2018 Issue 2 Mar/Apr - Focus Mid-Tenn Magazine
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NASHVILLE FASHION WEEK IS RUNWAY READY<br />
ABOUT<br />
NASHVILLE<br />
FASHION WEEK<br />
Nashville Fashion<br />
Week is a celebration of<br />
Nashville’s thriving fashion<br />
and retail community and<br />
its vast array of creative<br />
talent. Featuring local,<br />
regional and national<br />
designers and industry<br />
professionals encourages<br />
both Nashvillians and<br />
visitors to explore the<br />
city’s diverse fashion and<br />
retail spaces throughout<br />
the week. NFW is<br />
founded and directed<br />
by a collaboration of<br />
fashion, retail and media<br />
professionals who<br />
have combined their<br />
resources to create a<br />
completely volunteerled<br />
event spotlighting<br />
Nashville’s growing fashion<br />
community. The focus of<br />
that is in support of the<br />
Nashville Fashion Forward<br />
Fund of the Community<br />
Foundation of <strong>Mid</strong>dle<br />
<strong>Tenn</strong>essee.<br />
THE NASHVILLE FASHION FORWARD FUND<br />
The Nashville Fashion Forward Fund of the Community Foundation of <strong>Mid</strong>dle <strong>Tenn</strong>essee is an endowed fund that<br />
receives proceeds from Nashville Fashion Week each year. The establishment of the Nashville Fashion Forward Fund was<br />
inspired by the professional development provided by the Council of Fashion Designers (CFDA) through programs such<br />
as the CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund. The Nashville Fashion Forward Fund ensures that Nashville Fashion Week is not just<br />
a signature high-profile event to celebrate creativity, but also an ongoing, sustainable focus for philanthropic support.<br />
The Community Foundation exists to promote and facilitate giving in the 40 counties of <strong>Mid</strong>dle <strong>Tenn</strong>essee. For more<br />
information, call 615-321-4939 or visit CFMT.org.<br />
Photos courtesy of Adrian Morales of SnappyLifestyle<br />
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