The Morisot Skirt was featured in January’s Women’s Health Magazine!
Oh, the doldrums of wintry weather! It’s all of a toasty twenty-two degrees today in Pittsburgh. The sky is grey. The streets are grey. Everything is starting to fade to a shade of grey. But, instead of blending in with my dismal surroundings, I like to perk things up with a little color therapy!
My gorgeous model, Mandy Fierens, a Product Launch Assistant here at the ModOffice (whom you may also recognize from Wednesday’s “Size of the Times: Part II”), does a stellar job of standing out against a two-tone background. Her foundation frock is the Life in Mono Dress, which provides a bold black and white canvas upon which you can paint with any and every cute color! Mandy chose the Tights for Every Occasion in Wine Tasting for a splash of deep berry that chicly contrasts against the sweet green Clover Jacket. To tie together the these haute hues, she wrapped the It’s a Crewel, Crewel Scarf around her collar, tantalizingly tied the Born to Be Wild Boots on her fashionable feet, and then swung the Star of the Rodeo Bag over her sassy shoulder.
What do you do to battle bleak and bleary weather, ModLovers? Share your secret style weapon with us!
Photo: Silicon.com
Now that we’ve taken a look at how plus size models are portrayed in the media, debated the existence of a size spectrum in fashion, and seen the world through plus size model Mandy Fierens’ eyes, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for… ModCloth’s take on the size of the times.
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True, it is winter in Pittsburgh (and will be for quite some time). True, there are no tropical getaways in my near future. Still, from time to time I like to allow myself a little escape from the cold weather routine, and what better way to do that than daydream about summer clothing? When I came across this woman’s photo, I knew I had found something extraordinary. I can’t get over the way she so expertly (and apparently effortlessly) balances masculine and feminine pieces: a menswear-inspired black bowler hat and blazer with a bright, feminine, floral print dress and a wrist full of bangles!
If you love this look as much as I do, take your style cues from this lady, and pair the Georgia Dress with the Rat-a-Tat- Hat, A Stud-y in Chic Blazer, and the Bangle-desh Bracelet Set. Can’t wait for the warmer weather? Try adding a pair of solid colored tights and a cute cardigan for layering warmth.
What are you excited to wear this summer?
Not long after we started working together, Angela and I discovered that we share very similar musical interests. Generally, we both appreciate the envelope-pushing elements of post-punk and the folksy, down-home delivery of traditional country. But, especially, we adore that dark, little, smoky corner of the rock and roll arena where these two genres collide in a pleasantly peculiar mishmash of musical styles. Since they often are hiding out in the underground, these types of bands aren’t always so easy to uncover. Grab your DIY Music to Check Out Journal and get together with a fellow fanatic, though, and digging up new discoveries couldn’t have been made any easier!
And that’s exactly what Angela and I did one night after work to pass some time before heading out to an indie show we had our sights on. We both brought stacks of LP’s and 45′s for the other to leaf through and examined each other’s DIY Music to Check Out Journal to compare notes and favorite playlists. I was so enthralled by her collection of vinyl, and mesmerized by the musty smell of vintage cardboard record sleeves, that I lost track of time.
“Hey, Richard! Don’t forget: The She-Riffs are set to hit the stage at 9:00, then the Kinky Bangs go on after,” Angela pointed out as she smoothed her unique Darling Deetz Dress, which she so daringly donned over the brazen Ultraviolet Tights. “Can you believe that they’re both opening up for Kitty Kitty Bang Bang? This is amazing. We gotta get going!”
So Angela jammed her journal into her Head Out on the Highway Bag and set foot out the door on the soles of her iconoclastic New York, 1976 Heels, whose heavy metal hardware reverberated in the Chain Mail Bangle. I tucked my journal into the inner pocket of my jean jacket then followed after in my cowboy boots and ensemble of black that I accessorized with a bolo tie styled as a necklace.
After a quick jaunt, we arrived at the joint just in time to catch the electrifying licks of the She-Riffs show-opening ode to country cuisine, “Staked Out in the Steakhouse.” We stood there in awe of their sizzling set and then listened enthusiastically to the Kinky Bangs bang out out their frenzied series of songs. But the real highlight of the night was when the lead singer of Kitty Kitty Bang Bang caught sight of Angela’s Haute Handlebar Ring and stopped the band mid-song to sing praises over her choice of accessories. What a night we had!
How about you, ModReaders? What bands would we find in your DIY Music to Check Out Journal?
Last week, we left you with a furtive plea to help us find Winston’s mystery treat sender. Thanks to the powers of the internet, we found his enigmatic gift giver and managed to get in contact with her. So thanks, Valerie, for the lovely gift!
Valerie also sent us this hilarious photo of her dogs, Dixie and Cooper! Winston wants to know, is there room for a pug in the backseat?
ModCloth Buyers Sari, Lindsay, and Susan travel to Paris for Who’s Next
It’s January, and that means tradeshow season for spring and summer is in full swing! Our ModCloth buyers kicked off 2010 with trips to FAME in New York City, traveled on to Bread & Butter in Berlin, and then hit up Who’s Next in Paris for the first time!
To be a ModCloth buyer is to have a job a lot of us dream about: traveling to tradeshows in exciting cities, and buying a vibrant variety of clothing, shoes, and accessories from all over the world.
Get the inside scoop on what our buyers have been up to this month after the jump!
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Gear up and get excited for a riveting round of Guess the Reference, our latest and greatest ModMobile Contest! In this game, fifty random players who answer correctly will receive a one-of-a-kind vintage accessory hand-picked by Susan. How can you play? In 5 simple steps:
1. If you do not already receive ModMobile texts, sign up now.
2. Wait for a text from ModCloth. It will come sometime tomorrow (Friday, January 29th).
3. Read the text! It will contain a ModCloth item and a question asking you to name the person, place, or thing the item references.
4. Text back your answer before midnight, EST!
5. We will choose 50 random correct answers. If you are one of the randomly selected winners, you will receive a “congratulations!” text with information about your prize.
Below is a pic of Margaret, one of the winners from our last ModMobile Contest, modeling the necklace she won!
The day after my 22nd birthday, I had one of those serene, emphatic moments people write about in books. You know when the world around you seems to freeze, and all you’ve ever done in life and all you are going to do, becomes suddenly clear. For me, this moment came while Christmas tree shopping with my parents. In the midst of the New England countryside, all those questions my twenty-something self struggled with so incessantly just didn’t seem to matter anymore. It was a quick, fleeting moment – but I swear it happened.
These unexplainable flashes are often the most difficult to capture on the page. When writers try to encapsulate the experience, it can come off as self-indulgent or just plain stupid. But it is in this space that Laura van den Berg’s characters dwell. Lucky for us, she succeeds at catching this poignancy in her debut story collection, What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us (Dzanc Books; $16.95).
Read more about Laura van den Berg’s What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us after the jump:
