This Hot Wheels x Gucci Collab Ignites the #Gucci100 Celebration

This Hot Wheels x Gucci Collab Ignites the #Gucci100 Celebration

Fashion week may be over, but the surprise drops keep coming!

Mattel announced that Mattel Creations — the company’s design collaboration and direct-to-consumer platform — is teaming up with the iconic fashion house Gucci to release a Hot Wheels collectible (yes, you read that right). The Hot Wheels x Gucci Cadillac Seville is a scale model of the Seville by Gucci Cadillac that the fashion house designed in the ’70s.

Although a Hot Wheels and Gucci collab may seem like an odd pairing, the fashion company is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and this niche collectible pays homage to the original 1970s collaboration between Gucci and General Motors. Designed with the classic Gucci logo and interlocking GG pattern, the 1:6th scale interior features details from the original car, down to the gold piping on the seats. The Hot Wheels x Gucci Cadillac Seville comes in packaging designed and produced by Gucci and rests in a sleek display case.

The Hot Wheels x Gucci Cadillac Seville will be available for purchase starting on Oct. 18th from mattelcreations.com and gucci.com. Fans can also find it in select Gucci stores in New York, Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo, as well as at the Gucci Cartoleria in Milan and the Gucci Circolo in London, Berlin, and Milan.

Until then, the rest of us will be taking the subway.

Gucci’s First-Ever Collectible Is an Epic Cadillac Seville Brimming With Luxury

The “Gucci mania” has now extended to the artistic toy universe: an unexpected collaboration between Hot Wheels and the extravagant Italian fashion brand resulted in a one-of-a-kind toy that’s sure to delight both fashion and car enthusiasts. This event marks a premiere for both brands, as Gucci’s first official collectible and Hot Wheels’ first dabble into the fashion world, and is part of the Italian brand’s 100-year anniversary celebration.Some might not know it, but Gucci and GM collaborated back in 1970 when the Italian luxury brand added its unique spin to the Cadillac Seville. Gold Gucci emblems on the wheels, a gold Gucci hood ornament, and Gucci’s recognizable stripes across the trunk were just some of the extravagant touches added to the car, with a unique vinyl top covering only the C-pillar. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, this special Cadillac was further shaped by the Radwood festival spirit.This collectible is a 1982 Cadillac Seville 1:64 replica, with a metal die-cast body and chassis, plus Real Riders tires. Boasting the classic Gucci logo and interlocking GG pattern, this exquisite model even included the golden piping on the seats, showing remarkable attention to detail.Since it’s all about luxury, this rare collectible even comes in a Gucci-designed packaging. The miniature vehicle is encased in an acrylic display, packed in an authentic Gucci box and slipcover, with the Italian brand’s signature green paper. Hot Wheels die-cast designers, Bryan Benedict and Ralph Benitez, were thrilled to create such a stunning model , with a high level of accuracy.If you would like to be the proud owner of this Hot Wheels x Gucci 1982 Cadillac Seville, get ready for the official launch on October 18 on the Mattel Creations and Gucci platforms. This $120 limited-edition jewel will also be available at Gucci selected stores.

Dakota Johnson Paired a Sheer Gucci Corset With Leather Pants and Cartier Diamonds

Dakota Johnson channeled her breakout trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey with a sheer corset fashion moment at the red carpet premiere of The Lost Daughter at the New York Film Festival yesterday. Johnson paired the Gucci corset with leather pants by the fashion house, Cartier jewelry (including a diamond necklace), and Gianvito Rossi shoes. She wore her hair down in waves.

Photo credit: Taylor Hill - Getty Images

Photo credit: Taylor Hill - Getty Images

Johnson spoke to Marie Claire last year about how she approaches her work and goes all in on her projects. “When I work, I’m constantly thinking about the job,” Johnson said. “It takes up so much of my brain. Not all of my projects are only good messages, but all of them have a little bit of something that makes me feel like it’s an okay thing to pour my heart into.”

When it comes to picking projects, “I really don’t have a method, and I don’t want one. It’s very intuitive and emotional,” she said.

Johnson cited films like Notting Hill as inspiring her to want to become an actor. Movies with happy endings like that are rarer today, she observed: “There are not movies made like that anymore. Movies where they take their time and the pacing is more languid and it’s about light-hearted escapism and wishful thinking,” she said. “When I was growing up, I loved those movies so much. They were the reason why I was like, Well, maybe I could be an actress. Maybe I could be a movie star.”

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