The Fashion Glitterati Was in Full Force at the Swarovski Book of Dreams Party

“What could be done with crystals, except make rivers of them?” said André Breton, the French writer, poet, and father of Surrealism. His words were emblazoned on the gallery walls at Hudson Mercantile, where Swarovski launched its Book of Dreams, Volume III on Saturday night in New York. The sparkling sentiment was, once again, brought to life by It-girl-turned-creative-director Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert, who for the third edition, The Art Issue, tapped artists Mickalene Thomas, Martine Gutierrez, and Raúl de Nieves to create mesmerizing displays all dripping in Swarovski crystals and pearls.

And who better to give the extravagant stones an edge than the creative minds at Garage Magazine? “The idea was to showcase the capability of crystals as creative materials,” mused Markus Langes-Swarovski, while mingling in the gallery filled with many of the same fashion and art world luminaries featured in the pages of the magazine. “I loved volumes one and two, but three is another angle, which only could have been created with Garage Magazine.”

Among the chic crowd joining Garage editor in chief Mark Guiducci was Jenna Lyons, Brian Atwood, Dasha Zhukova, and Jasmine Sanders, all of whom glittered beneath the crystalized art pieces and took turns thumbing through the book’s glossy pages dotted in Swarovski studs. Meanwhile, Engelbert shone like a diamond herself, dressed in a custom, spangly, chain mail dress by Michael Schmidt—the same designer that Beyoncé and Katy Perry have been known to call on for their own heavy-metal fashion moments. And, fittingly, DJ Honey Dijon spun tracks by both at the studio party that followed.