This month, Nashville Fashion Week brings top talent from around the region to the runway at OZ Arts Nashville.
Over the course of four nights, 20 designers will show off their seasonal collections, leading up to the fifth annual Nashville Fashion Forward Gala, where awards are given to the icons who have made their mark on our fashion scene.
Here, eight of the participating Nashville designers offer up a sneak peek of what you’ll see at the shows.
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Emily Swinson
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Article X
“Nashville Fashion Week will be the runway debut of my new concept, Article X. From structured basics to oversized silhouettes, Article X will channel dark imagery with minimal design.”
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Laura Citron
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Laura Citron
“[For my second year at Nashville Fashion Week], expect an even more explosive kaleidoscope of colors and prints. This collection will harken back to the days of disco glamor, but be reinterpreted through a modern lens.”
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Lauren Grell
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A Lady of the Lake
“This collection is inspired by the beauty of nature but also a powerful female. I want to convey through fashion how a woman can be the hero of legends and fairy tales, and that romantic and feminine details can be powerful and structured and not just dainty.”
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Ashleigh Cain
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Ashe Cain
“Ashe Cain pushes the envelope for sustainable fashion. For Nashville Fashion Week, this collection was inspired by beetles. The garments mimic the hard exoskeletons and movement in the wings.”
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Van Hoang
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Van Hoang
“I am incredibly honored to be the recipient of this year’s Nashville Fashion Forward Fund. This award will enable me to attend the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, which is a global conference about sustainability in fashion and this opportunity will allow me to learn from top leaders in the field. I hope to bring this knowledge back to Nashville and turn ideas into action.”
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Justin Mark Richards
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Justin Mark Richards
Richards brings clothing from the stage to everyday life with custom pieces that bring rock ‘n’ roll, country and high fashion together in perfect harmony.
“[I’ll be] showcasing 15 full looks from head to toe. I’m super excited to show what I’ve been working on.”
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Truly Alvarenga
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Truly Alvarenga
“My collection for NFW is called ‘The Hunt.’ I loved the idea of a fox hunt in a fictional Edwardian England. I imagine a place where animals could talk, young women were married to the riches suitor, and fashion was everything.”
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Andrew Clancy
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Any Old Iron
“This year, Any Old Iron will take y’all to another dimension: Planet Nashville. Expect the unexpected (and some expected stuff as well) as we boldly go where no human has been before. Sunglasses on, we’re going to make America sparkle.”
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Caitlin Stolley
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Lily Guilder Design
“Lily Guilder is presenting a collection entitles ‘Papillon: A Meditation on Metamorphosis,’ featuring one-of-a-kind coats and athleisure separates.”
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Ashley Balding
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Ona Rex
“My collection inspiration is a wide array of shapes and concepts pulled from the world around me. The silhouettes began as an exploration of the architectural shapes of mid-century playgrounds—think exaggerated and rounded contours, modular angles, and bright colors. I then pulled inspiration for Dante’s Inferno and will be telling my version of this story through the energy and expression of each look walking down the runway.”
April 2 to 6, Oz Arts Nashville; nashvillefashionweek.com