Guo Pei Couture Beyond
In concert with the exhibition, SCAD is collaborating with three SCAD photography alumni to produce the first major monograph that will focus solely on Guo Pei and her spectacular oeuvre. This captivating volume will offer insight into her remarkable career and global significance as an artist in the form of a biographical essay, and will feature a foreword, curatorial note, full-color spreads and new and archival images of her work. The book will be published and distributed internationally by Skira Rizzoli and is slated for release in December 2017.
About the exhibition
In Fall 2017, SCAD presented, "Guo Pei: Couture Beyond," the first U.S. solo museum exhibition of designs by China’s most illustrious couturière, Guo Pei, the first Chinese national fashion designer invited to join the prestigious Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.
Shown in Atlanta and Savannah, this landmark exhibition features more than 40 of Guo Pei’s most exquisite designs, including accessories and signature masterpieces, such as the now-iconic imperial yellow cape worn by Rihanna to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala in 2015 — a seminal moment that introduced Guo Pei to America’s fashion cognoscenti. "Guo Pei: Couture Beyond" will travel and be on view at Vancouver Art Gallery, Oct. 13, 2018 through Jan. 20, 2019.
Guo Pei ABOUT THE DESIGNER
In her fantastical, unrestrained creations, Guo Pei imbues contemporary high fashion with ancient tradition, invoking history and mythology through intricate craftsmanship and avant-garde silhouettes. For more than 20 years, she has dressed distinguished ladies, royalty, political elite and international influencers. Her show-stopping, magnificent creations make her a modern messenger of her cultural heritage. Guo Pei made her Paris Fashion Week debut in January 2016 to wide critical acclaim. Later that year, she was named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” and one of The Business of Fashion’s 500 “People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry.” Her work has been covered in major international news outlets, including Vogue, Women’s Wear Daily, The Sunday Times, Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Times, CNN and Forbes.
FASHION AT SCAD
The SCAD School of Fashion offers a balanced curriculum of design and construction, costume history, and merchandising and marketing. Fashion students are encouraged to develop creative and intellectual thinking, inventive design skills and the practical expertise necessary to succeed in global fashion careers.
One of the most comprehensive fashion schools in the world, SCAD offers undergraduate and graduate programs across four global locations and online in accessory design, fashion, fashion marketing and management, and luxury and fashion management.
To complement this innovative curriculum, the School of Fashion welcomes numerous designers and prominent industry professionals who give lectures, lead workshops, and provide valuable insight through one-on-one interaction with students. Recent visitors include Tom Ford International chairman Domenico De Sole; retail legends Simon Doonan and Linda Fargo; fashion news and business journalists Imran Amed, Bridget Foley and Anne Slowey; author Derek Blasberg; publicity maven Kelly Cutrone; and designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka, Carolina Herrera, Betsey Johnson, Christian Siriano and Alexander Wang, among many others.
One university with limitless global opportunities
SCAD is one university — offering degrees in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, and online via SCADnow, with additional study abroad opportunities in Lacoste, France and other locations. Each SCAD location provides a new experience, and students can choose to study in any location, at any quarter during their education. Find your muse in Lacoste, get a taste of the fast life in Atlanta, or fall in love with the southern charm of Savannah. You can even choose your own setting and enjoy full access through our SCADnow online environment.
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Friends of Guo Pei
Veronica and Franklin Biggins
Michael Bishop and Shane Thomas
Ginny Brewer
Captendance magazine
Brenda Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Jepson Jr.
Malinda, David and Katie Krantz
Stacey and Don Leebern
Dr. Anna M. Pare
Anita M. Thomas
Sophia Yan
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