We had the good fortune of connecting with Edwina LaShan and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Edwina, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
Ten years ago, we created “Edwina LaShan Fashion Blog” to bring attention to shopping under a budget and still being stylish. With a huge lack of fashion and diversity within our community, we wanted to show our supporters that fashion is obtainable, where ever you reside.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
We use our blog as a platform to highlight all fashion influencers. We feature influencers from our hometown, surrounding areas, national influencers, international influencers, to celebrity influencers. We began hosting fashion shows, modeled, worked as models and behind the scenes staff for Chattanooga Fashion Week, styled for photo shoots, and hosted our own events. Our signature event “Unwine in Style” is a fashion networking event that highlights Fashion Designers, Fashion Stylist, Fashion Boutiques, and Fashion Influencers. It is a time for fashion lovers to come together, unwind, eat, drink, and enjoy fashion shows! It also a time to support local musicians and shop local small businesses.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
We would take them downtown to west village to check out some of the new restaurants, hotels and small businesses. We would also take them to visit the Chsttanooga Choo Choo. There are a lot of cool businesses in that area on Market Street and near Main Street. They will also have to check out MLk street home of Chattanooga Blues and Soul Food!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Bebe McClain, Lorean Mays, Joy Underwood, Tracy Odom, Prince Freeman Austin, Minique Murphy, Ramona Mccoy

Website: edwinalashan.com

Instagram: @edwinalashan

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EdwinaLaShan

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edwinalashan?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@edwinalashan?si=wllgpqomuR5GQ_hB

Other: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unwine-in-style-tickets-690243636297

Image Credits
Loren Viera, Millicent Garland, Casey Yoshida

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