For Nashville’s Kurdish community — a people whose culture has historically come under fire — clothing is a tangible way of preserving their traditions.
Kicking it with Nashville’s sneaker culture
We talk with local sneakerheads and ask the question: Does Music City have a signature footwear style?
Walking a mile in Nashville’s cowboy boots culture
Cowboy boots are a classic part of Western wear, but they have become an iconic part of Nashville fashion. How did they come to be so popular here, and how have they changed over time? To learn more, we’re talking with star stylists, writers and local store owners.
At Nashville’s Most Inclusive Runway Show, Fashion Is For Every Body
This year marked the organization’s fifth inclusive fashion show, featuring models of different sizes, gender identities, races and abilities.
Nashville Hairstylist Wants To Elevate The Craft Of Styling Black Hair And Wash Out Eurocentric Focus
On special occasions as a child, Amber Curry recalls her grandmother transforming her hair into Shirley Temple curls that tightly hugged her head. She felt like a queen.
Manuel, Country Music Tailor, Honored By NEA For ‘Indispensable’ Work
Listen Nashville tailor Manuel Cuevas, the maker of rhinestone-studded suits worn by entertainers like Elvis Presley and Jack White, is receiving one of the nation’s highest honors for folk artists. The National Endowment for the Arts announced this week that he has won its National Heritage Fellowship, one of only 10 people who’ll receive the […]
To Boost Its Fashion Chops, Belmont University Acquires O’More College Of Design
Belmont University announced a plan Tuesday to merge with the Franklin-based O’More College of Design. This upcoming fall, all O’More students will move to Belmont’s campus in Nashville. The plan will unite the two schools’ graphic design programs and sees Belmont taking on three others: interior design, fashion design and fashion merchandising. Belmont President […]
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