Archive | July, 2010

“I Can’t Live Without My Cowboy Boots!”

Seen Style

Megan, a true southern belle, was one of the first stylish young ladies I spotted during my Bonnaroo adventure. The Tennessee native knew what four days in humid, never-ending heat would entail, so she dressed the part in a super …

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Are You a Virtual Buying Virtuoso?

We’re standing in our best Uncle Sam pose, pointing our cocktail ringed finger straight out of the screen, hollering (in the most friendly of ways), “We want you!” For what? Why, to be featured as a Virtual Buyer, of …

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Top 10 Books that Should Be Made Into Movies

Since George du Maurier’s novel Trilby was made into the 1896 short film Trilby and Little Billee, the boundary between books and film has become increasingly fluid. And although book-to-film adaptations are a point of contention for many, most …

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the cut mention

The By the Riverbed Skirt was featured on theCut as a Modern Spin on Mad Men Style
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We Can’t Stop Talking About… Design for Mankind

Are you a creative type with an hour or two (or ten) to kill? Look no further than art and design blog Design for Mankind to feed your mind with enough artistic eye-candy and inspiration to last for months!

Offering …

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CNBC

ModCloth was listed on CNBC.com as one of the ‘Five New Internet Companies You Should Know About’

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Did You Win This Sunday’s Surprise Name It and Win It?

You know what time it is. It’s time to announce the winner of this week’s Super Sunday Surprise Name It and Win It! We combed through a whopping 2,646 entries before settling on the perfect name for this mesmerizing …

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Wonder Woman: New Look Needed?

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Wonder Woman, before and after. Images: New York Sun (left), Jezebel

For nearly 70 years, Wonder Woman rocked star-spangled bottoms, a red bustier, a tiara, and a mean lasso. When DC Comics recently made over the crime-fighting heroine to give …

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ModCloth’s Perfect Tea Party Guide!

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Hoping to throw a tea party that really takes the cake? Our simple guide to hosting a stylish soiree is as easy as making traditional cucumber tea sandwiches (the straightforward recipe’s below!)…

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Style, from the Other Side of the World

Australian Style Blogger Autilia

Photo: Autilia

Summer’s out full force here in Pittsburgh, and when you spend the mornings slathering on sunscreen and the evenings standing in front of your open fridge, it’s easy to forget it’s winter elsewhere. So here’s a shout-out to …

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Vintage Sexism: Cheer Up! Edition

Image: Flickr user SA_Steve

Ever have one of those days when someone tells you to “cheer up,” or “smile,” when it’s the last thing you feel like doing? Or, worse, when people say, “Wow! You look exhausted!”?

After speaking with …

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Listen to Your Mumford & Sons

I wish someone would invent teleportation stat, because I’m aching to zip over to Europe for Mumford & Sons‘ just-announced fall tour. Since the chances of that happening are as probable as Genghis Khan inviting me to tea and …

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You’ll be Made in the Shade with This Blogger Trend

Yesterday, while exploring San Francisco, I found myself wishing I had a straw hat. The sun had turned my nose as …

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Who Do You Write Like?

Fancy yourself the next Hemingway? See if it’s true by dropping an excerpt of your writing into I Write Like, a website that analyzes your writing and generates your famous literary match. If your results say you’re channeling Dan …

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