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.
All Woman, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Lifestyle, Local Lifestyle, Tuesday Style
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.
“It came upon a midnight clear…“

0 Comments · Make a comment

HOUSE RULES

  1. We welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day. Some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper; email addresses will not be published.
  2. Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. We will, however, try to publish comments that are representative of all received.
  3. We ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material. Also please stick to the topic under discussion.
  4. Please do not write in block capitals since this makes your comment hard to read.
  5. Please don't use the comments to advertise. However, our advertising department can be more than accommodating if emailed: advertising@jamaicaobserver.com.
  6. If readers wish to report offensive comments, suggest a correction or share a story then please email: community@jamaicaobserver.com.
  7. Lastly, read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy
ALSO ON ALL WOMAN
Natalia Fennell: Helping women reclaim their bodies through movement
All Woman, Features
Natalia Fennell: Helping women reclaim their bodies through movement
Jhordan-Ashlé Newby 
May 25, 2026
FOR many women, pain has become normalised — from crippling cramps to persistent backaches and even heavy bleeding that leaves them exhausted for days...
Can I switch back to my maiden name?
All Woman, Features, Your Rights
Can I switch back to my maiden name?
Margarette Macaulay 
May 25, 2026
As a married woman who took my husband’s name – double-barrelled – can I, through a deed poll, revert to my maiden name and change back all my ID docu...
Ruminations of a reformed side chick
Advice, All Woman, Features
Ruminations of a reformed side chick
Christopher Brodber 
May 25, 2026
COUNSELLOR, I dated my current fiancé for four years before he finally divorced his first wife. I actually beat the statistics, in that I am a ‘side c...
5 reasons a woman may refuse to commit
All Woman, Features, Relationships
5 reasons a woman may refuse to commit
Marie BERBICK-BAILEY 
May 25, 2026
LADIES, let’s talk honestly. We often hear about men who struggle with commitment, but there is another side to this conversation that is rarely explo...
Whispers, wine and women’s wicked intentions
All Woman, Features
Whispers, wine and women’s wicked intentions
JEVAUGHNIE SMITH 
May 25, 2026
THEY’RE the kind of stories you’d once upon a time only hear in rum bars after midnight, told between raucous laughter and exaggerated hand gestures. ...
Kalicia O’Sullivan: Steering toward success
All Woman, Features
Kalicia O’Sullivan: Steering toward success
May 18, 2026
KALICIA O’Sullivan is helping to reshape the operational landscape at Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL). For seven years, she steered toward career succe...
Foreigner worried Jamaican hubby is flaky
Advice, All Woman, Features
Foreigner worried Jamaican hubby is flaky
Rev Chris Brodber 
May 18, 2026
Counsellor, I am writing to you from the United States as someone who recently got married to a Jamaican man. We dated for two years, and throughout t...
5 things every divorced woman should do to rebrand
All Woman, Features, Relationships
5 things every divorced woman should do to rebrand
Marie BERBICKBAILEY 
May 18, 2026
DIVORCE is often seen as an ending but for many women, it is actually a beginning — not just of a new chapter, but of a new identity. Because after di...
Polls
Recent Posts
Can I switch back to my maiden name?
All Woman, ...
Can I switch back to my maiden name?
Margarette Macaulay 
May 25, 2026
As a married woman who took my husband’s name – double-barrelled – can I, through a deed poll, revert to my maiden name and change back all my ID docu...
Ruminations of a reformed side chick
Advice, ...
Ruminations of a reformed side chick
Christopher Brodber 
May 25, 2026
COUNSELLOR, I dated my current fiancé for four years before he finally divorced his first wife. I actually beat the statistics, in that I am a ‘side c...
5 reasons a woman may refuse to commit
All Woman, ...
5 reasons a woman may refuse to commit
Marie BERBICK-BAILEY 
May 25, 2026
LADIES, let’s talk honestly. We often hear about men who struggle with commitment, but there is another side to this conversation that is rarely explo...
Whispers, wine and women’s wicked intentions
All Woman, ...
Whispers, wine and women’s wicked intentions
JEVAUGHNIE SMITH 
May 25, 2026
THEY’RE the kind of stories you’d once upon a time only hear in rum bars after midnight, told between raucous laughter and exaggerated hand gestures. ...
Archives
Sections
Jamaica Observer, © All Rights Reserved