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    Mothers' Day Sale Happening Now!
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Apr 22

    Mothers' Day Sale Happening Now!

    Highland Fashionista Vintage on Etsy is offering 20% off the entire site for another 11 hours!
    Styling a 1980s Era Dress
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Mar 16

    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.
    2 comments
    Y2K 2.0: A Style Upgrade
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Jan 20

    Y2K 2.0: A Style Upgrade

    Y2K style is back, and there isn't a single human on this earth more prepared than yours truly!
    2 comments
    The Carrie Fangirl Dress
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Dec 13, 2021

    The Carrie Fangirl Dress

    Highland Fashionista fangirls-out in her coveted 2008 Patricia Fields Carrie dress.
    1 comment
    A Love Letter to the Colorful 80s
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Oct 15, 2021

    A Love Letter to the Colorful 80s

    disheartened by a turn towards gloomy, "safe" clothing, Highland Fashionista casts a nostalgic gaze back to the colorful 80s.
    2 comments
    Be the Change, Wear the Pants
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • 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.
    3 comments
    Go Hands-Free This Summer!
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Jun 13, 2021

    Go Hands-Free This Summer!

    Making a case for lightweight, hands-free crossbody bags.
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    Florida Woman
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • May 28, 2021

    Florida Woman

    The Florida Woman guide to the sartorial benefits of the sunshine state.
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    Dressing Around a Statement Piece
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • 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.
    2 comments
    90s Inspired Destructed Denim
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • 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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    Seasonal Antidote
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • 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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    An Ode to the Mumu
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Aug 5, 2020

    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.
    1 comment
    Shorts, Interrupted
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Aug 2, 2020

    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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    A Shameless Yet Practical Plug
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Jul 26, 2020

    A Shameless Yet Practical Plug

    Just a reminder to all my 'Muricans that the Living Earth Etsy shop is currently operating out of the USA!
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    Lilly Gets Groovy
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Jul 24, 2020

    Lilly Gets Groovy

    I initially paired this Lilly Pulitzer top with my Free People bellbottoms, mostly in an attempt to keep out the mosquitos.
    2 comments
    Multi-Tasking Products - Big Summertime Promises
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Jul 18, 2020

    Multi-Tasking Products - Big Summertime Promises

    One thing I have not grown weary of is the never-ending promise of cosmetics. Here are a few that make big summer promises I cannot resist.
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    It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Jul 10, 2020

    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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    Basically a Tablecloth
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Jul 4, 2020

    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.
    0 comments
    Comfiest Sundress Ever
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Jun 19, 2020

    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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    Blue Specialist Shirt
    Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
    • Jun 12, 2020

    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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