Over the past few years Noel and I have noticed that stores have really be scaling back their holiday wares. Stores have been scaling back their wares in general due to the prevalence of online shopping so I guess it's not surprising. They're offering very safe and (in my opinion) unremarkable products. If they're not selling as much I'm sure they're less likely to take any chances. However, this is the most extreme I've seen it. Now I know the holidays, especially Christmas, are about more than shopping but I think stores decorating for Christmas certainly helps heighten the mood and anticipation and this year I'm just not seeing it.
We started at Patina which didn't have anything to write home about. We then moved on to Lily and Violet only to discover they are no longer in existence. The charming little red house is now a menswear store. Above is a stock photo found on the internet.
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