Fashion Is For Every Body Explained

Fashion Is For Every Body
Founder:Alicia Searcy
Type:Nonprofit
Status:Nonprofit organization
Purpose:To encourage interaction and inclusion versus segregation and exclusion in fashion
Location:Nashville, Tennessee
Fields:Fashion

Fashion Is For Every Body (FIFEB), founded in 2016 by disabled fashion blogger Alicia Searcy,[1] is a 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The organization promotes inclusivity in the fashion industry by hosting runway shows, events, and interactive fashion opportunities in the community.

History

In 2017, Boundless was the first inclusive fashion event FIFEB produced, casting models of varying abilities, gender identities, sizes and races.[2]

Runway Shows

!Year!Fashion Designer(s)
2017Opium Vintage, Sue Surdi Designs, Cat-Land Forever Couture, Ola Mai and Lilly Guilder
2018A Lady of the Lake, Eric Adler, Black by Maria Silver and Any Old Iron[3]
2019
2021Any Old Iron, Suzanne Wade[4] [5]
2022Article X, A Lady of the Lake, Laura Citron, Any Old Iron's Andrew Clancey, Dahlia, Unhidden[6] [7]
2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anderson . Wendy . Nashville Fashion Week addresses diversity issues . 2024-03-10 . The Tennessean . en-US.
  2. Web site: Fisher . Kelly . ‘Inclusive’ fashion show pushes for ‘body positivity’ in Nashville . 2024-03-09 . The Tennessean . en-US.
  3. Web site: Fisher . Kelly . ‘Ethereal, funky goodness’ coming to Nashville in ‘inclusive’ fashion show . 2024-03-09 . The Tennessean . en-US.
  4. Web site: Pfleger . Paige . 2021-09-14 . At Nashville’s Most Inclusive Runway Show, Fashion Is For Every Body . 2024-03-09 . WPLN News . en-US.
  5. Web site: Sleem . Seena . 2021-09-08 . Fashion show in Nashville features all-inclusive models . 2024-03-09 . News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF) . en.
  6. Web site: Ciccarone . Erica . 2022-09-08 . Inclusivity Rules at the Annual Fashion Is for Every Body Runway Show . 2024-03-09 . Nashville Scene . en.
  7. Web site: McCarthy . Darby . 2022-09-10 . Self-love activist models on 6th-year runway of inclusive 'Fashion is for Every Body' in Nashville . 2024-03-09 . News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF) . en.

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