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Cabinet of Bargain Curiosities: Skincare Edition
Nine widely-available bargain skincare products currently in my personal skincare rotation.
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- 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...
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- 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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- Nov 10, 2022
Microcurrent Devices: Yay or Nay?
Every once in a while I get sucked in to a popular beauty trend. This time, I'm voluntarily electrifying my face. I know how this sounds.
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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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- May 13, 2022
Last Call!
A last call for reduced domestic US shipping before Highland Fashionista heads back across the "pond"
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- Apr 22, 2022
Mothers' Day Sale Happening Now!
Highland Fashionista Vintage on Etsy is offering 20% off the entire site for another 11 hours!
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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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- 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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- Nov 14, 2020
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 11, 2020
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 7, 2020
Labor Day Sale
Highland Fashionista on Etsy is running 20% off for Labor Day - ends 9/14!
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- Aug 30, 2020
What's With the Western Thing?
I get asked about my affinity for westernwear all the time - it's not an obvious choice for someone from a mid-sized city in Wisconsin.
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- Aug 12, 2020
The Myth of Hanger Appeal
I have been putting the finishing touches on the re-launch of one of my Etsy shops, and it has got me thinking a lot about hanger appeal.
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- 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.
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- 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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- 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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- Feb 27, 2020
Turquoise Cowboy Boots: An Unexpected Wardrobe Extender
Who knew that these boots, which were an impulse buy, would be such a versatile wardrobe extender!?
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