helping us bring chic city spotlight into 2013
is fellow blogger, morgan robertson!
morgan has lived in memphis,
but now she lives outside of nashville, tn.
guess what?
she has a fashion blog of her very own that showcases her personal style.
check out wake up your wardrobe!
Describe Nashville fashion in one word.
Conservative- nobody really pushes the fashion boundaries
in Nashville! For the most part, people
dress on the more modest side and stick with what is current and popular.
Rarely do I see a risk taker. You can spend a night on the town and see 80% of
the girls AND guys wearing basically the same thing.
Compare and contrast Nashville fashion with fashion in
Memphis.
I would say that Nashville honors southern tradition more
than Memphis does. For example, in May we have the Steeplechase horse races.
Everyone is decked out in seersucker, pastels, Vineyard Vines, Lilly Pulitzer,
and huge hats! There are a lot of cowboy
hats and cowboy boots floating around in the downtown Nashville/Broadway
area. If you head to midtown or West End
area, you will see more of the current trends and popular brand names. Memphis
style, in my opinion, varies greatly and seems to have more of an urban feel
than Nashville. Really, anything goes in Memphis it seems!
Where are the best places to shop in Nashville?
I actually don’t live in the heart of Nashville, so most
of my shopping is done online! The Green
Hills Mall is probably the best all- in-one stop for shopping! They now have a Nordstrom, Tory Burch,
J.Crew, David Yurman, Sephora, Michael Kors, Free People, Burberry, Kate Spade,
Anthropologie, etc. There is also an Urban Outfitters in the Gulch!
What brands are highly coveted where you are?
Equipment, Tory Burch, Michael Kors, Longchamp, David
Yurman, Barbour, and Hunter are some of the most commonly worn. Most highly coveted? I would think the higher end designers- Louis
Vuitton, Celine, Chanel, Manolo, Louboutin, etc. that are not as commonly seen.
What is a Nashville fashionista wearing on a typical day?
Right now with the winter weather, most girls are in a long flowy
blouse, like an Equipment blouse, dark skinny jeans tucked into Tory Burch
boots, a statement necklace, loads of arm candy, Ray Bans, and a designer
bag. I have seen a lot of Burberry
quilted coats, Barbour jackets, and Hunter Rain Boots making an appearance as
well!
What Spring trend are you most looking forward to adopting?
Me personally- distressed boyfriend jeans! I have been working on shredding them in all
of the right places! Also- pattern
mixing. I am so in love with J.Crew 2013
Spring line up- the bright colors and all of various patterns are uh-mazing.
What current trend do you wish would go away?
Platform Sneaker Wedges.
It is just one trend I cannot get on board with.
Finish the sentence. A fashionable Nashville girl would not
be caught dead in _____.
Harem Pants. Or
hair chalk. Yikes.
You’re a fashion blogger. What inspired you to start a blog?
Actually, I was quite hesitant to start a blog. It is rather hard to put yourself out there
on the web- especially with photos of yourself and your own personal style! I
felt like I had been in sort of a style funk until I came across some other
fashion blogs, such as Atlantic-Pacific and The Pink Peonies. I was so happy to have my passion for being
daring and creative reawakened! Soon I had a million ideas running through my
head of new outfits to make and old outfits to spruce up. After some sweet
encouragement from my husband, I created Wake Up Your Wardrobe as a way to
showcase my personal sense of style and love of all things fashion. Hopefully it becomes a source of inspiration
for girls who want to try something new with the items in their closet and
build confidence.
What makes blogging in Nashville fun or unique?
Probably the location.
All within a fifteen minute drive you could be downtown with
skyscrapers, on a rural farm, or even in front of a lake in a small town!
Fast-Forward 5 years. Where do you see yourself? And do you
see a place for
WUYW?
Wow. That’s a great
question! If you had told me five years
ago that I would have landed my dream job, married the love of my life, and
have had the courage to start my own style blog, I would have thought you were
lying! I really don’t know- I am so surprised at the success that WUYW
has had in its first three months, I can’t wait to see what just the upcoming
year has in store! If I still love blogging then as much as I do today, I would
see no reason to stop! Hopefully I can
still be a fashionable elementary school teacher, wife, and mother at thirty
years old- right?
a special thanks to morgan robertson of wake up your wardrobe
for taking the time to tell us about nashville and life as a fashion blogger :)
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