"A quaintrelle is a woman who emphasizes a life of passion expressed through personal style, leisurely pastimes, charm, and cultivation of life’s pleasures. Quaintrelles are not female Dandies; rather, they share the same philosophical underpinnings of dandies, developed within feminine nature and styles."

Modern day quaintrelle is a style and lifestyle.

Quaintrelle style can be defined the same way the word "quaint" can be defined, it is unusual or fanciful, with a sense of old-fashioned charm and prettiness.

The look might sometimes be quite extreme, but it's not a costume. She's not stepping out of her world and into a make believe character, this is her life and who she is. Full skirts and intricate details, she dresses in finery not simply in clothes.

She takes the time to enjoy something elegant, if even for a moment in her day. Drinks from a fine china teacup with breakfast instead of a mug, just a small token nod to make her life feel as beautiful as she is.

The 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries hold a special fascination for the modern day quaintrelle. Was she born into the wrong century? No, she's never had it so good. She takes the beauty and best of the past and melds it with her modern life. She has an old world elegance, frivolity, and a modern independent sprit.

She is quaintrelle, she might be rare, but she is not alone.