New York Fashion Week starts tomorrow! Dun dun dun! Sooner than you can say “Blue Steel,” Lincoln Center will be dimming the lights, cuing the catwalks, and switching on their sound systems! However, if you’re like 99 percent of the …
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1 CommentInsights on Fashion Writing from the AWP
Top: ModCloth Writing Manager Sarah gears up the crowd for an intriguing discussion. Bottom: From the left, panelists Sarah, Julia of Fashion Pulse Daily, Molly, and Amber Oakley of Zappos.
As you may know, during ModCloth’s recent visit to the …
Read more »Blogger of the Moment: Flashes of Style
Bonnie’s blog, Flashes of Style, is one that I wish I’d discovered a long time ago. Each of her outfits look effortless, but are really perfectly paired collections of thrifted and new pieces that are Alexa Chung-worthy. Bonnie is …
Read more »Bud Romance
Image via NPR. Photograph by Jerome Rozen.
Who knew Mother Nature was such a romantic? Just last year, scientists discovered a rare type of bee that fashions nests from flower petals, resulting in the colorful cocoons see above and …
Read more »Little Vintage Dress on the Prairie
Who: Victoria aka Justice Pirate
What: Vintage ’70s prairie dress and ’60s shirt
Where: “I bought the dress off of eBay ten years ago. I used to buy so many things off of there for such cheap prices before eBay …
Wear Your Heart on Your Knees
For me, Valentine’s Day always brings me back to my grade school days, when we would sit at our desks, making valentines with construction paper and glitter. In the spirit of those days, I decided to do a little DIY …
Read more »The Double Lives of Norman Rockwell's Work
Are you in New York for Fashion Week? Chances are whether you are visiting or live in the area, you just might be looking for a way to escape from the madness. Take a trip down to the Brooklyn …
Read more »'Write On' Style at AWP
Style isn’t just something that waltzes about the realm of clothing. It also can deal with words; you know, writing style. As I cavorted between panels and journal-laden tables at the AWP conference this past week, I spied a few …
Lit Lovers Abound at AWP 2011
ModCloth Creative Director Molly and Community Manager Maggie at our AWP exhibition table.
We just got back from the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference and book fair in Washington, D.C., and you would have loved it!
ModCloth …
Read more »Calling All Fashion-Passionate Cuties!
Psst! You, there! The one who stays up until 2 a.m., laptop open and glowing, wearing vintage heels below a floor-length robe as you catch up on the latest posts by your favorite indie designers, DIY crafters, and vintage enthusiasts.
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Read more »A Vintage Children's Literature Anthology
This vintage Fave Find has a story all its own! We’ve been saving this submission to correspond with the launch of our fashion writing anthology, The Written Wardrobe!
Who: Holley Maher of Girlish Whimsy (You may remember her from …
Read more »A Literary Tour of D.C. with Time Enough for Drums
We’re in a bookish mood this week at the ModCloth offices, with several of our resident wordsmiths off at the AWP Conference in Washington, D.C. promoting our new anthology and running a panel on fashion writing. So, who better …
Read more »Our Favorite Fashion Zines
Images via Fashematics and Vue Zine.
If you’re under the impression that zines are reserved for punk rock only, you’re in for a treat. Handmade, cut-and-paste zines have never fallen out of style, giving fashion zines all the more …
Read more »Style Resolutions: Round One
Well folks, it’s time for the first installment of the blog team’s Style Resolution series. To refresh your memory, the blog writers—Erin, Annie, and Jenn—have boldly decided to share our 2011 style resolutions with you in the form of …
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