AW Fashion: The Festive Windows of Lee’s Fifth Ave
The Christmas windows at Lee's Fifth Avenue in Tropical Plazaare becoming a much anticipated feature of holiday shopping inKingston. This year, artist Oriente Issa creates the feeling of an icywinter landscape with this fantasy gown against a background ofsnowy Christmas trees, all made out of masking tape and papernapkins.
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December 10, 2017

AW Fashion: The Festive Windows of Lee’s Fifth Ave

The 10 Christmas windows at Lee’s Fifth Avenue in Tropical Plaza — an impressive nine feet by 11 with one that’s 40 by 11, and another six feet by four feet — are becoming a much-anticipated feature of holiday shopping in Kingston. This year, artist Oriente Issa creates the feeling of an icy winter landscape complete with fantasy gowns against a background of snowy Christmas trees. Impressively, all the decorations were made from scratch using paper napkins, paper coffee filters, paper doilies, styrofoam cups, styrofoam filler balls, and masking tape.

All Woman Fashion (AWF) takes you window shopping and once again applauds Issa, who worked on the windows for six weeks plus — two weeks actually dressing them — for elevating the narrative around our shopping experience.

Not to be left out are those at Lee’s Sovereign Centre whose six feet by eight feet windows are equally worthy of note.

Exciting new models for him and her on display at Lee’s Fifth Avenue Shoes, Tropical Plaza
Exciting new models for him and her on display at Lee’s Fifth Avenue Shoes, Tropical Plaza
Exciting new models for him and her on display at Lee’s Fifth Avenue Shoes, Tropical Plaza
The theme is White Christmas in the Tropics with these gorgeous dresses and ensembles, brand-newat Lee’s Fifth Avenue in Tropical Plaza and Sovereign Centre. (Photos: Suzanne Issa)
The theme is White Christmas in the Tropics with these gorgeous dresses and ensembles, brand-newat Lee’s Fifth Avenue in Tropical Plaza and Sovereign Centre. (Photos: Suzanne Issa)
The theme is White Christmas in the Tropics with these gorgeous dresses and ensembles, brand-newat Lee’s Fifth Avenue in Tropical Plaza and Sovereign Centre. (Photos: Suzanne Issa)
A detail of the atmospheric “White Christmas” windows at Lee’sFifth Avenue, Tropical Plaza, created by artist Oriente Issa.
Stylish new designs and accessories for her, set against a backdrop of icicles and baby reindeer, in theChristmas windows at Lee’s Fifth Avenue, Tropical Plaza.
Stylish new designs and accessories for her, set against a backdrop of icicles and baby reindeer, in theChristmas windows at Lee’s Fifth Avenue, Tropical Plaza.
Stylish new designs and accessories for her, set against a backdrop of icicles and baby reindeer, in theChristmas windows at Lee’s Fifth Avenue, Tropical Plaza.
Stay warm and stylish for the Christmas breeze this Christmas, withthese outfits for him and her at Lee’s Fifth Avenue, Tropical Plaza.
Stay warm and stylish for the Christmas breeze this Christmas, withthese outfits for him and her at Lee’s Fifth Avenue, Tropical Plaza.
Stay warm and stylish for the Christmas breeze this Christmas, withthese outfits for him and her at Lee’s Fifth Avenue, Tropical Plaza.
Stay warm and stylish for the Christmas breeze this Christmas, withthese outfits for him and her at Lee’s Fifth Avenue, Tropical Plaza.
The Christmas windows at Lee’s Fifth Avenue in Tropical Plazaare becoming a much anticipated feature of holiday shopping inKingston. This year, artist Oriente Issa creates the feeling of an icywinter landscape with this fantasy gown against a background ofsnowy Christmas trees, all made out of masking tape and papernapkins.
Artist Oriente Issa has elevated the narrative around the Christmas shopping experience with herfabulous window treatments.
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