Nashville Fashion Week 2019 kicked off last night at Union Station Hotel, where co-founders Connie Cathcart-Richardson and Marcia Masulla announced the first details of the 2019 programing to a sold-out crowd—and hinted at many more announcements to come.
The ninth annual Nashville Fashion Week will take place Tuesday, April 2 through Saturday, April 6 in partnership with OZ Arts Nashville. The second year at OZ Arts will feature an additional night of runway shows for a total of four full nights of fashion. For the first time, local designers will be spread throughout the week, rather than being featured in one Nashville Designer Showcase. This is in direct response to our audience's growing interest and support of local designers. The week will conclude with the Fashion Forward Gala on Saturday night to celebrate the unique impact our seven award receipients have made on the Nashville fashion community.
45 Nashville Fashion Week 2019 sponsors were acknowledged at the Kickoff Party (six of which have been supporters since 2011, and another eight for a minimum of five years). Nashville Fashion Week is fully funded with the support of our sponsors and ticket holders, which you can support at nashvillefashionweek.com/sponsors-2019.
More details on the Influencer Brunch, Men's Style Event, Learning Labs, Shop Nashville, and other special events leading up to and during Nashville Fashion Week will be announced over the next month.
Twenty 2019 Designers Announced
Twenty designers will have the opportunity to showcase their collections at Nashville Fashion Week 2019. Participating designer bios can be found at nashvillefashionweek.com/designers-2019.
Tuesday, April 3
- A Lady of the Lake (Nashville, TN)
- Ola Mai (Nashville, TN)
- Shea Steele (Brooklyn, NY)
- Splashed by DKG (Birmingham, AL)
- Van Hoang (Nashville, TN)
Wednesday, April 3
- Lily Guilder (Nashville, TN)
- Love & Osker (Birmingham, AL)
- Ona Rex (Nashville, TN)
- Paulie Gibson (St. Louis, MO)
- Rank & Sugar (Nashville, TN)
Thursday, April 4
- Article X (Nashville, TN)
- Barbara Bultman (St. Louis, MO)
- Britache' by Bri (Sunrise, FL)
- Laura Citron (Nashville, TN)
- Truly Alvarenga (Nashville, TN)
Friday, April 5
- Amanda Casarez (St. Louis, MO)
- Any Old Iron (Nashville, TN)
- Ashe Cain (Nashville, TN)
- Justin Mark Richards (Nashville, TN)
- Lagi Nadeau (Chicago, IL)
“We are delighted to showcase nine of Nashville’s leading designers, five returning favorites from across the country and six new designers discovered through our designer application process,” say Richardson and Masulla. “It’s so rewarding to watch the growth of our designers from year to year. The quality and number of designer applications and interest from around the region continues to increase each year as well."
For more information, visit nashvillefashionweek.com.