The Museum at FIT (MFIT) has announced a 'Food & Fashion' exhibition that will explore the impact of food and food culture on fashion design.
Swati Bhat
The show, co-curated by Melissa Marra-Alvarez, MFIT's curator of education and research, and Elizabeth Way, the museum's associate curator of costume, will feature over 80 garments and accessories, including outfits by Chanel, Moschino, and Stella McCartney.
The exhibition's commentary is heavily centred on culinary themes and motifs, which are utilised to investigate topics such as luxury, gender, consumerism, sustainability, social action, and body politics.
An introduction exhibition spans from breakfast to supper time in the form of intimate tableaus, as well as delving into social media as a venue where food and fashion collide.
The main gallery is supposed to resemble a 'food hall,' with stalls focusing on 10 different themes, such as haute couture/haute cuisine, dressing to dine, and a feast for the eyes.
Other themes, such as 'Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice?' investigate the relationship between food and gender identities, using a pearl and dessert-print dress by Junya Watanabe as an example.
The show is expected to run from September 13 to November 26, 2023, and will be accompanied by a book and a symposium on November 3.
Swarovski created eight pieces of jewelry, five collections of crystal figurines, and a pack of Marvel Super Heroes stickers.
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Swarovski Crystal Marvel Collection
Marvel and Swarovski have collaborated to create a new jewelry and home collection inspired by heroism and self-discovery. Each piece is inspired by a well-known Marvel comic book character and is handcrafted with exceptional craftsmanship and attention to detail. Swarovski's master cutting captures each Super Hero's signature look with amazing realism from every aspect.
This is Swarovski's first collaboration with Marvel, and it has provided Swarovski Creative Director Giovanna Engelbert with the opportunity to explore the virtues of power, heroism, and responsibility through the exhilarating medium of Swarovski Crystals. This cooperation truly embraces the power and beauty of crystal in new and unexpected ways, drawing on Marvel's 84-year heritage of inspiring people all around the world to discover the hero within themselves.
Peter Widmann, Head of B2B, collaboration & licensing at Swarovski,communiqué, “Swarovski is proud to collaborate with Marvel to unite two beloved brands for an iconic jewelry and home collection. Both brands have a rich heritage, and long-standing legacy, and are loved by customers all around the world - making this the perfect collaboration.”
Swarovski has created eight jewelry pieces, five crystal figurine collectibles, and a set of stickers inspired by Marvel Super Heroes: Spider-Man, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Iron Man, and the Hulk. Each radiant piece is a statement of energy and goodness designed to unleash your inner Super Hero.
SPIDER-MAN
Spider-Man’s iconic mask is featured in bracelet and pendant forms with artfully arranged red and black precision-cut crystal pavé. Two Spider-Man crystal figurine collectibles in blue and red enter the collection, with one featuring 955 facets, showing the Super Hero in a web-slinging pose, and another made from 36,500 glittering crystals that capture Spider-Man in an iconic upside-down pose on a New York City streetlamp. This limited-edition piece takes 243 hours to complete.
BLACK PANTHER
In tribute to the King of Wakanda, an array of crystallized Black Panther jewelry evokes the Wakandan spirit of innovation, including a vibrant motif ring, a life-like 3D pendant set on a long chain, and a mask-inspired pendant adorned in purple crystals. A sleek Black Panther crystal figurine collectible wears his legendary vibranium suit in a design that is expertly crafted from 649 facets.
CAPTAIN MARVEL
Female empowerment is celebrated through a dazzling multicolored ring depicting Captain Marvel’s iconic emblem of cosmic power, courage, and light. Ready for take-off, Captain Marvel is depicted as a limited-edition crystal figurine collectible made from 10,000 crystals.
IRON MAN
A versatile jewelry piece that doubles as a 3D pendant and brooch channels Iron Man’s inspiring energy, while an Iron Man crystal figurine collectible, cut with 723 facets, brings the character to life at a level of innovative artistry that Tony Stark would be proud of.
HULK
The Hulk smashes into the collection with a fiery fist of green crystals set on a gold-tone plated bracelet, while the Hulk crystal figurine collectible reveals the exacting details of the character’s signature muscles and awesome strength, expertly cut from 578 facets.
Mercedes-Benz has launched a limited-edition toy and apparel capsule collection with premium art toy designer Superplastic.
On June 21, a reinvented version of the Wackeldackel, the nodding-head dashboard dog that has decorated cars all around the world, was introduced at an event in New York City.
Pritish Bagdi
The 12-inch wooden sculpture, Dubbed the Superdackel, is carved from cherry, maple, walnut, and alder wood and is pictured wearing a Mercedes three-pronged star insignia as a necklace. The Superdackel is limited to 65 pieces and costs $3,500 USD.
