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This entry is part 2 of 1 in the series Venice Window Shopping

Or, how I spent my summer vacation, Part Due…

Venice is quite the chic shopping mecca with Gucci, Fendi, Prada, Giorgio Armani, Zegna, Hermes, Chanel, and almost any luxury brand that you can think of in the vicinity of the ubiquitous Carnevale masks and Murano millifiore glass chotseka tourist shops.

Yes, there are some rather major contemporary glass shops thrown in the mix, but it is heaven for the figurine junkie!

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Spring chic galore in the NY fashion windows of Bergdorf Goodman…

So many dresses, so little time. We’ll take one of each and some of those fierce handbags on the side.

Enjoy the photo gallery below!

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Florence, Italy is undoubtably one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Take a look at some of Florence street style and gorgeous store windows in the photo gallery below.

Bellisima!

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What not to wear…

Admittedly in the land of the fashion free for the holidays, where 3D crochet ornamentations and stamped-on snowflakes are the poor excuse for something cute. I didn't happen to stumble upon these garish and homely machine made, ugly Christmas sweaters, they were proudly displayed right up front in the big store in town, waiting for some poor sole to gobble them up and gift them to Great Aunt Tilly or have same gift them to her cherished niece.

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Bloomingdale’s, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, and Sak’s Fifth Avenue holiday windows for the kid in all of us…

New York Christmas windows are famous for the animated displays which put put a smile on all our faces, and not just the the young children hoisted up onto their parent’s shoulder.

Sak’s Fifth Avenue has whimsical animated windows about a “different” snowflake named Mike for the tots and for the glamazons, there are the opulent “Crystal Lized Made with Swarovski Elements” showstoppers.

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Bergdorf Goodman and Louis Vuitton New York holiday windows…

In what are probably one of the most visually stunning New York Christmas windows, Bergdorf Goodman creates artful displays that recreate the feel of the dioramas of the Natural History Museum.

The store’s Fifth Avenue windows are an opulent white on white homage to the four seasons, plus holiday all combining the unique mix of natural wonders and Bergdorf Goodman luxury fashion. While the East 58th Street and Bergdorf Goodman Men’s Store windows create a more allegorical display of animals and fashion. East 57th Street windows are a whimsical play on black, white, plus red. All are absolutely amazing and quite a scene to get your turn to photograph.

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Scrap the luxury orange or turquoise signature shopping bag and make hers a modest plain Jane…

We are totally behind carrying your own eco bag to the grocery store, but this shopping bag switch is on a whole other level!

The Daily Beast reports, “What Rich People Don’t Want You to Know About Their Spending” is that although the cash cows are more than happy to drop a mother lode to support their luxury indulgences, they simply don’t want to be caught red-handed walking out of tony shops flaunting the armloads of arm candy. Have they not heard of FedEx?

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Karl Lagerfeld dresses up Printemps and Galeries Lafayette gets a dose of shocking pink…

So much gorgeousness, so little time. What's a chic recessionista to do?

No need to fly off to Paris, when we can bring the best of the Christmas holiday windows to you.

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