I guess Jillian Michaels didn’t get the memo about Amanda Uprichard. We discovered her a few years back when we were looking for bright colored fashion for many of our TV appearances, and we fell in love with her!
You can pair an AU top with just about anything…pants, jeans, skirts, and she is all about fun and sexy. You can always pair her tops with a blazer for a meeting or jean jacket for a fun night out. When you’re a mom, everyone knows that just dressing up can feel so good. Throwing on heels can even lift the mood. You do not have to spend a lot of money to look and feel your best either. A friend of mine has a taste for designer accessories, but she is equally happy in a replica Gucci belt or a genuine piece. It is all about attitude! Anyway, to find a top with color or a fun print that is silky on the body is a keeper in our eyes.
We can’t wait for her Spring and Summer collection. She finds the most beautiful silk fabrics in the most spectacular bright colors. We often hide or shy away from color in the Winter, but if you think about it, we need color to get us through the cold, dark and sometimes depressing East Coast Wintery days. My great grandmother also once said that wearing color is a sign of confidence. Women who wear color look and feel confident.
Click here to see more of Amanda’s new collection. Oh and by the way Amanda is a Mom to a teenage daughter too and she has worked her butt off to get to where she is today. She once told us that her daughter still remembers the sound of her sewing machine going all night long down in her basement. Apparently, she used to buy lots of different embroidery designs and sew them onto skirts and dresses every night.
That’s how the sewing hobby began! So, it can start in a basement, it can start in a garage, given that both your basement and your garage are waterproofed. Otherwise, all your sewing tools and machinery can get damaged due to water. (Note: Those interested in finding a firm that provides basement waterproofing in Springfield and nearby locations can check out the website of Helitech and its likes.)
Anyway, jokes apart, and on a serious note, a hobby can become a full-time profession (and it does not matter from where you turn your hobby into reality–garage or basement) only if you have the determination and the courage to withstand the taste of time.
You just have to go for it like Amanda! There are so many Hobbies for women out there for people like you who have the determination to get it started, you just need to find the right spark. We might just have to giveaway an AU top in our next Fashion Friday post.
(PS Jillian Michaels is so great by the way. We talked about her new book, Yeah Baby!
Have a Fashionable Friday and Fun weekend Mamas!