Warby Parker Class Trip

We didn't have to spend too much time in Nashville to notice the tight-knit community of artisans and creatives. While in town, we spent time with a handful of Nashville characters in their local businesses—Barista Parlor, Third Man Records, Sideshow Sign Co., Parlour and Juke, and Imogene + Willie—to get to know the people behind the burgeoning Nashville brands.

We can't seem to stop raving about Imogene + Willie, and the community that the store has helped to foster in Nashville. Nearly every person that we met with while we were in town is connected to the store in some way—either their product is carried there, they used to work there, shop there, or are simply friends with them. Regardless of the connection, they've brought together a really phenomenal group of people. (more...)

We didn't have to spend too much time in Nashville to notice the tight-knit community of artisans and creatives. While in town, we spent time with a handful of Nashville characters in their local businesses—Barista Parlor, Third Man Records, Sideshow Sign Co., Parlour and Juke, and Imogene + Willie—to get to know the people behind the burgeoning Nashville brands.

We had assumed that the people in Nashville would be nice, but we didn't realize just how nice until we arrived. And simply calling them "nice" doesn't do their temperaments justice. They're welcoming, hospitable, accommodating and warm. We found it to be the kind of place where you'd receive a hug from someone who had been a stranger just a few minutes before. Of the people that we met, one that's really stuck in our minds has been Elise Joseph. (more...)

We didn't have to spend too much time in Nashville to notice the tight-knit community of artisans and creatives. While in town, we spent time with a handful of Nashville characters in their local businesses—Barista Parlor, Third Man Records, Sideshow Sign Co., Parlour and Juke, and Imogene + Willie—to get to know the people behind the burgeoning Nashville brands.

After briefly chatting with Emil at Barista Parlor the other day, we were excited to see his half of the space he shares with Otis James. Plus, we had already seen his bags and belts at Imogene + Willie, aprons on the baristas at the coffee shop and one hanging on the back wall of the Sideshow Sign Co. workspace. Clearly, Nashville residents are big fans of the Emil Erwin line.  (more...)

We didn't have to spend too much time in Nashville to notice the tight-knit community of artisans and creatives. While in town, we spent time with a handful of Nashville characters in their local businesses—Barista Parlor, Third Man Records, Sideshow Sign Co., Parlour and Juke, and Imogene + Willie—to get to know the people behind the burgeoning Nashville brands.

"How do we get in?" was our first question for Otis James, as we called him from outside of what we believed was his studio space in Marathon Village. We entered through a side door of the massive brick building, strolled down the hall, and eventually found a black door with his name on it, lit by a single hanging light. (more...)