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Introducing Highland Fashionista Mercantile!

Jan 7

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Introducing Highland Fashionista Mercantile!

Introducing Highland Fashionista Mercantile, a new e-commerce website for free-spirited and unapologetic women

A Ridiculously Simple Outfit Planning Strategy for Your Vacation

Dec 29, 2023

OOTD

A Ridiculously Simple Outfit Planning Strategy for Your Vacation

A ridiculously simple outfit planning strategy to help you get a handle on your vacation wardrobe.

Yes, You Absolutely Can Wear Winged Eyeliner in Your 50s

Oct 3, 2023

Cosmetics

Yes, You Absolutely Can Wear Winged Eyeliner in Your 50s

Learning the proper way to do a winged eyeliner in your 50s is nothing short of a life altering event.

Highland Fashionista's Library of Florida Book Ban Literature

Jul 10, 2023

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Highland Fashionista's Library of Florida Book Ban Literature

Announcing the launch of the Highland Fashionista Library of Banned Florida Books - on the website as long as it needs to be.

Jun 12, 2023

Hair

The Mullet Report: Lessons From Embracing My Natural Wavy Hair

Two years after trying the Curly Girl Method and a decade after letting my natural grey grow in, I have a brand new head of hair

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May 28, 2021
2 min

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Florida Woman Fashion

The Florida Woman fashion guide to dressing for the sunshine state.

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May 1, 2021
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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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Ultra Flare Jeans: A Balm for Your Pandemic Era Jeans Anxiety

Apr 9, 2021
2 min

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Ultra Flare Jeans: A Balm for Your 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
1 min

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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
2 min

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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
2 min

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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
1 min

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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
2 min

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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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Nov 15, 2020
3 min

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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...

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Oct 31, 2020
2 min

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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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Oct 21, 2020
2 min

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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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Oct 11, 2020
2 min

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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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Sep 29, 2020
1 min

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Beer + QVC = New Leopard Jacket

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

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Sep 16, 2020
1 min

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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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Aug 5, 2020
2 min

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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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Jul 24, 2020
2 min

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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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Jul 10, 2020
2 min

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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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Jul 4, 2020
1 min

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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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Jun 19, 2020
2 min

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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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Jun 12, 2020
2 min

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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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