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Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman

Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier
Crimson Peak at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, Photo Romi Cortier

The Gothic Romance film Crimson Peak opens in theaters today, and Bergdorf Goodman in New York has created these superbly ghostly windows in honor of today’s premiere.

What a thrill to be in Manhattan for only a few days and have the pleasure of seeing these spooky ooky  windows. If you’ve ever seen their windows, then you know what works of art they are, they’re theater in their own right. And to be honest, I really didn’t know what Crimson Peak was until I googled it. I just thought these were some crazy cool pre Halloween Windows. But once I saw the film trailer and it all clicked.  All I know is that I make it a top priority to see their windows, no matter what time of day or night. And lets face it, night time is the best time to see windows like these.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro, the film stars Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston,  and Jessica Chastain.  Set in Cumbria, England, in the late 19th Century (translates to spectacular costumes) the crumbling mansion harbors ghostly and mysterious entities. The estate, owned by siblings Lady Lucille Sharpe (Chastain) and Sir Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston), is the setting for Edith Cushing’s (Wasikowska) romance and marriage to Sir Thomas Sharpe… who isn’t who he appears to be. That said, this film looks to be the perfect Halloween romp that might scare the pantaloons right off you. Imdb gives it four stars, and Rotten Tomatoes gives it three and a half.

 

Butterflies in New York

Lord & Taylor Window Display New York 2014, Photo Romi Cortier
Lord & Taylor Window Display New York 2014, Photo Romi Cortier
Butterfly Window Display, New York 2014, Photo Romi Cortier
Butterfly Window Display, New York 2014, Photo Romi Cortier
Butterfly Perfume Bottles, Viktor & Rolf, New York 2014, Photo Romi Cortier
Butterfly Perfume Bottles, Viktor & Rolf, New York 2014, Photo Romi Cortier

Butterflies were every where on my recent visit to New York.  From Lord & Taylor to Bergdorf Goodman, window displays up and down 5th Avenue were taking flight in celebration of springs arrival.

Lord & Taylor, proud sponsors of The Butterfly Conservatory at the American Museum of Natural History, made a simple black and white ensemble take flight by painting a black and white striped butterfly behind their mannequin.  Was all of this inspired by the recent documentary Flight of the Butterflies... I don’t know. But one thing is for sure, the butterfly seems to becoming a part of our 21st century vocabulary. Maybe the butterfly is to the Millennials what the dragonfly was to the Art Nouveau period, a source of beauty that returned us to nature during a period of great technological advancement. It’s a trend that I’m enjoying, and its even inspired my own artistic process.  If you haven’t already seen it, check out my DIY video where I show you how to  create a Butterfly Mural on Youtube using traditional house paint.