Nashville’s Disabled Fashion Ambassador and Changemaker Extraordinaire. Executive Director of Nashville Nonprofit Fashion is for Every Body
East Nashville, especially the Five Points area, is being revamped and influenced in a big way by artists, artisans, and entrepreneurs. It's a truly exciting time to stroll through these neighborhoods and hit all the quaint little shops in search of the perfect holiday gift. Unless you happen to be in a wheelchair, or on crutches, or use a walker. If you need any kind of mobility aid a great number of independently owned small businesses are inaccessible.
Read MoreAnd don't forget your high-heeled boots. Although these pictures were taken several weeks ago I wanted to use them today, post-Thanksgiving, to talk about some of the things I'm thankful for that may seem a bit trivial to some but mean the world to me.
Read MoreI'm not sure Thanksgiving is even a necessary holiday anymore. It seems to have devolved into an excuse to stuff our faces, fight with relatives, watch football, and pillage retail establishments. Don't get me wrong. I'm not condemning any of the above activities but I fail to see what any of them have to do with being thankful.
Read MoreI've always loved the Steampunk aesthetic. The long skirts, fitted jackets, lace-up boots, and headgear have been on my wish list for years now, but I wasn't entirely sure I'd be able to pull it off with my shape and on my budget.
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How would you like to make a difference in the lives of almost 500 disadvantaged women artisans in India, while looking fab at the same time? I'm very pleased to lend my support to Marketplace Handwork of India, a fair trade organization and nonprofit dedicated to increasing economic opportunities for low-income women in and around Mumbai, India.
Read MoreGot your attention, didn't I? Do you find that directive offensive, because I sure do. Although most of you are bristling at the word "cripple" I find the idea that we need a separate set of instructions to talk to someone who is handicapped utterly off-putting and exclusionary.
Read MoreWell, I tried. This is the first time I've attempted to dress up for Halloween in years. Things didn't exactly go as I'd planned. In hindsight, I think the reason this was a fail is because I didn't do nearly enough planning.
Read MoreHappy Halloween. As I write this it's pouring rain with promises of worsening weather to come. I had planned on dressing up rather elaborately for Halloween but I'm not sure if I'll be able to do so without looking like a drowned rat.
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