Currently we’re suffering through a drought here in perpetually sunny Southern California. What some of us would give to have just a bit of rain (or snow! ) to replenish our supplies and turn our nearly dead lawns green again.  Maybe we can channel our energies and thoughts so Mother Nature will hear our pleas? Or maybe we can all do a little rain dance with these super cute umbrellas I found at Mod Cloth!
Brighter Skies Umbrella ($44.99) This shade of aqua blue is so pretty, it goes quite well with the polished silver handle.
Greener Pastures Umbrella ($32.99)  Show …read more

Modcloth is a great place to shop for reasonably priced vintage reproductions and indie labels. They always have something cute that catches my eye. And now they’re instituting “Twelvsies Tuesdays”, a weekly sale where 12 items are 12% off. These are newish items, not older stock, like your usual sale. In other words, things that won’t be on sale if you check back on Wednesday, so I feel like it is my duty to spread the word.
This Tamburitzan vest was inspired by Eastern European folk dancers. It does have a little bit of that yodel-y, Sound of Music sort of …read more

I’ve been spending some time together on Polyvore lately, putting together some indie, or at least partially indie, looks that I like. I wanted to create a out-for-the-night look that is simple, reasonably-priced (for the most part), and also part high fashion, part street.

I found this fabulous 80’s inspired dress by TopShop, which, even if they haven’t opened up yet in the states, you can still purchase online. The boots, though, by Jil Sander, are barely purchasable at 470 euros. They’re just for looking. The crocheted lace stockings are from indie old standby Urban Outfitters, and the hair fascinator is …read more

I discovered a really cute site today called Mod Cloth.  It was founded Susan Gregg during the summer after she graduated from high school, as a hobby.  You see, she couldn’t pass up a bargain on a cute piece of clothing, even if it didn’t fit her.  So she started selling stuff on her site. 
Four years later, when she graduated from college, she hired a small staff and turned the site into her full-time business, which now offers different clothing lines in your choice of sizes, as well as continuing with the tradition of shopping for one-of-a-kind items for you.  …read more