Sunday 29 November 2015

Harvey Nichols - Christmas Windows 2015

  • Department store's seasonal showcase draws on designer Studio 54 trend which gives a nod to iconic 70s nightclub
  • Celebrates the disco era famed by John Travolta in the film Saturday Night Fever
  • Giant 3D faces made from gift boxes form the centrepiece of each window, surrounded by fairy lights
  • Extravagant display can be seen at all Harvey Nichols stores across the UK and in Dublin

  • The store in Knightsbridge has come alive with a kaleidoscope of colour, with twinkling Christmas lights surrounding the window displays

    Each of the 13 windows at the Harvey Nichols store has disco-themed faces hand-crafted from some 15,000 gift boxes

    Each of the 13 windows at the Harvey Nichols store has disco-themed faces hand-crafted from some 15,000 gift boxes
    The displays are a nod to the style and culture seen at the iconic New York nightclub Studio 54, which was at the epicentre of the disco movement in the 1970s

    The displays are a nod to the style and culture seen at the iconic New York nightclub Studio 54, which was at the epicentre of the disco movement in the 1970s
    Some one million flakes of glitter have been used to create the seasonal showcase, which can be seen at all Harvey Nichols stores across the country and in Dublin, Ireland 

    Some one million flakes of glitter have been used to create the seasonal showcase, which can be seen at all Harvey Nichols stores across the country and in Dublin, Ireland 
    The features of each of the disco characters are brought to life by a variety of props, including this one which has mannequins for eyebrows and Christmas foliage for hair

    The features of each of the disco characters are brought to life by a variety of props, including this one which has mannequins for eyebrows and Christmas foliage for hair
    Some 15kg of glue sticks and 30,000 staples were needed to create the magical window displays, which are set to turn thousands, if not millions, of heads this festive season

    Some 15kg of glue sticks and 30,000 staples were needed to create the magical window displays, which are set to turn thousands, if not millions, of heads this festive season
    The mannequins are also celebrating the Studio 54 style, with chunky gold platforms, glitzy tights and thigh-skimming skirts

    The mannequins are also celebrating the Studio 54 style, with chunky gold platforms, glitzy tights and thigh-skimming skirts
    Wide-legged trousers with high-waists teamed with embellished shirts also celebrate the disco era in this festive window

    Wide-legged trousers with high-waists teamed with embellished shirts also celebrate the disco era in this festive window
    The disco glam theme with hand-strung sequins is in stark contrast to last year's  enchanted forest theme at the store, which saw windows filled with whimsical scenes depicting magical fairytales

    The disco glam theme with hand-strung sequins is in stark contrast to last year's enchanted forest theme at the store, which saw windows filled with whimsical scenes depicting magical fairytales
    A total 3,260 square metres of luxury glittering ‘Vegas’ fabric has been used across the window showcases, as well as more than 30,000 multi-coloured sequins to frame each display

    A total 3,260 square metres of luxury glittering ‘Vegas’ fabric has been used across the window showcases, as well as more than 30,000 multi-coloured sequins to frame each display
    The huge characters portray the different personalities of the glamorous disco movement, from a diva with light up hair and sunglasses to a prince of ice with hair frozen into icicles

    The huge characters portray the different personalities of the glamorous disco movement, from a diva with light up hair and sunglasses to a prince of ice with hair frozen into icicles
    Christmas is the only time of year when all of the displays in Harvey Nichols stores across the UK and in Dublin are the same