I am inspired by many things-fashion history, fashion magazines, beautiful poetry, blooming flowers, and... bloggers. When I spied this beautiful vintage dress on the racks at a neighborhood th...
When I was asked to review unitedstyles, I jumped at the chance. Its an interesting concept in where you can choose a design and customize it to your specifications. The website is user friendly, fai...
Happy Monday, peeps!Weve got a winner for the $100 shopping spree giveaway at Marketplace: Handworks of India. Im announcing the lucky winner HERE.
creature comforts (noun, plural): material things or luxuries that help to provide for ones bodily comfort.Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more nee...
The list on the +40 Blogroll has exploded! If you havent checked it out lately, please do, there are so many new and wonderful ladies (and one gent!) on the Roll. Im having trouble keeping up. But Id...
More urbane than urban is my latest play of flora and fauna. I love mixing it the way Mother Nature does - with florals + animal prints. You can see some previous incarnations here, here, and here. T...
Earlier this week you saw the shoes. Now see the outfit. Behold, the Bud rocking it tribal style and making it modern with fresh pops of neon. The dress, a handmade garment made from Guatemalan cloth...
Im feeling more inspired by nature than Elvis when I step out in my newest shoe crush, my DV for Dolce Vita "Roja" booties, plucked from the shelves at Nordstom Rack. Check out these gorgeous...
Navy and White polka dots make a good Sunday, better. (Photos: Bella Q)There are some days when nothing looks better to me the crisp, chic tones of navy blue and white. Those days are often on a Sund...
You know youre a fashion blogger when the dressing room = photo booth + the iPhone is your right hand man.Its not normal to feel comfortable snapping photos of yourself in a dressing room is it? If i...
Sacramento Rosebud. This photo was taken last summer, inside the Thinkhouse Collective. I had just moved the Citizen HQ into the Thinkhouse, and was enjoying the afternoon sun. I was neophyte to Inst...
"The film of tomorrow will look like the person who made it."-Francois Truffaut In Reel Life: Do you dress like youre the star in your own movie? I know my clothes have to function, but...
Click HERE to enter the Karina Dress GIVE AWAY- Winner is announced Thursday, May 10thHappy Monday, peeps!Ive been a busy little rosebud, doing all sorts of things, some fun, some just busy-ness. Let...
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
When in doubt, wear red. -Bill Blass "Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and ...
Spring has sprung in the Pacific Northwest-landia, and I have been itching to wear my newest frock from Karina Dresses. This one, is a fetching number in black with red polka dots. I said, RED POLKA ...
Today is the first of May, and this is my 620th post.Ive been blogging as the Citizen Rosebud for about 4 years. You can read my very first post (on Wordpress, no less) by clicking HERE. While some t...
Blue Diamonds, Red Tulip (Photo Credit: Bella Q)Taken with an iPhone. You can see more of my street-shot pics on Instagram: @rosebudzYou can also view my Instagrams online via Extragram by click...
This photo is soooo NOT about fashion, is it? Above you see the outfit I pretty much wore everyday this month. The sweater, I wrote about HERE. The shirt was a companion gift from the boyfriend, a pe...
Hey Sactowners!On the evening of Saturday, April 28th, you can drink in the name of a good cause. My pal Cassie Ramos, of Mornings on Fire has put together a great event to benefit Save Ourselves, Sa...
This Friday, Saturday, Sunday AND Monday, the Citizen is celebrating Earth Day Weekend by having a blow-out sale at Never Felt Better. Want to shop secondhand first? Do it vintage and vegan style, wi...
Bella, Lindsay, Chelsea, Elyse, Catie, Vivienne + Jean posing during our Seattle Blogger meet-up.Earlier this month, I was fortunate enough to join handful of stylish chicas at a Seattle Style Blogge...
Happy Wednesday, peeps! Ive got a guest post over at the blog for Uncommon Goods today. Please give it a visit and see some great shots of me and my Circle clutch touring Seattle! You can read m...
Hi everyone, I’m Jill and I write Everything Just So and I’m excited to contribute a guest post for Bella! Can we talk about her for a moment?Last September when I found out that she was attending th...
The New Kid on the (Color) Block. One spring trend that has taken the interwebs by storm is the Color Block. Im not sure why this one-two-one-two pow! of a bright color combo just feels right- is thi...
Who was spotted shopping at the FRINGE a while back, in my heady Sactown days playing shopgirl at my favorite local boutique? None other than the gloriously gorgeous and lovely Sophia, a fellow Nor-C...
The byline for the Hollywood Fashion Secrets product line reads "From the Red Carpet to real life...wear every outfit with style and confidence." Well, we all know Im not a red carpet gal, do...
One-of-A-Kind: Patchwork Hooded Cape by Textile Artist Lindsay RickmanThis is the only photo in my possession my premier modeling stint for the Bows and Arrows Hooded Cape Fashion Show. Of the four s...
Trending for Spring: Sunshine Yellow (photo source)One of the "IT" colors for Spring of 2012 seems to be yellow. Not a mellow yellow, mind you, but acid bright-bright as day-yellow. Canary no...
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