It came a week later than expected, but the Grady High gym was packed, the spotlights were streaming, the celebrities were preening and the dogs were barking as the "Doggies on the Catwalk" fashion event celebrated the work of the Urban Couture program's senior designers under the tutelage of art teacher Vincent Martinez. The senior designers:... Continue Reading →
Grady High’s Urban Couture designers, in their own words
Everyone had a fantastic time at the "Doggies on the Catwalk" fashion show Jan. 21 at Grady High as part of the school's Urban Couture design program, led by art teacher Vincent Martinez. The event, delayed a week due to the inclement weather, featured senior design students making outfits for celebrities. This video, compiled by Grady... Continue Reading →
Grady High’s ‘Doggies on the Catwalk’ fashion show rescheduled for Friday
UPDATE: Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting's coverage of "Doggies on the Catwalk" last year here. We're excited to announce that Grady High's annual "Doggies on the Catwalk" fashion show, which showcases the senior fashion students of Vincent Martinez's Urban Couture program, has been rescheduled after all that snow last week. As Atlanta magazine columnist Richard Eldredge... Continue Reading →
‘Doggies’ give Falcons a chance to fly on schedule
UPDATE: "Doggies on the Catwalk" has been rescheduled for Friday, Jan. 21, at the Grady High gym. Also, watch Georgia Public Broadcasting's coverage of last year's event here. There's a hilarious and fun piece in today's AJC by "The Buzz" columnist Jennifer Brett, reporting on a key schedule change that should help both Grady High's... Continue Reading →
Fierce and ferocious, doggies rule the catwalk during Grady fashion show
Well-dressed pups and their adoring owners received plenty of applause during the third-annual "Doggies on the Catwalk" fashion show Friday at the Georgia Public Broadcasting studio. But the biggest fanfare was reserved for students of the UrbanCouture fashion design program and their founder, teacher Vincent Martinez. "Each year the show gets bigger and bigger," he... Continue Reading →
Fox5 takes a bite out of ‘Doggies on the Catwalk’ (with Mychael Knight!)
Check out this cool video, a Fox5 segment on Saturday's "Doggies on the Catwalk" program. Gotta love Grady High teacher/UrbanCouture director Vincent Martinez and Atlanta fashion designer/"Project Runway" finalist Mychael Knight's appearance here. We're also excited that Georgia Public Broadcasting will not only be hosting Saturday's show but will be filming an hour-long documentary about... Continue Reading →
UrbanCouture students ready for tonight’s fashion debut
UPDATE: Vincent Martinez has passed along the amazing news that Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) has offered to host Grady's annual "Doggies on the Catwalk" event, in GPB’s Midtown studios, at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. On top of that, GPB plans to feature the Grady fashion program’s top designers in an hour-long documentary leading... Continue Reading →
Talk Up APS 