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à la Modest
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Neoprimitivist punk who likes to indulge herself within the boundaries of spiritually congruent vices of philosophy, style, music, movies, and art.
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1/2 of 2012 Obessions

Because I have been away for so long, I can’t write about everything I’ve been into lately. I guess I can always space it all out in different posts, but I decided I would just make a col...

2 days ago

BUTTON BABY: Fundraiser for Our Friends’ Adoption

My friend Melissa and her husband Ryan are in the process of adopting a child in China. They need your help however in alleviating the high cost of adoption fees. Melissa started “Button Baby,&...

07 apr 12

Body Shape Diagram Sham

Just so you know, this isn’t going to be a body shape 101 post. I am assuming you already know what you are or have. You know how ridiculously unflattering some of these body shape diagrams are...

22 feb 12

Chiptunes & 8-Bit Love @ MagFest 2012

A tamer (as far as clothing goes) but louder environment than ComiCon exists at a wondrous and colorful convention called MagFest, a video game and VG music festival held every Winter Solstice on the...

18 jan 12

When he woke up, she had blue hair.

Thanks Tish & Snooky! Related Posts: Blonde for the Meantime

12 jan 12

Anjolee: Mom-Approved & Conflict Free

When Anjolee asked me to review one of their diamond pieces, the two things that came to my mind were: 1) Are these diamonds conflict free? and 2) If they are, I don’t really wear fancy jewelry...

18 dec 11

GF is your girlfriend.

This is what I came home with after a trip to Wegmans GF aisle this weekend: wheat substitutes. So, after a three-year battle with what I thought was just a mean combo of severe stomach aches and mig...

17 dec 11

Blonde for the Meantime

So, I’m blonde for the meantime before I turn my hair blue. I needed to go platinum in order to get the perfect shade of blue that I want, but I couldn’t get my hair to be evenly platinum...

23 nov 11 1 person likes this

BobbePin offer’s fantastic fashion finds at great prices (sponsored)

BobbePin, the place to find affordable indie fashions that are priced right, is also the place to nab those in-demand boho-chic fashions. Affordable Indie fashion is on the rise once again and BobbeP...

17 nov 11 1 person likes this

Cindy’s Centerfolds

Cindy Sherman is an American photographer who is currently based in New York and whose most famous work involves conceptual photography. Besides her multiple-persona-style-type self portraits in all ...

15 nov 11

Mothers of the Same Fate: Plath & Sexton

Well, I’ve disappeared again. It seems like I have been opening my posts with the same “apology” (almost as pathetic as Qwikster), but I’ve learned so much while I was away. I...

29 sep 11

LayerWear Basics

Layering should be fun and shouldn’t have to be a nightmare. I find it most exciting when the end result of layering turns out to be better than I expected, like I couldn’t believe that I...

25 aug 11 2 people like this

Flicks Inflict Fashion Feature: Les parapluies de Cherbourg

Okay, so this post was actually completed literally minutes before my Web host wiped out my blog’s database about two months ago. Since I didn’t have a backup of that post, I’ll hav...

13 aug 11

Balltastic Boombastic! – Our Second App (Want a Promo Code)?

Sweet! Beauty of the Fall recently launched its second game available on the iTunes App Store—Balltastic Boombastic! It seems like this game has been generally more liked than our first game, L...

06 aug 11

Doing the Tie Bow

I found two of these neat little bows at a thrift store in PA some time ago. They’re made from paper mache and glued to hair clips. Yep, paper mache. This thing I’m wearing is not made of...

02 aug 11 1 person likes this

Dealing with Defeat & My Struggles with the Good Fight

Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with my college final project, but I just thought that was an appropriate graphic to accompany this post. It’s seems so tragic to think that a lot of us ...

26 jul 11 1 person likes this

Blut ist nicht dicker als Wasser (Blood is not thicker than water)

There are few things that people tend to say about their families. Some of us say we have families and are more than comfortable with them; some of us really believe that we have none (but we all kno...

18 jul 11 1 person likes this

Vintage: An Inside-Out Experience

By David Gasten, producer of Vintage Music compilation This is Vintage Now Why do we come to Vintage? The answer is very simple: we come here to escape. When we pick up old magazines like Collier’s ...

16 jul 11

Check out our iPhone/iPad game!

Hey all, For the past few posts, I’ve been mentioning that my husband Rob and his brother Dave have been making video game apps for the iPhone and iPad. I’m pleased to announce that their...

29 jun 11

Scarf Ace

My husband Rob and I owned this book called The Art of Arranging Flowers: A Complete Guide to Japanese Ikebana that was recently purchased by The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. So I took a couple o...

23 jun 11

Giveaway: The Style Underground scarves & hats

So you think you need to ditch the head gear for summer? No need to sacrifice comfort for style with these light-weight wonder scarves! The lovely owner of The Style Underground contacted me to give ...

09 jun 11

Watercolors? They are like hue.

Yay! Here is my first outfit post since the wacky Web host crash. I definitely look happier than usual in the succeeding photos. Throwing on clothes with bright colors can probably make anyone’...

30 may 11 1 person likes this

Server of Satan

So, what has been up? If you’ve seen my Tweets, Facebook messages, e-mails, or have just been on the blog this week, you probably already know that I’ve been jacked up big time by my vill...

24 may 11 1 person likes this

Salt & Light: Apply to Clothing

This post was originally for a guest post on Jesus Couture’s Web site, but it seems like they’re probably going to take an ungodly amount of time to fix their blog, so I decided to put this up here. ...

22 may 11 1 person likes this

Salt & Light: Apply to Clothing

This post was originally for a guest post on Jesus Couture’s Web site, but it seems like they’re probably going to take an ungodly amount of time to fix their blog, so I decided to put this up here. ...

21 may 11

Salt & Light: Apply to Clothing

This post was originally for a guest post on Jesus Couture’s Web site, but it seems like they’re probably going to take an ungodly amount of time to fix their blog, so I decided to put th...

18 may 11

Camo, dawn til dusk

I wore this camo skirt with two different outfits in one day. These photos represent a little bit more of how I look on a blah day. It’s been really ugly out with all the rain. I do feel unmot...

16 may 11 1 person likes this

Giveaway: 100 Custom Postcards

Here’s another print giveaway for you all–postcard printing! Would you like glossy postcards that you can personalize? UPrinting is having me give away 100 custom postcards to one lucky r...

14 may 11 2 people like this

Abolishing Abortion

I want to introduce you to a fellow steam punk and style enthusiast Don that I met through the blogosphere. He has amazing steam crafts for sale on his Etsy, which I highly recommend you check out. J...

10 may 11 2 people like this

Ribbon Rabbit

These pictures are a little overdue, because I wore this little number on Easter. I just fell head over heels (almost literally) when I first saw the red bow on the back. I knew I had to take it home...

06 may 11 1 person likes this

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