Lexus Nashville Fashion Week announces designers

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Final group of designers for Nashville Fashion Week announced, including six local Nashville designers and Thursday headliner Christian Siriano

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (March 14, 2011)—Lexus Nashville Fashion Week announces the final group of designers who will show collections in runway shows, March 29–April 2, 2011. Throughout the week, shows will feature a total of 25 different designers (five each night), including Christian Siriano, winner of Project Runway’s fourth season, who has shown six collections at New York Fashion Week.

The newly announced group includes six Nashville based designers, as well as T. Raines (formerly of Heatherette) and Aman Stovall. Nashville-based designers include Coquette, Jamie and the Jones, Melissa Tabor, Olia Zavozina, Valentine Valentine and White Rabbit.

In addition, Christian Siriano will headline Lexus Nashville Fashion Week’s Thursday runway shows at the Crystal Fountain Church in historic East Nashville. Just 25 years old, Siriano is quickly building both a luxury brand and a name for himself in the fashion community. He has shown six collections at New York Fashion Week, and his work has been worn by everyone from Rihanna to Christina Hendricks. He is Payless’ top selling collaboration, and his collection is sold at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue and internationally from Russia to Dubai. Siriano was the youngest winner of the hit series, Project Runway, in its fourth season.

Previously announced designers include: Akiko, Ben Sherman, Betsey Johnson, Cooper by Courtney Warren, Gado Gado, Gustavo Cadile, Julianna Bass, Katharine Kidd, Kevork Kiledjian, Leona Collection, Loretta Jane, Norma Clare, Robert Graham, Steven OO, Sylvia Heisel and Unioin of Angels.

Nashville Fashion Week’s five nights of runway shows will take place in some of the city’s most historic, landmark and unique venues. In selecting locations, organizers sought places that would showcase the city’s diverse and distinctive venues and provide Nashville Fashion Week guests with opportunities to see these places in creative, new ways.