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Resting Puzzle Face: Adventures With Vintage Jigsaw Puzzles
Announcing the soft launch of Puzz Factor Vintage Puzzles!
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- Apr 29
Summer Fashion Fix: Highland Fashionista May Day Sales
Beef up your summer wardrobe with affordable and sustainably summer fashion - all Highland Fashionista offering discounts now!
- Mar 11
1990s Version 2.0: Key Pieces to Help You Master the 90s Look in 2023
The 90s may be back, but for some of us they never actually left!
- Dec 29, 2022
Cabinet of Bargain Curiosities: Skincare Edition
Nine widely-available bargain skincare products currently in my personal skincare rotation.
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- Apr 7
The Denim Vest Experiment: Case 1
Highland Fashionista experiments with denim vests with this 100% thrifted look.
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- Feb 18
Vintage Spotlight: Plaid 70s Wool
I happened upon some workhorse pieces from the 1970s that reminded me why fast fashion is such a bad investment.
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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 15, 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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