By L.G. McCord SCAD Style week was highlighted with impromptu guest speaker Alexander Jenkins, better known as “Miss J,” a sought-after expert “Queen of the Catwalk.” Born and raised in the South Bronx of New York City, he credited his mother for introducing him to fashion. Alexander has worked with the SCAD Fashion Show for…

A special screening of My Concrete Mattress, a locally-made film following the lives of four homeless people, was held at SCAD Atlanta’s Digital Media Center this past weekend. In addition, a clothing drive is currently in effect to benefit Safehouse Outreach; donation bins are located in the residence halls or on the main campus.

“There is a certain level of work ethic and passion the students [of SCAD] are taught to have, a level of professionalism that is instilled into their students. [The senior collections] are impeccable. I am always impressed.” Mychael Knight, fashion designer The Connector rubs elbows with some of fashion’s rising stars. More photos and interviews…

“Be yourself know who you are and what you want to be and go for it. The future of any industry is centered right here at SCAD.” Dean Michael Fink, School of Fashion Design The Connector traveled to Savannah for the 2010 SCAD Fashion Show. More photos and interviews from the event will be available…

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By Cheryl Montgomery “The house porch endures as a cross-cultural site of real significance throughout the South. Much of my own ‘southernness,’ particularly my pen­chant for greeting, undoubtedly owes something to my grandmother’s Louisi­ana porch.” – Jocelyn Hazelwood Donelyn Like Donelyn, SCAD President Paula S. Wallace attributes porches to shaping her ‘southerness.’ She began her…

By Alexandra Sowers On May 3, SCAD Atlanta hosted the CEO of SPANX body shaping undergarments and panty hose line, Laurie Ann Goldman, during the SCAD Style lecture series. Goldman advised students on how to combine creativity with analytical thinking to make an innovative and successful product for the marketplace. She stated that “creativity is…