Moda Mama

Cool As Twiggy, Or Something Like it

June 24, 2014
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Nautical Dress – Dear Creatures via Emerging Thoughts // Shoes – Payless // Daenerys Necklace – Etsy // Sunnies – F21

This dress is such a departure from my usual style. It’s very schoolgirl prep compared to my regular more boho flair, but when I bought it last year ago I could not have loved it more. It’s partly due to the soft silky material, and partly due to the ’60s shift look of it that makes me feel like I’m as effortlessly cool as Twiggy.

Though, I think the nerdy Game of Thrones necklace and the fact that one side of my collar is popping up ruins that…

Dress To Match

June 9, 2014
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Flutter Maxi Dress – BB Dakota via ModCloth (I think) // Shoes – Payless // Fedora – unknown // Belt, Sunnies & Faux Pearl bracelet – F21 // Earrings – I forget // Silver cuffs – gifts from Poland

When things happen in life they sometimes have untended consequences. For example, since I’ve seriously hurt my toe and made it black and blue all over, I think it entered my subconscious and made me pull out this black and blue number.

That, or this dress is just too darn fantastic to just sit around and it hides the unsightly toe perfectly. Either one fits.

*linking up with WIWW*

Cowgirl Princess

June 2, 2014
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Lace Dress – c/o SheInside // Plaid Shirt – AE // Boots – Feet First // Necklace – Ruche // Earrings – F21

I’ve been wanting a tutu style skirt for quite a while. But when I found this crochet and tutu combo dress on SheInside, my search came to an end. The little embroidered detailing on the skirt, along with the the shirt and boots make me feel like some kind of cowgirl princess. Not a combo you think of naturally, but hey if it works it works, am I right?

Now all I need is a hat, horse, and some kick butt pistols….you see I’m not the cowboy-rides-in-on-a-white-horse-to-save-me type…I’ll do the saving, thank you.

Flapper-ific!

May 27, 2014
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Sequin Dress – Ruche // Kimono – Lovely Day // Necklace – gift // Shoes – Aldo // Hair band – Etsy

As kids we dressed up all the time. It was encouraged, and expected. As we grow and take on the mature responsibilities of life, we’re not given the same freedom to play and dress up as before. But sometimes, like when you’re invited to the launch of a new play and costumes are encouraged, we get to give our inner child room to play again.

The best thing is that I didn’t have to buy a single thing. All the pieces were in my closet, and I just had to put them together in a new way. Except for the wig. That was in my costume suitcase…you know the one, the one that’s filled with fun costumes pieces and dress up items. You don’t have one? You really should get one – it’s loads of fun!

Give me a 1920s themed play *Bootlegger’s Wife* and costumed launch party, thanks to creator Victoria Murdoch *above*, and I’ll give you one flapperific happy gal!

The Blackest of Shades

May 26, 2014
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Maxi Dress – c/o Sheinside // Shoes – ModCloth (old) // Necklace – Threadsence // Bag – UO // Sweater – Yumi via Trove in Toronto // Sunnies – F21

I know black isn’t traditionally part of a summer palette, but it is part of mine especially in this lovely maxi form. There was a time when it was a bit of a joke how much black I wore *think New Yorker black, not Marilyn Manson black* and how little color there was in my wardrobe. People would feign amazement when I wore gray, exclaiming that I’m adding color to my wardrobe. These days, as you are aware, color graces my wardrobe in all it’s glory, but there is still a special place in my heart for that darkest of all shades.

*link to braided faux hawk tutorial*
*linking up with Trend Spin, and Style Sessions*

Guesting As A Profession

May 14, 2014
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Trapeze Dress – ASOS // Sweater – Esprit // Tights & Sunnies – F21 // Boots – Call It Spring // Necklace & Belt – Threadsence

I’ve been watching Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations. Binge watching it actually. So now all I want to do is travel and eat delicious food. That’s the current fantasy – travel, see all these incredible places and people and eat their food. Basically, be a professional guest. Can I do that?

*This post brought to you by ‘Wishful Thinking’….that’s sarcasm in case you missed it*

Summer Winds

May 13, 2014
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Lace Sleeve Dress – Ya via Ruche // Tights – Hansel from Basel // Necklace – Vanessa Mooney // Boots – Feet First // Sunnies – Lace Affair

Wind. The summer wind. In the Winter I hide from it and curse it, and pull my hood around me even tighter. I run from it and look for shelter as fast as possible.

But in the Spring, in the Summer, I bask in it. I feel it as it pushes against me when I ride my bike. I laugh as it turns my unruly hair even more unruly. I smirk as I attempt to hold it back from my face, and yet still see the world through tousled brown.

And I welcome it’s warm and cooling affect.

Do You See The Influence?

May 5, 2014
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Western Style Dress – Kimchi & Blue // Cardigan – Smart Set // Belts – F21 // Boots – Call It Spring // Tights – Hansel from Basel

Motivated by May The 4th Be With You day, I thought about bringing a little of both my favorites things about May 4th into this outfit – Star Wars day and Audrey Hepburn’s birthday. Don’t see it yet? Well, the hair is influenced by the braided crown of Princess Leia in Empire Strikes Back on the planet Hoth, and AUdrey Hepburn comes in with a little touch of classic silhouette in the dress, and a general ladylike tone. Now you see it riiight?

And now you’re also shaking your head, thinking, “Nerd!”

Yup, present and accounted for.

Freelance Artist Goes Into A Shop

April 23, 2014
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Lace Dress – Ruche // Button Up Shirt – Jacob // Jacket, Necklace & Sunnies – F21 // Boots – Aldo // Thigh High Socks – Free People // Bag – UO

Went into a shop recently. I got an email notification that the sale items were an extra 50% off that day. So I walk in and browse the new arrivals, and the lady walks up to me and asks, “Are you looking for something in particular, or are you needing a whole new wardrobe?”

Several things ran through my mind at once. One, do I look like I need a whole new wardrobe? Really? Two, what kind of person goes into a store to buy a whole new wardrobe? That’s not me being a smart ass, that’s me genuinely curious. I could never afford to do that. Three, how nice would it be to just walk into a shop and buy a whole new wardrobe, complete with fully crafted outfits. And finally, four, bless you for thinking that I can afford to just go in and buy a whole new wardrobe! Freelance artist here – just point me to that extra 50% off sale section.

I answered, “No. Just having a look around.” Yeah, for that sale section.

*linking up with WIWW*

Something May Be Seriously Wrong…

April 11, 2014
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Fuzzy Cardigan – Darling via Emerging Thoughts // Dress – Mink Pink via Threadsence // Scarf – SITC // Wool Fedora – UO // Belt & Earrings – F21 // Sunnies – Lace Affair // Boots – Locale // Rings – Body Blue

Recently my Girl had to go get some shots. She was super brave about it by hopping up onto the exam table and even holding out her arm for the doctor. She smiled through it all until the huge tears came when the needle went in. Then, 10 seconds later she was giggling again.

Now, every morning when she wakes up she hopefully asks me if we’re going to get shots again. And is incredibly disappointed when I say that we aren’t. Then she asks if we’ll go tomorrow, and again is disappointed when I say we’re not. Something might be wrong. She might like pain a little too much. Maybe we should get that checked out……

…then again, it might have something to do with the chocolate Kinder egg she got as a reward.

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