The Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Windows 2011 and The Store's Best Buys (PHOTOS)

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Window shopping is always more exciting during the holiday season, especially when department stores around the country deck theirs out in the most creative and captivating of ways. This year brings some of the most magical, technologically advanced holiday windows, and we'll be profiling the best of the best (along with the best gift buys) from each major store.

To start off, we're taking a look at Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship location, which unveiled their snowflake and bubble-themed windows on Monday night in New York.

Each space houses a one-of-a-kind dress created by Saks' roster of specially commissioned designers that include Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Proenza Schouler, Nina Ricci, Olivier Theyskens and several more. The snowflakes and bubbles, symbols of joy and hope, have been integrated into a 3D light show that will be projected onto the building's facade. For the kids, there's even a tie-in to the popular children's book "Who Makes The Snow." And if fashion, fun and technology weren't enough, there's a Fiat 500 customized by Gucci to ogle as well.

Take a tour of this year's holiday windows at Saks Fifth Avenue below, and and scroll down further to see our picks for the store's best gift items.







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05:04 PM on 11/27/2011
OMG - we're back to the Twenties and Thirties!
03:38 PM on 11/27/2011
oops, whitewashed
03:37 PM on 11/27/2011
Looks more a whitwashed steam punk to me.
02:16 PM on 11/27/2011
Big disappointment. No Christmas spirit in the windows. Just advertising clothes. Dull.
11:10 AM on 11/27/2011
Holiday window displays??? I didn't see anything that resembled the Holiday season. Very odd. I remember working in NYC years ago and they would have the best Holiday window displays some were set in other eras but one could tell it was the Holiday season. They would have Holidary decorations some had moving parts, Christmas trees, toys, kids in old fashion winter holiday clothing etc. I loved the old fashion themes but this one I have no clue how it relates to the Holiday season. Too bad always looked forward to their displays.
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Stop being so overly sensitive!
11:08 AM on 11/27/2011
I have got to take a trip to Saks. Some of those dresses are fabulous!! I don't really care about the window decorations, I hardly even noticed them.
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11:07 AM on 11/27/2011
The windows are nice, but hardly spectacular. That looks like something anyone could do. However, Christmas in New York is marvelous and you can feel and smell the holiday in the air. I live in LA and the only things out here you smell and feel is Botox, collagen and massive egos...lol!
10:29 AM on 11/27/2011
It's 3D : Disapponting, Disasterous, & Depressing
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03:42 PM on 11/23/2011
Just a matter of time before she is bunking with Lindsay.

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