If you happened to walk by Barneys New York on Madison Avenue earlier this week, this is one of the gory window displays you would have seen. Both A.L.C.'s and Helmut Lang's windows, featuring dying mannequins and splattered fake blood, appalled most passersby. Creative director Simon Doonan is usually the one that approves window displays, but he says he was away overseeing advertising shoots when they were installed. The displays were ordered to come down as soon as Doonan heard. Do you think it's freaky or still fabulous?
i like it!
1Not a fan!
2If they had done it without the blood, then it would have looked like the mannequin was falling gracefully and that would have been fabulous.
How is bloody dying women fabulous?
3It got our attention! Isnt that the point of a window display? Every blog is covering this window and whether you love ti or you hate it, you have now seen it and discussed it and have that Helmut Lang "Dressed to Kill" dress in your head!
4not a fan but i agree with Amanda,it got our attention,i think that was the point all along
5I too, can't understand how dying woman splattered with blood could possibly be fabulous, or even relevant to a fashion display. Hideous, and slightly offensive.
6I like horror movies and such and I can see how people "might" like this - but still. Tacky. Disgusting.
Bad form, Barney's. Bad form.
7If they really wanted to cash in they should have made it like the mannequin was being bitten by a vampire!
With all this Vampire frenzy I thought that was the point!
8kind of domestic violence-y.
9Genious!!! This is superb advertising! It captured our interests and we are still talking about it! Do we only look because something is pretty, or because it grabs our attention?
10I think it's a lot more interesting than most window displays! I don't see what's wrong with the concept.
11lol someone must've been angry? i don't know? but I like it. I see ....fashion is dying in a sense, like how everyone copies each other sooo much these days. I never noticed the "woman" getting hurt point of view until you guys mentioned it.
12Personnaly, I like it and I can understand if people don't, but how is it offensive?
13Oh ew. That's gross...
14I like it, but at the same time I understand the undertones of female violence. I like it at face value, I don't like it in the public eye. Does that make sense? I like it privately as an individual, but as a person apart of society for non-violence, I'd say no to putting it in public.
On another note, did anyone see the Bloor St (Toronto) windows for Sea of Shoes, Garance Dore, and The Sartorialist (all bloggers)? SO fabulous!
15I can just imagine it... A disgruntled designer.... "I AM BLOODY SICK OF YOU ALL TELLIN ME WHAT TO.... AHA!!!!!" lol
I personally think it's fine BUT... the fact that its on Mad. Av.... kids passing by... not cool.
As adults and mostly women on here, we KNOW abuse is atrocious and unacceptable but showing this to kids-passerbys is not a good message. Not cool in that sense.
16Maybe for halloween,but for summer it says,wear this dress and be murdered.
17it kind of weirds me out BUT it was a good move on their part. many people are talking about it, so it got some attention. set it apart from other displays.
18Well, regardless it did its job- it caught peoples attention and got publicity and got people talking. Mission accomplished.
19People need to lighten up. Just a window display for gosh sake.
20It's gory and sensational.
WIth that said, for me, it reminded me of that certain time of the month.
And the
accidental spotting of nice clothes. LOL
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