INTRODUCING THE FIRST NASHVILLE FASHION WEEK BLOGGER BRUNCH

Brunch with your favorite local influencers at the first Nashville Fashion Week Blogger Brunch on April 1 from 11 - 1 p.m. at City Winery (609 Lafayette Street). Twenty-four bloggers and influencers from Nashville's fashion and lifestyle communities will kick off NFW in style.

Nashville Fashion Week invites you to join event chair Caroline Acree of Caroline Margaret Studio and Nashville Wardrobe Project and the Blogger Brunch hosting committee at this new event. The host committee includes Alicia Boswell, Alex Ciaramitaro, Kathleen Clipper, Chloe Hall, Abby Demmer, D'Anelle Desire, Phillip Fryman, Jacob Matthews, Ashley McClellan Houston, Tiffany Mitchell, Moriah Murrell, Hunter Claire Rogers, Alicia Searcy, Hunter Schleicher, Anna Schowe, Alexis Teichmillen, Chad Vance, Melissa Watkins, Brooke Webb, Liz Whalen, Olivia Whalen, Kay Elle White and Morgan Wisted. The NFW Blogger Brunch is sponsored by O Bag Nashville.

"As a new locally-owned, small business, we're excited to have the opportunity to be a part of NFW and support the Fashion Forward Fund by sponsoring the Blogger Brunch.  We're proud of our little city evolving more and more each day towards one known for its arts and fashion.  In fact, we believe in our fashion forward city so much that we knew it was the perfect spot for our unique business where every customer has the opportunity to design and build their own handbag!" - Karen Malmquist, O Bag Nashville

The $20 ticket price includes event admission and a complimentary “NFW Survival Kit” gift bag. Survival kit sponsors include Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Cosmetic Market, Cardio Barre and more. A limited number of tickets are available. The ticket price does not include food or drink from City Winery, but the full brunch menu will be available for purchase.

"City Winery is thrilled to be a part of Nashville Fashion Week for another year in a row! This year's Blogger Brunch is the first of its kind for NFW, and we're proud to host this exciting networking event for some of Nashville's top entrepreneurs." - City Winery Nashville

All proceeds benefit the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. 


NASHVILLE FASHION WEEK LIMITED EDITION DESIGNER T-SHIRTS

Don’t miss out on these limited edition tees designed especially for you by three of our NFW designer alumni - Amanda ValentineOna Rex and Black by Maria Silver. Legacy Ink has generously agreed to donate proceeds from the sale of each t-shirt to benefit the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The Nashville Fashion Forward Fund gives an annual award to advance the career of select local talent with demonstrated experience in a fashion-related field. The Nashville Fashion Forward Fund ensures that Nashville Fashion Week will impact the Nashville fashion community for many years to come. Quantities are limited so when they’re gone, they’re gone. Purchase your t-shirt now for only $28 from Legacy Ink

“Legacy Ink chose to team up with NFW to give supporters of the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund a cool and unique way of showing support with featured designers while giving back. We also opted to work with the organization because we sincerely believe in giving talented individuals a platform to excel while helping the community and local fashion industry as a whole, said Troy Cheairs of Legacy Ink.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Nashville Fashion Week will be held April 4-8 at unique locations throughout the city. Runway and All Access Passes as well as tickets to all events are now available in a wide range of prices at NashvilleFashionWeek.com. All proceeds from Nashville Fashion Week benefit the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. The Nashville Fashion Forward Fund is an endowed fund established to support the next generation of fashion industry professionals with ties to Middle Tennessee by providing a financial award and resources for experiential professional development opportunities.