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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£3 Summer Dress
Highland Fashionista breaks with her usual sartorial fare and finally tries something from SheIn. Okay it was thrifted, but still.
90s Summer Style is Back!
90s style is back, this time in colour!
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
Certain types of vintage pieces can be difficult to style. Here's how I do it with an 80s era day dress.
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!
Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
- Dec 13, 2021
The Carrie Fangirl Dress
Highland Fashionista fangirls-out in her coveted 2008 Patricia Fields Carrie dress.
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.
Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
- Jul 5, 2021
Be the Change, Wear the Pants
Fashion and the consternation over the co-opting of American symbolism to serve right wing extremist agendas.
Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
- Jun 13, 2021
Go Hands-Free This Summer!
Making a case for lightweight, hands-free crossbody bags.
Kristin Buchholz-MacKillop
- May 28, 2021
Florida Woman
The Florida Woman guide to the sartorial benefits of the sunshine state.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.