Every girl has a darker side.  Even the ones that are enamored with pink, obsessed with butterflies and adore pop music get the urge to slip into a little black dress and play the dangerous lady every once in a while…even if it’s just for one night, alone in the house with the lights dimmed.  It brings out another side [...]

Once you’ve read the truth about Urban Outfitters, check out some online shopping alternatives here. Then read about Target’s support of anti-gay legislation, and The Truth About American Apparel. If you like what you see, don’t forget to subscribe to our feed and/or follow Awakened Aesthetic on Twitter! Image courtesy of Forbes Do you know [...]

Ice Cold Lemonade Edited by Clutch 22 Compiling this week’s round up of posts hit closer to home for me. I think we can all relate to the times where stress builds up and blocks inspiration. Reading each of these individually was the exact refreshment I needed (hence “lemonade”), especially with my birthday coming up [...]

Growing up, the ocean was my talisman.  My maternal grandfather is a retired Navyman, and my dad has been a SCUBA instructor since before I was born.  (Shameless Seattle promotion: he owns a SCUBA shop, Bubbles Below, on the eastside.)  My childhood summers were often spent on the beaches of Puget Sound, watching my dad walk into the [...]

Once a week I ask the same bleary-eyed question: “What about Wednesday?”It’s my day to post whatever the hell I feel like, with no regard to fashion, eco-consciousness or, occasionally, even coherent thoughts. It’s one of those busy weeks that makes me want to break convention and do nothing by the book.  Today’s post embraces that rebellion: instead of [...]

For once, my magazine “research” has done me some good!  While perusing Lucky Magazine, I found an awesome handmade deal in the $15 and Under section. Yes, you heard me right: handmade and fifteen bucks or less. The loot I found is this: hand-designed pillar candles, named and designed for specific streets New York City, [...]

As I was perusing my feeds and twitter links I found a few articles and listings that warrant an honorable mention.  Instead of the typical retweet of these items, I thought it would be great for all of my readers to see them.  Enjoy my first “Link Love” post, and if you like what you [...]

While people-watching on the bus this morning (I’m such a voyer) I noticed that the man across from me was carrying a bag by the previously-blogged-about sustainable company Alchemy Goods.  I had to report back with a surprising conclusion: after a bit of wear, these bags look even better. Mr. Bus Man was carrying this [...]

Fashion Potluck Edited by Dramtis Personae This week’s Links á la Mode it a fashion potluck, a hodge podge of politics in fashion, interviews with fabulous designers, bloggers, and photographers, flashbacks in to our fashion past, and great shops and designers to check out. I couldn’t make rhyme or theme of the collection, so just [...]

Once a week I ask the same bleary-eyed question: “What about Wednesday?” It’s my day to post whatever the hell I feel like, with no regard to fashion, eco-consciousness or, occasionally, even coherent thoughts. Twitspirtion: “What Does Awesome Smell Like?” Driftwood Garden by Surrealize On Tuesday, June 6, I made a Twitter delcaration: “I have decided [...]