Amputee Natalie Palace _best_

One of the defining features of Natalie’s brand is her refusal to hide her prosthetic. While many amputees opt for realistic "skin-toned" legs, Natalie does the opposite. Her collection includes:

She is candid about intimacy. "The first time David saw me without my leg, I was terrified. But he treated my residual limb like any other part of my body. He didn't stare, he didn't avoid it. He just asked, 'Does this hurt?' That is the correct response." Amputee Natalie Palace

Her training is intense. Using the Össur Flex-Run blade, she can achieve speeds of up to 15 miles per hour. She explains the physics: "Biological legs push off the ground. A blade stores energy like a spring and releases it. It’s actually more efficient for sprinting—you just have to trust the curve." One of the defining features of Natalie’s brand

"When I woke up three days later in the ICU, I looked down at the blanket," Natalie writes in her blog, Standing on One Leg . "I saw the flat sheet where my thigh used to be. I didn't scream. I just stared. I realized my old life was gone." "The first time David saw me without my leg, I was terrified

The "Palace" wasn't actually a castle. It was a sun-drenched, third-floor brownstone apartment in Brooklyn, filled with the scent of eucalyptus and the hum of a sewing machine. But to the neighborhood, and to Natalie herself, it was a kingdom.

: By focusing on high-fashion and aesthetic modeling, she challenges traditional stereotypes about disability and beauty.