Barneys going warm and fuzzy for the holidays

Barneys New York is charting a different course this holiday season.



The luxury retailer is known for its satirical, often outrageous holiday window displays. But this year Barneys’ windows, in response to what it called “the world's current climate of chaos and divisiveness,” will be built around the themes of love, peace and joy.



A diverse collection of artists partnered with the retailer to create inventive interpretations of the main themes, including visual and performance artist Nick Cave, contemporary artist Rob Pruitt, artist collective Studio Job, mixed media artist Ebony G. Patterson, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone of Comedy Central's South Park. Their work will be seen in the windows of Barneys’ two Manhattan locations, its Madison Avenue flagship and its new store in Chelsea.