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Clio Roms roots run deep in the Ozark Mountains. Her grandfather, Roy Rom, was highly regarded as a professor of horticulture at the University of Arkansas and an expert 0n the role of apples in the economy of Northwest Arkansas in the early 20th century.

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If you missed this year's NWA Fashion Week events, you can still get a little taste by simply walking down Emma Avenue in Springdale.

If you missed this years NWA Fashion Week events, you can still get a little taste by simply walking down Emma Avenue in Springdale.

After two years, Northwest Arkansas Fashion Week returned March 10-12 and featured modeling performances and designer showcases highlighting underrepresented communities.

NWA Fashion Week kicked off its first in-person runway shows in three years March 10 at the Momentary in Bentonville by featuring the Marshallese, Congolese, Latinx and transgender communities.

NWA Fashion Week kicked off its first in-person runway shows in three years March 10 at the Momentary in Bentonville by featuring the Marshallese, Congolese, Latinx and transgender communities.

On Friday, Bryce Arroyos made his debut as a fashion designer in Northwest Arkansas at NWA Fashion Week.

There never seems to be enough time to plan NWA Fashion Week, say its organizers at Interform, the arts and culture nonprofit that plans and executes all its events. But this time, they've had three years to get ready rather than one.

There never seems to be enough time to plan NWA Fashion Week, say its organizers at Interform, the arts and culture nonprofit that plans and executes all its events. But this time, they've had three years to get ready rather than one.