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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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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Nov 14

80s Red & Black

Oh, hey! Yeah, just nipping out to the shed to get some wood in my vintage dress, high-heeled boots, jewelry, and a hat...no biggie. I th...

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Oct 31

Fall Colors

With Florida temps near 90 every day, returning to the UK Tuesday dictates I start thinking about fall clothes - as a means of survival.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Oct 21

Juicy

Remember the Y2K days when the worst thing you'd see when you logged-on to your glacier-speed internet was a velour track suit?

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Oct 11

Thrift Store Wrestler

I wrestled a manneqin for this thrift store top, with an audience of people gawking at me. I handily won the wrestling match, BTW.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Sep 29

Beer + QVC = New Leopard Jacket

I think that my transformation into Eccentric Florida Lady may be nearing completion.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Sep 16

A Strong Case for Loungewear

Guys, I'm no Nostradamus, but from where I'm sitting, it looks like we''re barrelling headlong into another round of quarantine lockdowns.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Aug 5

An Ode to the Mumu

Over the decades, the poor, long-suffering mumu has often found itself as the butt of jokes, but the mumu is iconic.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Aug 2

Shorts, Interrupted

The one piece chambray romper from Loft that you see on the left was an Ebay find. When it arrived, it was huge - the size of a main sail!

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Jul 24

Lilly Gets Groovy

I initially paired this Lilly Pulitzer top with my Free People bellbottoms, mostly in an attempt to keep out the mosquitos.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Jul 10

It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity

Flying in the middle of a pandemic wouldn't have been my first choice, but sometimes things cannot be helped. This dress however is perfect.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Jul 4

Basically a Tablecloth

In summer when you're in a skimpy t shirt or tank and then go inside, you feel kinda naked. That's where this top comes in handy.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Jun 19

Comfiest Sundress Ever

40+ blogger Highland Fashionista takes a chance on one of those stylist subscription service boxes and comes out ahead.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Jun 12

Blue Specialist Shirt

Tie-dye and plaid, combed cotton, western snap front, fully plaid-lined, double-layer tiered unfinished wide bell sleeve! Whew!

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

May 26

Pieces of Flare

I don't know about you guys, but I am getting sick of skinny jeans; of the acrobatics in trying them on and of constantly hiking them up.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Apr 30

Toughen-Up Girly Lace

Sure, I'm attracted to the occasional frilly or lacey piece, but I always feel that it needs a bit of "bad girl" balance.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Apr 11

Our Lady of the Sassy Pants

It's time to do something fun again, you guys. Enough worry, stress, and despair. Let us take these few moments to gaze upon my sassy pants

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Apr 5

The Stark Reality

A pandemic is a time where function simply must come before form. I don't know about you guys, but I'm quite keen on staying alive.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Mar 31

So Totally Basic

We are all having a hard time getting ourselves to find the will to even put on pants these days, right? But let's remember why we're here.

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Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop

Mar 17

A Little Leopard

While for many, leopard print is an emblem of perceived cougardom, it's actually a neutral! Here are a few tips on embracing your inner cat!

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