Nashville Fashion Week was conceived in 2010 to foster Nashville's heralded community spirit and concentration of creative, fashion-forward and entrepreneurial talent, to create a one-of-a-kind five day event that is uniquely Nashville. Since then, the world and our city have changed. The fashion industry has changed. And we have changed. Rather than moving forward with "business as usual" with our schedule of events in April, we are working to determine and restructure what will best serve our fashion community now and in the future.

Over the past twelve years, Nashville Fashion Week has:

  • Supported 180 Designers

  • Awarded Nine Nashville Fashion Forward Fund Recipients

  • Booked close to 700 Models

  • Showcased over 60 Unique Locations

  • Hosted nearly 430 Retail Events

  • Scheduled timely Learning Labs and Other Educational Opportunities

  • Become a Member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America CFDA Connects

  • And Invested over $1.3 million in our Fashion Community

LET'S BE CLEAR: We aren't going anywhere. We are evolving Nashville Fashion Week's scope of work with a renewed focus that best supports the future of Nashville fashion.

Your feedback is invaluable. Please take 5 minutes to click and complete the survey above by Tuesday, March 8 to insure that your voice is heard. We appreciate your support and insight as we rethink and navigate this new phase of our Nashville fashion community together. Thank you!


NOW ACCEPTING:
NASHVILLE FASHION FORWARD FUND 2022 APPLICATIONS THROUGH APRIL 8

All Fashion Professionals With Ties To Middle Tennessee Are Encouraged To Apply For This Award.

Designers, Photographers, Stylists, Models, Hair and Makeup Artists, Retailers, Content Creators
and MORE!

Nashville Fashion Week invites you to submit your application for the 2022 Nashville Fashion Forward Fund award to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee now through April 8. Established in 2011, the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is an endowed fund that supports the next generation of fashion industry professionals with ties to Middle Tennessee by providing a financial reward and resources for experiential professional development opportunities each year with proceeds from Nashville Fashion Week. ALL fashion industry professionals with ties to Middle Tennesse are encouraged to apply.

Previous recipients include small batch manufacturer Megan Prange; fashion photographer Brett Warren; accessory designer Ceri Hoover, content creator Elise Joseph; and apparel designers Van Hoang, Maria Silver, Eric Bornhop, Lauren Leonard Phelps and Julianna Bass.

Detailed instructions for application submission can be found at NashvilleFashionWeek.com. Applications must arrive at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee's office at 3833 Cleghorn Avenue by 4:30 p.m. CST on Friday, April 8, 2022. The 2022 recipient will be announced early summer.

Award recipients are selected by a committee of the Community Foundation board based on pre-established criteria inspired by the CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund 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 is not just a signature high-profile event to celebrate creativity, but also an ongoing, sustainable focus for philanthropic support. #whyNFW