Nashville Designers Joining the International Chic at Fashion Week

The brand-new extravaganza called

has now announced all the designers that will participate in the city's first official week of runway shows, couture, cocktail parties, knowledge-sharing and networking. The event also celebrates Nashville by setting its glamorous events in diverse sites around town, from the Pinnacle to the Arcade, from an East Nashville church to the grand old War Memorial Auditorium downtown.

The kickoff is less than two weeks away — The five-day event runs Tuesday, March 29, to Saturday, April 2 — and organizers have crafted an impressive tapestry of fashion talent, both local and international players.

The full lineup was revealed earlier this week:

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

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.

This group rounds out the full list of Lexus Nashville Fashion Week designers:

Aman Stovall — Southern natives Brent Johnson and Mary Catherine Moody’s luxury brand, Aman Stovall, is defined by Italian fabrications, couture sewing techniques and modern influences. Johnson’s skills in modern tailoring mixed with Moody’s embellishment techniques began the partnership of Aman Stovall.

Coquette by Brooke Shipley — Coquette swimwear is a combination of vintage elegance and modern design that come together to create one of a kind garments, reflecting the uniqueness of the women who wear them.

Jamie and the Jones — Jamie and the Jones is a collaboration of classic forms and raw artistic beauty. Wearable colors and shapes, infused with intricate hand embroidery, knit, crochet and fabric painting, create an understated elegance that is uniquely Jamie and the Jones.

Melissa Tabor — Melissa Tabor is a Nashville-based women’s wear designer. She studied clothing design/marketing at AIU in Atlanta. She started her line in 2006 in Atlanta and debuted her first Nashville line this past fall.

Olia Zavozina — Olia Zavozina is a designer and manufacturer of high-fashion bridal gowns and bespoke menswear. Zavozina has been designing custom bridal gowns for the last five years and is now launching the Royal Elegance collection for retailers.

Valentine Valentine by Amanda Valentine — Raised on thrifting and quilting in Nebraska, Amanda Valentine's mother taught her to sew at age 8. After a degree in design and a stint in Los Angeles, Valentine landed in Nashville, where she is a wardrobe stylist and designer.

White Rabbit by Shea Steele — Shea Steele is a Nashville-based designer with a keen eye for bold elements. White Rabbit garments and accessories reflect a background in fine art and employ striking combinations of volume, proportion, color and shape to achieve maximum impact through minimal means. Steele also owns Local Honey, a Nashville boutique known for its support of local designers.

T. Rains — Traver Rains (formerly of Heatherette), who recently took some time off to work on his photography, is debuting his new line, T. Rains. His cool collection of silk-screened tees, tanks and hoodies is in keeping with his cowboy style, and the collection has a retro-Western feel, employing '60s pop art and images from Rains’ own photography.