Talent Profile

Christian Allana Caldwell was born in the beautiful scenic city of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
From a very young age, Christian had always been interested in Fine Arts. However, her
biggest passion of all was art. Art eventually turned into her love for fashion. Christian
attended Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Ga. The school challenged her in
countless ways, setting the standards very high. Her experience at SCAD made her a more
strong-minded and driven individual.

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Christian has entered many design competitions such as: The Annual Jazzo Atlanta Charity
Event and placed as one of the top five contestants. Christian has participated in various
shows and events such as Atlanta International Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, and
The Pin Show in Dallas, TX allowed her to gain fashion show and production
experience. In April of 2011, she was honored to be the recipient of " The Night of
Spectacles" Fashion Eyewear Event. The event raised money to help benefit Georgia
Lions Lighthouse Foundation’s vision services for Georgia’s uninsured. Christian received
the NBAF (National Black Arts Scholarship) and had the opportunity to display her winning
design in the " display window" of Neiman Marcus, located at Lenox Mall in Atlanta, Ga.
Even better amazement was meeting and conversing with the world-renowned designer,
Zac Posen.

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The designer also had the opportunity to work alongside designer, Stephen Burrows in the
creation of her SCAD senior collection. Christian states that Burrows is an amazingly
talented and humble individual. He inspired Christian to create a beautiful purple pleated
evening gown, which was chosen as one of the pieces to take part in the Finale Section of
the SCAD 2012 Fashion Show. This gown that was featured in the fashion show caught the
attention of Andre Leon Talley. Of course, which lead to a meet and greet for the illustrious
Leon Talley as well as famous designer Chado Ralph Rucci.

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Christian Caldwell is a graduate of SCAD, Atlanta June 2012, and received her BFA in
fashion design. The designer is also an advocate of several benefits such as The Heart
Association, Breast Cancer, and The Cancer Society. She has donated her time to creating
spectacular attire for various benefits in helping others. The designer currently works in
corporate design. In her spare time, Christian has a small ready-to-wear line and creates
custom pieces for clients.

http://www.christianallana.com/