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Nantucket’s first luxury fashion event launches on the weekend of October 9-11, 2026
What is The Nantucket Edit?
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The Nantucket Edit is a curated three-day coastal luxury fashion event on Nantucket, scheduled for Columbus Day Weekend 2026. Friday-through-Sunday programming includes a signature Fashion Show with an After Party, designer talks with celebrity and local talent, VIP receptions, brand activations, and trunk shows. Designed as a recurring annual event, it brings together emerging and established designers alongside Nantucket’s talent, serving as a signature cultural moment of Nantucket's fall season and supporting women’s health and Nantucket’s community.
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*Check back on July 15 for our full Website Launch
The Nantucket Edit Leadership
AJ Williams
Founder, Executive Producer, Sponsorships
AJ Williams brings 30 years of experience producing landmark events, from luxury weddings to large-scale festivals and high-profile fundraisers that have raised more than $84 million for nonprofits. She is the founder of AJ Events, a firm specializing in nonprofit fundraising strategy and luxury event production, and a BizBash 500 Most Influential Event Pro. Her press-worthy fundraisers have featured talent she personally sourced and secured, including Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, President Bill Clinton, John Legend, Jon Bon Jovi, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Anthony Anderson. AJ produced the BeanTown Jazz Festival for eight years, growing it to 80,000 attendees, and served as Festival Producer of the Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival, taking it from deficit to its first profitable year while selling out 18 hotels, inns, and bed & breakfasts across the island during Columbus Weekend. Based in Boston with work in Nantucket, New York, and Naples, Florida, she has been featured in and contributed to countless publications, most notably People, BRIDES, Vogue, Nantucket Magazine, FOX News and New York Magazine.
25+ Years in Events | $84M+ Raised for Nonprofits | BizBash 500 Most Influential Event Pro | Fashion Show Producer | National Event Industry Speaker | International Event Experience
Director of Production, Events
Jaclyn Watson
Jaclyn Watson is the Owner and Principal Planner of Jaclyn Watson Events, a luxury wedding and event planning company built on elevated design, seamless execution, and the belief that every great event tells a story. With more than 17 years in the wedding and events industry, Jaclyn has earned a national reputation for transforming spaces into immersive, emotionally resonant experiences — producing luxury events across the Northeast and throughout Europe. Jaclyn is a nationally recognized industry leader and the recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including Designer of the Year through NACE and Catersource. She is an industry advocate, a published writer, and a sought-after educator who teaches nationally, sharing her expertise in luxury event design, experiential production, and creative strategy with event professionals. Her work has taken her abroad, producing events internationally and bringing a global perspective to every project she leads. Known for her expertise in luxury weddings, social events, and large-scale productions, Jaclyn approaches every celebration with both a creative and strategic mindset. She believes great design is more than selecting colors and flowers — it is about creating an atmosphere that tells a story and allows every guest to feel connected to the experience from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave.
17+ Years in Luxury Events | Designer of the Year, NACE & Catersource | National Educator & Industry Advocate | International Event Experience
Our Mission
To establish Nantucket as the Northeast's premier destination for coastal fashion and design —extending the island's cultural and economic season, elevating emerging and established designers, investing in the next generation of fashion talent, and strengthening the island's year-round community through an annual event that brings beauty, business, and purpose together on one of America's most extraordinary stages.
Built for Nantucket. Built for the Community.
“Nantucket deserves a world-class fashion event that reflects the island's own identity, coastal, refined, and deeply intentional. But this is more than fashion. It's about activating the community, filling hotel rooms, bringing people into local restaurants and shops, and investing in an island that gives so much to everyone who visits. I built The Nantucket Edit because Nantucket has everything it needs for an event like this — except the event itself. We're improving that!”
—AJ Williams
Let’s build and strengthen the Nantucket community, together.
A portion of all proceeds will support women's health and local programming on the island. Nantucket nonprofit soon to be announced.
Want to get involved or receive information on sponsorship opportunities?
Let’s chat.
Contact us.
Have questions about tickets, designer, retail participation, sponsor opportunities, or the overall experience? Contact our event office, The Nantucket Edit. We will be happy to answer any of your questions or fill out the form above and we will respond within 24 hours.
The Nantucket Edit / 617-267-2244
Event Team
AJWilliams, Founder, Executive Producer (Sponsorships)
aj@nantucketedit.com, aj@ajwevents.com
617-510-8004
Jaclyn Watson, Director of Production
jaclyn@nantucketedit.com, jaclyn@jaclynwatsonevents.com
802-324-1433