SCAD Swamps Atlanta With Style Events

Art, Design and Business Success Stressed In 9-Day Series
By A. Scott Walton
Don't be surprised if a strange, "sinking" feeling overwhelms Atlanta April 26 through May 6. That's the period when heavyweights in the realms of fashion design, home decor, fine art and prestige marketing converge on the city for the Savannah College of Art and Design's "SCAD Style 2010" event series.
One of the series' many opportunities to rub elbows with industry all-stars occurs (Wednesday) April 28 at the Atlanta campus's Welcome Center (5:30-7 p.m.) when PR priestess Kelly Cutrone (above) appears. Cutrone, star of the Bravo! network's hit reality series "Kell on Earth" and author of the best-selling book "If You Have to Cry, Go Outside" will lecture on the "Real Deal" about fashion brand marketing and sign copies of her book.
The All-Star roster of "SCAD Style" guest lecturers is too lengthy to list here; and there is an equally impressive lineup scheduled to appear on the flagship Savannah campus during the same stretch of days. Other headliners during the Atlanta stint include: modeling icon Simone "Bettina" Bodin; photojournalist Jeanette Montgomery Barron; 7th Avenue marketing maven Jaqui Lividini; former Vogue editor Julia Reed; and the world's foremost authority on vintage fashion, Cameron Silver.
Residents of Atlanta's older "intown" enclaves should note that SCAD's President, Dr. Paula Wallace, will appear May 4 (8 p.m.) in the Gallery to sign copies of her latest book, "Perfect Porches: Designing Welcoming Spaces for Outdoor Living".
After a whirlwind stretch of events like this, people will need novel ideas on how to kick back and rest comfortably.
For a complete schedule of events, visit "SCAD Style 2010".