Take a look at.....

the @modcloth lookbook (click)

Snakin' me crazy

Everyone is crazy about snake skin - it seems to be a trend that never truly fades. I have plently of rings/purses/necklaces ... check out the @RYCause website - even that is adorned with the beautiful snakeskin used below. I even had the pleasure of babysitting my roommates snake while he was away in Montreal for a weekend this year. Beauty.

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The most incredible snake skin item i own is this over the shoulder purse (slash clutch). My grandmother gave it to me a while ago and i save it for special occasions... it's way to beautiful and soft to over wear. I want to have it forever.



In recent news - 140fashion.com is up and NOT running - you can check out the design though... please, please, let me know what you think! Can't wait for it to be fully functioning.

all this work leads to play

Now that my internship @stocktwits is finished i've been working like crazy putting the finishing touches on the @140Fashion website and getting ready to launch - hopefully early next week (maybe tomorrow but i don't want to get your hopes up).

New design - totally revved up, 100% BETTER

LIVE FEED - if you think twitter is addicting, wait until you experience a live stream that ONLY includes fashion related tweets. You will not want to miss a minute on 140Fashion (if you did, your twitter stream would be naked).

Do you tweet about fashion? Follow and DM me @JordyHB on twitter if you think you should be a recommended 140Fashion.com follow... if i like what i see i will add you to our list.

I happen to be spending my summer in the most unfashionable place on earth - the woods - but that isn't going to stop me from tweeting, blogging, and even sharing some amazing pics of small town ontario fashion victims and thanking god for all you 140Fashion users.

A special thanks to @140Fashion's first 400 followers on twitter, first 1000 blog viewers, and all the amazing @replies we've been receiving.

-PLEASE continue to engage in conversation
-once we launch, and once you join... REMEMBER to tag your fashion related tweets with #F
-feel free to contact me (DM, email, anything) with any suggestions, inquiries, questions, comments, concerns, etc... although i'll have limited internet access and cell service over the summer i will respond in the most timely manner possible.

CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE
CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE
CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE
CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE
CAN'T WAIT TO GO LIVE

-jordy

make my day

This morning @JaclynRJohnson tweeted about her latest blog post and I was completely taken aback. What an amazing find. Here are some pictures of @80sPurple's new private label which is remarkably cute and devilishly inexpensive. Make sure you check out @JaclynRJohnson's blog Some Notes On Napkins - it's one of my favourites! - and view the entire 80's Purple Private label here

The Virgin Suicides

The Lisbon girls dress with a carefree style not unlike @Kirsten_Dunst's personal style. I've always been a fan since my favourite movie growing up was Little Women (i watched it on VHS all the time and by biggest concern was not the pending war but rather the character that played grown up Amy - she was no Dunst) When i found this Dunst edition of @Lulamagazine i went mad. Here are some of my favourite pictures.



and in admiration to Kirsten Dunst's style how could i not include a few snippits from the Boy Band of Outsiders SS09 lookbook that we were all so happy to see her as the face of.




view the entire lookbook here.

combat chicks

By now, we've all caught on to the Dr. Marten trend. But for me, it was always the outsider characters in books who were man enough to wear them (i say man enough because often the characters were trying to avoid the feminine stereotype) Anyway, there has been a recent rise in the combat boot where we're seeing girls in lace socks and ruffle dresses pull them off with ease. I love the look but unfortunately i have been looking for a vintage pair for months with no luck - i think it's much more authentic then buying a shiny new pair. I saw these boots the other day @UrbanOutfitters - they are made to look vintage, and i like that they can be folded down - but let's face it, they aren't necessarily 'combat'

I decided to check out the doc marten website and found this wide aray of colours. What do you think? The short boots sell for around $110 and the tall for around $120.

I don't know that I'm sold on the brights and patterned boots. For over $100 dollars i know that i would never get enough wear out of them. I love the mettalics though!! They are definitely played down - which i like... suttleness makes them work with any outfit over and over again. As for the skeleton boots - I had to include them. How many of you now know how next years halloween costume is going to be complete!?