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SCAD School of Fashion degree programs are as robust, international and multifaceted as the industry they prepare students to lead. With the most comprehensive fashion school in the world, SCAD offers undergraduate and graduate programs across four global locations and online, with courses in accessory design, costume design, fashion, fashion marketing and management, fashion photography, fibers, jewelry, luxury and fashion management and more.
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About SCAD
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About SCAD FASH
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SCAD FASH Leadership
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Fashion & Television + Film Major
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A Close Look Inside of SCAD FASH
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Daniel Lismore Exhibition
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Bill Cunningham Exhibition
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Oscar De La Renta Exhibition
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SCAD STYLE
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SCAD Fashion Show
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10 Cool Things about SCAD FASH
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Visitor Guidelines
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THE UNIVERSITY FOR CREATIVE CAREERS
The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited university, offering more than 100 academic degree
programs in 42 majors at locations in Atlanta
and Savannah, Georgia; Hong Kong; Lacoste, France; and online via SCAD eLearning.
SCAD enrolls more than 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 100 countries. The innovative SCAD curriculum
is enhanced by advanced, professional-level
technology, equipment and learning resources, as well as opportunities for internships,
professional certifications and collaborative projects with corporate partners. Career
preparation is woven into every fiber of the university, resulting in a superior alumni
placement rate. In a study of spring 2014
SCAD graduates, 97 percent of respondents reported being employed, pursuing further education or both within 10 months of graduation.
For more information, visit scad.edu
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SCAD FASH celebrates fashion as a
universal language, garments as important conduits of identity, and film as an immersive and memorable medium. Situated within the SCAD Atlanta campus at 1600 Peachtree St., SCAD FASH focuses on the future of fashion design, connecting conceptual to historical principles of dress — whether ceremonial, celebratory or casual — and welcomes visitors of all ages to engage with dynamic exhibitions, captivating films and educationally enriching events. Fortified by the university's strong global presence and worldwide connections to renowned contemporary fashion designers, filmmakers and creative professionals all over the world, SCAD FASH is an integral part of the SCAD educational experience. Like the award-winning SCAD Museum of Art, SCAD FASH serves as a teaching museum and creative resource for students of all ages and a wellspring of inspiration for visitors. Through programming that engages the university's broad array of academic disciplines — encompassing more than 40 majors and 60 minors — SCAD FASH offers a diverse, year-round program of exhibitions, films, installations, performances and events to enliven and inspire SCAD students and the greater community. Every program is designed to engage and appeal to visitors with varied backgrounds and interests, from textiles and jewelry to photography and film. Within nearly 10,000 square feet of elegant and adaptable exhibition space, SCAD FASH brings a dynamic and distinct schedule of fashionfocused exhibitions and compelling films to the heart of Midtown Atlanta. Beyond its extensive gallery space, SCAD FASH includes a fashion resource room for the presentation of techniques
and materials, a state-of-the-art media lounge for educational film and digital presentations, collections storage, and a new grand entrance and lobby. An additional 27,000 square feet of academic and studio space also surrounds the perimeter of the museum, providing students immediate access to the museum and its resources. Throughout the year at each of its locations around the world, SCAD hosts a spectacular lineup of thought-provoking, sparkling, starstudded events that place art and design education front and center. SCAD FASH promotes valuable career-building connections and continues this rich tradition by affording students and professors across all disciplines the opportunity to celebrate works of wearable art and remarkable filmmaking, and to interact with the renowned and emerging creative professionals who create them. Each year, the university hosts the Style Lab mentorship program, through which outstanding senior students are selected to work with superstar designers in a yearlong process that includes one-on-one critiques and personal meetings. Recent Style Lab mentors include Christian Siriano, Juan Carlos Obando, Behnaz Sarafpour, Bibhu Mohapatra, Zac Posen, Catherine Malandrion, Yigal Azrouël, Stephen Burrows and Rachel Roy. The annual SCAD Fashion Show is a highly anticipated signature event that presents juried collections of undergraduate and graduate work on stage and is streamed live to a global audience. Each year, in preparation for the show, "America's Next Top Model" star J Alexander directs student models, and former Vogue editor André Leon Talley presents his namesake Lifetime Achievement Award to a fashion icon.
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SCAD FILM AND TELEVISION
students learn the entire scope of filmmaking – the conceptual and the technical – to become professionals capable of mastering this personal and universal medium. From blockbusters and documentaries to sitcoms and commercials, this sector of the entertainment industry requires and exhaustive, adept knowledge of the filmmaking process and the ability to communicate with others across the spectrum of production. SCAD students become conversant in all areas of film, discovering roles that best suit their talents and interests. This unparalleled exploration is made possible through the university’s collaborative, multidisciplinary culture and is enhanced by offerings in television producing, branded entertainment, acting for the camera, visual effects, technical direction and motion media design. As a student of film and television at SCAD, you'll acquire diverse technical skills, center yourself as a solid creative and step seamlessly into your professional film career. Our students benefit from an immersive experience in the full spectrum of production roles and responsibilities, focusing on advanced study and practice in both the technical and conceptual aspects of filmmaking. Become a visual storyteller, a multimedia artist and a creative
Primetime Emmys and Peabody Awards. Students learn to structure and execute visual narratives while gaining artistic and technical mastery of complex equipment, software and other industrystandard tools. In Atlanta, the SCAD Digital Media Center provides film and television students access to motion capture and green screen production capabilities, sound recording and mixing suites, editing rooms, screening spaces, and set and prop fabrication studios.The high-tech center, encompassing 60,000 square feet of space, enables students to complete a wide spectrum of work in a fully equipped studio environment. Professional screen and stage facilities are also available to students at SCADshow, a 13,000-square-foot, three-stage performance and event venue. At the university's 22,000-square-foot Savannah Film Studios, students have access to three sound stages, green rooms, lighting grids, postproduction suites, a multipurpose recording booth for ADR and Foley recordings, screening rooms and production offices. Here, students work in the creative atmosphere of a cutting-edge film and television studio using leading digital technologies and equipment, including high-end Avid and Final Cut workstations and editing suites; cameras such as Red One digital, DSLRs, Sony NEX-FS100, Super 16
communicator who is fully prepared to step into the professional studio — even before you graduate.
and 35 mm, and a Hurricane 3D camera rig with five Sony F3K cameras.
At the SCAD Digital Media Center and SCADshow in Atlanta and Savannah Film Studios in Savannah, students have access to motion capture and green screen production capabilities, sound recording and mixing suites, screening spaces, prop fabrication and Foley studios, lighting grids, postproduction suites and more. Students gain fluency with industry-standard resources through expert instruction by SCAD professors, accomplished professionals who have received numerous distinctions and honors, including Academy Awards,
In Atlanta, the annual SCAD aTVfest is a similarly star-studded event for film and television students, where actors, directors, producers and other entertainment professionals – whose work can be seen on a ABC, HBO, AMC, FOX, TBS and elsewhere– discuss filmmaking in this golden age of television. Distingusihed guests and honorees include Timothy Hutton, Terrence Howard, Mindy Kaling and the casts of ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder" and The CW's "Vampire Diaries."
LEADERSHIP
Year by year, quarter by quarter, SCAD hosts a vast array of spectacular special guests – big names who are icons in their industries and whose expertise and wisdom are invaluable to SCAD students. From master classes with stars of the stage and silver screen at the Savannah Film Festival and SCAD aTVfest to one-on-one critiques with superstar fashion designers through the Style Lab mentorship program and SCAD Style, SCAD students are afforded a first-person account of how to create, work and succeed in today’s demanding global marketplace. With a roster of visitors that includes Tom Ford International chairman Domenico De Sole; television stars Connie Britton, Terrence Howard and Mindy Kaling; fashion journalist
PAULA WALLACE is the president and founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design, a private, nonprofit, accredited university for creative careers. Established in 1978, SCAD is the largest, most comprehensive art and design university in the U.S. Since her appointment as president in 2000, Wallace has more than doubled the university's enrollment from less than 5,000 students to more than 12,000 students hailing from more than 100 countries. Wallace has created several signature SCAD events, including the Savannah Film Festival, SCAD deFINE ART, SCADstyle, Sidewalk Arts Festival and SCAD aTVfest. Under her leadership, SCAD was named one of the 2014 Red Dot Design Rankings top 10 universities in the Americas and Europe. Further, the SCAD undergraduate interior design program earned DesignIntelligence's top ranking for four
Anne Slowey and Kate Lanphear; Oscar-winners
consecutive years. Wallace earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
Alexander Payne, Geoffrey Fletcher and Jeremy
from Furman University and Master of Education and
Irons; and fashion wunderkinds Joseph Altuzarra
Education Specialist degrees from Georgia State University;
and Alexander Wang, countless moments to stoke the fires of creativity await each and every SCAD student.
she also was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Gonzaga University. Wallace was appointed a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French Embassy in the United States of America, and the Georgia Historical Society named her a 2015 Georgia Trustee. She serves on the National Advisory Board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in
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ALEXANDRA SACHS is the executive director of SCAD
RAFAEL GOMES is a fashion exhibitions consultant for
FASH and the university’s Atlanta galleries and exhibitions.
the Savannah College of Art and Design. Before joining
Prior to joining SCAD, she directed Solomon Projects,
SCAD, he was an archivist and exhibition coordinator at
a gallery of contemporary art in Atlanta, for a decade.
Vivienne Westwood, where he oversaw the coordination
Additionally, Sachs has worked for the Baltimore Museum of
and styling of global fashion shoots, videos and fashion
Art and the British Council at the Venice Biennale. She serves
shows. Gomes also designed, planned and executed large-
as the vice president for board of directors of Art Papers
scale exhibitions at numerous world-renowned museums
and is an active volunteer for arts and civic organizations
and galleries, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the
in Atlanta.
Palace of Versailles, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the SCAD Museum of Art.
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FASHION DESIGN School of Fashion
FROM COUTURE TO CASUAL, MASS MARKET TO MENSWEAR, FASHION DESIGNERS CREATE EXHILARATING, WEARABLE WORKS OF ART THAT LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL TRENDS, SHAPE CULTURAL MOMENTS AND HELP INDIVIDUALS EXPRESS THEIR BEST, TRUEST SELVES.
CREATIVE CAREERS CAD FASHION DESIGNER FASHION BUYER FASHION DESIGNER FASHION FORECASTER FASHION ILLUSTRATOR MENSWEAR DESIGNER MERCHANDISE MANAGER
SCAD fashion students prepare to lead in the everevolving and globally competitive fashion industry through a rigorous curriculum anchored by innovative design, creative thinking and state-ofthe-art technology. Through recurring interactions between leading fashion authorities and students, the program is strongly connected to the professional realm. Under the guidance of experienced faculty and with inspiration from visiting mentors, students explore fashion from the conceptual to the commercial, applying technical dexterity with creative vision to develop original fashion collections. During their course of study, students experiment in 2-D and 3-D formats, conduct research and analysis and develop a personal aesthetic. Studio courses culminate in the creation of physical samples that become important career-making evidence in the graduates’ portfolios. The university’s advanced technology prepares students for the dynamic world of digital fashion design, and students benefit from the opportunity to pursue CFDA+ and Adobe certifications. For seven consecutive years, SCAD students have been honored as Young Menswear Association Fashion Scholarship Fund scholars. In addition to winning valuable scholarships, these outstanding students have gone on to intern or work for companies such as Oscar de la Renta, Polo Ralph Lauren, Alexander Wang and Saks Fifth Avenue.
PATTERN MAKER PRODUCT DEVELOPER VISUAL MERCHANDISER
WORKING THE WORLDWIDE RUNWAY With access to global learning opportunities, rewarding collaborative experiences, and professional career preparation spanning three continents and online, SCAD fashion students are positioned for in-style, indemand jobs.
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FILM & TELEVISION School of Entertainment Arts
FILMMAKING IS THE ART OF STORYTELLING WITH PICTURES, SOUND, MUSIC AND MOVEMENT — STORIES THAT CAPTURE HEARTS, CHANGE MINDS AND AWAKEN IMAGINATIONS.
CREATIVE CAREERS CAMERA OPERATOR CINEMATOGRAPHER DIRECTOR DOLLY GRIP EDITOR PREPRODUCTION SUPERVISIOR POSTPRODUCTION SUPERVISIOR
From blockbusters and documentaries to sitcoms and commercials, professionals in this sector require an exhaustive and multifaceted knowledge of the filmmaking process and the ability to communicate with others across the spectrum of production. At SCAD, students become conversant in all areas of film and television, discovering the roles that best suit their talents and interests. Savannah Film Studios, the newest addition to the university’s digital media and entertainment facilities, is designed for professionallevel film production. SCAD student films have been showcased at the Sundance Film Festival, the Cannes International Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Festival, the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, and many other venues and events. SCAD students and alumni have also won Student Emmys, Student Academy Awards and the ICG Emerging Cinematographer Award. SCAD students and graduates win these awards, in part, because they have the opportunity to explore every area of filmmaking, pinpointing their interests and capitalizing on their individual strengths to build a tailored, focused degree. Graduate students perfect their craft through a final project or original thesis work — up to and including directing their own film. Students showcase their talents through short and full-length films, while investigating creative visual stories in animation, fashion, music, documentary and performing arts.
PRODUCER SCREENWRITER UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD SOUTH Thanks in part to lucrative tax incentives for film and television productions, the entertainment biz is booming in Georgia. SCAD students are uniquely positioned to gain experience working on real productions – even before they graduate.
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"Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken," served
extensive personal wardrobe. Lismore is known for his
as the first U.S. exhibition of London-based artist,
distinctive ensembles that brilliantly combine couture
stylist and designer Daniel Lismore, whose distinctive
garments with myriad found objects — from vintage
flamboyant style has earned him the title "London's Most
fabrics and accessories to ethnic jewelry and millinery —
Outrageous Dresser" by Vogue. Lismore is known for his
to form an expression of eccentric, creative energy that
outfits that brilliantly combine haute couture garments
reflects his unique sartorial point of view.
with charity-shop finds, yards of vintage fabrics and tartans, plastic trinkets, found objects, ribbons, feathers,
The core of Lismore’s artistic practice is sustainable
chainmail, shells, ethnic jewelry, retro accessories,
fashion, a growing design philosophy that espouses
millinery and more in an expression of eccentric, creative
creative reuse, upcycling of materials and reduction of
energy and his unique sartorial point of view.Curated by
impact on the environment. In recognition of his efforts
SCAD director of fashion exhibitions Rafael Gomes, "Be
on this front, retail clothing company H&M selected
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Lismore in September 2015 to be a face of its “Close
ensembles styled by Lismore exclusively for SCAD FASH
the Loop” campaign promoting recycling in the fashion
from among hundreds of items on loan from Lismore's
industry.
extensive personal wardrobe. A prominent fixture in the London fashion circuit, Lismore Learning opportunities in this curriculum guide reflect
has been the subject of exhibitions at the prestigious
London-based artist, stylist and designer Daniel
Tate Modern, London in 2013 and Tate Britain, London in
Lismore's distinctive form of self-expression and his
2014. He studied photography and fashion design before
unique, sustainable approach to fashion. Lismore infuses
beginning a career as a model. He was photographed
each ensemble in his exhibition "Be Yourself; Everyone
by Mario Testino, Phil Poynter, Mert Alas and Marcus
Else Is Already Taken" with rich social, historical and
Piggott, and Ellen von Unwerth, landing him on the
cultural themes from around the world, emphasizing the
pages of Vogue UK, i-D magazine and L’Uomo Vogue.
Elizabethan era. However, he also creates looks through repurposing — reusing garments, charity-shop finds,
Since 2012 Lismore has been the creative director of
trinkets and other found objects rather than discarding
Sorapol, a luxury womenswear label worn by fashion
them. Studying Lismore's eccentric creativity and his
influencers such as Naomi Campbell, Kylie Minogue, Nicki
sartorial point of view empowers students to discover
Minaj, Paloma Faith, Cara Delevingne and Debbie Harry.
and analyze their own personal identity and
In recent years he has supported organizations such as
individual sense of style.
Vivienne Westwood’s Climate Revolution, climate change charity Cool Earth and New World International Kenya.
SCAD will host a ticketed preview opening Jan. 21,
Lismore also lends his support to the LGBT community,
6-9 p.m., with all proceeds benefiting new and existing
human rights issues and free speech movements. He lives
scholarships. The exhibition opens to the public with
and works in London.
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Gomes, director of fashion exhibitions at SCAD, “Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken” features 30 ensembles styled by Lismore exclusively for SCAD FASH and includes hundreds of items on loan from Lismore’s
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"I am thinking of a world where I would have an Army of Emperors... channeling Queen Elizabeth I."
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Daniel Lismore
SCAD FASH is delighted to present “Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken,” the first U.S. exhibition of London-based artist, stylist and designer Daniel Lismore, whose distinctive outré style has earned him the title “London’s Most Outrageous Dresser” by Vogue. Lismore is known for his outfits that brilliantly combine haute couture garments with charity-shop finds, yards of vintage fabrics and tartans, plastic trinkets, found objects, ribbons, feathers, chain mail, shells, ethnic jewelry, retro accessories, millinery and more in an expression of eccentric, creative energy and his unique sartorial point of view. The core of his artistic practice is sustainable fashion, a growing design philosophy that creative reuse, upcycling of materials and reduction of impact on the environment. In recognition of his efforts on this front, the retail clothing company H&M selected Lismore in September 2015 to be the face of its “Close the Loop” print and video campaign promoting recycling in the fashion industry. Lismore is a prominent fixture of the London fashion circuit and his personal style has been the subject of exhibitions at the prestigious Tate Modern, London in 2013 and Tate Britain, London in 2014. He studied photography and fashion design until entering into a modeling career where he was photographed by Mario Testino, Phil Poynter, Mert Alas, and Ellen von Unwerth, landing him on the pages of Vogue UK, i-D magazine. He progressed from modeling into editorial work, contributing to and illuminating the wardrobes of various European magazines. Lismore has collaborated with American rapper Azealia Banks to conceptualize shows and the art of her first album, “Broke with Expensive Taste,” and he was the inspiration behind pop artist Iggy Azalea’s “Glory” EP cover. Additionally, Lismore has been featured in the music videos of Boy George, George Michael and Alexandra Burke, and he has appeared in “Made in Chelsea,” “Britain’s Next Top Model,” the upcoming 2016 feature film “Absolutely Fabulous.” Curated by SCAD director of fashion exhibitions Rafael Gomes, “Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken” features 32 ensembles styled by Lismore exclusively for SCAD FASH from among thousands of items on loan from Lismore’s extensive personal wardrobe.
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GRAND DIVERTISSEMENT À VERSAILLES, VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL CUNNINGHAM
SCAD FASH is pleased to present "Grand Divertissement à Versailles, Vintage Photographs by Bill Cunningham," an exhibition featuring exclusive, vintage images of the legendary 1973 fashion show, "The Battle of Versailles," taken by acclaimed fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham. This exhibition showcases Cunningham’s unique perspective as a staff photographer for The New York Times and as an icon of New York and international fashion, having contributed significantly to fashion journalism with his writing and photography for over half a century."The Battle of Versailles" saw the five best French designers (Marc Bohan of Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent and Emanuel Ungaro) present collections alongside the five best American designers of the time (Bill Blass,Stephen Burrows, Halston, Anne Klein and Oscar de la Renta) to raise funds for the restoration of King Louis XIV’s palace in Versailles, France. Before a 700-person audience of the world’s social and artistic elite — including attendees Princess Grace, Liza Minnelli, Josephine Baker and Andy Warhol — "The Battle of Versailles" established American fashion houses as an innovative, important counterpoint to the traditionalism of French design. This inaugural showing of Cunningham’s 66 historic photographs and an original program, on loan to SCAD FASH from the private collection of Nancy North, a model who walked in the famed fashion show, illustrates the moment that American design houses became the international arbiters of style and celebrates the glamour and ISSUE 01 ● SPRING 2016
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I STARTED photographing people on the street during
what they're wearing is wrong, why don't you redo them
World War II. I used a little box Brownie. Nothing too
in your mind's eye.'' That was really the first professional
expensive. The problem is I'm not a good photographer.
direction I received. I came to New York in 1948 at 19,
To be perfectly honest, I'm too shy. Not aggressive
after one term at Harvard. Well, Harvard wasn't for me
enough. Well, I'm not aggressive at all. I just loved to see
at all. I lived first with my aunt and uncle. I was working at
wonderfully dressed women, and I still do. That's all there
Bonwit's in the advertising department. Advertising was
is to it. As a kid, I photographed people at ski resorts --
also my uncle's profession. That's why my family allowed
you know, when you got on the snow train and went up
me to come here and encouraged me to go into the
to New Hampshire. And I did parties. I worked as a stock
business. I think they were worried I was becoming too
boy at Bonwit Teller in Boston, where my family lived,
interested in women's dresses. But it's been my hobby
and there was a very interesting woman, an executive,
all my life. I could never concentrate on Sunday church
at Bonwit's. She was sensitive and aware, and she said,
services because I'd be concentrating on women's hats.
''I see you outside at lunchtime watching people.'' And I
While working at Bonwit's, I met the women who ran
said, ''Oh, yeah, that's my hobby.'' She said, ''If you think
Chez Ninon, the custom dress shop.
I HAD just the most marvelous time with that camera.
aware of things not of value but of historical knowledge.
Everybody I saw I was able to record, and that's what it's
I remember when Chez Ninon was closing in the mid-
all about. I realized that you didn't know anything unless
70's. I went in one day, and the files were outside in the
you photographed the shows and the street, to see how
trash. I said to the secretary, ''Well, I hope you gave all
people interpreted what designers hoped they would
the letters from Jackie Kennedy and Mrs. Rose Kennedy
buy.I realized that the street was the missing ingredient.
to the Kennedy Library.'' And she said, ''No, they kept
There's nothing new about this idea. People had been
a few, but they felt that the rest were too personal, so
photographing the street since the camera was invented.
they threw them out.'' I rescued everything I could and
At the turn of the 20th century, the horse races were
still have it. I go to different places all the time. My whole
the big thing. But the Seeberger brothers in France
thing is to be invisible. You get more natural pictures that
were taking pictures. The resulting albums were used as
way, too. Everyone said Suzette tipped me off, but she
sample books by dressmakers.
couldn't have cared less about who was there.
Vogue and Harper's Bazaar were doing a similar thing,
MOST PEOPLE wouldn't believe that anyone would be
but they photographed only name people at society
dumb to come every day and stand for two hours without
events. And Women's Wear has been photographing
knowing whether somebody was coming out. But I like
socialites and celebrities for years. But the difference for
the surprise of finding someone. Most photographers
me is I don't see the people I photograph. All I see are
couldn't do what I do because of deadlines. I think
clothes. I'm only interested in people who look good.
fashion is as vital and as interesting today as ever. I know
I'm looking for the stunners. I started taking pictures
what people with a more formal attitude mean when
for The Times in the early 70's, though my first street
they say they're horrified by what they see on the street.
fashion appeared in The Daily News. Bernadine Morris,
The main thing I love about street photography is that
whom I had known since the 50's, said to Abe Rosenthal:
you find the answers you don't see at the fashion shows.
''Take a look at his work. You have all these sections to
You find information for readers so they can visualize
fill.'' Then I got to know Arthur Gelb, and one day I told
themselves. If you just cover the designers in the shows,
him about this woman I had been photographing on the
that's only one facet. You also need the street and the
street. She wore a nutria coat, and I thought: ''Look at
evening hours. I go out, and as soon as I'm on the street
the cut of that shoulder. It's so beautiful.'' And it was a
and see people, I feel better. But I never go out with a
plain coat, too. You'd look at it and think: ''Oh, are you
preconceived idea. I let the street speak to me.
crazy? It's nothing.'' Anyway, I was taking her picture, and I saw people turn around, looking at her. She crossed the street, and I thought, Is that? Sure enough, it was Greta Garbo. All I had noticed was the coat, and the shoulder. MOST of my pictures are never published. I just document things I think are important. For instance, I've documented the gay pride parade from its first days. It was something we had never seen before. I documented every exhibition that Diana Vreeland did at the Met, but every picture is of her hand on something. I do everything, really, for myself. I suppose, in a funny way, I'm a record keeper. More tha a collector. I'm very
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His Legendary World of S T Y L E SCAD FASH proudly presents “Oscar de la Renta” as the new museum’s inaugural exhibition. “Oscar de la Renta” celebrates the illustrious life and designs of the storied couturier whose work set the standard for timeless elegance. It also introduces the work of Peter Copping, the talented designer personally selected by Oscar de la Renta to lead the iconic brand forward. This momentous exhibition features more than 60 garments, many designed exclusively for de la Renta’s closest friends and family. Known as “the sultan of chic,” de la Renta dressed such Hollywood A-listers as Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker and Taylor Swift, as well as former First Lady Laura Bush. Additionally, a stunning selection of new looks from Copping’s Fall 2015 show are incorporated, highlighting the future direction of the fashion house. The exhibition also includes “Ovation for Oscar,” a SCAD-commissioned short subject documentary that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2015. Created by SCAD alumni and students, the film provides an intimate account of the making of a major museum exhibition honoring the designer, artist and cultural icon. “Oscar de la Renta” is curated by Laurie Ann Farrell, executive director of SCAD museums and exhibitions. He built his career on the philosophy that all women want to be beautiful, and he brought out the singular beauty and character of each woman he designed for. As American first ladies took on a more pronounced role in the public eye in the 20th century, de la Renta set out to help define them as style icons with his unmistakable designs. Creating a cultural icon requires a keen sense of the characteristics that define a specific moment in history.
“I think that, regardless of your political inclination, if the first lady of your countryasks you to do something, you don’t say no.” Oscar De La Renta
About the Designers influenced by Parisian design, and was quickly hired
the Dominican Republic, where he grew up surrounded
by Elizabeth Arden. By 1965, de la Renta had his own
by his six older sisters, mother and grandmother. De la
label and, in 1967, his collection “The Road of Spices”
Renta’s mother, María Antonia, was an ardent supporter
earned him his first Coty Award, the prestigious
of her son’s artistic talents and encouraged him to pursue
recognition conferred upon designers for their significant
his desire to study painting in Spain. At the age of 18,
contribution to fashion. This was only the beginning of
he moved to Madrid to attend the Real Academia de
de la Renta’s ascent as a designer. His remarkable legacy
Bellas Artes de San Fernando. As a student, de la Renta
transcends even the fashion empire he built through the
immersed himself in the culture of Spain and, to make
relationships he made. Many of the dresses included
extra money, took up fashion sketching. His talent and
in this exhibition were lent by de la Renta’s friends and
appreciation for fashion soon found him working for
loyal clientele. Beyond his work as chairman of Oscar de
one of the greatest couturiers of all time. With his sights
la Renta LLC, he was a tireless patron of the arts. De la
set on Paris, de la Renta requested a transfer to the
Renta served on the Boards of Trustees for Carnegie Hall,
designer’s Parisian salon, but was denied. He decided to
the Metropolitan Opera Guild, New Yorkers for Children
make the move on his own. Once in Paris, de la Renta
and the Americas Society. He was also a dual citizen of
found employment at Lanvin with Spanish designer
the U.S. and the Dominican Republic, where he served
Antonio del Castillo, whose impeccably made garments
as ambassador-at-large.
adorned the city’s high-society ladies. After two years under Castillo’s tutelage, de la Renta decided to leave Europe altogether. In 1963, he arrived in New York, where the fashion industry was heavily
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Oscar de la Renta Honored with SCAD Fashion Exhibition
Raised in Oxford, England, Peter Copping moved to
By. Kelsey Glein
London at the age of 18 to study fashion design at Central Saint Martins. Next, he received his graduate degree from the Royal College of Art, during which time Copping was invited to work for Christian Lacroix in Paris, his first studio experience in high fashion. Copping then accepted a position at Sonia Rykiel, which would prepare him for a 12-year tenure at Louis Vuitton, where he oversaw the women’s ready-towear collection as studio director under Marc Jacobs. In 2009, Copping joined Nina Ricci as artistic director. There, he spent five years finessing the house’s legacy of supreme femininity and romance. For his work at Nina Ricci, Copping received a Fashion Group International Fashion Star award in 2014. In October of 2014, Copping was appointed creative director of Oscar de la Renta. Handpicked by de la Renta before his passing, Copping is responsible for setting the design direction across all product categories in the New Yorkbased company, with Fall 2015 marking his first collection for Oscar de la Renta.
Known for his exquisite taste and impeccably beautiful construction, fashion designer Oscar de la Renta was a man of great talent and many achievements. So, it comes as no surprise that an exhibition has been curated showing off some of his most gorgeous creations. Curated by SCAD Trustee André Leon Talley at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), "Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style" honors the designer's deep bond and relationship with his clients, his closest friends, and family.The collection is packed with several pieces you're sure to recognize. Highlighting more than 70 de la Renta ensembles, the exhibit includes dresses worn by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Kirsten Dunst, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Nicole Kidman. Plus, it features garments from the wardrobes of two former First Ladies, Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton, who dressed almost exclusively in ODLR. RELATED: Remembering Iconic Fashion Designer Oscade la Renta "Oscar de la Renta designed clothes for women who wanted to look and feel beautiful, at their most elegant best," Talley said in a statement. "With Oscar de la Renta, you always felt life was lived in the sun. He loved his family and filled life with beauty from his
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sing.", "Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style" is on view now through May 3 at the SCAD Museum of Art. Check out a preview below, and for more information visit scad.edu
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Oscar's Fashion Dynasty At 72, with his business on fire and the White House calling, Oscar de la Renta is at the peak of his power. Now if only he can work out the line of succession. Oscar de la Renta is trying to eat his hamburger. This is a challenge, what with the burnished ladies and regal gentlemen sauntering by every few minutes to say hello, to say he looks terrific, to ask after his wife, to ask after the First Lady (and the former First Lady), and to congratulate him on his continued success. The 72- year-old fashion designer is seated at a central table inside Michael’s, the midtown restaurant favored by powerful people who like to be observed eating lunch by fellow powerful people, an establishment where the De la Renta presence—impossibly crisp suit, elongated resort-bronzed face, narrow brown eyes—is a familiar one. “You know, as I get older and I look back, I think that I have been probably working harder now than I’ve worked in my whole life,” he says, having just exchanged hellos with yet another “good friend” before returning to the subject at hand: how, when most of his contemporaries are either happily retired, governed by clunky conglomerates, or no longer living, he is launching new lines, developing young talent, wooing younger women, opening his first boutiques, revamping, reviving, rethinking, cementing a plan of succession for the day when “I will no longer be around.” De la Renta, who was born in the Dominican Republic and always seems to be slyly grinning at a private joke, speaks in a charismatic, heavily accented purr. “I remember when I was a little boy living in the island that I come from, time went soooo slow,” he continues. “Now . . . well, very seldom do I go out to lunch. When I started working—going back 25, 30 years ago—I went out to lunch every single day, you know? But I don’t drink—well, I like to have a glass of wine at night—but if I me. I am famished and need to eat for a moment.” He relieves the medium-cooked hamburger of its bun. Using a fork and knife, he.cuts himself a small piece of meat. Carefully dipping it into some Dijon mustard, he brings the bite to his lips, when suddenly—“Oscar, hel-lo dear.” He is forced to go hungry a little longer. People
is just fine. (“I hate to be alone,” De la Renta is fond of saying. “More than anything, I hate to be alone.”) It’s the day before President Bush’s second inauguration, 24 hours before Laura Bush will appear—at the podium as her husband is sworn in as leader of the free world, at the balls afterward where she’ll celebrate this swearingin—wearing head-to-toe De la Renta, a series of outfits that will be widely applauded in the following days. It is all very similar to what Hillary Clinton had experienced during her husband’s second inauguration, way back in a different America. “Congratu-laaa-tions with the inaugu-raaation,” the woman coos, sounding like she’s praising the winner of a middle-school science fair. De la Renta stands up— he is a man who always stands in the presence of women—kisses the woman’s professionally exfoliated cheek, and thanks her graciously. Then, once she’s vanished, he takes his seat, sighs, sips his Pellegrino, and, at last, devours his hamburger in quick, minuscule bites. After a moment, he leans in to his table companion and whispers, “Do you know who her husband is? He’s Gerry Schoenfeld. He owns all the Shubert theaters.” It is a perplexing, and revealing, moment. Here is De la Renta—consummate host of the city, the insider’s insider—making an outsider’s comment, a striver’s comment, the sort of utterance being whispered just then by those seated at less- prime tables, living less-prime lives. Do you know who that is? That’s Oscar de la Renta. He designs gowns for First Ladies. You can be having dinner with Oscar and the Clintons, and he’s a vivacious host who takes care of everything,” says Vogue editor Anna Wintour, summing up the charming bipolarity that makes Oscar, Oscar. “Then, after the meal, he’ll go back into the kitchen and play dominoes with everyone who prepared the meal.” It’s an approach to life that guides De la Renta’s business as well. He’s always been something of a throwback, a reminder of an opulent, ruffled, conservatively glamorous era that in all likelihood never really existed. But he’s also up-to-the- minute, having recently introduced a new line, O Oscar, in which no single piece retails for more than a hundred dollars.
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SCADstyle Elevating the Middle Ground: Forward Thinking Fashion with Amy Smilovic Monday, April 13 at 2:30 p.m. Bird’s Eye View: How an Overall Look at Social Impact Influenced the Warby Parker Business Model with Neil Blumenthal Tuesday, April 14 at 6 p.m. House and Object: Residential Interiors at Their Best with Tamara Kaye-Honey, David Staten, Dolores Suarez and Caroline Grant Wednesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. Brand for Life: Steven Alan’s Revolutionary Retail Model for Long-Term Success
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SCADshow Theater, located at 173 14th Street, NE. Atlanta, Georgia
“SCAD is an amazing university because it encourages students to design their own careers and express their own visions.” Diane von Furstenberg, Fashion designer
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is pleased to announce that the 10th annual edition of SCADstyle, the university’s spring event devoted to the people and practice of design, will commence on Sunday, April 12th 2015. The weeklong event includes special contributions and curated presentations led by a unique roster of distinguished guests and global luminaries who continue to shape the landscape of style and design.
World renowned artists, designers and creative professionals descend upon the university each spring for SCADstyle. An annual celebration that commenced in 2006, SCADstyle is a series of events that spotlights the university’s fashion- and design- focused programs of study, ranging from architecture and accessory design to fashion and fibers. With lectures, workshops, film screenings, conversations, trunk shows, book signings and more across all SCAD locations, SCADstyle brings students from all disciplines together, allowing them to biggest and brightest names in the style and design realm. Previous SCADstyle guests include Alexander Wang, Joseph Altuzarra, Prabal Gurung, Betsey Johnson, David Yurman, Neil Blumenthal, Derek Lam, Wes Gordon, Mimi Plange, Mark Badgley and James Mischka.
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SCAD FASHION SHOW
The SCAD Fashion Show is the premier student fashion show in the country, presenting the final, bespoke collections of top graduating seniors and graduate students. In true SCAD style, students are advised and critiqued from sketch to finished garment by some of fashion’s biggest talents. The superior craftsmanship of SCAD students is perfected, resulting in trend-setting, wearable and fashion-forward works of art. Leading SCAD FASH
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professionals review collections in a runway preview show, a facet of the selection process unique to SCAD.
The very best work is chosen for the SCAD Fashion Show, where models coached by runway authority J Alexander walk the runway. Each show is presented within a breathtaking, professionally produced fashion show environment, many of which draw upon the unique and diverse talents of SCAD students, alumni and faculty. installations and illuminated serpentine paths to colossal Rococo-inspired paintings juxtaposed with flourishes of neon – add flair to the event and transport viewers to a world unto itself.
Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Trustees Theater 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
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