2012 was equally full of joys, successes, challenges and lessons for all of us at imogene + willie… All of which brought us closer together as a team, a family.

Really, when it comes down to it, everything that we have learned in this year is less about blue jeans, but more about relationships, both business and personal. And those beautiful relationships are what we treasure, because that’s what really matters.

We hope for you in this new year: peace, health and happiness… and a bunch of great joys, successes, challenges and lessons.

With our love and thanks,
Matt, Carrie and the entire i+w family

‘Tis the season! We are so excited to partner with East Nashville’s Ross Elementary School to provide clothing for children in need this holiday season. Please drop items off at the gas station between December 7th – January 6th. We will be collecting new and used:

• socks, belts and underwear (for kids age 4-11)
• any solid color polo (collared shirts size 4-12 or XS-M)
• black, khaki or navy blue pants, skirts or jumpers (sizes 4-12 or XS-M)
• coats, hats and gloves for winter
• fun weekend clothes
• shoes (sizes 4-12)
• raincoats, boots and umbrellas

If you are interested in learning more about the Nashville program, please click here. For our out-of-state friends, help is needed nationwide. To see about getting involved in your neck of the woods, check out the Communities In Schools website.

The Warby Parker school bus is comin’ to town, and we’re excited to have them parked outside our shop November 28-30. Come celebrate with us this Thursday night, November 29th from 6-8 pm. We’ll have live music inside from Nikki Lane and Fly Golden Eagle and our friends at Yazoo Brew are providing the beer. Come early… the shop will fill up quickly!

We love living in Tennessee, but this time of year brings on another layer of homesickness: basketball season with family and friends. There’s not much Kentucky pre-game hype around these parts!

We missed the UK/Maryland game last Friday, because the schedule isn’t engrained in our brains like it was from birth on.

Just printed the schedule for our fridge. Never know… you might need to print one, too! I have yet to go to a city in the WORLD where I didn’t meet a Kentucky fan.

Go.Big.Blue!

Love,

Carrie

Photos from life around the shop + office lately…

This Sunday, October 14, the BOOTLEG airstream trailer will be parked in front of our shop, inviting people in to shop hard-to-find shoes like Laurence Dacade, Raphael Young, J Shoes, Rosegold and Esquivel. The owner, Sarah Ellison Lewis, is taking the trailer on a tour across the southeast US (20 cities in 30 days), including a stop in our town. Join us from 2-4 pm this Sunday at imogene + willie, or see if they’re hitting a city near you.

Tomorrow night! Join us for a dance party at the Belcourt Theatre, one of many events that are in support of this years nD Festival.

Your $25 ticket ($20 for Belcourt members) will get you Bang Candy jello shots, cocktails, Yazoo beer and homemade biscuits… On top of that, Ben Swank and William Tyler, both who wear many hats in our fair city, will deejay the evening, which is a treat in itself. That’s less than you’d spend on a night out and it goes toward your favorite indie film house!

Get your ticket right here, or you may also purchase one at the door. When else are you gonna get to shake it on the stage of the theatre and not get shushed or escorted out?

The party starts around 10 pm. See you there!

Love,

Jessica, Erin + Elise

nD Festival

Found Footage Party

Favorite clips from the World Wide Web

Saturday, September 29

7 – 9 pm

Third Man Records

$40 ($35 Belcourt members)

Free with nD Patrons Pass

Matt and I are chairing this hilarious event for Belcourt Theatre’s nD Festival to directly support their education and engagement programs… and we would love your help! If you feel inclined, please send over your favorite video clips (à la lady falling out of a grape vat / Honey Boo Boo Child). They can be incredibly obscure or terribly popular, we just want to curate the best of the best for this lovely cause. The event will be hosted by the incomparable Chris Crofton and clips will be projected at Third Man‘s state-of-the-art venue. Please join us and get your tickets here!

Feel free to send submissions to my email at: erin@imogeneandwillie.com.

xo,

Erin

We are so excited to help kick off nD Fest this evening at the shop! nD Festival is a fundraiser that directly supports our local Belcourt Theatre’s education and engagement programs, with special events and parties celebrating indie film, fashion and music in Nashville.

The Preview Party is tonight at imogene + willie from 6-8 pm, followed by three days of events, September 28-30. Many wonderful artists including Abby White/Prairie GR, Acorn + Archer, Billy Reid, Buckshot Sonny’s, Debe Dohrer, Dustie Smith, Emil Erwin, Haven, A. Micah Smith, Otis James, and Lucy Pop Salon will be set up flea market style in the backyard, Burger UP, Mafiaoza’s and Edley’s BBQ will provide food and Shelly Colvin will be playing music from her upcoming record inside the shop.

With your purchase of nD tickets, you help make it possible for the Belcourt to provide post-film discussions and Q&As, film symposiums, and community collaborations with organizations like the Martha O’Bryan Center and the Oasis Center. Find out more information and get your tickets here.