Stylist Trish Townsend Opens Nashville Men’s Store

Nashville stylist Trish Townsend has worked with some of the city’s biggest names over her two-decade career, but now, she’s branching out in a different direction — men’s wear retailer. “I always wondered where a stylist goes when they want to make a change,” said Townsend, who has dressed Nashville luminaries including Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Vince Gill, LeAnn Rimes, Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw. While she continues to serve as the go-to image-maker for Shelton and Underwood, among others, Townsend was ready for her next chapter. “I’ve been doing it for 23 years and I’m still styling, but my hours are more limited now. Blake is superbusy and Carrie has slowed down since she had her baby.” So today, she will host the grand opening of Townsend Style, a boutique targeted to fashionable men who call the city home. Townsend took 1,200 square feet in Brentwood, Tenn., a Nashville suburb, and plunged into retail, opening what she characterized as a “raw, cool and hip” store. She’s brought together an assortment that ranges from Ted Baker and John Varvatos to Jack Victor, Kent & Curwen and The Kooples. She described the aesthetic as “preppy with flair — everything has a twist.” In addition to

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