wonderful actess, but I found "I am Love" a bit<br />pretentious. Wonder if the title was a take-off on "I am Red" by<br />Pamuk? Glad to see that Bergdorf's has retained its elegance.....Mike-Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-9305060902586823262010-07-13T09:55:46.512-04:002010-07-13T09:55:46.512-04:00What a neat exhibit your friend has--I love the ol...What a neat exhibit your friend has--I love the old mannequins--just like I always loved all the Dorothy Hood fashion illustrations for Lord & Taylor...<br /><br />Tilda Swinton has such an interesting look, doesn't she? So unique.A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-28756570300485034502010-07-13T09:55:28.365-04:002010-07-13T09:55:28.365-04:00how creative and what dedication to a vision of ar...how creative and what dedication to a vision of art! merci pour partager avec nouscocoa and coconut https://www.blogger.com/profile/03227052299306872437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-68834241030844020982010-07-13T09:51:39.709-04:002010-07-13T09:51:39.709-04:00I agree, the older heads of mannequins are so beau...I agree, the older heads of mannequins are so beautiful. Time and care were taken to make them life-like, each reflecting the age they were created from. Often, I wish I could time travel so I can take a peek at how life was really like in the past...I would love to check out Marion Davies, especially. The exhibit window makes me feel very melancholy for the past that I've only read about.Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728483326561889294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-56246223309655392122010-07-13T09:51:09.456-04:002010-07-13T09:51:09.456-04:00What a marvelous collection at BG and what a treas...What a marvelous collection at BG and what a treasure trove of a post, Carol! <br /><br /> I imagine those vintage mannequins coming alive, just like in this commercial, made for the Austrian DARBO company, <a href="http://www.darbo.at/en/uebersicht/werbung/fruchtikus-werbung.html" rel="nofollow">Coin-Operated Boy</a>. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-32046315810484341262010-07-13T09:49:59.206-04:002010-07-13T09:49:59.206-04:00I'm imagining myself in front of Bergdorfs rig...I'm imagining myself in front of Bergdorfs right this minute!<br />miam-miam<br />love all the old mannequins tooJustinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-36915818827354287622010-07-13T09:30:08.835-04:002010-07-13T09:30:08.835-04:00Love their windows. I liked the new/old head in Pa...Love their windows. I liked the new/old head in Paris sort of Betty Boop look alike!<br />Sort of adds another meaning to "Off with their heads!" ha<br />Marie Arden Pink LivingMarie Ardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825769219652414992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-17466400620034246152010-07-13T09:03:39.766-04:002010-07-13T09:03:39.766-04:00Bergdorf's windows really are the best in town...Bergdorf's windows really are the best in town, aren't they? The current show is very thought provoking ... Ms Martinez's photos are marvelous. It's wonderful that she and BG collaborated.<br /><br />Yes, Ms Swinton is also marvelous in that beautiful film.<br /><br />And sometimes the clothes in the BG windows actually live up to their surroundings!<br /><br />It's great fun to visit here, Carol. Cheers!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.com