How to Enter the 2026 WindowsWear Awards

The WindowsWear Awards  celebrates the most outstanding projects across 26 categories from the world’s top brands. 500 guests from 100+ brands including WindowsWear members, executives, creative directors and their teams, are invited to one-of-a-kind night in New York City to honor the best contributions to our industry over the past year.

We are excited to invite you to submit your projects for the WindowsWear Awards—absolutely free of charge. The submission process is simple, straightforward and all the brands with a physical or online presence are eligible to participate.

HOW TO SUBMIT PROJECTS FOR THE 2026 WINDOWSWEAR AWARDS

1. Create an account on WindowsWear with your company’s email address (in the case you don’t have one yet)

2. Profile options

  • You can create a profile under your personal name or your brand’s name.
  • An email address must be associated with the account for verification and communication purposes.
  • Please let us know your preference, and we’ll assist you accordingly.
  • Make sure to complete your profile with the information required such as name, title, company and image profile.

3. Upload your projects

  • Log in to your account.
  • Click on the purple upload icon located in the top right corner of the homepage.
  • Upload your projects one by one and filling all the information needed for each one. In order to be considered for nominations, projects must have been launched during the year 2025.

AWARDS CATEGORIES AND SELECTION PROCESS

Categories

There are 26 categories across a wide range of brand initiatives, including:

  • Best Interior
  • Best Pop-Up
  • Best Exhibit / Installation
  • Best AR/VR Experience
  • Best Packaging
  • Best Window Display
  • Best Holiday Window
  • Icon
  • Best Prop
  • Best Mannequin
  • Best Collaboration
  • Best Use of Color
  • Sustainability 
  • Best Interactive Experience
  • Best Neighborhood Installation
  • Best Use of Light
  • Heritage
  • Best Digital Experience
  • Gamification
  • Set Design
  • Hospitality 
  • Email Marketing Campaign
  • Social Media Campaign
  • Brand Strategy
  • Most Liked on Social Media
  • Simon Doonan Award

Nominations

  • A dedicated and neutral board reviews all submitted projects.
  • Up to 9 brands are nominated for each category.
  • Nominees will be announced on December 10th, 2025 via WindowsWear website, newsletter and social media.

Voting

  • Anyone around the world can vote online at www.windowswear.com/awards, starting December 10th, 2025 and until in February 1st, 2026 when voting will be closed.
  • Winners are determined by public voting; the project with the most votes wins for each category.

Promotion

  • We launch a comprehensive campaign to promote voting for the WindowsWear Awards and encourage participation from the brands.
  • Brands nominated will be notified via e-mail and will receive promotional assets of their nominations. Brands will also be featured in marketing materials and the WindowsWear Awards campaign on social media leading up to the event.
  • Brands like Coach, Gucci, Etro, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Tory Burch and more feature their WindowsWear Awards nominations on their official social media and encourage all their employees and followers to participate and vote.

Winners

WINDOWSWEAR AWARDS EVENT

Invitations

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CONTACT

If you have any questions or need assistance with your submission, please don’t hesitate to reach out at awards@windowswear.com We’re here to ensure your experience is seamless and rewarding.