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I was so fashion-lazy over the holiday weekend. Friday night was lost to workout shorts and a tank top, I spent Saturday in hiking clothes, Sunday had me cleaning in my “grubby clothes”…and by Monday I just didn’t want to wear anything. Like, ever. At all. The morning found me in a vintage bright red [...]

I’m completely immersed in my vintage-inspired summer wardrobe. Today a dainty white dress arrived – it was too big and I was so disappointed – and tomorrow yet another pair of oxfords will be at my doorstep, care of Lindsay, who is the best best friend ever. Of course, if you’re going to buy vintage, [...]

I hadn’t even thought to look for sunglasses in the Vintage section of Etsy. That was silly. There are so many sunglasses, at so many prices, in so many styles. Got a weird preference, or a hard-to-fit face shape? Psh, whatever, you’ll find something. This is what I found, first page, on a whim, for [...]

This post was so close to being titled, “Enjoy the Beach Without Being a Bitch [to the Environment].” I’m still debating whether or not I should rename it… We’ll see how it goes. Ever since I was a kid, I marveled at bathing suit fabrics. It was so stretchy. I remember wearing my awesome neon [...]

I have such a busy weekend planned (full of dog baths and laundry, mostly) but even so, I’m ready for it. You see, we’re going to have one of those rare periods in Seattle where the weather is nice for three days in a row. I’m writing this at 7am on a Friday, and the [...]

I’m writing from a big, comfy recliner in a second-floor apartment all the way out in the Mississippi Delta, and I’m doing so with a sore throat the size of Texas. My hosts insist that I didn’t catch strep throat from another traveler, but actually have the “Delta crud,” a nasty bug attributed to crop [...]

Anachronism

April 20, 2011

While I own exactly one vintage clothing item, and don’t know the first thing about finding “good vintage clothes,” things change (ironically) when the subject turns from clothing… to furniture and jewelry. Recently, I acquired the most gorgeous 90-year-old radio from the esteemed artist (and my lovely aunt, ahem) Sandy Byers (whose work you MUST [...]

Glory: $58 Celithemis Eponina: $24.99 Vintage Purdue Doctors Bag: $68 1940s Lace Mini Dress: $52.99

Antiquing

September 21, 2010

My search for the perfect riding boots has inspired an invasion of all things vintage, antique and otherwise pre-owned. Vintage Brandy Glasses: $27 “Jen, you don’t even drink brandy.” …and? Vintage Brown Boots (Size 6.5): $55 I almost didn’t post these because I won’t be able to measure my foot (to see if they’ll fit) [...]

I decided I need a bikini this year. From the outset, I’d completely brushed off the idea of finding an eco-friendly bikini that (a) fit, and (b) cost less than $150.  Why?  Because as readers of The Demoiselles have seen, my measurements don’t conform to any standard sizing guide. Bust: 38 inches…due to a 32DD [...]

Back to the Earth

May 13, 2010

This is a guest post by my close friend and fellow blogger, Kristy.  Kristy’s an adventurous Seattle and aspiring locavore who will a semi-regular contributor here at Awakened Aesthetic.  If you’re a Seattle resident, like the two of us, you should check out her blog, Eats & Interests for tips on where to eat and [...]

I’ve been hunting for a piece of “statement jewelry” for years. I finally found my match on my last birthday: it’s a gold and copper sandstone ring, which I nabbed for just a few dollars at  an out-of-the-way vintage shop. What you can’t see from the crappy photos – which my broken camera and I [...]

There are a few items that should be in every woman’s wardrobe: the classic v-neck, a cashmere sweater, a pair of perfectly-fitting jeans, a little black dress. On the flip side, there are trends: sequins, dolman sleeves, bell bottoms, fringe.  No matter how long they last or how often they come back into fashion, you can only wear [...]

Scorned Gypsies

January 25, 2010

My sense of fashion has been wandering lately.  Like a rogue traveler, it can’t seem to stay in one place: I’ve been pairing my feminine, frilly things with deconstructed jeans, my Grecian dresses with motorcycle boots.  It’s an experimental phase that has brought some of my most neglected pieces to the forefront as I put them together in [...]

A Little Vintage Glamour

January 20, 2010

When I was little, I never got into my mom’s makeup, or even her daytime clothes.  Instead, I went straight for the silk, the classic pumps, the vintage jewelry.  At my grandmother’s house, I’d run my fingers over the heirloom lingerie, handed down from generation to generation, treasured by every woman that received it.  While [...]

Beautiful, Dirty, Rich

December 24, 2009

You know what I’m really, really into right now? Things that don’t go together. Not in the “stripes and plaid” way – or the “eighties and anything else please stop with the eighties” way…more in the “casually glamorous” way. It’s about being feminine and pretty, but still tough enough to get grit under your nails: [...]

Sometimes inspiration comes simply: the front page of Etsy lists a user-created, rotating “treasury” and oftentimes I find myself attracted to the pretty things that pop up there.  A recent treasury, created by CowlickCutey, inspired me to start looking into a color combination I haven’t seen in a while: deep, dark reds paired with a [...]

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I love stumbling across something that seems to fit my style perfectly, especially when it’s cheap.  While meandering through the Kitsap Peninsula on my birthday, my boyfriend and I stopped into a (loosely-titled) antique store in Port Gamble, where I found the prettiest sandstone ring and mustard yellow umbrella. Buying something used (or, if you don’t like that [...]

Shades of Grey

March 20, 2009

Spring has come to Seattle, but unless you grew up here you may not realize it. The wind is still blowing, but it’s a playful kind of wind; the sky is grey, but a lighter grey than usual; and the air is chilly, but somehow slightly more humid than what the Ice Queen has been [...]