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Style Challenge: Borrowed from the Boys
This week, Meghan of Voilà! posted a style challenge that I found particularly intimidating: “Borrowed from the Boys”. I’m pretty much the exact opposite of a tomboy. Sure, as a kid I loved climbing...
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A Gatsby Summer Afternoon
On a warm, sunny day in September, Pat and I headed out to a picnic. But this picnic wasn’t just any old picnic; it was a step into the Gatsby-era world. Photo by Pat Zimmerman. The Art Deco Society of...
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Can’t Hardly Wait to Take the Wine Train!
So I mentioned in an earlier post that I recently celebrated my 3 year anniversary at ModCloth – and I had the honor of having a dress named after me! It incorporates a few of my absolutely favorite...
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Happy Halloween!
Things have been pretty crazy in San Francisco. I mean, things are always kinda crazy in San Francisco, but they’ve been more so with the Giants winning the World Series and all that jazz. (My husband,...
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What to Wear to the Polls
This morning before work, I headed to the polls to vote. And of course I couldn’t wear just any old thing to the polls. So voilà, my election-inspired outfit: All decked out at the polls, in red,...
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Le Fabuleux Monde de la Maison Cointreau
Take one part delicious orange liqueur, one part glamourous style icon, and a hearty dash of marvelous personalities. Stir (or shake, if you prefer!) and voilà! You’ve got yourself a taste of La Maison...
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Penguins and Polka Dots
Happy Black Friday! I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving – unless you don’t celebrate American Thanksgiving, in which case I hope you had a lovely Thursday. :) Being in the retail world, I had to...
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Time for Sweaters
This probably isn’t news to most of the northern hemisphere, but… well, did you know it’s autumn? That means it’s time to start wearing tights and sweaters! Sweater dress, cardi, and tights. Just in...
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Not Quite a White Christmas
I hope y’all have been having a lovely holiday! Around here, it’s been doing the winter precipitation thing. Alas, not of the white and fluffy variety . . . more of the grey and rainy type. But for...
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Lucky 13!
Farewell, 2012. (Photo by Pat Zimmerman.) I know, this post is a teeny tiny bit belated. But see that balloon in the above photo? I brought it home with me on New Year’s and it’s still floating! (I...
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Greetings from Kentucky!
Okay, it’s been awhile since I posted. A long while. Things were crazy busy at the beginning of the year, and then I got out of the blogging habit, and then I couldn’t figure out the right way to start...
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Gaudy by Nature
Happy Wear Something Gaudy Day! Maybe you weren’t aware that October 17th is Wear Something Gaudy Day, but it is. Teh interwebs say so. I celebrated the day by tapping into my inner Liberace and...
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Black and white and dogs all over!
When Pat saw me take this sweater out of my latest ModCloth box, he said, “I can’t believe you bought that!” But how could he believe I wouldn’t buy it?! I mean, it’s covered in Boston Terriers! And...
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Wintry Mix and Match
Happy 2014! Well, hello there! (Photo by Pat Zimmerman) For Christmas this year I visited my family in Pennsylvania. Yep, for 5 days I gave up the perfectly mild San Francisco weather for the bitter,...
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Le Geek, C’est Chic!
I don’t talk much about my day-to-day job at ModCloth on this here blog. I guess my love of ModCloth’s clothes is obvious, and I love/hate that I have an employee discount that encourages me to fill my...
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A Little Bit of Inspiration
Howdy! (Photo by Pat Zimmerman) I’m starting this post out with a photo of my favorite comfy coat. It’s made out of sweatshirt material – really, it’s like a flirty, dress-friendly hoodie. I love that...
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Decades of Oscar Dresses in One Awesome Infographic!
kate à la mode:Just had to reblog this ModCloth post featuring a great infographic of Oscar dresses (created by MediaRun). It’s fascinating seeing how the red-carpet styles evolved since 1929! And I...
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Decades of Oscar Dresses in One Awesome [Updated] Infographic!
Quick follow-up to yesterday’s reblog of ModCloth’s post… I noticed on the MediaRun site that they have an updated version of the Oscar dresses infographic. Paul North of Mediarun says: The original...
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Tiled Patterns
Patterns! I like ‘em. Patterns on patterns on tiles. (Photo by Pat Zimmerman) I have a special fondness for tiles, too. And this building had some particularly lovely ones. Can you believe this is a...
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