If you're a fan of Project Runway you already know that my friend Amanda Valentine came oh-so-close to winning it all with her Fall 2014 collection. So close that the majority of viewers felt her designs should have garnered the grand prize. But Nashville knows a good thing when it sees it. Valentine has really found her point of view as a designer and her voice as one of Music City's creatives. She collaborated with fellow Nashvillian McLaine Richardson, owner of Margaret Ellis Jewelry, to create the Roman Holiday jewelry collection.

Accessories, CerebralPalsy, Disability, Nashville Style, Occasion, ArchivesSpashionistaNovember 24, 2014Amanda Valentine, Valentine Valentine, Margaret Ellis Jewelry, McLaine Richardson, Project Runway, Roman Holiday, Any Old Iron, Andrew Clancey, Pura Vida Vintage, Only One TailoringComment

Valentine Valentine Tee

It's been another busy week. There are some really exciting things happening, and even more waiting in the wings for the near future. This week I was honored to be interviewed by 40+Style. Read all about How to have fun with fashion and look stylish in a wheelchair – a style interview with Alicia. I bought this gorgeous Valentine Valentine Tee from Amanda herself back in April. It's such a distinctive design that I couldn't resist it.

Accessories, Monday Bloom, Monday Mingle, Nashville Style, Share in Style, Personal, ArchivesSpashionistaJuly 21, 2014#SaveRhoda, Valentine Valentine, Amanda Valentine, Project Runway, 40+style, Style InterviewComment

Vote Amanda Valentine For Project Runway 13

Amanda Valentine, my favorite Nashville fashion designer, has a second chance at winning Project Runway but she needs your help. Vote to secure her return for Season 13.

Fashion, Nashville Style, Networking, ArchivesSpashionistaMay 21, 2014Amanda Valentine, Project Runway, Rate the Runway, Project Runway Season 13Comment

Valentine Valentine: Tempering Dissonance

When you ask Amanda Valentine about the creative process involved in designing her Valentine Valentine clothing line she becomes animated. Her posture shifts forward, her words come more quickly and emphatically. It's like watching the rush of excitement that comes with new love, only this kind of passion isn't diminished by time.

Disability, Nashville Style, Fashion, StyleSpashionistaOctober 2, 2013Amanda Valentine, Valentine Valentine, Project Runway, Nashville fashion, French Medieval Fly Girl, Machu Piccu Punk, Memoirs of a Metalhead, New York Fashion WeekComment

A Stylist's Valentine To Nashville

Trying to keep up with Amanda Valentine is a lot like trying to catch a hummingbird. When she's not working on her couture collections, screening her own T-shirts, or creating iPhone cases, she's styling some of Nashville's finest for print and video.

Nashville Style, FashionSpashionistaSeptember 24, 2013Amanda Valentine, Project Runway, Valentine Valentine, nashville style, Maroon 5, Americana Hipster movementComment

Debunking The Southern Style Stereotype

I know most fashion blogs are buzzing with news and trends from New York Fashion Week. In fact, I'm sure there a great deal of overkill going on and you might be slightly burned out on the subject. So let's talk about something that still seems to baffle some fashionistas and even some designers; Southern style.

Fashion, Nashville Style, Monday Mingle, OccasionSpashionistaSeptember 15, 2013stereotypes, New York Fashion Week, Southern style, Project RunwayComment

Amanda Valentine's Got What It Takes

Have you ever wondered what it really takes to be a fashion designer? It's my pleasure to introduce you to someone who has the vision, determination, and inexhaustible energy to be a successful fashion designer; Amanda Valentine.

Accessories, Nashville Style, Personal, FashionSpashionistaSeptember 10, 2013Project Runway, Amanda Valentine, Valentine Valentine, Nashville, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, fashion designer, fashion collections, iPhone 5 cases, Double Pyramid Evil Eye T-Shirt, hand drawn hand screened t-shirt, eetsyComment

In The Pink

Celebratiing International Pink Day with a thrift store spree and two trailblazing young women.

Budget, Color, Monday Mingle, Nashville Style, Occasion, Visible Monday Linkup, FashionSpashionistaJune 30, 2013International Pink Day, 2011 Gobson Flying V Melody Maker, peplum, Baccini, thrift store, Flip Flop Consignment Shop, Project Runway, Citizen RosebudComment

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