Julie Whitehead Jones models tie-dyed fashions that she will showcase on the
runway at Chattanooga Fashion Week at Warehouse Row on Aug. 22-25. Jones, a
Chattanooga-based designer, owns JBD Dye Worx.If you goWhat: Chattanooga Fashion Week.Where: Warehouse Row.When: Aug. 22-25; Wednesday through Friday, 5-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-10 p.m.Admission: General admission, $45; Gold VIP admission, $75, each day. A shopping event is free to the public on Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Contact: chattanoogafashionweek.comEvents and runway scheduleAug. 22: Emerging Designer Showcase.Aug. 23: Accessories Showcase and Rock the Runway hair show.Aug. 24: Swimwear and The Men’s Show runway shows.Aug. 25: Fashion Row (featuring “pop-up” shops) and The Children’s Runway, noon; The Teen Scene runway show, 2 p.m.; The Couture Bride runway show, 5 p.m.; Cocktail Hour, 6 p.m.; The Grand Finale Runway Show, 8 p.m.About the designerJulie Whitehead Jones, owner of JBD Dye Worx, is one of the designers whose fashions will be featured at Chattanooga Fashion Week later this month at Warehouse Row. Jones, a graduate of Girls Preparatory School and Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, worked for carpet and rug companies as a designer and colorist in northwest Georgia before starting a hand-dyed clothing business in Chattanooga.JBD Dye Worx designs are sold at The Chattanooga Market, regional festivals and at dyeworx.com.
Chattanooga Fashion Week, a big-city style showcase of beauty and fashion trends, will be staged Aug. 22-25 at Warehouse Row.
The four-day event, which includes runway fashion shows and hairstyle demonstrations, is being billed as the ultimate fashion party.
Jaime Hatcher Hemsley, owner of Gage Talent Knoxville, said she got the idea of orchestrating fashion weeks in smaller cities after attending a similar event in Austin, Texas.
“I loved it, and the community loved it,” Hemsley said of the Austin event. “I started thinking, why not do it in Knoxville? So, I did.