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Just a girl in a thrift store - that's how it all began. Susan, our co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, sold her favorite vintage finds from her dorm room. Soon, a 'store' was born!
Vintage clothing and decor is still very near and dear to us, so we sell at least one item a day. They go fast, so visit often to snag your own ModCloth one of a kind!
Your local blogging community is having a meet-up, and you've got just the Jack by BB Dakota dress to make the perfect first impression! This sunshine-colored shift's petite buttons, sheer neckline trim, and flowy skirt are a welcome sight in your playful, feminine wardrobe. Your new acquaintances will marvel at the bright cardigan, metallic shoes, and golden hair accessory that you've matched with this darling dress. Vibrant and vivacious, your bright style needs no introduction!
Donning this banana-hued dress of 100% cotton, you're inspired to ask your sweetheart out on a bubble tea date! You can't help but be reminded of the sweet drink when you spy the contrasting embroidered polka dots that dot the hem, bust, and banded waist. Featuring aqua piping and a sweetheart neckline, and supplemented by alightly padded bust, this pleated dress will add sweet style to all your ensembles. Pair this fully lined frock with a navy cardigan, candy-colored jewelry, and green-tea-hued flats for a look that's simply irresistible.
This item was picked by you in our Be the Buyer Program and will be sold exclusively online at ModCloth! Go wandering through a field of lush flowers in this darling dress, and you'll look as beautiful as the blossoms surrounding you! The sunshine-yellow lace overlay of this frock exudes grace and femininity, as does the sheer, mesh panels decorating the neckline. Wear this charming look alongside camel heels, a lavender cardigan, and petite, gold earrings, and let your beauty bloom for all to admire!
Your idea of the perfect date? The one you're on right now - taking a stroll in your prettiest pale yellow dress, hand held tightly, and headed toward the tastiest ice cream shop in town! Your sweetheart takes a long gaze at your outfit, pointing out that the rosette on your pleated waistband and the eyelets on your voluminous skirt are nothing short of lovely! With a swoon, you take a spin, taking comfort in the closeness of your dress due to a bow tied over its back zip, as well as the comfort of its padded bust. Sitting down to one big banana-mint shake with two twisty straws, you bashfully fiddle with a lock of hair lying under a white ribbon and over a small locket, press a pastel peep toe on your cutie's shoe under the table, and ...
Off to work, out to lunch, over to happy hour, back for supper - where will you appear next? Be pre-'pear'-ed for any outing by showing up to your day in this limey-yellow frock! 'Produce' outfit envy at all locations by setting a layered, beaded necklace over the scoop neck and between the wide sleeves of this super soft dress, and make the 'ripe' shoe decision by pairing blueberry suede heels under its lined skirt! An elastic waistband, hidden by a tie sash, gives a cute, fruit-colored appearance, causing every lady near or far to wish they could take a bite out of your style!
Brightening up your place is as simple as collecting a few of your favorite flowers to arrange in a lovely crystal vase. Or, if you're looking for a quicker fix, you could slip on this darling, daffodil shirtdress, as featured in Lucky Magazine, with your favorite pair of cork wedges, a vintage slip, and some funky, wooden earrings to match the functional, dark maple buttons which line its front. Made of a soft, linen-blend, this sash-belted beauty's fabric is lightweight and cool. It has a clean, A-line shape, which will easily flatter your form, making you feel confident and poised every time you wear it. For maximum cheer, create a vibrant flower arrangement while wearing this darling dress!
Exude charm and elegance in this stunning style created by Nicole Parker for ModCloth's Make the Cut Collection! Submitted as a sketch and voted into production by our Facebook fans, this dynamic dress has transformed from a fashion fantasy into a dazzling reality. A high-school junior and avid sewer, Nicole looked to vintage patterns and the iconic style of old Hollywood to dream up this piece's timeless silhouette, then tapped her artist's ingenuity for its fashion-forward details, including the striking gold hue and turquoise waist sash, and the scalloped-to-perfection neckline. Made with love in the USA and available for purchase in May, this demure dress is definitely a special piece, but you need not wait for a special occasion to take this head-turner for a whirl! Wear it with ...
Named by Moriah in our Imagination Vacation edition of Name It and Win It, this pristinely perfect, sunshine yellow strapless boasts all its beauteous glory just for you. Hosting a tulle-hemmed underskirt, flattering padded bust, and matching sash belt, this cheerful piece is fresh-packed with all the frock features you love. Don it with strappy sandals, a cropped jacket, and a patent clutch to show your zest for fashion.
A trip to the Balkans has you excited to share new recipes with your friends. After back-zipping yourself into this simple honey-hued dress, you adjust the cookies on a tray and wait for company to arrive. A design by San Fransisco-based company Curator, this product was created to occupy a space in your wardrobe that no other garment can. Made with efforts to minimize waste, this Curator dress is made of hemp and organic cotton, and its gathered skirt and lined top are extra touches to admire, like the chopped walnuts on your treats. With syrup-toned wedges, a sheer scarf tied loosely around your neck, and a vintage chain bracelet set delicately on your wrist, your guests will ask for seconds just so they can come near to take another glance at your look!
The beauty of delicate, dried flowers blossoms in this adorable frock by Mink Pink! Designer Rachel Evans, the architect behind the Sydney-based brand, cultivates eclectic, vintage-inspired designs that have caught the attention of an international audience. Plant yourself in this lightweight ivory, sandstone, cobalt, and sage-colored frock, don some ankle-strapped flats, a simple pendant, and a demure, vintage shoulder bag - the memory of this look is one you'll want to preserve for years to come!
Improve on your usual day-off fashion by adding this adorable dress in butter yellow to your weekend wardrobe. Featuring a collar of cream floral lace, decorative rhinestone-dabbled buttons, and a riveting retro silhouette, this back-zip, fully lined frock is sure to make your heart melt the moment you slip it on. Add this heirloom-like piece to ribbed tights, high-heeled Oxfords, and a cropped cardi, and 'spread' your smooth style around the city!
Color your closet with this darling dress by Jack by BB Dakota! Painterly stripes of royal blue and sunflower yellow course across this pleated fit-and-flare frock, giving your look an understated, artsy aesthetic. With its sweetheart neckline and slender straps, this look has the feminine details to please your most fashionable critics - particularly when it's framed by vibrant heels, a tailored khaki blazer, and edgy oversized earrings. Illustrate your masterful eye for style with this playful piece!
Each week you anxiously await meeting with your garden card club, a chance for you catch up with friends and show off your fashionable wares as well. Donning this chartreuse, black-embroidered dress, you admire how the vintage-inspired fit-and-flare silhouette flatters your figure. Featuring a cross-over bodice, seamed detailing, and lace-bedecked hem, this frock will make you the picture of elegance when you pair it with coal-colored platform heels, a stack of gilded bangles, and a woven straw clutch.
Standing on the side of the stage, looking oh-so adorable, you crack up at the comedian with a constant stream of chuckles that jostle the pleats of this dress' skirt, waiting for your indication. There's the punchline - you hold a sign that reads, 'Laughter,' over the seams extending upward from the waistline of this thick knit number, and suddenly all the attention is on you in this pocketed, bold yellow, back-zipped frock with leopard print wedges and an arm stacked with bangles. The comedian continues, and the next time you assist with the 'Applause' sign, you realize that the attention never left you and your ravishing vintage-inspired dress!
You always say you'll get around to it. Having coffee with an old friend, taking a swing dancing class, chatting up the crush-worthy bookstore clerk - whatever plan you've been putting off, don't wait another day! Just put on this marigold dress and say farewell to procrastination! Bright sunflower yellow illuminates the plum, navy, and mint petals blooming on 100% cotton fabric. Strapless with an elasticized bust and waist line, it boasts a bighearted bow on the bodice, while the lined skirt's gathered pleats fall neatly near your knees. Accessorize with a purple cardigan, brown wedge heels, and a healthy heap of gumption!
As summer turns to fall, you take in a deep breath of crisp country air and marvel through the window at the colorful change of the leaves on the trees in the orchard. You throw on this maize-hued, ruffle-collared dress to take your final summer stroll through the farm. The dress falls flatteringly, with its A-line skirt and empire waist skimming your figure, and the cute bowed bottom of the V-neckline adds just the right touch of casual classiness to your 'haute-umn' couture. Paired with your strappy wedges, a beaded necklace, and a wicker purse, this dress will help you harvest the freshest fashion all year long!
Your graduation is one of those days you want to remember forever, so make sure to keep it stylish by wearing this lovely cotton dress! This sky-blue beauty is elegantly adorned with fancy flourishes of gold, and frosted with white piping at the decorative front buttons and the fitted waist above a full, pleated skirt. Slip this pretty piece on with ruffle-trimmed ankle socks, merry Mary Janes, and a lacy cardi, and your sense of fashion is sure to receive just as many accolades as your academic career!
It's time to prove your love for this darling dress from Tulle Clothing by taking it out on the town! Tulle's flair for vintage-inspired modern apparel and accessories makes this far-out floral frock a delightful choice for sunny days. Since starting in 1999, Tulle has been busy embellishing their styles with clever details, such as the '60s-style print of avocado, goldenrod, pumpkin, and white that cover this cotton number, along with the trio of bows that decorate its zip-up racerback. Partner this pretty piece with cute clogs, a few wooden bangles, and oversized enamel earrings, and you're ready to flaunt your vintage-feeling ensemble along with your retro dance moves!
Spice up your wardrobe with this tasteful, cumin-colored frock! Its sheer, mustard-yellow layers, pepper-black buttons, ruffle trim, and pleated details stir a rich helping of charm into your look. Secure its waistline tie, don some patterned tights, a paprika hair accessory, and ladylike pumps, and indulge in a full course of dazzling style!
Natural oddities intrigue you to the degree of devotion. You ogle at their splatter-dotted patterns, and 'ahh' over their carefully created shapes. Much like how you admire the flattering cut of this summer squash dress, you find its design delightful, impressed by how its each and every decorative fleck - from its crocheted eggshell collar to the tie bow at its back neck - flirt with the fall season. Slip its structured A-line cut up over opaque tights, secure its invisible back zipper, and tap your toes into a fringed pair of vintage T-straps for a look that's straight up 'gourd-eous'!
If your daily routine has you feeling a less than excited, add a splash of pep and pizazz! Try a tasty new dish at a festive downtown restaurant. Instead of a walk in the park, try skipping or even a fancy frolic. And of course, add some fashion flavor to your wardrobe in this refreshingly effervescent blue print frock! Surprises abound in this short, A-line piece, as the ruffle cape collar flutters around your neck. Jump start your schedule as you secure the back button, while rays of sunlight illuminate the open back cutout. Don some buckled boots at your knees and a fetching feathered band upon your head! Now doesn't your day look dashing?
It's not that you'd say your taste in fashion is strictly retro - it's more that you like to blend timeless cuts with modern details, as exemplified by this lovely LBD from Stop Staring! A classic fit-and-flare cut benefits from a bit of contemporary sass in this coy cutie of a dress that boasts fuzzy, leopard-print cuffs at its half sleeves and collar. Slip this stunner on with back-seamed stockings, shocking-purple pumps, and a studded clutch, and show that though your style defies easy classification, it's never anything short of stunning!
This item was picked by you in our Be the Buyer Program and will be sold exclusively online at ModCloth! You'll swoon over this 'purr'-fectly pretty dress! Leopard-print mesh winds elegantly around the bodice, while the black A-line skirt twirls about your legs. Paired with with red heels, sparkling earrings, and a gold cuff, it's clear that this dress was made 'fur' you!
Singing at venues across the country, you'll need a look that's as bold as your vocals - don this dress, and your performance will be unforgettable! Leopard print harmonizes with blooming roses to create a sassy style that's sure to charm the toughest crowds. You'll send audiences swooning when you start crooning in the pin-up style, buttoned bodice, and halter neckline. Accompany this look with peep toes, a cuff bracelet, and a black fascinator, and you'll be on your way to fashionable fame!
After welcoming a few friends in for cocktails at your place wearing the natural and neutral hues of this peacock plume-printed dress, you were asked if several others could come as well. "Certainly," you said, tossing your arms above the top ruffle of this strapless dress with enthusiasm, "Theres room for everyone!" As you waited for the rest of your friends to arrive, you walked around with the navy sash that encircles this lined dress fitted waist trailing behind you, refilling drinks. When the place filled, and compliments started flowing about your colorblocked hem and the beige pumps you wore beneath it, you smiled widely between two hoop earrings, for you believe that the more, the merrier!
Wearing this dress of vanilla-hued lace by designer brand Ryu, you can't help but be reminded of your favorite sweet treat. With a sprinkling of creme- and taupe-hued flowers across the shoulder, and satiny ruffles peeking out from beneath the hem, this darling dress will be your go-to frock for all occasions. Paired with patterned tights, gold heels, and a cappuccino-hued clutch, you'll look as sweet as you feel.
When you don this dress of neutral tones, you wish that the night would never end. Composed of silky, pleated fabric in hues of almond, blush, and cocoa, this fully lined frock by Ryu features mesh detailing at the bodice fastened with a keyhole closure, and a removable grosgrain belt bedecked with delicate beading. Paired with copper-hued heels, a vintage-inspired beaded clutch, and heirloom-inspired jewelry, this silky dress will add elegance to any occasion.
With faux pearls peppered among the dramatic cowl of this rosy-beige dress like stars strung among the atmosphere, this pleated piece takes your levels of glamour to galactic heights! Brought to you by designer brand Ryu, who since 2008 has provided you with pieces that allow you to share your shining individuality with the world, this side-zipped piece features planetary pleats on its skirt, an interstellar sheer back that closes with a buttoned keyhole, and muted-brown lining beneath its mesh make. Use the handkerchief hem of this carefully handcrafted piece as the shining style at the center of velvet pumps, a fantastic charm bracelet, and a vintage fascinator!
Once again, British brand Sugarhill Boutique has managed to marry adorable elements with vintage design to create a truly unique dress that's definitely worth giving some extra love! Inspired by the places the founding brother-sister duo travels to, each piece is crafted with the utmost precision and care. This black lace overlay LBD will show that you cherish your original style when you pair it with rouge tights, classic Mary Janes, and rose earrings. Featuring a fabulous heart-shaped cut-out closed by buttons at its back and a hidden zip at its side, sheer and dear 3/4 length sleeves, and skirt gathering beneath princess seams, this designer must-have will awake your inner amour!
Shimmying onto the balcony in your sultry noir maxi, you watch as two - no, three - lovely lepidoptera flap their way in your direction. Dressed in this divine frock by Sugarhill Boutique, which features gently scalloped arm openings and an embroidered and scalloped neckline, as well as a bold design of a winged creature on its fantastic front. The butterflies land on the balcony railing, slowly opening and closing their wings, and in this marvelous maxi dress, wooden wedges, and an armful of bangles, you're as naturally lovely as they are in the soft afternoon light.
On days when the sky looks grey and the flowers don't seem to be smiling, seeking out the sun is as easy as the flick of a switch - or rather, securing the button of this navy dress' keyhole! Designed by British brand, Sugarhill Boutique, and inspired by the places the founding brother-sister duo travels to, this piece was crafted with the utmost precision and care. The dazzle of its tie-dyed brilliant-citrus and radiant-yellow sunflowers is contagious, just like your sunny style spreads inspiration over all you encounter. With the warmth given off by this energetic dress, you will be tempted to take off your cardi to reveal a tapered, elasticized back, and strap on some wrap bracelets and summery sandals!
Stylishly soar higher than you ever have before when you embrace the playful sparrow print of this lightweight and lovely dress by Sugarhill Boutique! It features a flattering, seam-structured waistline dotted with decorative, fabric-covered buttons, elasticized bunches along the top of its sleeves, and discreet side pockets, which keep it casual despite its feminine, A-line cut. Simply secure its hidden back zipper, slide on some denim flats, and toss your things into a gold-clasped handbag to wing a super fly look!
Once again, British brand Sugarhill Boutique has managed to marry earthly elements with vintage design to create a truly unique dress that will have you 'cat-calling.' Inspired by the places the founding brother-sister duo travels to, each piece is crafted with the utmost of precision and care - including this cute, cat-covered frock, as seen in People Style Watch. To some, black cats are unlucky, but to you they're the secret to success - each time you don this feline-embellished frock, serendipitous situations just seem to arise. An air of anticipation hovers in the atmosphere as you slip this minty-hued dress over your head, zipping the back zipper. You smooth the delicate front pleating and fasten the sparkling rhinestone buttons at the end of each sheer sleeve, pair this piece ...
Looking for a darling frock to slip into for a fine and feminine feeling? Don this crocheted lace dress by LA brand 8000 Nerves! Designer Efi Green believes in creating trends, not following them, and she's created pieces that let fashionistas go outside the lines with their style. With its elaborately crocheted fabric in a warm mocha hue, red satin shoulder bow that matches the ruffled hem, and fit-and-flare shape, this gorgeous garment will warm your heart with its loveliness. Pair this piece with a camel-colored cardi, garnet stockings, and a pair of brogues for an ensemble to be adored. Check out our blog to learn more about our featured Designer Crush.
You used to roll your eyes when the compliment came from your grandmother, but when your crush said this navy dress by L.A. brand 8000 Nerves looks dear, you couldn't help but be the happiest girl alive! Designer Efi Green believes in creating trends, not following them, and she's created pieces that let fashionistas go outside the lines with their style, starting with the oversized half-bow along the neckline of this frock, which is embroidered with a lace-bloomed rose beside one of its sweet puff sleeves! With small touches like a hidden back zip and pleats beneath its waistline, this super-soft dress is just precious with rouge T-strap flats, pale tights, and a pointelle cardigan!
If you're just tuning in to the slew of recent groove-tastic televised dance-offs, plan to catch the highlighted remixes of feverish footwork, bodacious boogies, and wild waltzing. If you're following along at home, dance to the rhythms and dress to the nines in this superbly soft licorice- and split pea-colored frock by 8000 Nerves. While some peeps stick to a routine, designer Efi Green feels we're all free to mix it up with any style in every season. Show off your improvised salsa along with your sartorial savvy as this haute collar folds over a tabbed bib bow that leads to a panel of stone-scratched buttons. The back darts give this relaxed sheath the shape you need as you cut a rug, and the pockets are perfect for your mp3 player - from your cupcake earbuds to your knee-high ...
You've spent months mastering the recipes, practicing the techniques, and looking absolutely adorable in your apron, but now it's time to charm the chef with a dessert of your own invention! To complement your distinct and decadent confection, you've donned this darling dress by 8000 Nerves, an LA-based brand led by designer Efi Green, who believes in bucking trends and formal fashion seasons in favor of retro-inspired silhouettes and delightfully modern details. This creation has been prepared with silky caramel-brown fabric, a set of pleats sweetening its skirt, long sleeves, and oversized black polka dots decorating its Peter Pan collar. Before you get the scoop on your skills, whip up a whimsical ensemble by mixing this frock with a sparkling flat, opaque sugar-colored tights, and ...
You love to surprise people with thoughtful presents! Stationary that made you think of mom or a mug that your college roomie would love, these tokens show how much you care. It's time to bring yourself some love with this navy cotton-blend dress by L.A. brand 8000 Nerves! Designer Efi Green believes in creating trends, not following them, and she's created pieces that let fashionistas go outside the lines with their style. This dress is dashed with coin-like dots below the collar, in between short-and-sweet gathered-pleat sleeves. The mock-sweetheart seam along the bust is femininely flattering and the soft fabric zips up easily in the back. Match with a bronze belt, coppery ballet flats, and top it off with a bowed headband for a gift of a look that keeps on giving! Check out our ...
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