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 05/07/2008
SCAD-Atlanta fashion students team up with Modern Atlanta for fashion show benefiting Darfur
ATLANTA — Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta student designers will participate in the Modern Atlanta Belgium Design and Fashion Show benefiting Darfur on Saturday, May 10. The fashion show is one of the spotlight events taking place May 6-11 for Modern Atlanta, a new design initiative.
SCAD-Atlanta, along with Domus and Jeffrey, teamed up with top Belgian designer brands Extremis, Ann Demeulemeester and Dries Van Noten for the fashion show. The designers have partnered with international relief agency CARE to increase awareness and raise funds for humanitarian aid in Darfur through the event, scheduled at 8:30 p.m. at 214 Permalume Place in Midtown West.
SCAD-Atlanta students created nature-inspired dresses with amity peace silk, hemp linen and organic cotton. Fashion professor Sarah Collins said, “With this project, I believe that the students were able to achieve fashion-forward looks without sacrificing their environmental and social responsibilities as designers.”
General admission tickets are $60 in advance and $75 at the door. SCAD students can buy tickets at a discounted rate of $25 each. To purchase tickets, e-mail Tenley Gilstrap.
Named one of Kaplan’s “25 cutting-edge schools with an eye toward the future,” the Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., and in Lacoste, France. Undergraduate and graduate degree programs also are offered online through SCAD-eLearning. The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Fine Arts and Master of Urban Design degrees.
For more information about the college, e-mail admission, call 800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100 in Savannah, or call 877.722.3285 or 404.253.2700 in Atlanta.
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