{{Infobox company | name = WindowsWear | logo = 250px|center | logo_size = 240px | location_city = New York City | location_country = New York | key_people = Jon Harari, CEO <br/>Michael Niemtzow, Co-Founder & President<br/>Raul Tovar, Co-Founder & Head of Photography<br/>Joline Mujica, Head of Trends & Tours | industry = Retail and Technology | homepage = [http://www.windowswear.com www.WindowsWear.com] }} '''WindowsWear''' is a retail visual merchandising database and community, founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City.<ref name="Refinery">Yu, Samantha. [http://www.refinery29.com/windowswear "Better Than the Yule Log? The World's Holiday Windows At You Fingertips"], "Refinery29", 10 December 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2013.</ref> WindowsWear is a current and archival collection of retail and visual displays dating back to 1931. The collection provides retailers, designers, brands and creative professionals with photos for competitive research, inspiration and trend ideas over the years as they look to create visuals for today's retail environments.<ref name="WWD">Young, Vicki. [http://wwd.com/retail-news/retail-features/lord-taylor-christmas-windows-a-look-over-the-years-10298592/ "Lord & Taylor Christmas Windows: A Look Over the Years"], "WWD", 23 December 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.</ref> At Berkeley College's Manhattan campus, WindowsWear has a museum called the WindowsWear Museum, featuring fashion windows and in-store displays.<ref>Sagoskin, Julie. [https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-jewish-voice/20170818/283270277886980/ "WindowsWear: Fashion in the Digital Age"], "Jewish Voice", 18 August 2017. Retrieved on 10 December 2017</ref> The company also offers window display tours in New York City,<ref name="Refinery" /><ref name="Elle" /><ref name="Time Out">[https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/windowswear "WindowsWear"] "Time Out New York", 05 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.</ref> an annual awards event for retailers,<ref>Young, Vicki. [http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/award-winners-top-window-displays-2015-10340389/: “Select Winners for the Top Window Displays From 2015”]{{dl|date=November 2020}}, "WWD", 5 February 2016. Retrieved on 9 February 2016</ref> and workshops covering visual merchandising, store design, trends, and concepts.<ref>Young, Vicki. [https://s3.amazonaws.com/presspictures/WindowsWear+Adding+Workshop+Options+%E2%80%93+WWD.pdf/ "WindowsWear Adding Workshop Options"], "WWD", 25 March 2016. Retrieved on 25 March 2016</ref>
==History== WindowsWear was founded by Jon Harari, Michael Niemtzow, former colleagues at Lehman Brothers,<ref name="Wall Street">{{cite news|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB20001424127887323981304579077430749525094 |title=Life After... |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=2013-09-15 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107000000/https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB20001424127887323981304579077430749525094 |archivedate=2014-01-07}} [https://jonharari.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/scan_wall_street_journal_wsj_article-for_lehman_brothers_windowswear_jonharari4.pdf Alt URL]</ref> and Raul Tovar. The team includes photographers stationed in various countries and cities. WindowsWear launched its company in November 2012, with ''Elle'' as a launch partner.<ref name="Elle">Levinson, Lauren. [http://www.elle.com/news/fashion-style/windowswear-website-launch-holiday-windows?click=news “Exclusive: New WindowsWear Site Showcases Fashion Windows in Real-Time”], “Elle (magazine)”, 19 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.</ref> WindowsWear has funding from investors at companies such as Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital, Coach, Inc., eBay, and Nomura Securities.<ref name="FashInvest">Talwar, Pia.[http://www.fashinvest.com/windowswear-receives-friends-family-financing-one-year-anniversary/ "WindowsWear Receives a Friends and Family Round of Financing During Their One-Year Anniversary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116080158/http://www.fashinvest.com/windowswear-receives-friends-family-financing-one-year-anniversary/ |date=2014-01-16 }}, "FashInvest", 27 November 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.</ref>
== Users == WindowsWear is used by retailers, designers and universities such as The University of Alabama,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bama.ua.edu/~visualmerchandising/assignments/index.html |title=The University of Alabama, Visual Merchandising |access-date=2015-07-07 |archive-date=2015-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708201458/http://bama.ua.edu/~visualmerchandising/assignments/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Berkeley College,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://berkeleycollege.libguides.com/content.php?pid=137596&sid=1366583 |title=Berkey College, Database Resources |access-date=2015-07-07 |archive-date=2015-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709032006/http://berkeleycollege.libguides.com/content.php?pid=137596&sid=1366583 |url-status=dead }}</ref> EBC Hochschule,<ref>[http://www.ebc-hochschule.de/de/ebc-hochschule/netzwerke/wirtschaftspartner.html EBC Hochschule]</ref> FIT,<ref>FIT Database http://www.fitnyc.edu/22974.asp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709012757/http://www.fitnyc.edu/22974.asp |date=2015-07-09 }}</ref> Genesee College,<ref>Genesee College, Database http://guides.genesee.edu/databases/fashion {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707042529/http://guides.genesee.edu/databases/fashion |date=2015-07-07 }}</ref> George Brown,<ref>[http://www.georgebrown.ca/LLC/databases.aspx?ekfxmensel=efcc5408a_6_48&letter=w George Brown, Databases]</ref> Laboratory Institute of Merchandising,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://limcollege.libguides.com/content.php?pid=619225&sid=5129258 |title=Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Library Guides |access-date=2015-07-07 |archive-date=2015-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709021413/http://limcollege.libguides.com/content.php?pid=619225&sid=5129258 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Planning and Visual Educational Partnership,<ref>Pave, Partnership http://www.paveinfo.org/presscenter/pressreleases/partnershipwithwindowswearpro {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708172552/http://www.paveinfo.org/presscenter/pressreleases/partnershipwithwindowswearpro |date=2015-07-08 }}</ref> Milwaukee Area Technical College,<ref>Milwaukee Area Technical College, Fashion/Retail Marketing Course http://www.matc.edu/student/offerings/2012-2013/degrees/fashion_retail_marketing.cfm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707225942/http://www.matc.edu/student/offerings/2012-2013/degrees/fashion_retail_marketing.cfm |date=2015-07-07 }}</ref> Seneca College,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://seneca.libguides.com/c.php?g=20721&p=120427 |title=Seneca College, Library Guide |access-date=2015-07-07 |archive-date=2015-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709041849/http://seneca.libguides.com/c.php?g=20721&p=120427 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sheridan College<ref>[http://sheridancollege.libguides.com/az.php?a=w Sheridan College, Library Guide]</ref> and Université du Québec à Montréal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bibliomode.com/2014/07/16/on-se-revoit-le-11-aout/ |title=Université du Québec à Montréal, Bibliomode |access-date=2015-07-07 |archive-date=2015-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707032745/http://bibliomode.com/2014/07/16/on-se-revoit-le-11-aout/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.windowswear.com/ Official website]
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