In my pre-baby days, when I worked full-time as a marketing coordinator, my office was just one block from the famed Macy's in Herald Square. Sure, I hated the extra tourist traffic and the madness that ensued every holiday season, but I sure loved peeking at its beautiful window displays with each passing month. I also remember hopping on the subway on my lunch break during the holiday season in order to take a short stroll down midtown Fifth Avenue — where all the luxury stores reside — so that I can check out their fantastic window displays while munching on a bag of roasted chestnuts. (In an alternate life I would have liked to be a store window display decorator. In...