Well, you’ve all been diligently making your Be the Buyer picks, and voting on which potential designs you’d like to see for sale on ModCloth. And, drumroll please, the results are in for the first batch!!! Check the Be the Buyer category page to see which items made the cut. Simply look under the product image, and you’ll see either “You Picked It!” or “You Skipped It.” The “you” refers to the collective virtual buying team. If any of your favorite items didn’t get picked, make sure to spread the word next time you vote by using one of the sharing options on the product category page (i.e., email, facebook , twitter) to get your friends voting. To be the first to know when an item is actually available for purchase, sign up on the item’s category page for notification. If you already “picked” the item, you’ll automatically be notified via email. We’re having these items made, and will have them up on our site and available for sale as quickly as we can!

Psst, there are still a couple items left to vote on, so start picking now!

If you’ve taken a gander at our recent, menswear-inspired lookbook – or have just glanced at the guys in your life these past couple of weeks – you may have noticed  a bounty of bristly faces. “What’s with all this precisely preened plumage poking around the upper perimeter of these Modsters’ mouths?” you may have asked yourself. Well, there’s no reason to keep a stiff upper lip about it anymore – we’re highlighting Movember!

Okay, I know what you’re going to ask next – “What’s Movember?” Well, the word itself is a playful portmanteau of ‘moustache’ and ‘November,’ but the concept behind this term is much more meaningful. The fact is, males all over the world, during the month of November, are growing this form of facial hair to bring awareness to men’s health issues, particularly prostate and testicular cancers.

From its humble beginnings as a concept kicked around by a few friends in an Adelaide, Australia pub back in 2003 to bring back the popularity of moustaches, Movember has since grown into an annual, global celebration of this tufted face trimming in order to raise money for cancer research. Men start November cleanly shaven, then simply let their stubble grow into the form of a ’stache for the next month, all the while acquiring donations from supportive sponsors. The moustache, then, has become a symbol of awareness, much like the pink ribbon has for breast cancer.

If you’d like give a shout out to your brothers, fathers, male friends, and others, but aren’t ’scruff enuff’ to grow your own, why not highlight men’s health issues with a handlebar moustache on your bag? On Monday, November 23rd, if your ModCloth order hits $100 or more, excluding the purchase of gift cards, you will receive for free with your shipment the handsome tote shown above!

In the meantime, discover more ways that you can help the cause by visiting the official Movember website.

All your fashion dreams could come true, if you just follow these easy steps:

• Create your very own wonderful wishlist on ModCloth.com, filled to the brim with all your favorite fabulous frocks, stylish shoes, posh pants, sparkly skirts, bold bags, and amazing accessories!

• Share your lovely list with whenyouwishuponalist@modcloth.com by noon on December 4th, and be sure to include your email address in the message. Only 1 wishlist per customer will be counted by our happy helpers!

• One propitious person will be randomly chosen to win a fantastic $50 ModCloth gift card, and the golden opportunity to create their very own gift guide, which will be featured on ModLife!

For full ModCloth contest rules, click here.

Update: Just to clarify, you can actually email us your wishlist right from the site, without copying and pasting into a new email. Just go to the “My Account” tab at the top of the page. From there, you should see all of your wishlists, and next to those, you should see “email” as an option. Please send us whichever wishlist you’d like to share using this “email” option in order to be eligible. You can also “share” your wishlists on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, StumbleUpon, and Kaboodle!

Do you have trendsetting style savvy? A love for all things vintage? A penchant for fashion? Do you have what it takes to join our ModCloth Street Team?

It’s that time of the year; it’s the time for our yearly enrollment! We’re looking for new members, those who may not have had the chance to sign up last spring.

We’re looking for people who love indie, and ModCloth, too! We need your help to share our online boutique with the world. You’ll receive fun ModCloth assignments, be part of a fashion forward community, and become a ModCloth insider with special notices and opportunities for advance participation in contests or other promotions.

So take a couple minutes to fill out this quick application.

The last day to apply for this select team is Friday, November 27th, and we’ll send you an email notification soon after that date if you made the team.

We can’t wait to have you on board!

[The ModStylists: Ravan, Ashley, Nicole, and Chelsey]

It’s not easy to navigate the high seas of style these days. You may have heard that rompers are the latest trend, but how on earth are you supposed to wear one? What do you match with a statement necklace or pair with a boyfriend blazer? Well we are here to help!You helped us pick a name for these ladies last week and now they are officially here to assist you in your pursuit of great style. ModCloth is proud to announce our ModStylists! These girls are here to act as your personal shopping assistants and answer all of your style and shopping questions. The ModStylists will be able to guide you in everything from what to pair with a certain item to what to buy for your fashionista friends.  To chat with a ModStylist, simply go to any product page. Underneath “Add to Bag” and “Add to Wishlist”, you will see a shoe icon that prompts you to Chat with a ModStylist. Simply click here and be connected to a live chat with one of the girls! You can also call our Customer Service line at 1-888-495-9699 to chat with one of the ModStylists on the phone.

Keep reading for examples of kinds of questions you can ask our ModStylists!

Besides enriching your wardrobe choices, these stylistas can help you with any queries about shopping for others (especially helpful as we go into the holiday season!). Here are some examples of the types of questionst that ModStylists can help you answer taken from real customer emails!

Hello! I just ordered the Battalion Jacket in Ivory yesterday. I can’t wait to receive my new jacket, it looks super cute online. Do you have any suggestions of what to wear with it?

I think that it would be really cute worn with a crisp white or black button up, with dark jeans (skinny or trouser), and some black boots! I think you would want to pair it with        simple things because you don’t want to overshadow the jacket.

I need a dress for homecoming, any suggestions?

Thanks for writing in! Here are a few suggestions that can fit any personal style: Shine of the Times Dress, Moved to Tiers Dress, and if you are in the mood for something a little wild you can check out the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Dress.

I love Modcloth and stalk the dress section, (bought several over the summer) but now it’s cold in NY and I keep looking and there are still only dresses that look like they could be worn in warm weather. Would love to see some with sleeves/heavier fabrics!

Thanks for writing in! You’re right that most of the dresses are sleeveless, but you could always pair a nice summery-looking or sleeveless dress with some opaque tights, boots, and a cardigan or blazer! Adding just a few cold weather accessories like scarves and hats to a summer dress can easily update it for Fall/Winter!

Hi there! I am looking to do some shopping for my wife because she loves this site, but I have no idea what to get her! She is a size 6 in dresses, a size 8 shoes, and usually wears a small/medium in tops. She wears a lot of dresses so I was thinking about getting her a dress and then adding some additional items like shoes and some jewelry to wear to our New Year’s Eve Party. Please get back to me with any possible options!

Hi! Thanks for writing in! I went through the site and picked out some great pieces for you to choose from for the occasion! Some of the dresses that I think would be great for the part are as follows: A Trace of Lace Dress in Copper, Costume Designer Dress in Opera , Chartreuse Chanteuse Dress, Generations Dress, Promise Keeper Dress, Blue Smoke Dress, Time Travel Dress, and the Perfectly Posy Dress.

With most of these dresses you can do either gold or silver jewelry and it would look great! Here are some pieces that I picked out: The Dancing Jewel Necklace, Tied in a String of Hearts Necklace, Highway To Style Necklace, , Bali Ha’i Earrings, Chasing Waterfalls Earrings, and the Remember Ring.

Also here are some shoes that would be good choices for these dresses: After the Gold Rush Flats,Vegas Odds Heels, Soothing Song Heels, and Midnight Kiss Heels.

If you follow us on Facebook, then you’ve seen the styleboards that the girls have been whipping up daily for your dose of style inspiration. But they can also create personalized styleboards for you if seeing a visual collage of your choices would help you pick the perfect piece!

So, if you’re stumped on what to wear, reach out to these ladies for a bit of style guidance!

Do you love ModCloth? Do you want access to exclusive info and mobile-only contests? Then you should join ModMobile! We are so very excited to have the opportunity to connect with our most dedicated followers via text messaging. We’ve been planning like crazy, and have tons of exciting things in store for you.

You can find out more and sign up here right now!

What do you think of ModMobile? Do you have any ideas about how we could use text messaging to make your ModCloth experience even better? We’d love to hear from you!

This winter, ModCloth’s got your back! Just as the chilly weather starts creeping its way into your hometown, we’re introducing our ingenious, new Winter Coat Rating. We believe that you deserve to know exactly what you’re getting when you order from us, and that includes the intricacies of each coat’s coziness! Plus, just because the temperature is dropping, doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your style! In order to decipher what outerwear best suits your climate and style needs, our fabulous ModTeam developed an elaborate equation that measures every aspect of a jacket’s potential warmth, taking into account its material, lining, sleeve and body length. The result of their painstaking work is your benefit!

To take advantage of our new Winter Coat Ratings, just click on any coat’s Composition and Measurement information to find out where your potential garment lands on the snug spectrum. A coat with a rating of 1 indicates lightweight outerwear suitable for milder climates, while a jacket with a rating of 5 is a heavyweight champion! So, if you’re a snow bunny in Aspen who doesn’t want the winter chill to interrupt her ski runs, The Adorable Snow Coat (Rating: 5) might just be right for you. For our budding political pundit in Washington, D.C., our Ruffle Around the Edges Coat (Rating: 3) could help ward off the chilly breeze blowing in off the tidal basin. Women around the country are jealous of the stylish Southwestern gal who gets to pull off the fabulous En Vogue Jacket (Rating: 1) late into the winter months. But no matter your location or the season, ModCloth has your outwear needs covered!

What coats do you plan on investing in this winter?

Have you ever dreamed of having your own personal stylist at your beck and call? A wise fashionista that’s on hand for those days that you just don’t know what shoes to pair with your new romper or those nights when you’d give anything for a sage word on what to wear to your boss’s holiday soiree?  ModClothers, it is your lucky day! In a few weeks, ModCloth will be debuting its new team of virtual stylists to assist you in all your fashion quandaries. And this debut comes just in time for the holidays, so they can also assist you with all of your holiday shopping!

But first this perfectly-outfitted outfit needs a name! Since you, readers, always seem to know best, we decided to enlist your help to dub these dames! Take a look at the poll to the left and pick the name that you think would be perfect for the team. Voting will run this afternoon through Friday at 6:00 p.m. e.s.t. and the girls and their new name will be featured in a newsletter and blog post in the next few weeks.

We know you’ve still got your voting face on from Election Day yesterday, so carry on that democratic spirit, and cast your vote!

Something exciting is happening today! We’re launching a video series exclusively on our facebook fan page. This series features Susan answering questions that our  friends have posted on our page.

Here’s what Natasha  (above right) had to say about the inspiration for these vids: “Our amazing facebook fan page community was the inspiration for this video series. The fan page has become a platform to not just to talk about ModCloth, but also pose styling questions and share fashion advice. We love the spirit of our fan page community!”

Keep reading for more details about the shoot!

Sari from the buying team (wearing our Tempest Dress and  Night Lily Headband) and Eve from the purchasing team (wearing our Once In A Blue Moon Dress and Fashion Fractal Hat) volunteered to be models for the shoot.

We shot our footage one evening after work. Everyone had a little pizza, and a lot of enthusiasm. Thanks guys!

We’ll be launching more of these videos in the weeks to come. So, if you’ve got a fashion question for Susan, head over to our wall, and ask away! She may be answering your question next.

A lil’ preview!

Do you want to see more videos on ModCloth? Lets us know!

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If you haven’t heard about Bloglovin’ yet, it’s about time you did! Bloglovin’ is a website that will help you follow all your favorite fashion blogs in one place. This means no more visiting blogs just to realize there hasn’t been an update in a week! We were super excited to team up with Bloglovin’ and three lovely fashion bloggers from across the globe to share some of our new, fall, ModCloth fashion!

Read on to see more photos of the bloggers and find out how to get their looks!

(Image Above: From left to right – Sally Jane Vintage, Niotillfem, WishWishWish)

We gave Sally Jane Vintage, Niotillfem, and WishWishWish some of our most cherished new garments and accessories and asked them to do photo shoots wearing their new outfits. We couldn’t be more pleased! We hope you like their outfits too!

And, if you love the looks, you can find their ModCloth outfits here! But don’t stop there. Start following them, and your other favorite bloggers, on BlogLovin’!