Vintage-Modern-Desert Fusion

Flashback Summer: Vintage-Modern-Desert Fusion

Flashback Summer: Vintage-Modern-Desert Fusion

Flashback Summer: The Grand Canyon

For part of my travels the past couple weeks, my parents and I flew to Arizona to visit my sister, Aria, who is working in the Grand Canyon.  I've never been to the southwest area of the U.S. at all, and I've certainly never been to the Grand Canyon!  It's something I've always wanted to see, and "Grand" is really the perfect name for it.  Though we stayed on the rim because of a lack of time and didn't venture to the bottom of the canyon, the views were magnificent nonetheless.

(Also, this song was in my head the whole time, and you really should play it while you read for the full experience!)

Flashback Summer: Vintage-Modern-Desert Fusion

Flashback Summer: The Grand Canyon

It's so strange to feel so small.  The Canyon blurs time and space in a way I've not experienced before.  From the rim, I could look down and see a trail, but I didn't realize how far away it was, actually miles and miles, until I saw the little t-shirt specks moving along it!  I also got to see a condor (an endangered bird as tall as I am just sitting with a 8-10 foot wingspan!); that was pretty exciting.  It was incredible to see it fly upward, so high that the massive bird became only a black speck over the canyon.  I've never wanted to fly so much myself!

Flashback Summer: The Grand Canyon

My father and I! 
Flashback Summer: Vintage-Modern-Desert Fusion

I was surprised to find that the canyon is not all orangey desert as I thought it was.  It was actually very forested, mostly with pine trees!  (At least where I was at.)  However, it was still very hot.  I combined a wonderfully cool and comfy dress with some victory rolls, shades, and cowboy boots for what I'm calling a vintage-modern-desert fusion.

Flashback Summer: The Grand Canyon

Flashback Summer: The Grand Canyon

Flashback Summer: Vintage-Modern-Desert Fusion
High fashion pose.  Hahaha.

dress and sunglasses: Kohl's
boots: flea market

3 comments

  1. I really like this look! It looks casual but not overly so, and seems like it would be pretty comfortable for a wander around the Grand Canyon.

    I've always liked how your name is spelled but I love the combination of yours and your sister's names. When you out them together (in an Emileigh-and-Aria way) they make me think of characters from a fantasy novel.

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    1. Ha, that's great! Thank you! My sister is definitely an artsy, woodsy type, and I'm sure she'd enjoy your comment. :)

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  2. What a stellar look - I've always been so fond of vintage (hair) rolls worn with cowboy boots. You might just have started a new fusion fashion trend here, dear gal.

    Thank you for taking us to the Grand Canyon with you. I've never been in person before, and so enjoyed getting to be an armchair traveler via your lovely photo filled post.

    ♥ Jessica

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