NWA Fashion Week is back for our third year of Fall Shows on October 3-5th, 2019 at Drake Field in Fayetteville. This season is fashion forward, focusing on high end boutiques and designers focusing on avant garde, couture, and evening wear.

About NWA Fashion Week

NWA Fashion Week’s mission is to highlight fashion trends, support local brands, provide a creative outlet for amazing designers, and celebrate Northwest Arkansas’ growing culture. NWA Fashion Week aims to showcase and retain the talent that makes Northwest Arkansas unique, and to act as a catalyst for future collaborative productions. By providing opportunities for photographers, stylists, models, designers, and production teams, NWA Fashion Week hopes to offer experience and lead the way for fashion trends and style throughout Northwest Arkansas. NWA Fashion Week is dedicated to providing opportunities for all those interested in growing the fashion industry in Northwest Arkansas.

NWA Fashion Week is held semi-annually, in the Spring in Bentonville and in the Fall in Fayetteville, and is dedicated to expanding the understanding of the visual culture of fashion. All proceeds from both events are dedicated to supporting the non-profit organization The Arkansas Arts and Fashion Forum.

Contact katie@nwafw.com for more information or press inquiries.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

NWAFW x Pecha Kucha

Wednesday April 3rd, 7-9pm | Crystal Bridges

NWA Fashion Week will host a pecha kucha style presentation featuring designers, stylists, and industry professionals. Event will be held on Walker Landing at Crystal Bridges from 7pm – 9pm. This event is free and open to the public.

In Conversation: Gabrielle Korn

Saturday April 6th, 2-4pm | Location TBD

Editor-in-Chief at NYLON Media, Gabrielle Korn will be in town for NWA Fashion Week to discuss the current state of fashion, how the heartland can interact with the coastal fashion scene, and the business of running one of the world’s hippest magazines. This event is presented by the Arkansas Arts & Fashion Forum.

NWAFW – THE SHOWS Three nights of runway shows divided into thematic showcases. 

THURSDAY APRIL 4

NWAFW x Bridal

Thursday April 4, 7 – 9:30pm| 21c Museum Hotel

Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7:15pm

Tickets range from $35 – $50.

NWA Fashion Week’s first ever bridal event, NWAFW x Bridal, at 21c Museum Hotel in Downtown Bentonville will feature designers as well as commercial vendors. 

Bridal Boutiques

Joon Bridal

Tesori

She Said Yes

Designers:

Amy Johnson

Ashley Little

Alicia Crayton

NWA Fashion Week is partnered with 21c Museum Hotel, along with Amanda Reed Weddings, Avad3, Brock Entertainment, Dave and a Camera, Eventures, Jessica Robinson Photography, Samantha T Photography, and PIGMINT Floral Studio. 

NWAFW x Active 

Thursday, April 4th, 6:30pm-10pm | Record

Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7:15pm

Tickets range from $45 – $120.

Across the square at the Record on Thursday, April 4th, NWA Fashion Week will be hosting our first-ever activewear show, NWAFW x Active. Partnering with local vendors, global brands, and regional designers, we are elevating the athletic to the runway.

Runway Presentations:

22nd Element

Arkie Apparel

Bearded Goat Apparel

BEAT Outdoor Gear

BESWEET

Dig Clothing Company ft. LIVSN Designs

Exlr Yoga Lounge presents lululemon   

Gearhead

Inkjnk  

Rapha

Stitches

NWAFW x DBI After Party

Thursday, April 5th, 10:00pm – 12:30pm | 21c Museum Hotel

Doors open at 10:00pm

Tickets $25

NWA Fashion Week is partnering with Downtown Bentonville Inc. to host the first official afterparty for the NWA Fashion Week Spring Shows! Featuring Brock Entertainment, this event will be the official post-show celebration kicking off a weekend of fantastic fashion events.

FRIDAY APRIL 5

NWAFW x Ready To Wear

Friday, April 5th, 6:30pm-10:00pm | Record

Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7:00pm. 

Tickets range from $50 – $200

NWAFW x Ready to Wear is our first-ever show dedicated to a shoppable runway. This event focuses on fashion-forward commercial vendors with a local footprint and designers that feature apparel for your everyday lifestyle. 

Commercial Vendors:

59th and 9th

Dandy Roll

Eleventy

George

Hubbard Clothing Co.

Lola

Maude

Terra and Sky

Time and True

After Party in Development

Designers:

Big Sister Apparel

Darcy Apparel

Ethwes

Ruby Ru

SATURDAY APRIL 6

NWAFW x Avant Garde

Saturday, April 6th, 6:30pm-10:00pm | Record

Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7:00pm. 

Tickets range from $50 – $200

NWAFW x Avant Garde is our most experimental and creative runway yet. We are featuring exclusively designers from Arkansas and Oklahoma who designs are on the cutting edge of creative apparel. 

Designers:

A’Lyece Lenae

Ashton Hall

Basana Chhetri

Bizarre Couture

Eclection

Ellen Elaine

Nicole Simone

Regenerous Designs featuring B-Unlimited

Robbie’s Era

Rosie Rose

Samantha’s Garden

The R Gene

After Party in Development

Learn more about NWA Fashion Week and purchase tickets on www.nwafw.com

Please email katie@nwafw.com with press inquiries.

NWA Fashion Week Sponsors

NWA Fashion Week is thrilled to work with the amazing local and global partners to continue to improve and grow the runway shows season after season. Their support is integral to bringing the brands you love to the spotlight. If you are interested in becoming involved as a sponsor, please email to learn more about the available opportunities.

WE ARE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AMAZING LOCAL AND GLOBAL PARTNERS INCLUDING

• 3W Magazine
• Arkansas Arts & Fashion Forum
• BlakeSt
• Brock Entertainment
• Citiscapes Magazine
• Covergirl
• Danielson Law Firm, PLLC
• Fortune Horse
• Fox 24
• French Kiss Coffee
• High Society Event Rentals
• HOWSE
• JTH Productions
• KNWA
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Paul Mitchell School
• Rumwolf Video
• Samantha T Photography
• Some Assembly Required
• Springwoods Behavioral Health
• Swetnam Cosmetic Surgery
• The Arkansas CW
• The Looking Glass NWA
• Uptown Eyes 

There is still time to join our list of sponsors and to be recognized at our highly anticipated SPRING show.  Deadline for Sponsorship and Media Partnership is March 1st, 2019.  For more information, please email katie@nwafw.com