Bat-wing tops, big hair and even bigger earrings to the ready for this exhibition. Fashion is just one element in the show that is set to remember the good, bad and decidedly dubious aspects of this OTT decade. Revisiting the era’s toys, fads, video games, technology, nightclubs and music, from power-dressing to Pac-Man via lurid Lycra, crimped-tinged nostalgia with just a sprinkling of cringe-worthy moments will be on display.

Over nearly two centuries of luxury goods have come from the Belgian house of Delvaux, and this exhibition charts the twists and turns in its creative development from the first Brussels workshop in 1829 to the influence of its most recent artistic director, Veronique Branquinho. According to curator, Hettie Judah, ‘Delvaux was created at a time when travelling for pleasure was a luxury reserved for the very few; within the space of a few decades, the company was catering to business travellers on the first continental railways, and Red Star Line tourists cruising out of Antwerp to New York. As well as examining the evolution of luggage in this historical context, we have also looked into the company’s creative history, showing the stylistic developments made by designers behind the scenes over the last century and examining the complex process that goes into designing and making a bag today.’

Now in its 10th year, each edition of the Mercedes-Benz Award for South African Art and Culture has been awarded to a different artistic discipline. Trends in South African fashion have been the focus in 2009, with an independent jury selecting the label Black Coffee from Johannesburg as the winner. The exhibition features all eight nominated fashion designers, showing diverse aspects from Haute Couture based on indigenous traditions via minimal trends to recycling and sportswear. Picture objects, graphic art and photographs by South African artists from the Daimler Art Collection, along with a programme of talks, support the show.