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On Friday, May 16th, the Atlanta Campus of Savannah College of Art and Design was bustling. The crowd gathered around the runway and was dulled only when alumni Wayne Buckner JR (cello) and Maxwell Park (piano) began to play. The music opener was followed by a fantastic stream of menswear. Sharp tailoring and elegant drapes. And runway references from bellow blouses such as runway Kamari's free ho-elevation Chloe is a chic to a double down of fashion western wear.
As Trendy runwaysJose Clarez Anjuetta of the show pointed out in a review of the show. The majority of the collection on display on Friday was clearly wearable.
A strong thread has been revealed about conversations with eight SCAD alumni from various schools of fashion programs, including fashion design, fashion marketing and management, jewelry design, accessories and more. need For sale. As BFA student Flora Medina told me, “It's all business.”
On the runway decorated with colorful artwork from Scad alumnus Trish Andersen, the student model featured the work of 53 students (about a third of the graduation class in the fashion program) and celebrated the work of the next generation of design talent coming out of Savannah and Atlanta (Scad has campuses in both cities). They were the last Harley in the cohort before they graduated from college at the end of May.
Many of this group have the ambition to start their own brand, but almost everyone wants to gain first experience with existing labels and companies. Some people are more wary of the industry they go to – tariffs and rumors burning, as a comprehensive chaotic – more than others, they want everything to start out there.
Friday's runway was the culmination of the first steps of these students' fledgling careers. Below, eight of them share their plans after graduation. Why are they doing what they're doing? And their hopes and reservations about entering an industry that appears to be very different from when they first started with SCAD four years ago.
Cyerra Latham, BFA Fashion
Cyerra Latham's design opened its Friday night show. Her collection appeared to bring elements that originated from both her mother and father, inspired by her parents' love stories. “I wanted to blend both of them, their separate cultures, because they are very different from people, but their love really connects them,” she says. During high school, Latham's time working at a factory called Onpoint Manufacturing in Alabama, he was interested in the production of clothing. Her time at Scad helped her hone her design style and love for tailing, suits and textiles.
