Unfortunately I was unable to attend last night's Nashville Fashion Week Launch Party due to work commitments (boo!!), but I'm happy to hear of the recent announcements regarding the upcoming event. Here are the details:
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Lexus Nashville Fashion Week Announces Details for 2012 at Launch Party
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 26, 2012) — At tonight’s Launch Party Lexus Nashville Fashion Week announced the week’s finale designer Randi Rahm, the participation of Tim Gunn, event venues, model casting call, and ticket sales.
Randi Rahm will show her Fall/Winter 2012 collection as the week’s finale collection on Saturday, March 24 at Lexus Nashville Fashion Week. The runway show that evening will be at the The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, 150 3rd Avenue South downtown. Rahm’s hand-beaded creations have graced the pages of major magazines and illuminated red carpets worldwide. Her designs have drawn rave reviews from fashion aficionados coast to coast including Beyonce, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, Julianne Hough, and Halle Berry.
“I’m thrilled to be visiting Nashville, TN, as the featured designer during Nashville Fashion Week,” said Rahm. “I look forward to presenting the Randi Rahm couture collection to Music City’s discerning fashion arena. Having dressed both Carrie Underwood and Faith Hill, I already feel a part of this wonderful community."
Tim Gunn of Project Runway will also be a part of Lexus Nashville Fashion week. Tim Gunn is the Chief Creative Officer of Liz Claiborne and the author of A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style.
This year’s Lexus Nashville Fashion Week events will take place in some of the city’s most historic, landmark venues. The March 20-22 events will take place at Nashville’s latest music venue, Marathon Music Works. The Parthenon, built in 1897 as part of Tennessee’s Centennial Exposition, will host runway shows on March 24. The final night will be in the private event space on the 22nd floor of The Pinnacle at Symphony Place
Open model casting calls will be held on February 2, 7, and 9 at MACS|AMAX. Applicants must provide one headshot and one full body shot (professional photographers are not required). Women should wear tasteful, form-fitted clothing, heels (required), minimal or no makeup, and should have hair pulled back off the face. Men should wear a fitted t-shirt and pants.
The designer selection committee is seeking local emerging and experienced designers interested in showing Fall 2012 collections at Nashville Fashion Week, March 20-24, 2012. Interested individuals are asked to submit an application by January 31, 2012. The application is available online at: http://nashvillefashionweek.com/designers.
Tickets for Lexus Nashville Fashion Week must be purchased in advance and are available beginning Monday, January 30 online at www.nashvillefashionweek.com.
Nashville Fashion Week, March 20 – 24, 2012, is presented by Lexus and sponsored by The Mall at Green Hills and The Hutton Hotel. Event sponsors for the week include Big Events, Jive, MACS|AMAX, Music City Tents, Nashville Event Lighting, Grand Avenue Chauffeured Transportation, Nash Travel Management, O’More College of Design, UAL and Lotus Energy Drink. Media sponsors are SouthComm (including Nashville Scene, NFocus, Her Nashville), NowPlayingNashville.com, Nashville Parent, and Yelp. Community partner is the Community Foundation.
Lexus Nashville Fashion Week, March 20–24, 2012, celebrates the city’s thriving fashion and retail community and its array of creative talent. Proceeds from Nashville Fashion Week benefit the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, awarded annually to advance the career of select local talent with demonstrated experience in a fashion-related field. Nashville Fashion Week is being planned and directed by Creative Co-op Nashville, LLC, a volunteer collaboration of fashion, retail and media professionals who have partnered to combine their resources and passion to create this event.
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CONTACT:
Cindy Wall
cindy@nashvillefashionweek.com
615-974-9066
Marcia Masulla
marcia@nashvillefashionweek.com
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