ARTS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 5, 2006 - 9 Thesis projec By Kimberly Chou Daily Arts Writer There's a brand new dance at the Michigan League ballroom tonight, and three Art and Design seniors want you to know its name. Part of the first class to gradu- ate under the School of Art and Design's new curriculum - which now requires a senior thesis project - Joanne Kantor, Lauren Kuzak and Lauren Silverstein will present their fashion and accessories show at 7:30 pim. Dubbed "Raw Runway" Raw Runway Tonight at 7:30 p.m. Free At the Michigan League Ballroom t hits runway For this show, Kuzak focused on structured silhou- ettes, such as corsets, Silverstein said. In contrast, Kantor applied African, Jewish and American themes to con- temporary clothing. Silverstein fashions her bags from leather and denim, weaving some of the fabric herself and using cut-up jeans for other pieces. Though there is no specific fashion design major at the University, the girls have made the best of it. "The three of us have learned by ourselves basically - independently, through whichever professors who could possibly help us; we bought patterns and we bought fabric; we practiced and made things up and (took) classes elsewhere," Silverstein said. "There's really no fashion (program), but we've managed to do it anyway." Raw Runway is the culmination of the students' inde- pendent project class. The show is essentially the Art and Design oeuvre, which took them two semesters and 12 credits to complete. "That might give you some sort of idea how much work we've put into this, but I'm not sure it even comes close, because I've been working on this project 12 hours a day, every day for the past few weeks," Silverstein said. "I think about it constantly; I can't get it off my mind." r 15 Courtesy of Lauren Silverstein Concept art will be on display at the show. All three designers will mingle with the crowd at the pre-party an hour before the show. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served, and the original concept drawings for the clothing and handbags will also be displayed. "I want to be out there talking to people and seeing who's coming," Silverstein said. "We're opening the doors earlier so everyone can view the drawings. (They) are a really important part of my project in particular so I'm glad that people have time to see them." As other students in the Art and Design program can attest to, creativity and innovation are the keys to success. "As big as you can think - that's what you can do," Silverstein said. for the students' relative newness and fresh take on the design world, the event features clothing designed by Kan- tor and Kuzak, as well as handbags made by Silverstein. "It's basically three separate runway shows," Silver- stein said. "We each have our own completely different, separate ideas, just at the same venue at the same time, one after another." The repeat offenders * T.I. bombs in shallow, underdeveloped first feature 4 4 Any publicity is good publicity." This saying takes precedence in Hollywood more than anywhere else. Scandals sell records, bring in audiences and put you on the tongues of celebrity magazine editors. But there's a point, when actions, outrageous or not, can start to overshadow accom- plishments and derail the careers of those desperate for attention (see Ben Affleck). The biggest news to come from one of these ubiquitous celebs leaked out of England, where Whit- 1 ney "I make too much money to use crack" PUN Houston's sister-in-lawMA ===:--MAT provided photographs to the Sun newspaper of the high queen of soul's sup- posed drug den. Filthy, covered with half-empty crack vials and strewn with gar- bage, Houston's post-binge bath- room can't really come as a shock considering her increasingly erratic behavior, which itself is worthy of an after-school special. Honestly, when it gets to the point where the only hits she gets are in her bathroom, and Bobby Brown is the stable one in the rela- tionship, there might be a problem. Not to be outdone, model Naomi Campbell, fresh off the revelation of her own coke-fueled tryst with rehab poster-child Kate Moss, got herself in the in news as well. The darker, more feminine version of Russell Crowe overshadowed her [T T( previous assault charges - includ- ing attacking a flight attendant and store clerk - by throwing her crystal-encrusted Blackberry at her housekeeper's head - causing a 4- inch gash because she couldn't find Campbell's jeans. Really, I don't know what she's complaining about. I remember that one time in Milan when Heidi Klum threw off her Victoria's Secret diamond bra and I defi- nitely didn't have a prob- lem with that. On a related legal note, what are the odds of "I'm 'N Luv (Wit a Stripper)" getting any play within five miles of the Duke campus? Critical accusations not Sdquiteat the Duke level were hurled at media darling Gwyneth Paltrow after the pregnant actress was seen drinking on multiple occasions. Her supporters defended initial reports of her down- ing a post-St. Patrick's Day Guin- ness with statements about the beer's iron content actually helping babies' development. Paltrow was later seen drinking a glass of wine, however, setting off a series of hushed criticism from the "Sex and the City" crowd still reeling from her breakup with Brad Pitt so many years ago. But you know, fetal alcohol syndrome might not be so bad for the soon-to-be-named-after-a-fruit child. Consider it preparation for a lifetime of having to listen to her father's music. - Mattoo bedazzles all his own bras. Share at mattoop@umich.edu. By Anthony Baber Daily Arts Writer After releasing an astoundingly cre- ative album, Tip "T.I." Harris headlines the long-awaited film "ATL" in the same week. In what many believe will be the crucial point of T.I.'s career, "ATL" gives little to ATL At the Showcase and Quality 16 Warner Bros. The focus, Rashad (T.I., in his big- screen debut), is a high school senior who acts as a narrator to the inner- workings of the Atlanta folk. The movie seems to revolve around the local skating rink, Cascade, where everyone shows up on Sunday night. The ATL style is definitely represented with spinning rims both on their rides and inside their skates. Rashad's crew, "The Ones," are preparing for Skate Wars, Cascade's team roller-skating competition coming in the following month. The kids spend more time at the rink than they do at school, especially Rashad's younger brother Ant (new- comer Evan Ross Naess), who takes a step into the drug game. The most captivating aspect of the film is the romance between Rashad and mysterious New New, played by newcomer Lauren London. Her ridiculous name is only amplified by her irritatingly exaggerated South- ern slang and twang, with enough missing consonants to fill a bowl of alphabet soup. You can tell there's chemistry between the two, but the movie's cramped time frame, rough- ly a month, leaves the relationship a series of disjointed moments of courting, flirting and sex. In contrast to other hood mov- ies "ATL" has been compared to, the film avoids a central theme and jumps from one story to the next without any deeper insight. Many key characters go undeveloped. Uncle George (Mykelti Williamson, "For- rest Gump"), the man who takes in Rashad and Ant after their parents' death, seems to be an essential char- acter - but all we find out is that he's stingy with his cereal. Though the cinematography is superb, with wide camera angles that accent the vibrant lights and excitement of Cascade, the movie's biggest visual interest is the countless camera shots of beautiful Georgia peach booties: They seem to go on forever. This is not to mention that T.I.'s act- ing is lackluster at best; every emotion seems the same. When he's mad he seems indifferent, when he's happy he seems indifferent, when he's indifferent ... well, you get the point. Every scene appears to come back to Rashad, and T.I. just isn't captivating. So this is not his forte. Now we know that an hour and a half of T.I. rapping is always better than an hour and a half of him acting. no idea of what really goes on in every- day Atlanta, aside from roller skating and drug dealing. The movie highlights the lives of miscellaneous, undeveloped characters circling an obscure town in Mechanic- sville, Ga., right outside Atlanta. r I I University of Michigan Dance Marathon P1 making s smle maize and blue style! The University of Michigan Dance Marathon strives to engage and empower the campus and community to build relationships and raise social awareness by raising funds for children in need of pediatric rehabilition programs. For more information ,visit us at: www.umdm.org UMDM 2005-2006 would like to thank Our Generous Sponsors! Diamond Sponsors Apple/Campus Computing Sites Lipson Neilson, et al. STA Travel Platinum Sponsors Susan B. 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