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Introducing The AMAX + NFW Model Search 2022 Winners

Brittany Meadows, Ella Moyer, John Calado, Deundra Britton, Teanna Gilliam, Abby Hunt, Trey Lane, Maya Bennett, Isaac DaSilva and Riley Wilson (3 Rows L to R). Photographed by Jessica Amerson at Sonder Nashville with hair & makeup by Katie Galliher | AMAX Creative.

Congratulations to all ten of the AMAX + Nashville Fashion Week Model Search 2022 winners! The AMAX Talent + NFW Model Search has been a launchpad for successful modeling careers since its inception in 2012. In 2022, for the first time in its ten year history, ten winners were selected from hundreds of applications submitted by aspiring models of all sizes and genders, age 16+. Thirty finalists were invited to meet with AMAX model scouts at an in-person casting prior to the final selection for this coveted opportunity. All ten winners, ages 16 - 40, will receive a modeling contract and development resources from AMAX Talent, including a professional photo shoot with Jessica Amerson at Sonder Nashville.

We look forward to seeing this emerging talent on future NFW runways!

AMAX Talent is a full service agency representing fashion, commercial and lifestyle models as well as actors, hair and make-up artists, and wardrobe stylists. Cherylann Stephens, former director of Next and Wilhelmina in Los Angeles, opened AMAX's parent company, Maximum Artist Creative Services, in 2005 to fill the need for an artists agency in the Nashville market. In 2009, MACS acquired AMAX, a well known Nashville modeling agency founded in 1989. Through a strong emphasis on both local and direct booking, as well as scouting and developing local models for international placement, AMAX has quickly risen to become one of the premier agencies in the Southeast. AMAX models have been featured in campaigns for Calvin Klein, Celine, Jill Stuart, American Eagle, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Tommy Hilfiger as well as walked the runways of Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Versace and Louis Vuitton. For more information on the agency, please visit AMAXTalent.com.

MAGIC Nashville

Leading fashion trade event MAGIC is Music City bound with a round up retailers won’t want to miss!

The highly anticipated debut of MAGIC Nashville is almost here, bringing an exclusively curated assortment of women’s trend, young contemporary, modern sportswear, footwear, accessories, and home, gift & beauty brands to shop May 16-17 at the Music City Center. See what’s in store, from brands and designers to education and entertainment, it’s all here as you explore the full MAGIC Nashville lineup.

Bringing a preview of MAGIC into a new, and emerging market, MAGIC Nashville showcases a curated assortment of brands and products at price points from accessible to moderate with top selling categories including women’s sportswear, young contemporary, and trend apparel, as well as footwear, accessories brands. Delivering the experience MAGIC is known for with a Nashville twist, new and influential retailers – from boutique and specialty stores to big box, online, and key regional retailers - explore the latest trends, discover margin-building products, and connect with a new community of established and emerging players. All local retailer buyers are encouraged to attend!

REMINDER: THE AMAX + NFW 2022 MODEL SEARCH APPLICATION IS OPEN TO ASPIRING MODELS OF ALL SIZES, GENDERS AND AGES 16+ THROUGH JUNE 3

The AMAX + NFW 2022 Model Search is open to all aspiring models to apply for a coveted opportunity through June 3. For the first time since the launch of this partnership in 2012, AMAX Talent will choose ten winners from all sizes and genders who are age 16 +.

Model Search finalists selected by AMAX Talent will have an opportunity to meet with their model scouts at a live casting in June. All ten of the selected winners will receive a modeling contract and development resources with AMAX Talent.

Applications will be accepted at NashvilleFashionWeek.com through June 3. No experience is required. Only models NOT represented by other agencies are eligible to participate. Please direct all Model Search inquiries regarding applications, logistics and more to ModelSearch2022@AMAXTalent.com.

AMAX + NFW Model Search 2022

NOW OPEN
TO ASPIRING MODELS OF ALL SIZES, GENDERS & AGES 16+

THE AMAX + NFW 2022 MODEL SEARCH APPLICATION

The AMAX + NFW 2022 Model Search is now open to all aspiring models to apply for a coveted opportunity through June 3. For the first time since the launch of this partnership in 2012, AMAX Talent will choose ten winners from all sizes and genders who are age 16 +. 

The AMAX + NFW Model Search is a launchpad for many successful modeling careers. Nashville Fashion Week has always prioritized diversity on the runway. Model Search 2020 was the first year that the opportunity was inclusive of all ages and sizes. A proactive decision to set the bar even higher for Nashville Fashion Week's ten year anniversary was set by encouraging participating designers to fit a broad range of sizes which resulted in the most diverse model roster that NFW has ever hosted on the runway. 

Model Search finalists selected by AMAX Talent will have an opportunity to meet with their model scouts at a live casting in June. All ten of the selected winners will receive a modeling contract and development resources with AMAX Talent.

Applications will be accepted at NashvilleFashionWeek.com through June 3. No experience is required. Only models NOT represented by other agencies are eligible to participate. Please direct all Model Search inquiries regarding applications, logistics and more to modelsearch2022@amaxtalent.com.

Some highlights from the AMAX + NFW Model Search have included:

  • 2020 Model Search winner Asia Harper was recently featured in a the Nashville Scene's spring fashion editorial spread. She made her runway debut at Nashville Fashion Week's 2021 digital fashion show presented on the Council of Fashion Designer's of America (CFDA) Runway360 global platform.

  • 2019 Model Search winner Chaney Trosper made her runway debut at Nashville Fashion Week and has since walked for esteemed designers Carolina Herrera and Zang Toi at the Symphony Fashion Show.

  • 2018 Model Search winner Aubrey Hill has walked in Nashville Fashion Week and was featured on the cover of Native Magazine, shot by Brett Warren. She is based in NYC and signed to Wilhelmina NY and has representation in Paris and Milan. She is featured in the Gucci Love Parade S|S22 Campaign and recently walked the Dior, Valentino and Sacai shows.

  • 2017 Model Search winner Ella Miller is in development and has worked with photographers Brett Warren, Mark DeLong, Jess Williams and Mario Pena.

  • Just two weeks after being named the 2016 Model Search winner, Molly Rothe was selected to walk for designer Carolina Herrera. She has since received multiple contract offers from top global agencies and has worked with renowned photographer Emma Summerton.

  • 2015 Model Search winner, Briggs Rudder, spent a summer modeling in Japan, and is signed with Supreme in New York where she has worked for Maybelline and walked the runway for Valentino. She has shot campaigns for Glossier and Converse along with editorial shoots for Seventeen, Vogue Arabia, Contributor and Nicotine.

  • 2014 winner Sydney Chiyoko is signed with State Management in New York and did a modeling residency in Europe in 2021. She has starred in campaigns for Ulta and Bad Habit Beauty and recently walked the Christian Siriano S|S22 runway show.

  • 2013 winner, Olivia Brunner, has been featured in Justine Magazine and did commercial work for TJ Maxx.

  • Caleigh Darraugh, the 2012 Model Search winner, has actively worked in Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Asia. Her clients have included Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade, Gilt Group, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire France and L’Officiel and she has also appeared on the cover of WWD and L’Officiel Morocco.

AMAX Talent is a full service agency representing fashion, commercial and lifestyle models as well as actors, hair and make-up artists, and wardrobe stylists. Cherylann Stephens, former director of Next and Wilhelmina in Los Angeles, opened AMAX's parent company, Maximum Artist Creative Services, in 2005 to fill the need for an artists agency in the Nashville market. In 2009, MACS acquired AMAX, a well known Nashville modeling agency founded in 1989. Through a strong emphasis on both local and direct booking, as well as scouting and developing local models for international placement, AMAX has quickly risen to become one of the premier agencies in the Southeast. AMAX models have been featured in campaigns for Calvin Klein, Celine, Jill Stuart, American Eagle, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Tommy Hilfiger as well as walked the runways of Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Versace and Louis Vuitton. For more information on the agency, please visit AMAXTalent.com.

Digital Designer Runway Collections Are Now Live!

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Today is the day everyone has been waiting for.

The Nashville Fashion Week 2021 designer portfolios and runway show videos are NOW LIVE on the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Runway360 global platform! This is our first foray into producing an extensive digital program, but we can't wait for you to experience what these talented designers have been creating. Much gratitude to Middle Tennessee State University, our video production partner, for all of the hard work and dedication they poured into executing this programming.

You can view all of the designer runway shows, view their lookbooks and even shop their looks for FREE, but we encourage you to please consider making $20, or more if you can, a tax-deductible donation to the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to help underwrite the production costs to create this digital programming and support our Nashville fashion community for years to come.

The future of Nashville Fashion Week depends on it.

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We had a remarkable evening celebrating year eleven of Nashville Fashion Week with our VIP guests at The Westin Nashville and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum! The winner of the NFW + Country Music Hall of Fame Suiting The Sound Design Competition was announced at our Suiting the Sound: The Rodeo Tailors Who Made Country Stars Shine Brighter event.

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Congratulations to all of the finalists. - Braylee Flaska, Any Old Iron and Wear It Out by by Manny.

The designer with the most votes is...Manny Cuevas, President & Designer of Wear It Out by Manny. Thank you for voting!

Couldn't join us in-peson last night? You can watch the full Suiting the Sound: The Rodeo Tailors Who Made Country Stars Shine Brighter Panel Discussion HERE from the comfort of your home or mobile device and at your convenience.

DAY THREE | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14

ONLY 10 TICKETS ARE LEFT!

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TIKTOK, TECH AND TRENDS:THE EVOLVING BUSINESS OF FASHION

Presented in partnership with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the WB Collective Powered by WBEC South 

Thursday, October 14 |  4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Location: WB Collective Nashville
613 Ewing Ave, 2nd Floor Nashville, TN 37203

Admission: FREE ticket with registration

Only a few more tickets remain for this interactive panel discussion which will offer varying perspectives on evolutionary business practices in the fashion and retail industry. This event will also include an opportunity to shop a curated selection of #Nashpreneurs pop-up shops and time to network while enjoying light bites and refreshments provided by Titos Handmade Vodka and Blade and Bow.

The panel will be moderated by Phala Mire, President and CEO of WBEC South. Panelists include Steven Romeo, Founder/CEO, Music City Creative; Trinity Wiles, Co-Founder, Where and Share Inc.; and Anna Caroline Toms, Owner, LA Green Nashville.

SHOP NASHVILLE THIS SATURDAY!

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Nashville Fashion Week has hosted Shop Nashville, a city-wide celebration designed to encourage and support the Nashville retail community with creative and interactive ways to support our Nashville businesses, since our inception in 2011. While our runway format puts the focus on apparel creators, for this year we have created an opportunity for Middle Tennessee’s creative maker and retail community as well. Seven NFW designers and a diverse selection of twenty-five fashion-related vendors will showcase their brands at the first Shop Nashville Pop Up Market presented by oneC1TY on Saturday, October 16 from 12 - 4 p.m. 10% of all vendor sales will be donated to the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to show their support for our local fashion community.

Enjoy the outdoor shopping experience with refreshments provided by Tito's Handmade Vodka and Blade and Bow from Kindred Bar Catering while enjoying the tunes of DJ Maggie Wells. Please register for this event at the link above so that we can plan our refreshments accordingly. 

NFW + AMAX 2020 Model Search & Style Social

APPLICATIONS FOR THE AMAX + NFW 2020 MODEL SEARCH
NOW OPEN TO ASPIRING MODELS OF ALL AGES AND SIZES

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The AMAX + NFW 2020 Model Search is all inclusive! Anyone from age 13+ is invited to apply for this coveted opportunity. AMAX Talent is searching for the best of the best aspiring models of all ages and height through December 31. Select finalists will have the opportunity to meet with AMAX Talent model scouts for a chance at the grand prize. The winner will be announced at Nashville Fashion Week 2020 and will receive a prize package that includes:

  • $1,000 modeling contract and development with AMAX Talent

  • The opportunity to meet one-on-one with top national modeling agents including IMG, Next, Elite and Ford and to walk the Nashville Fashion Week runway

  • A professional photo shoot with a local fashion photographer.

No experience is required. Only models NOT represented by other agencies are eligible to participate. All Model Search applicants will also be considered for Nashville Fashion Week model casting. Applications will be accepted at NashvilleFashionWeek.com and through the @AMAXArmy Instagram account.

The AMAX + NFW Model Search has been a launchpad for many successful modeling careers since 2012.

  • 2019 Model Search winner Chaney Trosper made her runway debut at Nashville Fashion Week, then walked for Carolina Herrera at the Symphony Fashion Show in May. She then signed with LA Models and spent a few weeks over the summer in Los Angeles attending the LA Models Model Camp and working on her book.

  • 2018 Model Search winner Aubrey Hill has walked in Nashville Fashion Week and made the cover of Native Magazine, shot by Brett Warren. She spent last fall modeling in Thailand.

  • 2017 Model Search winner Ella Miller is in development and has worked with photographers Brett Warren, Mark DeLong, Jess Williams and Mario Pena.

  • Only two weeks after being named the 2016 Model Search winner, Molly Rothe was selected to walk for Carolina Herrera. She has since received multiple contract offers from top agencies around the world and worked with renowned photographer Emma Summerton.

  • 2015 Model Search winner, Briggs Rudder, spent a summer modeling in Japan, and is signed with Wilhelmina in New York where she has worked for Maybelline and walked for Valentino.

  • 2014 winner, Sydney Chiyoko, was signed with Next Model Management in Los Angeles and Miami and with DNA Models in New York. She has walked in Nashville Fashion Week and Miami Swim Week and starred in campaigns for Ulta and Bad Habit Beauty.

  • 2013 winner, Olivia Brunner, has been featured in Justine Magazine and worked for TJ Maxx.

  • Caleigh Darraugh, the 2012 Model Search winner, has worked in Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Asia. Her clients have included Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade, Gilt Group, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire France and L’Officiel and she has appeared on the cover of WWD and L’Officiel Morocco.

AMAX Talent is a full service agency representing fashion, commercial and lifestyle models as well as actors, hair and make-up artists, and wardrobe stylists. Cherylann Stephens, former director of Next and Wilhelmina in Los Angeles, opened AMAX's parent company, Maximum Artist Creative Services, in 2005 to fill the need for an artists agency in the Nashville market. In 2009 MACS acquired AMAX, a well known Nashville modeling agency founded in 1989. In 2012, AMAX was joined by Ginny Edwards Maxwell, a well-known model scout and mother agent. Through a strong emphasis on both local and direct booking, as well as scouting and developing local models for international placement, AMAX has quickly risen to become one of the premier agencies in the Southeast. AMAX models have been featured in campaigns for Calvin Klein, Celine, Jill Stuart, American Eagle, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Tommy Hilfiger as well as walked the runways of Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Versace and Louis Vuitton. For more information on the agency, please visit AMAXTalent.com.

STYLE SOCIAL TO BENEFIT THE NASHVILLE FASHION FORWARD FUND
IN HONOR OF MODEL LYDIA TOUCHTON

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Friday, November 22, 2019
7 - 9 p.m.
1800 Galleria Blvd, Suite 1617, Franklin
R.S.V.P. to 615.406.6066

The family of Lydia Touchton invites you to honor and celebrate Lydia on her 21st birthday (first heavenly) at a Style Social with sips, snacks and shopping on November 22 hosted by EVEREVE at the Cool Springs Galleria in Franklin. 15% of all purchases will benefit the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Donations to honor Lydia can also be made to the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund at NashvilleFashionWeek.com.