The Dressed Aesthetic

24 December 2019

Citrus Christmas

Truth be told, I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. Christmas cookies are kind of wasted on me and I’m not a fan of egg nog (it’s a wonder Santa didn’t just pass by me for my rejection of Christmas staples). Even as a kid, I could hoard my Halloween candy for months, much to my sister’s chagrin. I’m the weird girl who goes to a restaurant and says she’ll just have one bite of her husband’s dessert, and actually means it. But, if I ever do hedge away from the garlic bread and towards the dessert tray (rare,…

13 December 2019

Roses are Red,
Boundaries are Blue

I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve been binging on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ever since the new season aired. And while swooning over the costumes and reveling in the glitz and the glam, I particularly appreciate how sassy Midge always has the perfect comeback. She has an uncanny knack for getting on stage and going off the cuff. Always ready with the appropriate one liner to zing the hecklers. Now, I’m sure having a screen writer doesn’t hurt, but there are way too many moments in life where I think of the perfect thing to say far too…

6 December 2019

Lust List #31:
Christmas Wishlist 2019!

It’s that time of year again, when all of the turkey leftovers have dwindled and Christmas is in full swing! Although most stores here in NC have had Christmas decorations up before Halloween, the holiday spirit doesn’t kick in for me until after Thanksgiving. Mr. Dressed and I spent last Friday in our pajamas, chomping on leftovers and starting to get cracking on our Christmas shopping!

29 November 2019

Black Friday Deals 2019

Happy Day After Turkey Day! Mr Dressed and I had an amazing Friendsgiving and are now spending our friday being completely lazy and eating my favorite form of Thanksgiving leftovers: take some of those Pillsbury crescent rolls – put turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce into each one and bake. Dip in gravy. Repeat (you’re welcome).

27 November 2019

Room to Grow

The other week I met with an industrious, charming group of freshman who were assigned to interview a faculty member whose research aligned with their career interests. We arranged a time to meet and they sat around the table, smiling politely in my direction, pens poised. One assumed the role of the scribe, another the interviewer, the others fiddled with their notebooks. And I remembered so poignantly being them, nervously shaking hands with a professor and seeing nothing but the space between where I was and where they sat.

20 November 2019

Wednesdays

This is that very magical time of year where the trees take on a certain sparkle and tinsel starts to grace shop windows. Autumnal tones start to give way to winter whites, forest greens, and cranberry reds. So, I do as any normal vintage-loving girl would do: Fight back hard with the brightest hues I can find in my closet…

12 November 2019

{Sewing}
Climbing Vines

There are certain designs that you just can’t get out of your head. As you all know by now, most of my sewing projects are seeded in a vintage piece I saw and missed, or the endless desire to one-up my previous sewing adventure. Despite the fact that my tailoring pile is going to topple over and drown me one of these days, my hands were itching to work on a new design…

9 November 2019

Shop My Closet #4 – SALE!

Seems like a great morning for a sale! This is just a quick note to let you know I’ve putting my recent closet purge on sale for the week to try to make room for new vintage beauties that Santa may bring! EVERYTHING @shopdressedappscloset is 20% off the listed price through until Saturday, 11/16. This includes any items that are already reduced. Discount will be reflected when invoiced. If there was anything you’ve had your eye on, now it the time to snag it. Happy Shopping! xoxo . instagram // twitter // facebook // pinterest Follow .

7 November 2019

Romantic Comedy

As most of you know by now, I’m a planner. But I can’t help it when life (a little more than) occasionally goes awry. A short while back, I was set to give a rather important presentation to my Department. This was but one task on the long winding road to tenure. And I’d planned the day out oh-so-carefully. My talk was polished, but not over-rehearsed. I planned a time buffer to get to the room early to check out the IT setup. I packed adapters, and power cords, and even a backup laser pointer (should the first one fail).…

30 October 2019

Capsule Wardrobe

More and more lately, I’ve been seeing posts about the capsule wardrobe, which is essentially a small collection of items made up of versatile, interchangeable garments that you can mix and match and create 3,765 outfits. I attribute its resurgence to the Marie-Kondo-style trimming of the fashion fat and parring down your closet to the joy-giving essentials – black pants, a pencil skirt, well worn jeans, the neutral pump. It’s your closet, cut back to a simple shell of clothing that can be worn every day and every season with a few minor changes. Hmmm… an excellent idea in theory. However,…

Citrus Christmas

Roses are Red,
Boundaries are Blue

Lust List #31:
Christmas Wishlist 2019!

Black Friday Deals 2019

Room to Grow

Wednesdays

{Sewing}
Climbing Vines

Shop My Closet #4 – SALE!

Romantic Comedy

Capsule Wardrobe

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Peach Blossoms

Spring Forward, Fall Back

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