Henri Bendel: Hirschfeld Spectacular
Woody Allen, Carol Channing, Whoopi Goldberg, Jerry Stiller, Sarah Jessica Parker with Matthew Broderick, Liza Minnelli, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Bernadette Peters have a dinner party in New York! And you are invited- not to join them but to see the window show in the upscale Henri Bendel Store this holiday.
Henri Willis Bendel was an American businessman and fashion designer who first bring the designs of Coco Chanel over to the United States from Paris. He registered his trademark in 1895. Bendel attracted clients like the Astors and the Vanderbilts by importing designer wares and staging New York City's first-ever fashion show.
The "Hirschfeld Spectacular" is a tribute to the late illustrator who is considered by many to be the greatest line artist of the modern era.
You will find more info about the artist in my next post.
There is a two-story tree, covered in malachite and punctuated with 15 Swarovski Crystal Chandeliers in the center of the atrium inside the store. Atop the tree is Al Hirschfeld's Charlie Chaplin, also sculpted in three dimensions, looking down at all who enter the store.