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A Rose By Any Other Name

A Rose By Any Other Name - The Dressed Aesthetic

I don’t know about the rest of you, but days have certainly lost all meaning. I wake up and it takes a good 5 minutes to even know what day it is. It’s funny to think about this same time last year. The buds were just starting to break into flowers. The end of the semester was in sight, with thoughts of summertime looming. Nowadays, I’ve got lots of buds blooming in my sewing room, but not a lot of places to wear them. The end of the semester can’t come fast enough, but mostly because I’m exhausted at feeling…

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{Sewing} Visiting the Water Lilies with Vendula London

{Sewing} Visiting the Water Lilies with Vendula London - The Dressed Aesthetic

A lot of my skirt designs have been based off of true vintage pieces that are so swoon-worthy, yet so elusive, I couldn’t wait another minute before making it mine. Occasionally, I will come up with an original design – sparked from my everyday wanderings, an inability to find just what I’m looking for, or based off of some crazy desire for a skirt that lights up. But this latest creation came from an off hand comment from a lovely friend and one of my very favorite handbag companies…

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{Sewing} Daffodelicious : Introducing Online Fabric Store

{Sewing} Daffodelicious : Introducing Online Fabric Store

We all have our sewing “wish list” pile (or at least I do). You know the one: where you have stacks of fabric and a box of patterns that you will one day make into something fabulous. It never happens all at once, but over years of collecting and planning, you turn around one day and realize your pile of plans and sewing ideas is now threatening to drown you. So, I was beyond ecstatic to work with Online Fabric Store to finally make a dent in that pile…

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{Sewing} Winter Wonderland

{Sewing) Winter Wonderland - The Dressed Aesthetic

Have you ever had an idea that you immediately scoffed at? You know the one: Where, as soon as the thought forms in your head, you laugh at the absurdity… Despite the pie-in-the-sky nature of it all, you share it with your husband anyway, with the first words out of your mouth being, “I know this sounds nuts, but…” And then what if you just went and did it anyway?? If this kind of story sounds intriguing, read on….

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Lust List #31:
Christmas Wishlist 2019!

Lust List #31: Christmas Wishlist 2019! - The Dressed Aesthetic

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!

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{Sewing}
Climbing Vines

{Sewing} Climbing Vines - The Dressed Aesthetic

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…

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{Review} In Bloom:
White Poppy Multiway Bag by Vendula London

{Review} In Bloom: White Poppy Multiway Bag by Vendula London - The Dressed Aesthetic

The changing of the seasons is always such an interesting time of year. Here in NC, it’s almost like a constant stop and start. Ohhh, yay, it’s Autumn! Nope, just kidding, Summer…. Hello Fall! Well, that was a nice hour, but let’s go back to a sweltering 90 degrees. As crazy as the to and fro can be, I’ve decided to just roll with the punches and revel in the fact that my summer sundresses get another few weeks of freedom. I mean, if NC wants to be in bloom in October, who am I to argue?

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Flower Power

Flower Power - The Dressed Aesthetic

More and more lately, I have found myself reaching out to people who can do amazing things I have no idea how to do. Artists whose art is very different from mine. Although it once intimidated me, I realized that most of us crave that connection and that ability to share the joy we each find in our individual art. Plus, the worst that can happen is that they’ll say no! I’ve found that in taking the leap towards the merging of ideas, incredible things can be created. This can range from working with graphic artists to design a print…

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Shop My Closet Sale Tomorrow!

Shop My Closet Preview - The Dressed Aesthetic

Greetings, dear readers! About once a year, the unthinkable happens. I reach into the depths of my wardrobe and collect pieces that should find their way to new homes. In case you didn’t see my announcement on Instagram, I wanted to let everyone know that my annual closet clearout is happening tomorrow over at @shopdressedappscloset. It’s going to be a mix of true vintage and vintage-inspired garments in a range of sizes, as well as some shoes and bags. Things will start at 11:00am EST Sunday and go until my fingers drop! To help with people who are on the…

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