Rochester born and raised, Amy Abts eventually departed the city limits and resided in various regions to include Duluth and Seattle before making her way back “home” in 2014 due to medical issues. “I’m half deaf and have a degenerative cranial nerve condition called trigeminal neuralgia,” she shares. Amy identifies as a disabled artist, actor and musician.
Her full-time job is that of medical actor at Mayo Clinic. She approaches life with a creative lens and does not shy from thinking outside the box. How would you describe your style in one sentence? Casual and creative, loose and cool .
.. with a streamlined silhouette.
That's what I'm going for, anyway. ADVERTISEMENT How does your role as an artist and musician impact the way you choose to dress? Specific to my role as an artist, I often have paint on my clothes. I save my nicer attire for when I'm not painting.
I actually grew up in theater and the result of that was a wardrobe of black clothes, but I'm happy to say I'm not afraid of color anymore. Describe your standard approach for picking out an outfit or getting ready on a typical day. Like most Minnesotans, I dress for the weather and that's what I think about at the beginning of the day — what can I layer? Not very glamorous, but the truth.
What makes your approach to fashion different? Not being afraid to break fashion "rules.” And I don't feel my outfit is finished without some kind of red lipstick — that is probably the most signature thing about .