1990s Version 2.0: Key Pieces to Help You Master the 90s Look in 2023
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The 90s may be back, but for some of us they never actually left!


- Dec 29, 2022
Cabinet of Bargain Curiosities: Skincare Edition
Nine widely-available bargain skincare products currently in my personal skincare rotation.


- Dec 13, 2022
Last Minute Gift Shopping with LTK
Welp. With less than two weeks to go until the holiday zero hour, I haven't really had a moment to even think about how I'm going to...


- Dec 9, 2022
The Global Citizen's Guide to Getting it Completely Wrong at the Holidays
If you want to approximate my recent American Thanksgiving experience, simply imagine yourself walking into what you thought was going to...
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- Jan 30
Vintage Spotlight: 90s Prints
In the 90s the prints were truly unique, and you just don't see mainstream fashion using these types of prints these days.
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- Jan 18
Vintage Fringe & Leather Look
A look born of the inventory from HighlandFashionista Vintage on Etsy
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- Dec 21, 2022
Popular Vintage: Aztec Print Jackets
Back in the late 90s into the early 2000s, these Aztec print tapestry blazers were absolutely everywhere. I've had more than a few of...
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- Dec 18, 2022
Shop With Me
A day of trying on the craziest, shiniest, glittery, patterned and whimsical pieces I could find...just because.
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- Nov 21, 2022
Grocery Store Dress
Highland Fashionista goes a bit off-piste and brings home a dress from the grocery store.
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- Oct 16, 2022
A Real Deal 70s Look
Some undeniable seventies style featuring pieces from Highland Fashionista Vintage.
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- Aug 31, 2022
The Inexplicable Allure of the Jumpsuit
Fuelled by promises of easy one and done dressing, the jumpsuit still manages to lure us in.
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- Jul 19, 2022
£3 Summer Dress
Highland Fashionista breaks with her usual sartorial fare and finally tries something from SheIn. Okay it was thrifted, but still.
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- Mar 16, 2022
Styling a 1980s Era Dress
Certain types of vintage pieces can be difficult to style. Here's how I do it with an 80s era day dress.
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- Dec 13, 2021
The Carrie Fangirl Dress
Highland Fashionista fangirls-out in her coveted 2008 Patricia Fields Carrie dress.
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- Jul 4, 2021
Be the Change, Wear the Pants
Fashion and the consternation over the co-opting of American symbolism to serve right wing extremist agendas.
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- May 28, 2021
Florida Woman
The Florida Woman guide to the sartorial benefits of the sunshine state.
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- May 1, 2021
Dressing Around a Statement Piece
Just because things have gotten sartorially a lot more casual during the last year does not mean things have to be boring.
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- Apr 9, 2021
Ultra Flares: A Prescription for Pandemic Era Jeans Anxiety
After over a year in lockdown yoga pants, sweats and leggings, it just doesn't seem fair to stampede straight over to the skinny jeans.
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- Mar 7, 2021
Sustainable Look: Y2K Hoedown
I've decided to challenge myself each week to create a sustainable look from my stock to showcase here on the blog
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- Feb 22, 2021
Does an 80s Shoulder Work in 2021?
An "eighties shoulder" is of course the polite euphemism for the sartorial elephant in the room - shoulder pads.
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- Feb 7, 2021
90s Inspired Destructed Denim
Denim shirtdresses travel well, layer even better, and are something you can grab in a pinch.
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- Jan 12, 2021
Seasonal Antidote
When the sun barely makes an appearance this time of year, you sometimes just have to bring it yourself.
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- Dec 4, 2020
Fringe Festival
To me, fringe acts as a sort of fashion fidget spinner; it's a completely functionless embellishment whose sole purpose is fun.
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