Got to get a new pair of shoes/to kick it with her/not kick it witchoo

Honest to Blog Hi-Tops in Leah - Modcloth

Supa sweet shoes. Too bad about all the dumb Juno references they're using to sell em.


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Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone


I forgot how awesome this video is, haha.

On my way to the black zones, gonna do what I'm told

Sergeant of Style Jacket - Modcloth


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Moriarty - Private Lily

My name is Lily
I'm nineteen years old
No money to study; no boyfriend;
I'm kinda bored...

I went to the trade fair
To find a job
There I met a few guys from the army
They told me
That I was smart and pretty

(Lyrics)

Love is a crying baby mama warned you not to shake

Menagerie Mittens in Cowardly Lion - Modcloth

Part of a new batch of things Modcloth is selling that they claim will "support rural craftsmen and women of Nepal." Not sure if I buy that without any specific details... for all you know, that could just mean "support rural craftsmen and women of Nepal by supporting the sweatshops that pay them their wages!"

The mittens are very cute, though.


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Iron & Wine - Lion's Mane
(Lyrics)

Always love me some Iron & Wine. This song is warm and cozy just like mittens are.

Sunshine in the glory skies

Astronautical Tee - Modcloth


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Just found this looking up "shark" on last.fm and it's actually not bad!




Starsailor - Shark Food

We can talk C'MON

Pumpkin Carving Heels - Modcloth


I feel like a little harvest elf would wear these! They're wonderful. I'd probably buy a pair if the heels weren't so high.


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"You're My Love Partner"

Completely unrelated to pumpkin elf shoes... BUT DO YOU REALLY CARE?

Good times never seemed so good

Soda Fountain Dress in Ginger - Modcloth

I'm in love! Retro and radiant. I really like how the sash tie creates a sort of fitted bodice effect with the waist.


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Elvis Presley - Sweet Caroline
(Lyrics)

Bah, bah, bah!

I have your hearts and you have my pity

Dress-Up Bow Hair Clip - Modcloth


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Reminded me instantly of this:



Oliver and Company - Perfect Isn't Easy
(Sung by Bette Midler as Georgette the Poodle)
(Lyrics)

Oh, Georgette.

Smoke on your pipe and put that in

Flamenco Dress - Modcloth


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West Side Story - America
(2009 Broadway Revival Cast, performing on Letterman)
(Lyrics)

voodoo cancan balais taboo

Timed Race Watch Necklace - Modcloth


Reminds me of the cycling in the film Triplettes de Belleville :) See:



Triplets of Belleville (Part 2)

"A little grandmother and fat old dog save her champion bike-riding son from the French Mafia with the help of performing, frog-eating triplets." I love this movie so much. The artwork is fantastic and it works together with the music very well, so that a rich story is created with next to no dialogue.


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And while we're on the subject, here's the main song from Triplettes, performed by "M" (Mathieu Chedid)







M - Triplets of Belleville - "Belleville Rendez-vous"
(Lyrics)

^ This is the English version. Click here to watch the original French version, and here for the French lyrics! :)

I will conclude today with a small picspam of Monsieur M, because he is such a delightfully curious fellow:












Fin!

Jump out of bed and fasten your tie

Rojas Tie Necklaces - Business Casual (Modcloth) and Black (Nasty Gal)


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And leave me sleepin', dreaming of you
I'll make rehearsal 'fore quarter to 2





Peter and the Wolf - Salut!


Can't get enough of this group right now. I'm AMAZED that they're unsigned, with songs this catchy and radio-friendly. I'm sure I'll be featuring more of them soon, maybe even later this week. (The only link I can really give is to their myspace, though - they don't have a website and they're not on last.fm or youtube. Tricky!)

Someone once lied to us; NOW WE'RE NOT SO BLIND

Gather 'round, shoppers, I've got a warning to share!


Now, I love Modcloth. I do. It's one of my favorite stores. But they sure do get away with some puffed-up prices...

Saw a dress at Forever 21 a couple weeks ago:



Woven Tea Party Dress - Forever 21

The price? $22.80. Not too bad, it's a pretty nice, flouncy cut. If it were in a different color (that pink doesn't work well on me), then I'd definitely be interested. Regardless, it's a memorable enough look that it stuck in my mind... so when I was browsing through Modcloth's dresses this afternoon, and saw this item a few pages in:



Pomegranate Dress - Modcloth

...there was a Moment of Recognition.

Their price? $49.99.

Mmmmmmhm.

It's definitely the same dress; I checked the descriptions on both sites, and they have the same composition (97% cotton, 3% spandex).

Now, like I said, I do actually love Modcloth, so maybe I'd let this slide without saying anything... except that this is actually the THIRD time I've seen this ripoff phenomenon with an identical item between Modcloth.com and a cheaper place's site, like F21 or Wetseal. The first two times were just before I started this blog. (Isn't it nice to share things!)

So what gives, Modcloth? Where do you get off selling F21-grade products at Urban Outfitters prices? And no offense to F21, I shop there a lot -- but anyone who DOES shop there knows that their clothes are not generally well-made, durable, high-quality wares. They're the economical option for decent fashion. Selling the same stuff that you'd find at F21 or Wetseal at double the price is like smuggling a Whopper into a nice sit-down restaurant and selling it as a $15 burger.

Thing is, people will buy that jacked-up, overpriced cheapo burger. Why? Because the nice, sit-down restaurant has Atmosphere, and it's the Atmosphere that's convincing. A customer walks in, checks out the nice look of things, checks out the $7-50 menu range... and thinks, "hey, this is a fairly nice place. Their food must be pretty good!" Likewise, Modcloth can get away with selling cheap clothes at heightened prices because so many people find their site, see the nice layout and the $25-150 dollar price range on the sleekly-photographed apparel, the $40-150 dresses... and go "hey, this is a fairly nice place. Their clothes must be pretty good!"In short, if a product is in a surrounding context of good quality, and is promoted like it's quality, then people will believe it's quality. So they'll pay more for it. Business.

And wouldn't you know, the "Pomegranate Dress" is completely out of stock at Modcloth right now. But if you like it, hey, why not click back over to Forever 21 and buy it for $25 less? They're out of pink too, but they also offer it in orange.

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This all reminds me of an angry singing Zebra.



The Lion King 2 - Not One of Us

Deception!
Disgrace!...

(Full lyrics)

Fdjfgkhduighfdga;dfsk oh my god this song is HYSTERICAL out of the context of the movie. (Though it made me laugh the one time I watched it during The Lion King 2, as well.)

LET HIM RUN
LET HIM LIVE
BUT DO NOT FORGET
WHAT WE CANNOT FORGIVE!!!

I had a strange feeling I was with...COOKIN' GEAR

Jungle Tour Romper - Modcloth

Told you they'd be back.


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The Cadets - Stranded in the Jungle

I crashed in the jungle while trying to keep a date
With my little girl, who was-a back in the states...

(Lyrics)


Some of you may recognize this song from the party scene in the movie Dead Poets Society. That's where I first heard it, and how I hunted it down to post opposite this romper. Really fun, swingin old school tune. I love the back-and-forth between the "States" and the "Jungle" sections.

There she goes, polka dot dress...

Pennsylvania Polka Dress - Modcloth


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Moriarty - Jaywalker

Back from where the crowd rains cold
She's letting down the burden
Never doing what she's told
Living another Walden

Back to where the cats are kings
She knows it by the letter
All those nights and all those mornings
Running it down and
Under

There she goes, polkadot dress
Barefoot on the cobblestones
Where is she at, let's take a guess
Jaywalking in the streets of Rome

She's like a hotline
You can call whether rain or shine
When it looks like nothing is bright
A few words with her and you'll be allright

She is your chatter box
Writes you real letters
Oh roman goldilocks
She's some upsetter

There she goes, tropical cyclone
Barefoot on the cobblestones
Looking for Saint Jerome
Jaywalking in the streets of Rome

Picking up white owl feathers
She buries to keep safe
Drinking oil and loving cats
Gives her their purr and their scratch

Trees leaves and seashells will make her day
Words never come out in miscellaneous ways

Roaming along the gaps in the city
Greek goddess on the Campo dei fiori
Scarlet Doe in the middle of the Prairie
The feline can hear and feel and see

'Cos unrequieted love has fifteen rows of teeth

Shark AHHHtack Tee - Modcloth


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Halloween, Alaska - Forever

(Just click " ♪ Play" to listen without downloading.)

Tomorrow when we walk in the cold...

Antique Blue Rose Tights - Modcloth

These remind me of Tennessee Wiliams' play The Glass Menagerie. ("I said I had pleurosis -- you thought I said Blue Roses. That's what you always called me after that!") -- They look like something that Laura would wear, too.


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Shuffle Your Feet - Marla Hansen


No video for this one, but it's lovely. I can't get enough of it. (Tidbit: Through googling, I have discovered that Marla has played with Sufjan Stevens, My Brightest Diamond, Duncan Sheik, Kanye West and Jay-Z, among others. Make what you will of that curious assortment.)

I dont care if my converse get all bloody

Battalion Jacket - Modcloth


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THINGS TO RUIN - The War Song
(Written by Joe Iconis, performed by Lance Rubin)

Had two other songs come to mind for this one, but I think I'll save them for other military jacket posts in the future. Because there will be others. I'm a sucker for the Sgt. Pepper look.