Any vintage enthusiast can tell you — the appeal of the past has everything to do with loving what is seldom found today. It has to do with the quality of garments, the nostalgia they evoke when you wear them.
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With a passion for events, interviews, and her pet aloe plants, Laura strives to live in a world where writing poetry evokes celebrity status. When she's not planning her apartment's next face-lift, she's either befriending strangers or admiring maps. She has an MFA in Creative Writing, is a member of ModCloth's Charitable Giving Committee, and is an avid appreciator of funky hairstyles and too-hot sauces.Author Archive | Laura
2 CommentsA Beautiful Mess for ModCloth: Elsie Explains it All
Looking for a few fabulous layering pieces to get you through fall like a star? Well, look no further! Our 10-piece collection of blogger-designed pieces will be just what you need to stylishly succeed!
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What’s better than a pull-out infographic poster that tells you whether or not you have indeed turned into an ‘Early Granny’? Nothing — exactly! Carrie Harwood and Lucy Nicolls, the creators of the illustration- and quirk-rich Wish Magazine, have successfully identified exactly what all of us trinket-loving and nefariously knitting ‘zine queens want, and boy did they deliver.
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You don’t have to be a teenage girl to fall for Rookie, an online mag created by a talented crew of tornado-ing trendsetters — including it-girl founder Tavi Gevinson. In celebration of their debut title Rookie Yearbook One, which we now have for sale on our site, we’ve invited their outspoken staff to guest edit on the ModCloth Tumblr!
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‘Falling forward’ might mean waving sayonara to summer, but optimistic outfitters know to pounce on this chance at sartorial reinvention! We’ve invited our fall Photographer-in-Residence Lisa Warninger of Portland-based street style blog Urban Weeds back to the ModCloth Blog …
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Conqueror of creative ventures left and right, Bri Emery takes the cake when it comes to ladies who have the Best Job Ever. Read on to hear what the Designlovefest diva had to share.
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We get dozens of super suggestions for blog posts from our customers, so we figured we might as well share some of your awesome ideas! This recipe by Montanan reader Valerie is way-easy and perfect for end-of-summer outings where less …
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Meet Jeanna Parham, American Conservatory Theater’s in-house Wig Master. The resident wig guru tells us how she landed her dream gig in the latest installment of our Best Job Ever series.
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