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SLCC students design Macy’s candy window

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Stacey Hill-Coates
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December 9, 2015
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Candy globe in full view
SLCC visual merchandising students have created candy globes for Macy’s City Creek for the last four years. (Stacey Hill-Coates)

While walking around and enjoying the holiday lights in downtown Salt Lake City, be sure to stop by the Macy’s candy windows at City Creek Center.

Macy’s invited visual merchandising students from the Salt Lake Community College Fashion Institute to participate in the holiday window display.

“Through our partnership with Macy’s we were invited to get involved and create one of the globes,” says Fashion Institute program director Mojdeh Sakaki. This invitation has been extended for the last four years.

Macy's candy window
This Peanuts-themed candy globe on display at Macy’s was designed and crafted by SLCC visual merchandising students. (Stacey Hill-Coates)

Under the guide of adjunct professor Matt Monson, 14 students and Monson’s daughter created the globe.

Macy’s is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” by designing their candy windows with characters from Charles Schulz’s iconic comic strip.

According to Sakaki, students are informed of the theme about two months prior to the event. Students then create multiple designs and submit their work to Macy’s merchandising crew.

After all the designs have been presented, the merchandising crew approves the design that best fits and exhibits the theme.

Sakaki says the students spend a month working on their globe. Thousands of pieces of candy — weighing more than 40 pounds — are used to form the Peanuts characters, Snoopy on top of his decorated dog house, the town and brick wall.

“Every year we look forward to it and treasure our partnership with Macy’s,” Sakaki says.

Sakaki says that other holiday decorations that were made by fashion students are also featured at the City Creek store. The decorations will be on display through the holiday season.

Close up of candy window
SLCC students used over 40 pounds of candy to create their candy globe. (Stacey Hill-Coates)

Additional photos by Stacey Hill-Coates

SLCC candy window at Macy's
Thousands of pieces of candy were used to build the design of SLCC’s candy globe, on display at Macy’s in City Creek. (Stacey Hill-Coates)
Charlie Brown, Lucy and other characters
Charlie Brown, Lucy and other characters adorn the candy globe crafted by SLCC visual merchandising students. (Stacey Hill-Coates)
Snoopy in candy form
Snoopy sits on top of his red house at the very top of the SLCC candy globe at Macy’s in City Creek Center. (Stacey Hill-Coates)

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  • Candy Windows
  • City Creek Center
  • Fashion Institute
  • holidays
  • Macy's
  • Mojdeh Sakaki
  • Peanuts
  • Salt Lake City
  • Salt Lake Community College
  • Visual Merchandising
Stacey Hill-Coates

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