Swimwear 101: Eco Bikinis Under $100
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 [...]
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Back to the Earth
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 [...]
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To Covet: Cocktail Rings
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 [...]
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A Wardrobe Essential: Houndstooth
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 [...]
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Scorned Gypsies
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 [...]
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A Little Vintage Glamour
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 [...]
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Beautiful, Dirty, Rich
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: [...]
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Rusted Skies: Carnelian and Blue
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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A Touch of Vintage: Look What I Found!
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 [...]
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Shades of Grey
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 [...]
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