Country music performers have been turning heads in custom-designed stage wear since the late 1940s. During this program, moderated by the Museum’s Angela Stefano Zimmer, designers Marina Toybina and Maria “Poni” Silver—who both work with Carrie Underwood, among other musicians—will discuss their careers and their design processes. Marina Toybina is a seven-time Emmy-winning costume and fashion designer who has worked with Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Pink, Taylor Swift, and many others, as well as on The Masked Singer, So You Think You Can Dance, The X Factor, and other television shows. She is also a judge and mentor on the Hulu competition series Dress My Tour. Toybina is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and launched her first fashion line, Glaza, while still in school. Her work has been featured in outlets including Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, People, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, and Variety. Maria “Poni” Silver is head of wardrobe for Underwood’s Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency and has also designed stage wear for Ruby Amanfu, Adia Victoria, and more, as well as for the Nashville Ballet production Seven Deadly Sins. She is a Fashion Institute of Technology graduate and Nashville Fashion Week’s 2017 Nashville Fashion Forward Fund recipient. Designs from her brand Black by Maria Silver, launched in 2011, have been featured in Elle, Glamour, Vogue, and other publications. Silver is also a musician: she has been a touring drummer since 2004 and has recorded six albums. Presented in partnership with Nashville Fashion Week. Ford Theater. Limited seating. Program ticket required. Free. Cash bar available beginning at 5:30 p.m. Theater doors open at 5:45 p.m.

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