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Photo: Shadia Heenan @shadiajoon

Photo: Shadia Heenan @shadiajoon

Waking Light is a curated vintage shop with a focus on the Victorian era through the 1970s, based in Chicago, IL. Each piece is thoughtfully selected to preserve history, perpetuate sustainable fashion values, and to showcase the often intricate craftsmanship seen throughout many antique and vintage garments.

Owned and operated by Kate Ross Daher since June 2017. When not sourcing vintage goods, Kate can be found snuggling her orange tabby cat, watching every horror film even if it’s terrible, traveling with her husband and closest friends, and putting her heart into her home.

WLV is currently taking time away from the shop to raise a tiny human ❤︎

View fullsize My kid said “a ghost gets in your chest and it hurts” randomly at dinner, so Happy Halloween from us, I guess! 👻 . . . #happyhalloween #alice #aliceinwonderland #handmadecostume #boo
View fullsize 🕸 listed 🕸
View fullsize I did a thing and listed this ethereal Victorian dressing gown in the shop 🕸 it’s giving me Crimson Peak, it’s giving me Nadja on the Vampiric Council 🦇 it’s giving me soft as a mf cloud gothic deliciousness. I hope you like ittt
View fullsize We lost an important member of the family yesterday - our sweet boy, Marley. He was 12, adopted with his brother and litter mate, Max, in January of 2009, a short while after we moved to Chicago. His death for me is profound and I am overwhelmed with
View fullsize I went picking last weekend for the first time in forever and only expected to find a thing or two, but ended up leaving with a huge haul of perfect condition antique beauties, like this 🕸 the sleeves. All of it. (Update: SOLD) • I’ll be
View fullsize This outfit isn’t for sale, but I just added a few things to the shop that are 🌾 #1930sfashion #1940sshorts #truevintageootd
View fullsize I purchased these 1920s/30s cotton candy silk lounge pjs from my dear friend over at @paperunicornvintage a few years ago, but I’m cleaning house (the truth being I wear the same five things every week and I hate when something sits in my close
View fullsize I’ve had this mirror for years, but could never put it up properly bc it used to be attached to a vanity, so there was this heavy wood attached to the back. Anyway, we finally took the wood off and found wall mounts for it. Now it lives appropr

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