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 04/19/2007
SCAD-Atlanta hosts second annual SCAD Style week
ATLANTA — World-renowned artists, designers and industry professionals will descend upon the Savannah College of Art and Design this spring as part of , the college’s second annual style and design week, May 10–19. The series of events will highlight several of the college’s style- and design-oriented programs of study, including fashion, interior design and architecture.
 SCAD Style Étoile Gala, 7 p.m.
SCAD–Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
SCAD Style launches with the second annual SCAD Style Étoile Gala, a fabulous fête honoring innovative, trendsetting leaders in the fields of lifestyle journalism, fashion retail, interior design and home décor, and jewelry design. The 2007 SCAD Style Étoile honorees include Linda Fargo, Bergdorf Goodman senior vice president of fashion office and store presentation; Pamela Fiori, Town & Country editor in chief; David Yurman, jewelry designer and entrepreneur; and Robin Rice, executive vice president of west elm. This spectacular event is expected to draw hundreds of Atlanta’s fashion elite and design cognoscenti to SCAD-Atlanta. New York’s one and only DJ Lady Bunny will provide musical entertainment for the evening. All gifts benefit the SCAD-Lacoste Fund, to support student scholarships and ongoing historic preservation at the college’s medieval study-abroad location in beautiful Provence, France.
Exhibition: “Describing Light: Works on Paper by Mary Temple”, May 9–31
Trois Gallery, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
“Describing Light” is a solo exhibition that features recent screen prints and sculptures. These subtle work explores the architectural interplay of directional light and shadow, creating delicate environments. This exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, call SCAD-Atlanta exhibitions at 404.815.2931.
Exhibition: Wangechi Mutu: “The Cinderella Curse”, May 9–June 24
ACA Gallery of SCAD, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu lives and works in New York. Her art is rooted in the history of Kenyan traditional storytelling and combines installation and collage techniques. This exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, call SCAD-Atlanta exhibitions at 404.815.2931.
Exhibition: Dennis Oppenheim: “Alternative Land Art”, May 9-Aug. 5
SCAD-Atlanta, front lawn/Gallery 1600, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
New York-based conceptual artist Dennis Oppenheim presents an outdoor installation of related drawings, models and photographs. This exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, call SCAD-Atlanta exhibitions at 404.815.2931.
Panel discussion: “Breakfast with the Stars” with the 2007 SCAD Style Étoile honorees, 9:30 a.m.
SCAD-Atlanta, The Hub, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga. Join SCAD Style Étoile honorees Linda Fargo, Bergdorf Goodman senior vice president of fashion office and store presentation; Pamela Fiori, Town & Country editor in chief; David Yurman, jewelry designer and entrepreneur; and Robin Rice, executive vice president of west elm, for a special SCAD Style panel discussion and meet-and-greet. “Breakfast with the Stars” will be moderated by Atlanta Peach editor in chief Elizabeth Schulte Roth.
Trunk show: TIBI, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
shopSCAD, 3096 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Ga.
In TIBI, fashion designer Amy Smilovic has achieved the perfect harmony of city cool and frilly femininity. Her line appeals to a woman who is appropriately dressed both shopping in SoHo and attending a garden party. Famous for prints and bright colors, TIBI’s designs are nostalgic and fashion-forward – a delightful combination. These chic yet classic designs are sold at Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, and many other boutiques. For more information and photos from recent runway shows, visit .
Trunk show: TIBI, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
shopSCAD, 3096 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Ga.
In TIBI, fashion designer Amy Smilovic has achieved the perfect harmony of city cool and frilly femininity. Her line appeals to a woman who is appropriately dressed both shopping in SoHo and attending a garden party. Famous for prints and bright colors, TIBI’s designs are nostalgic and fashion-forward – a delightful combination. These chic yet classic designs are sold at Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, and many other boutiques. For more information and photos from recent runway shows, visit .
Film screening: “Marie Antoinette” (USA/France/Japan, 2006, 123 min.), 8:30 p.m.
SCAD-Atlanta, The Hub, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
Based on Antonia Fraser's account of the ill-fated Archduchess of Austria and later Queen of France, “Marie Antoinette” details the story of one of the most misunderstood and abused women in history, from her birth in imperial Austria to her later life in France. Directed by Sophia Coppola, this Academy Award-winning film is an opulent piece of period eye-candy, starring Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis and Marianne Faithfull.
Trunk show: Chi Huynh, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
shopSCAD, 3096 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Ga.
Chi Huynh is a California-based jeweler who arrived from Vietnam in 1981 by boat. He is the inventor of the “Mercy Pearl,” a patented technique in which be encases a precious gem in a pearl. Winner of the Platinum Guild International Design competition in 1998 and the winner of the Tahitian Pearl competition in 2006, Chi Huynh is the owner of Galatea Jewelry.
Panel discussion: “Interior Design: Atlanta and Beyond” with interior designers Dan Carithers, Suzanne Kasler and John Oetgen, 7 p.m.
SCAD-Atlanta, Gallery 1600, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
Join three of the Southeast’s top interior designers as they discuss their work, their struggles and their successes in the fast-paced and challenging world of interior design. “Interior Design: Atlanta and Beyond” will be moderated by Veranda senior editor Tom Woodham.
Trunk show: Chi Huynh, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
shopSCAD, 3096 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Ga.
Chi Huynh is a California-based jeweler who arrived from Vietnam in 1981 by boat. He is the inventor of the “Mercy Pearl,” a patented technique in which be encases a precious gem in a pearl. Winner of the Platinum Guild International Design competition in 1998 and the winner of the Tahitian Pearl competition in 2006, Chi Huynh is the owner of Galatea Jewelry.
Lecture and demonstration: “T-shirt Makeovers” with The Sistahs of Harlem, 2 p.m.
SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
Take your old or weary, new and funky, or just plain cotton comfy T-shirt and turn it into a fashion statement. Designers Carmen Webber and Carmia Marshall, authors of “T-Shirt Makeovers: 20 Transformations for Fabulous Fashions,” demonstrate the versatility of the incredible and ubiquitous T-shirt and just how easy it is to turn the old into something new and fresh.
Book signing: “T-Shirt Makeovers: 20 Transformations for Fabulous Fashions” with fashion designers and authors Carmen Webber and Carmia Marshall, 4–6 p.m.
shopSCAD, 3096 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Ga.
Consider the T-shirt a blank canvas that can be cut, sewn, twisted and turned. It can be deconstructed and reconstructed, recycled, resuscitated, refashioned and reinvented. Its style can be punky, funky, chic, unique, retro and even classic. It can become a halter, tank top, peasant blouse, tube top or even a dress. “T-Shirt Makeovers: 20 Transformations for Fabulous Fashions,” the first book by the celebrated style duo The Sistahs of Harlem, reveals innovative fashion secrets in a step-by-step format that will turn any T-shirt in your closet into a fashion find. The Sistahs of Harlem are designers Carmia Marshall and Carmen Webber. Webber, a SCAD alumna, earned a B.F.A. degree in fashion in 1993. “T-Shirt Makeovers: 20 Transformations for Fabulous Fashions” will be available for purchase.
Lecture: Wangechi Mutu, 7 p.m.
SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Wangechi Mutu trained as both a sculptor and anthropologist. Mutu uses images cut from fashion and pornography magazines, National Geographic, and books about African art, to bring layered depth to her collage work. She examines issues of African politics as well as class, race, gender and sexuality in America through the eyes of an outsider — a middle-class African with a private Catholic school upbringing whose ideas about class and race were radically reset when she arrived in the United States in 1992 as an adult. By piecing together these images, Mutu creates figures that are constantly shape-shifting in order to exist, with prosthetics and mutilations making them a little more frightening with each incarnation. Mutu’s exhibition “The Cinderella Curse” is on view at the ACA Gallery of SCAD through June 24.
Trunk show: Chi Huynh, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
shopSCAD, 3096 Roswell Road, Atlanta, Ga.
Chi Huynh is a California-based jeweler who arrived from Vietnam in 1981 by boat. He is the inventor of the “Mercy Pearl,” a patented technique in which be encases a precious gem in a pearl. Winner of the Platinum Guild International Design competition in 1998 and the winner of the Tahitian Pearl competition in 2006, Chi Huynh is the owner of Galatea Jewelry.
Lecture: "Find the Truth in You and Build That Success" with fashion designer and model Bethann Hardison, 7 p.m.
SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Bethann Hardison has worked extensively in fashion modeling since 1967. She has worked for clients such as Anne Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, Issey Miyake and Ungaro, and her career has taken her from New York to Paris, Rome, Mexico and Tokyo. Off the runway, Hardison established her own talent management company in 1984, and in 1995 she recreated the concept of the male supermodel and made fashion history by signing her client Tyson Beckford to a landmark exclusive contract with designer Ralph Lauren. Profiled in magazines ranging from Time and Newsweek to Vogue, American Photo and Harper’s Bazaar, Hardison is often cited as a motivational force for people interested in modeling and the fashion industry. She speaks frequently on both subjects and is at the forefront of encouraging youths of color to make their mark in areas of fashion, long considered off-limits to them.
Lecture: Ruffian designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais, 7 p.m.
SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
Brian Wolk and Claude Morais are the designers behind Ruffian, the critically acclaimed fashion label that combines fashion, fine art and costume design, which they began four years ago. The designers were recently awarded The Fashion Group International Rising Star Award and have been featured in Vogue, The New York Times, Harpers Bazaar, Teen Vogue, W, Elle, Zink, Radar, WWD and Domino. They have also collaborated on projects for such brands as Channel, Courvoisier and Swarovski. Their vision has branched out into the world of film by working with such luminaries as Francis Ford Coppola and Hype Williams. Wolk's dual training in fashion design and costume design has given him a unique perspective, which allowed him to work in film, theater and opera — a foundation that is integral to his design process. Morais’ extensive world travel as a model, then as a stylist, has enabled him to create a sophisticated visual and cultural vocabulary essential to his design process.
Film screening: “Wigstock: The Movie” (USA/Germany, 1995, 85 min.), 8 p.m.
SCAD-Atlanta, The Hub, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
A celebration of life, liberty and the pursuit of big hair, “Wigstock: The Movie” is a concert documentary covering the annual drag festival in New York City. The film features performances by drag artists RuPaul, Lypsinka and Miss Coco Peru and includes appearances by Boy George, Deborah Harry and Alexis Arquette. Wigstock founder and mainstay diva Lady Bunny will provide entertainment at the annual SCAD student fashion show after-party Saturday, May 19, in Savannah.
Fashion show with Marc Jacobs (live simulcast from Savannah), 8 p.m.
SCAD-Atlanta, The Hub, 1600 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
SCAD will honor fashion legend Marc Jacobs at the college’s annual fashion show in Savannah. Vogue editor-at-large André Leon Talley and SCAD President Paula S. Wallace will present Jacobs with the prestigious André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award.
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