""[The chefs are] showing childhood art that they did, where they like to shop, how they plate their food," Verrières says. "[The students are] getting history lessons. Like, 'Oh, this is a curry leaf.' 'This is what turmeric is.' It's so much more than just a lesson in fashion.""
""There are currently 17 layers in the skirt alone, and so that's kind of in reference to the way they make the pastries," Ventresco explains."
""very Marie Antoinette," Verrières says."
Students partnered with local chefs to translate culinary colors, textures, techniques, and cultural stories into wearable fashion pieces. Visits to restaurants and bakeries yielded hands-on learning about ingredients such as curry leaves and turmeric, and practical techniques like pastry piping and fabric dyeing with red wine. Designs include a scalloped tiered skirt with sugar-trimmed edges inspired by pastry construction, braided plantain peel decorations planned for a Colombian-themed piece, and fabrics altered through dipping and pipeable whipped clay to mimic cream. The collaborations emphasize creative cross-disciplinary exchange and immersion in new cuisines and craft processes.
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