| Gentry Points IN-STORE F. M. ALLEN Those in the know call Franklin, Tenn., just outside Nashville, the “Malibu of Tennessee.” A small city with a lot of spending power thanks to locals with names like Keith, Nicole and Wynonna Franklin recently got a boost with the arrival of Will Woods’s men’s-wear shop F. M. Allen. (He also has a New York store.) Woods calls the brand “rugged yet elegant,” just right for the genteel country life. RIMA SUQI. travel.nytimes.com |
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