Fashion Designer and Project Runway Alum to Speak at Athens State

Athens, ALA - Heidi Elnora knows how to inject that “Southern sparkle” into the modern girl’s wedding. From her hometown of Birmingham to Project Runway and back, Elnora has patterned her life after fashion. Since the launch of the Heidi Elnora brand in 2006, she has dressed hundreds of brides from Los Angeles to Dubai to Athens, Alabama for their big day.

Athens State University’s Livingston Concert Lecture Series is proud to present a lecture by Elnora on January 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the former Off Campus Bookstore building located in the College Street Centre complex at the corner of Hobbs and College Streets.  The event is free and open to the public. 

“I am excited that we are hosting Heidi’s lecture at Athens State,” remarks Livingston Concert Lecture Committee Member Mary Nelle Wood Clem.  “I have followed her career and feel she will be an inspirational speaker for anyone interested in fashion, business, and entrepreneurship.

Elnora’s journey into the world of weddings began when she graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2002.   Upon graduation, she designed children’s wear for Carter’s in Atlanta. It was during this time that she auditioned and was selected for season 2 of Project Runway. After the show and four years at Carter’s, Elnora decided it was time to make her dream of designing wedding gowns a reality by creating her own brand.

For more information about the event, please call 256-233-8296.