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• Hhorsecrazy01

  I think you are missing the point…The money is raised is going to a fund for local designers….we are on the talent scene. Our Music, Art, and fashion scene grows by the day. Just stop by any of our live show venues, or stop in a local boutique and you will not be let down! Stop being snobs and actually explore the fashion world and you would not be left out of the loop.

• megs

  It’s not seemingly random. Nashville is one of THE entertainment capitals of the world and it does make sense to have a fashion week in Nashville

• guest

  Because we’ve got consumers, young designers, tastemakers and our own cool. Because we’re raising $$$ CFDA-style for a fund to help emerging local fashion talent. Because a smart designer knows fashion’s more than New York…

• Lacy

  julia, since you only just graduated from the university of pennsylvania last may, i’m guessing you haven’t seen a lot of the south! pretty sure you’re missing the mark here.

• http://www.facebook.com/williambridges William Bridges

  Nashville has a thriving economy full of consumers that are interested in high fashion. Though we are not as large as New York or LA. Nashville’s metropolitan area has over 1.5 million people. To say that the choice is random means you probably did little research to reach that conclusion. Fashion is sometimes about pushing past the trends to be unique. These designers are doing just that. Also, Betsey Johnson has a retail location in Nashville.

• DB

  Christian Siriano just tweeted about articles just like this one: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/9ip4ln

  He said: “About Nashville, I have something I’m confused about. I showed this season at New York Fashion Week, as always. I am also showing some of my collection in Nashville this weekend alongside local talent and Betsey Johnson because it’s a fun way for me to bring my art to a new market that really wants to see it. Some writers seem to look down on this, but I don’t understand what the problem is? My business is growing rapidly and I am doing everything I can to help that happen. What’s wrong with everyone having the chance to see fashion? Is nobody else allowed to have a look except people in New York? I do trunk shows around the country and around the world, as do most designers… and many designers often have fashion shows at or near trunk shows because they help people see the clothes and want to wear them. I am having a trunk show in Nashville this weekend as well. It’s going to be fun and good for my business, and I’m grateful that the people of Nashville want to have me!”

• http://herlifeondisplay.blogspot.com/2010/03/springtime-out-van-window.html Jenny Tennessee

  As a Nashville-based model, maybe I’m biased, but I can aboslutely shed some light on the subject. We are a community of artists and as with anyone, we want to be able to showcase incredible talent and art. We have the means to do it and we have the opportunity to show the world the depth of talent that thrives here and is constantly growing and changing.
  And as for the question of designers having ties to Nashville, they do. They have fans and people who love their work and want to see it in Nashville and what more do they really need?
  Nashville has ALWAYS been a reference for fashion. Just take a moment to think about the styles and trends that we see on the runways in other, larger markets every season that are reminiscent of looks that are quintessentially “Nashville.”
  The mark is definitely being missed. Nashville is an incredible place to be and it’s such an exciting time because we have so much new and emerging talent in not only fashion, but all kinds of music and entertainment. We are a community that thrives and creates, Fashion Week was really the next logical step.

• GeogiaE.

  It’s easy to forget that very few of New York’s big designers were born and raised in Manhattan. Many, in fact, come from American’s smaller cities and suburbs. And while these hometowns may not the the biggest markets for luxury fashion, they’re the communities that provide artists with the inspiration and support to dream big and make their way to New York. I applaud Christian Siriano for showing at Nashville Fashion Week! He clearly hasn’t forgotten where he comes from and that creativity and inspiration aren’t the properties of NYC and Paris.

  P.S. Nashville isn’t Fargo, folks! (And I’m sure Fargo has some talented artists too!) Music City USA has quite a few Refinery 29 hits. Check it out: http://www.refinery29.com/we-head-to-nashville-for-some-down-south-street-style , http://www.refinery29.com/is-nashville-the-new-la-more-s & http://www.refinery29.com/nashville-twang-karen-elson-go

• Julia Rubin

  I actually grew up in St. Louis, Lacy! And while that isn’t the South, I have spent the majority of my life not in the Northeast. My question (really, Styleite’s question) here is: why double book? Fashion shows are expensive, and the cost can be especially difficult for young labels like Siriano’s. The fact that Alexandre Herchcovitch showed the same exact collection in his home country of Brazil (http://www.styleite.com/runway/lea-t-alexandre-herchcovitch/) and in New York (http://www.styleite.com/runway/lea-t-alexandre-herchcovitch/) had us asking the same question.

• http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1033816044 Lisa Johnson Mua

  There is an awful lot of money in Nashville – Williamson County TN being one of the top wealthiest counties in the nation. A lot of stars live her believe it or not. Many people have gravitated from the West coast also over the years. We may not be a manufacturing hub like NYC, Milan, etc – that is true – but we make up for it with loving our designer duds. Emerging and established musicians also bring a lot of buzz to our fair city. Fashion and music go hand in hand in the medium of video, stage appearance, etc. We host a lot of international musicians here and it’s a given that they will need fashion and styling. Nashville has a lot to offer the arts – granted we are very tiny – but we are mighty.

• whatevs.

  Comparisons of Nashville to New York is absolutely absurd. Nashville is a community, not a city like New York… and it never should be. That is why this place IS where designers should come. The thing that makes OUR city so awesome is the closeness of each individual person to another; the designers, models, photographers, event planners, backstage help….etc….The will of each person to relate to another and help a single person’s overall success is completely unlike any large city on the map… We accept Christian Siriano like he is our brother from another and Betsey Johnson like she could possibly be our birth mom. This is no diss to humankind or the incredible fashion mecca of New York… but in order to completely understand the lengths that Nashville goes to in order to support one another and join together is something one can only get from experience. A stereotypical assumption from someone with little knowledge of this city is as reliable as a drunken plastic surgeon.

• http://twitter.com/JStoneFashion Josh Livingstone

  Well I was going to say something about this, as well… I think everyone pretty much wrapped it up though. Give it 4 more years and you will ask your self why didn’t you move here. Nashville is one of a kind. One day soon you will see… assuming you can fathom that, Music City might actually be more then country music and cowboy hats.

• guest

  Maybe you should ask Kelly Cutrone? Do you know who she is? or Gwyneth Paltrow? Karen Elson? Nicole Kidman? Lily Aldridge? They may help you get to the bottom of this!

• Oliviates

  Whoever wrote this comment is blessed in my prayers right now!

• Sydney Rahimtoola

  I definitely agree. Siriano is smart. Fashion is an industry, therefore we must thrive our own collections and open other peoples’ eyes. And if this is an industry, it has to make its demographics and revenue. Now, art is a different subject. I’d probably showcase my art in a location more artsy, like France or New York. For music, I’d do Nashville or New York. C’mon, get with the program styelite xx

• mea

  I agree that you might be a bit off the mark. Try going to Nashville and I’ll think you see.