As April draws to a close it's time for updates, wrap-ups, and awards.

Disability, Fashion, Nashville Style, Networking, Occasion, ArchivesSpashionistaApril 30, 2014Nashville Fashion Week, NFWComment

Dignity Not Charity

I'm honored once again to be working with Marketplace: Handwork of India. A nonprofit alternative trade and development organization, Marketplace empowers disadvantaged women in India by giving them the skills to start their own business and work with a collective of artisans to produce beautifully made clothing, accessories and home goods.

Accessories, Fashion, Online Shopping, Product Reviews, ArchivesSpashionistaApril 27, 2014Marketplace Handwork of India, dignity not charity, dog, vettingComment

Best Looks on NFW Closing Night

The closing night runway shows for NFW 2014 may have been last but they certainly weren't least. I added a few of the evening's looks to my Nashville Fashion Week 2014 Pinterest board. Here are my favorites, along with my observations about how well these designs would fare with my readers.

Accessories, Disability, Fashion, Nashville Style, Occasion, ArchivesSpashionistaApril 22, 2014Nashville Fashion Week, Marathon Music Works, Roxenstone, Julia Clancey, Cavortress, Rodd & Gunn, Jacob Holston, Johnathan Kayne, Make a Wish Middle Tennessee, Any Old Iron, TrunkComment

Amanda Valentine Spring 2014 Trunk Show

There's a lot more going on in Nashville during Fashion Week than runway shows. To that end, I was happy to accept my friend Amanda Valentine's invitation to see her new collection for Spring 2014 firsthand.

Accessories, Disability, Fashion, Nashville Style, Occasion, Visible Monday Linkup, ArchivesSpashionistaApril 20, 2014Nashville Fashion Week, Peter Nappi, Amanda Valentine, Valentine Valentine, trunk show, Seraphine Designs, couture, necklaces, bracelets, jewelryComment

Best Looks From NFW 5th Avenue Of The Arts

In the second installment of "Best Looks From NFW" I've added some of my favorite looks from the designs that walked the outdoor runway on 5th Avenue to my Nashville Fashion Week 2014 Pinterest board. Here are some standout looks from the evening.

Accessories, Art, Occasion, Nashville Style, Fashion, ArchivesSpashionistaApril 15, 2014Nashville Fashion Week, 5th Avenue of the Arts, Skif International, Amanda Uprichard, Samantha Pleet, Vaute Couture, SW3 BespokeComment

Sweet Tea Vintage Bridal

Sweet Tea Vintage Bridal is the embodiment of the great things the current Nashville fashion scene can offer not only it's community but the rest of the country as well. But, more importantly, it's owner embodies the spirit of Music City by being a forward-thinking entrepreneur that hasn't abandoned her sense of responsibility for doing the right thing.

Accessories, Disability, Fashion, Nashville Style, Occasion, Online Shopping, ArchivesSpashionistaApril 13, 2014Sweet Tea Vintage Bridal, Sunny Bands, Pur Vida Vintage, Only One Tailoring, Vintage Wedding Gowns, Fascinators, Marketplace Handwork of India, Nashville Fashion Week, accessibilityComment

Best Looks From NFW Opening Night

By now I hope I've conveyed a sense of what it was like for me to attend Nashville Fashion Week 2014. It's time to shift the focus to the actual fashions that walked the runway. I've found some good quality images of some of the looks I saw that night and created a Pinterest board called Nashville Fashion Week 2014. I thought it might be fun to post a few here and discuss whether or not you would wear them.

Disability, Fashion, Nashville Style, ArchivesSpashionistaApril 9, 2014Nashville Fashion Week, Lagi Nadeau, Abi Ferrin, Brooke Atwood, Pink Elephants Designs, MelroseSpace 10, Elizabeth Suzann, Black by Maria Silver, Laura Kathleen, PinterestComment

Thank You Nashville Fashion Community

This has been such an amazing week for me. I'm utterly, ecstatically exhausted. If there was ever any doubt about Nashville's growing influence and popularity as a fashion mecca for the South it was laid to rest by my experiences and interactions with Music City's fashion community.

©2012-2021 Alicia Searcy. About Me photo by M F Sagi. Cape of Joy and Dress by Any Old Iron. Subscribe banner photo by Searcy Studios. Nova Blouse by Laura Citron, Reversible sequin Mask by Any Old Iron.

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