SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion and Film

Referencing Afropunk to Black Panther, #ATL muralist and #SCADgrad Brandon Sadler’s installation sets the stage for Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design. Pulling inspiration from his murals for Shuri’s lab from the film as well as the costumes on view, Sadler's installation incorporates his Afrofuturist masks inspired by time periods like the 1980s and stars like Spike Lee. . . Brandon Sadler at #SCADFASH #RuthECarter #BlackPanther #BrandonSadler

There’s no I in team! This week we’re celebrating the SCAD - The University for Creative Careers grads who helped bring Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design to life! Thanks to Madi Smith (B.F.A., fashion, 2019), Kahmani Zeon (B.F.A, fashion, 2020), Jonas Stewart (M.F.A. film and television), and Brandon Sadler (B.F.A., illustration, 2009). . . Ruth E. Carter with #SCADgrads Madi Smith and Kahmani Zeon!

Ruth E. Carter caught up with SCAD - The University for Creative Careers President and Founder Paula Wallace for an exhibition walkthrough reminiscing on past sets, costumes, and unforgettable Oscar-winning moments! Carter joined the #SCADFASH team to make final adjustments, suggestions, and share insights during the installation of her new exhibition Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design, now on view through Sept. 2021 at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion and Film in Atlanta.

Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter's designs enable actors to fully immerse themselves in the roles of their lifetimes, transforming Oprah Winfrey into voting rights activist Annie Lee Cooper in #Selma, Denzel Washington into Malcolm X in #MalcolmX, and Chadwick Boseman into T’Challa, the King of Wakanda, in #BlackPanther. Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design opens Dec. 17 at #SCADFASH! Gallery capacity is limited and timed tickets are required for all guests. Reserve tickets online at scadfash.org. . . Sketch courtesy Ruth E. Carter for Spike Lee’s 1992 film Malcolm X, which led to her first Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. Martin Luther King Jr., address at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 25, 1965. On this MLK Day, we honor King’s unwavering leadership during the civil rights movement and his continued legacy and impact. . . Ruth E. Carter created this collage of #MLK while conducting research for Ava DuVernay's 2014 film "Selma". The collage and costumes from "Selma" are now on view in Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design at #SCADFASH.

Tomorrow. Christian Siriano. 11 a.m ET. Meet us on Zoom! THE Christian Siriano joins SCAD - The University for Creative Careers for Guests and Gusto on Zoom. Find the free registration at http://bit.ly/CSirianoGuestsandGusto!

New #SCADFASH ExhibitionRuth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design features unforgettable designs from nearly four decades of her career within an Afrofuturistic installation incorporating original artwork by SCAD alum Brandon Sandler @risingredlotus, whose murals were prominently featured in Black Panther. Ruth E. Carter’s exhibition opens December 17, 2020! . . : Awol Erizku for New Yorker. Learn more about the exhibition at scadfash.org/.

Catch Audrey Smaltz in conversation with journalist Gail O’Neill today at 2 p.m. EST! Register at bit.ly/AudreySmaltzSCADFASH. . . From couture shopping trips to Paris with Co-Publisher of Jet and Ebony Eunice Johnson in the 1970s to her close work with New York fashion designers, Smaltz has witnessed the many changes to the industry over the years. Smaltz has worked in fashion as a model, a fashion show commentator for #EbonyFashionFair, an editor, and finally as the f...ounder and CEO of The Ground Crew, a fashion show production company based in New York City. She has written for Ebony Magazine, Vogue, Mirabella, and Women’s Wear Daily. . Image courtesy of Audrey Smaltz See more

Coming Soon! Albert Watson: The Light Behind the Lens opens next Thursday, Jan. 21 at SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion and Film ALBERT WATSON, Leslie Winer in Yohji Yamamoto London, 1989, archival pigment print, 56 x 42 in.

Congratulations to Guo Pei for her stunning debut in animation designing couture designs for Chang'e in Over The Moon! In 201718, #SCADFASH presented Guo Pei: Couture Beyond, the acclaimed designer’s first U.S. solo museum exhibition, with more than 30 of her grandest, most dramatic gowns from the past decade. . . Regram Guo Pei: Guo Pei used numerous symbols to express Chang’e’s nostalgia for her lover Hou Yi, such as a phoenix couple representing the pair flying together.

Tomorrow! #SCADFASH welcomes Audrey Smaltz for conversation with journalist Gail O’Neill to share her experiences with the Ebony Fashion Fair and give advice to those just entering the fashion world. Join us on Zoom on November 11 at 2 p.m. EST! Register at bit.ly/AudreySmaltzSCADFASH . Launched in 1958, the Ebony Fashion Fair brought high fashion and runways to Black communities across the country. Supporting designers like Patrick Kelly and featuring African-American models..., the fair brought the excitement of an editorial shoot to the runway. . Pat Cleveland wearing Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1974/1975 at the #EbonyFashionFair. :Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum. . ‘Patrick Kelly, The Journey,’ is now on view at #SCADFASH. See more

Serving face Leyna Bloom in Nafisa Eltinay's winning design from the #PatrickKelly Initiative competition. Peep @nafisaillustrator's garment and other couture looks in "Fashion in Frame," premiering Dec. 11 on @scaddotedu IGTV and fashion-in-frame.scad.edu/. : Alexandra Arnold. "Patrick Kelly, The Journey" closes Jan. 3. Reserve your timeslot online at scadfash.org/.

In Fashion in Frame, SCAD presents a bold new answer to the fashion show: a captivating cinematic experience debuting SCAD student and alumni designs. Featuring user-generated content by of-the-moment influencers and in-demand models, "Fashion in Frame" spotlights three designs from the #PatrickKelly Initiative competition, which launched as part of Patrick Kelly, The Journey, now on view at #SCADFASH through Jan. 3. Fashion in Frame premieres Dec. 11 on @scaddotedu IGTV on Instagram and fashion-in-frame.scad.edu/. . You Li @youlinspiration in Alexandra Powell @alexandra___powell --> Charlotte Lawrence @charlotteslawrence in Madi Smith @madismith.creative --> Makala Johnson @_.makala in Thomas Gaddis @thomas.gaddis

Ebony Fashion Fair’s Audrey Smaltz joins in conversation with journalist Gail O’Neill this Wednesday, November 13 at 2 p.m. EST for Audrey Smaltz: A Legendary Life in Fashion! Register at scadfash.org/e/learn-audrey-smaltz-s-legendary-life-fashion. . . For over five decades, Smaltz has worked in fashion as a model, a fashion show commentator for #EbonyFashionFair, an editor, and finally as the founder and CEO of The Ground Crew, a fashion show production company based in New... York City. Register with the link in stories! . ‘Patrick Kelly, The Journey,’ is now on view through January 3 at #SCADFASH. Image courtesy of Audrey Smaltz. Dress by Halston between 1970 and 1977. See more

Captivating garments. Of-the-moment influencers. The future of fashion on film. SCAD’s bold new answer to the virtual fashion show, Fashion in Frame is an innovative digital showcase of designs by SCAD - The University for Creative Careers students and alumni. Featuring user-generated content by in-demand models and portraits by acclaimed photographer and SCAD alumna Alexandra Arnold, Fashion in Frame premieres Dec. 11 on @scaddotedu Instagram and on bit.ly/FashionInFrame.

What’s our weekend plan? Dreaming of our first OTTD look once it’s safe to gather again in Alaia-Adrian: Masters of Cut . Share your visit by tagging @scadfash and #SCADFASH. Reserve your ticket at scadfash.org/

The perfect look for those Georgia fall days There’s only two weeks left to visit Alaia-Adrian: Masters of Cut at #SCADFASH! Plan your next visit: scadfash.org . Azzedine Alaia, Winter 1992. : Vogue

It’s Election Day! Vote! . Rocking the vote in style on and off the runway from the ’90s to today! #runwaytothepolls #SCADFASH

Gilbert Adrian left MGM in 1941 to establish his own atelier in Beverly Hills, and for the next decade his chic suits and gowns changed American fashion! changed the lives of women everywhere! . . Alaia-Adrian: Masters of Cut at #SCADFASH closes Nov. 14 .... Inside Gilbert Adrian’s Beverly Hills salon. Photograph by Maynard L. Parker. See more

Happy Halloween from SCAD FASH! . On the spookiest day of the year, we’re swooning over the details in Margaret Hamilton’s costume, designed by #GilbertAdrian, for the Wicked Witch of the West in MGM’s 1939 film #TheWizardofOz. . #Adrian applied a similar focus to his own fashion line. Find the hidden details in his suits and jackets in Alaia-Adrian: Masters of Cut, now on view through Nov. 14 at #SCADFASH. Get your tickets: scadfash.org/... . : Girls Do Film See more

As we celebrate Halloween, we couldn’t resist catching up with our favorite Hollywood haunts, like #GilbertAdrian’s designs for Kay Johnson in Madame Satan in 1930, during the #GoldenAgeofHollywood. . Alaia-Adrian: Masters of Cut is now on view through Nov. 14 at #SCADFASH. : @rizzolibooks and @vogue

As we celebrate Halloween, we couldn’t resist catching up with our favorite Hollywood haunts, like Gilbert Adrian’s designs for Kay Johnson in Madame Satan in 1930, during the Golden Age of Hollywood. . Alaia-Adrian: Masters of Cut is now on view through Nov. 14 at #SCADFASH. : Rizzoli Books and Vogue

Gilbert Adrian's face-framing sleeves? Yes, please! . . #Adrian’s signature boxy shoulders adorned with ruffles and cinched waists are seen in his designs for Joan Crawford in MGM’s Letty Lynton in 1932 Billie Burke as Glinda the Good Witch in #TheWizardofOz in 1939. .... Alaia-Adrian: Masters of Cut is now on view through Nov. 14 at #SCADFASH. : New England Historical Society : Cosmopolitan. Plan your weekend visit: https://www.scadfash.org See more

Head of costume design at MGM from 1928 to 1941, Gilbert Adrian designed costumes for more than 200 films, including Norma Shearer’s looks for the 1938 film Marie Antoinette. . Alaia-Adrian: Masters of Cut is now on view through Nov. 14 at #SCADFASH. : Screen Chic. Plan your visit: scadfash.org/