Vicarious: Recent Episodes
Libby Callaway
Go behind the curtain with style expert Libby Callaway. Vicarious is a vibrant interview webcast that gives viewers a fresh perspective on the lives of stylish Nashvillians by hearing the stories attached to their clothes.
Alisa Jernigan (@themomalisa_) and I met a year ago, through Instagram. We didn’t know each other when she messaged me to ask me why there weren’t any people of color in my feed. She also said that she questioned why she followed me if she didn’t see people like herself represented in the mix of women in my circle. My response was immediate: You’re right - I can do better. And can we have coffee? A week later, we did. And we found out we have a lot in common, including a love of vintage clothes (she sells under the name @ebbandivvintage) and folks with unique style. In Episode 7 of Vicarious, we’re exploring Alisa’s. It’s a good one. Enjoy! - Libby
The first time I saw the Nashville-based singer/songwriter @Langhorneslim - aka Sean Scolnick - he was walking in our mutual neighborhood of East Nashville, dressed in a way that asked for second-takes - which is exactly what I did. I mean, how can you avoid looking hard at a dude wearing Frye boots, a T-shirt, short-shorts, and a hat with an oversized crown. And with that said, how could I not have Sean on Vicarious? He was actually one of the first people I put on my dream list for guests. I love the conversation we had about his personal style and what’s in his closet, and think you will, too. XX, Libby
Episode Five had landed, in all of its colorful glory. A true maximalist is deeply comfortable with their visual excess, in all parts of their life, One of the purest examples of this is Libby’s dear friend Vadis Turner, a true-blue maximalist if we’ve ever seen one. Vadie lives and breathes with visual exuberance — from her perfectly too-much apartment in downtown Nashville to her perfectly too-much wardrobe, with her powerful feminist art filling the space in between. In her Vicarious chat, Vadie talks about the origins of her joyful personal style, centering around pieces that are both comfortable (message T-shirts, Vans) and highly memorable (purses shaped like horseheads, electric blue suits), its influences, and how it’s evolved through her life.
In Episode Four, Charles Brown talks about growing up in a supportive family that nurtured and encouraged his love of fashion and dressing up, and how that support gave him confidence to explore and expand his personal style, which combines great textiles and mid-century Hollywood glamour (this is a man who loves himself a caftan) with a confident embrace of gender fluidity. Charles has known he was an entrepreneur since kindergarten, when he had the idea to start his own fashion company. That dream materialized in the early aughts, when he opened Charles Lord, his Nashville-based fashion womenswear company that trades in the same kind of high chic held by his style icons, French aristocrat Jacqueline de Ribes and former Vogue editor (and Charles’ fellow Francophile) André Leon Talley. Today, Charles is a well-loved and respected member of Nashville’s increasingly diverse and expanding fashion community.
In addition to being a successful songwriter and performer, Allison Moorer is a devoted mother, wife, sister and friend, and a talented non-fiction writer, she applies an effortlessly chic sense of style to everything she does, from how she communicates (written thank-you notes are the norm) to how she entertains (home-cooked meals served on gorgeous tablescapes) to how she chooses her clothes. In our chat, she reveals that her style has evolved over the years to her current mode, which finds her dressing in luxurious, meticulously cut, often interchangeable basics that she describes as “adult Garanimals.” It’s a fascinating Vicarious conversation with a thoughtful and knowledgeable subject.
Caroline Randall Williams is one of those women for whom the term "multi-hyphenate" was created. She clocks in as a writer, educator, chef, activist and pundit (perhaps you've seen her on MSNBC, riffing on politics and identity), but simply put, she's one of Nashville's most prominent thought leaders. She's also stylish AF, donning a chic Byron Lars dress for her Vicarious chat (she tries to wear Black designers whenever she can) with a vintage Celine belt she picked up in Boston when she was attending Harvard. Libby talked to CRW about the evolution of her style, through her childhood in Nashville, multiple matriculations, and her current TV closeups. Enjoy!
Go behind the curtain with style expert Libby Callaway. Vicarious is a vibrant interview webcast that gives viewers a fresh perspective on the lives of stylish Nashvillians by hearing the stories attached to their clothes
Welcome to the Age of Vicarious! And welcome to the closet of the wonderful @misskarenelson, the first guest on The Callaway’s new webcast. In our debut episode, Karen talks about how her personal style has evolved over the years, from growing up in Manchester, England, to her early years as a high-fashion model through her move to Nashville over 15 years ago, which issued in a new phase of her life that includes motherhood and activism.