Jayne Harkness

Before coming to the United States in 1981, Jayne was educated in England and Paris where she envisioned for herself a life of design in costume for the theatre. As fate would have it, fashion and retailing fell into her path and she never looked back. Jayne joined Barneys of New York as a buyer and was promoted to DMM. In her nine years at Barneys, Jayne founded the CO/OP. Jayne joined Calvin Klein in 1990 and came to launch CK, the bridge collection of Calvin Klein.

In 1995 Jayne joined Isaac Mizrahi with much growth and success and they have worked together since. Jayne Harkness is President to Order at Isaac Mizrahi. She resides in New York City with her husband and two children.

www.isaacmizrahiny.com

Christiev Alphin

Christiev began her career in fashion as a model. Her eye for talent later led her to open her own modeling agency on the west coast. Soon, Next Management in New York City and Karans in Paris hired her as their model scout for North America.



In 1994 Christiev moved to Nashville, Tennessee to be the creative director for EMI/CMG. During her time there she oversaw the production of all photo packaging, music videos, imaging, and art direction.  



In 2003 Christiev went out on her own and started Everything Visual, where she served as the creative director and a wardrobe stylist.  In 2008 she launched a jewelry line with QVC.


It was during her work on country singer Gretchen Wilson’s Redneck Woman shoot that Christiev met the man that would eventually become her husband and the love of her life, Big Kenny. The two married on January 23, 2005. Ten months later, Lincoln William Holiday Alphin was born, and in July 2010 they adopted Dakota Jefferson Holiday Alphin who is now 16 months! Completing an even four sons! Her two older sons are Cameron, a budding filmmaker, and Christopher, a youth leader and communications major in Orange County, California.
 

Christiev is involved in many causes.  One very close to her and Kenny’s heart, the crisis in Darfur. In October 2007, Kenny and Christiev traveled to Akon Village, which is 75 miles south of Darfur in Sudan. They made the trip with the organization My Sisters Keeper bringing in medical, school, and musical supplies. The self-produced trip brought along a team that included a doctor, local musician, and a film crew to document their journey into the region. Their documentary Bearing Light: A Journey to Sudan premiered at the Nashville Film Festival in 2008.  They traveled back in June 2010, thrilled & humbled to officially dedicate the school to the village with over 500 hundred girls enrolled! Their love and ongoing support continue for Africa, Nashville, and so many others.

Christiev is enjoying this chapter of her life as a wife, mother, celebrity stylist, and entrepreneur. She speaks and encourages women at many events & publications, giving everyone an encouraging & joyful outlook and fashion and inner beauty.  She is also known for her creativity and giving spirit towards everyone she encounters.

Cathi Aycock

Shopping Diva Cathi Aycock is amazed to find that she has crafted a career out of her two diverse talents—namely, shopping and talking. Writing a daily column for The Tennessean's Daily Crave about the best retail offerings in and around Nashville and sharing her favorite deals with readers is such fun, she fairly dances her stilettos to work each day. Born in Nashville, she is also a wife and mother and calls Williamson County home.

http://blogs.tennessean.com/shopping/

Vy La

Vy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in fashion merchandising and design with a minor in entrepreneurship from Middle Tennessee State University.

She has served as an assistant designer and marketing coordinator with a custom wedding gown designer, and, most recently joined Coco Bonbons in August of 2005 as the apparel designer.  Vy mainly designed girls collections for the first four years and has been designing both girls' and boys' collections for the last year and a half.

She manages every aspect of the product, implementing every task from conception to product development, and communicating with manufacturers located overseas.

www.cocobonbons.com

Vivian Lavinskas

With more than 30 years of experience with the Singer Sewing Company, Vivian is considered a sewing expert in her field. Her responsibilities have included creating and developing sewing classes and product training for retailers, as well as the research, testing, and launching of new sewing products.  

Originally from Montreal, Canada, she has traveled throughout Canada and the U.S. sharing her sewing knowledge with retailers and consumers.

Vivian studied fashion design and textiles at La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in Paris, France, and currently holds the position of Manager-Consumer Affairs for SVP Worldwide, distributor of the Singer, Viking, and Pfaff brands. She is based out of the North American headquarters in LaVergne, Tennessee.  


www.svpworldwide.com

Olia Zavozina

Olia Zavozina is a Russian born fashionista who started her journey by leaving her hometown at the age of 18. Olia has been traveling and exploring the world of fashion ever since. With multiple degrees in world economics, an MBA in business administration, biblical ethics and religion she could not let her passion for fashion go. Olia started her own label at the age of 20.

Designing beautiful garments that show your personality though design, color and texture is a passion of Olia's. Her goal is to build a relationship with a customer that is much more than just a sale. The foundation of Olia's line is based on the concept that quality goods and excellent service will yield both rewarding careers and financial success.
Olia designs custom clothing & special projects along with seasonal collections.  


www.oliazavozina.com