{"id":344682,"date":"2026-09-12T03:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344682\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T03:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:40:40","slug":"new-york-fashion-weeks-tastiest-trend-is-food-themed-couture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344682\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Fashion Week&#8217;s tastiest trend is food-themed couture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019ve got great taste.<\/p>\n<p>As New York\u2019s fashion flock descends on runways and afterparties this season, one sweet theme keeps coming through: Food-themed clothes and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/18\/lifestyle\/35-jelly-firkin-bags-infuriate-hermes-owners-this-one-is-cooler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">accessories<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cult Gaia\u2019s Grape Clutch outside the brand\u2019s New York Fashion Week show. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Outside the Cult Gaia show at the American Museum of Natural History on Thursday, influencers like Coco Schiffer posed for pics with the label\u2019s juiciest accessory: a clutch shaped like a giant cluster of grapes. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saksfifthavenue.com\/product\/Cult-Gaia-Grape-Clutch-0400022098427.html?dwvar_0400022098427_size=No+Size&amp;dwvar_0400022098427_color=CRIMSON&amp;site_refer=CSE_GGLPLA:Handbags:Cult+Gaia&amp;country=US&amp;currency=USD&amp;site_refer=360i+G+CSE&amp;kw_refer=$SAKS_G_PLA_Handbags_Baseline$SAKS_G_PLA_Handbags_Baseline_Handbags$PRODUCT_GROUP&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23029558252&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADO6JtRKvQ-kldVDOzq5vkbt7mObX&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBRB3Q_HTuGZlgeWgprx1Q6WC8vreqt7LaxwoGXBOXG4mudo0bR8gzkaAhwOEALw_wcB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$600 at Saks<\/a> \u2014 only slightly higher than the real fruit, thanks to current inflation woes.<\/p>\n<p>Judith Leiber\u2019s $5,695 matcha clutch, encrusted with Swarovski crystals.<\/p>\n<p>The hunger for style continued at Celine\u2019s Wooster Street boutique, where the Paris line hosted a cocktail in honor of its Reebok collaboration\u2026 and served guests like designer Marc Jacobs and actor Dan Levy with a plate of New York hot dogs that spelled \u201cCeline\u201d in mustard. <\/p>\n<p>This being a fashion bash, everybody took pics, but nobody took a bite.<\/p>\n<p>At the Public Hotel on Christie Street, designer Kate Barton paired with Elizabeth Sulcer \u2014 the stylist who helped make Bella Hadid into a true couture darling \u2014 to serve a collection of pastel tops embroidered with birthday cakes.<\/p>\n<p>Celine hot dogs served up in Soho. @nssmag.com \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Comey\u2019s new Coco bag made its runway debut with a sweet surprise \u2014 pockets for Unreal\u2019s chocolate bars and peanut butter cups. The bag\u2019s outer metallic layer was designed to stop chocolate from melting. (Ironically, it can also help protect GLP-1s from heat damage.)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile at the Cherry Lane Theater in the West Village, celebrities like Tom Sturridge, Sarita Choudhury and Alexa Chung munched snacks from custom-designed Dior popcorn boxes, a nod to the fashion house\u2019s new partnership with film studio A24. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m taking it home,\u201d said actress Francesa Scorsese, who tracked \u2014 the box matched her Dior sweater.<\/p>\n<p>And despite the jokes about models avoiding carbs like landlords avoid basic repairs, many catwalkers \u2014 including \u201990s icon Karen Elson \u2014 wore Rachel Antonoff\u2019s pasta-print pants, dresses and jackets backstage at the designer\u2019s Webster Hall fashion show. <\/p>\n<p>Rachel Comey\u2019s new Coco bag was built to stop chocolate from melting in your purse.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also been a thirst for Judith Leiber\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=40777264&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">$5,965 matcha clutch<\/a>, which uses crystals instead of caffeine to hook its audience, and comes with a working straw.<\/p>\n<p>But the most in-demand food accessory this season isn\u2019t on a runway. Instead, it\u2019s from Burger King.<\/p>\n<p>The Whopper hub just dropped \u201cLe Nuguette,\u201d a suede bag that looks like a pile of crunchy fast food bites. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s adorned with bag charms inspired by dipping sauce flavors (Special Savory, Honey Mustard, Buffalo or Sweet &amp; Sour) and limited to a drop of just 500 bags \u2014 100 each from tomorrow, September 12 through September 16, starting at noon EST.<\/p>\n<p>Burger King will release its suede Le Nuguette purse on September 12 for $3.99. <\/p>\n<p>If you can click-to-buy at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lenuguettebk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">lenuguettebk.com<\/a> fast enough, the suede micro-purse will cost the same as a four-piece nugget order \u2014 just $3.99.<\/p>\n<p>Multiply that by 1,000 and you can buy the bread-inspired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fendi.com\/us-en\/8055380184309.html?srsltid=AfmBOoojWZ0Pz9xdWq26is25xdu-ou24RcLRNCa7WemjEYOSoMrn6-lKVHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">suede Fendi baguette<\/a> that\u2019s getting a revival thanks to stars like Olivia Wilde and Jessica Alba.<\/p>\n<p>But if you spill BBQ sauce on that one, good luck\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They\u2019ve got great taste. 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