Keep calm - wait, what?!

I have come across these posters for years now, and most recently on the blog called Made By Girl ... and I figured it had to have some sort of history. So I did what any good 21st century researcher would do and I looked it up on Wikipedia! In short, the poster was created by the British Government in 1939 at the beginning of World War II, tp raise the moral of the British public in case of an invasion. The poster was "rediscovered" in 2000, and since then, has been re-issued by a number of private sector companies. The designer of the poster is unknown. The poster was actually the third in a series of three, the first two being:

I feel like the "KEEP CALM" story continues to be quite relevant. Refreshing, nastalgic, but still a very powerful message today more than ever. What I found very interesting was that Bristish copywrites on written material expire after 50 years - so the crown and the content fell into public domain and this happy little couple that owned a tiny bookstore bought a box of crap from an auction, these posters were in it, and they were able to legally reprint - nearly 60 years later - and the rest is literally history! Now it is everywhere from coffee mugs, t-shirts, etc. and I wonder where the original creator is? Dang shame she didn't get credit! :)

I am really digging these variations, though! My fav is the "SHUT UP AND DANCE!"

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"Get excited and Make Things." I love that one. Love love that one. Almost as awesome as a poster up in my friend's house" Make Your Own Shit!"

Adorable Dresses

These adorable dresses are brought to you by ModCloth, an indie website that nourishes local designers. I picked a few out that I thought were so dainty and sweet. What do you like in a dress? Where do you like to buy your unique dresses?


"Be plain in dress; and sober in your diet; in short, my deary! kiss me and be quiet." - Mary Worley Montagu

I have always enjoyed a nautical theme, and I really like the back of this dress with the striped bit of fabric mixed among the sailboats.

"Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress." - Coco Chanel

I can't decide whether I like the front or the back of this dress more - I think it is just adorable!

Found on Dog Funk, this Roxy dress intrigued me because of the placement of the zipper in the back. I think it would be such an easy way to cinch the back to any dress in a very clean and cool manner. I think I might try to make something like this!

I know this grey dress below [Forever 21] is pretty plain jane, but I really like where they have attached the ties - right around the hips. Gives the dress nice clean lines, and I think this would be flattering to any shape.