i got this

what up bitchezzz! Gladdio here. when the cat's away the mannequin will play, as the saying goes. so here i am...by myself in the new store with free access to the computer and the Canon Powershot. well not alone, since there's an entourage of headless mannequins here at the Hertel location which those sneaks known as 'modern' and 'nostalgia' never mentioned which who knows why since i'm the most well-behav-ed mannequin i've ever met but it's turning out to work in my favor because i'm about to take these amateur 'quins under my fashion wing and show them what's up. we're about to become the next Danity Kane but with no Wizard known as Diddy hiding behind the curtain and pulling our plaster strings. no, i'm in charge of this girl group. 'm about to take my new employees out on the town and show Buffalo who's boss. the owners of mod/nos have finally promoted me and now i'm in charge of wardrobing these hussies who claim they once modeled for some place called Gap but all i've ever heard of is theGap but these clueless ones keep insisting that the 'the' is silent but i keep shushing them because i'm in charge. and since i'm in charge now which i may have mentioned but you may have forgotten, i have positioned myself front and center when you walk in the door of mod/nos Hertel-style so make sure you say hello next time (you know who you are) because I am the focal point. and i'm in charge.

anywho, here's the new biddies on the block:

i don't know their names yet because i haven't decided what i want to call them but the one in the middle is the accessories hussy and she better not try to steal my thunder cuz i'll call Coco. so make sure when you come in you don't go too crazy over these ammies. i don't want them to get big heads. just make sure you come see me. oh, and don't mention this blog post. while i may be in charge of the new girls, i'm not in charge of the camera. or the blog. if miss 'nos' catches on to my shenanigans i may lose all contact with you and i know you don't want that.

peacin' out. see you soon, minions.

modern/nostalgia turns one!

next Saturday marks the day that no mother ever forgets, unless you're one of those crappy crack moms from a Lifetime movie or A&E's Intervention. those women barely remember the excruciating birthing process let alone what day it happened. but not us. no, Bri and I are proud moms and fondly remember the day that mod/nos was conceived. and as with all human pregnancies, the stork delivers a baby nine months later. and that baby was named modern/nostalgia.

as with all children, it's hard to believe how quickly they grow! we've come a long way from a year ago and we're very proud of our baby's progress. so put on your birthday hats...a celebration is called for! to celebrate the week leading up to modern/nostalgia's growth progress, we will introduce an item of the day each day that we're open next week (new store hours: tuesday-friday 12-6 and saturdays 12-5). the items of the day are among our must-haves for the season. they're classic pieces that you will wear stylishly this fall/winter and will be just as excited to pull from your winter wardrobe storage year after year. some may even be multi-season, meaning you don't have to just wait until it's cold out to adorn it. they will be available to see each day on the blog and if you come into the store and mention the blog, the item will be available at a discount. Saturday (mod/nos' birthday) there will be an item of the day and also a gathering of our friends and customers (that means you) with drinks and food. (don't worry..these peeps weren't invited...http://modernnostalgiabuffalo.blogspot.com/2010/08/kegger-at-modnos.html). stop in and relax and preview new items of the season and maybe even sneak a preview of inventory for the new location, which reminds us...

some of you have heard but some of you haven't so you may be hearing it here first...we're expecting again! due to Bri's impeccable styling capabilities, we've been able to keep the newest addition a secret but the cat's out of the bag because we're ready to burst. our stock room on Allen is overflowing with merchandise that will find it's new home at 1382 Hertel Avenue. baby room is almost done and along with it comes modern/nostalgia's second location. modern/nostalgia is literally going 'modern' and 'nostalgic' on you. the Allen Street location (first child) will remain the same and will be our 'nostalgic' store. not much will change at all, aside from store hours which were listed above. the Hertel location (new baby) will be the 'modern' aspect of us, meaning fresh new store, lines that we haven't previously carried, etc. but no worries, touches of nostalgia will still be present through the decor and also some of our clothing lines, such as preloved which repurposes vintage fabrics in the form of new sweaters, mittens, legwarmers, etc. plus, our handbag lines are made from recycled leather. there will always be a bit of 'modern' and 'nostalgia' mixed in at both places.

keep checking the blog for the item of the day and we hope to see you at our birthday party!

look out Gladys...

there's a new girl in town. her name is Louise and she was ignored here at mod/nos for about a year now but since our goal is to make the Allen Street store a wee more "nostalgic" and the Hertel location will be a bit more "modern," we decided to steer the spotlight from old to new. but really to old because Louise has technically been around for 100 years which makes her label as "nostalgic" completely justifiable.

so here she is, Miss Louise. Louise will be taking a trip soon on some boat. she thinks it's called the Titanic. i have no clue. all i know is that she needs a fab outfit for all the cabaret-ing she intends on doing with hopes of meeting a nice lad who is not as well off as she but will make her feel alive again, unlike her nasty and pretentious fiance. so here is the modern-day version of what we would wear if we were taking a kick-ass trip and needed something to wear for tea time:



yes, when we drink afternoon "tea" this is what we wear paired with a pair of high brown boots and, if you're Bri, a pair of knee-high socks. basically what we have here is a sweater dress by Preloved, a company that takes vintage materials and repurposes them into awesome new clothing, such as the sweater pictured here. all pieces are one-of-a-kind so if you have taken a liking to this particular item, please know that it is the only one exactly like it and if no one buys it soon then Bri and i will punish you by buying it ourselves and will allow the paparzzi to photog us around town in it. layered underneath is a printed button down because mixing patterns and prints is very fresh yet so Victorian which comforts Miss Louise. also comforting her are the pearls that we have draped around her old neck. and then to tie it all together, literally, is an brown leather wrap belt. please take note that the lighting on this amazing photography is made to look intentionally like it was taken with this thing:


but then with a bit of doctoring courtesy of the computer programs that we're lucky enough to have today, this is what it really should look like:



so Louise is all set to sail off into the sunset with the help mod/nos' styling. Cal Hockley won't know what to make of it, but Jack sure will appreciate it.

line, dot, circle, square...we've got all shapes covered

so... we may be in a wee bit of a pickle here at mod/nos. Gladys is slightly traumatized from events that occurred yesterday while modeling for our latest photo shoot. we're about to introduce a new line at mod/nos and the plan was to do a photo shoot to show our dear readers. it's called Line & Dot and coincidentally it was featured in the recent July issue of Lucky as a "new and fabulous budget-friendly line." and all of the adjectives are true. and we were going to show you just how fabulous it truly is until...

Creeper:



imagine being headless and footless (as a passerby pointed out and suggested we get Gladdy shoes for her footless feet. other suggestions included wrapping a scarf around her feet. for serious. gotta love Allentown.) and to top it off pantless but also excited because you love doing photo shoots when out of nowhere some bearded CHiPS creeper assaults you with his squinty eyeballs and his hundred dollar grin and you get all excited once again because you love that show and you really love cops but then you realize that he isn't a real cop but in actuality he's the guy from Hero whom you've heard about but never been formally introduced to. and then you get stung by a bee. now i ask you...would you ever want to do a photo shoot again?

however, we did get this shot out of the whole debacle before Gladys threw a fit and threatened to storm off but then remembered she has no feet:




great dress, almost a two-in-one because the shell can translate into a basic little black layering piece or a cute black dress on it's own. belted, of course. or draped in jewels. or both.

in conclusion, Line & Dot is here and i think you can maybe see the great sequined top behind Erik Estrada's smiling fach. but as we always tell you, come play with us and see everything in person.

Gladys and her vacation time

you've missed us haven't you? we've missed you. it must be devastating every morning when you settle into your computer chair with your morning coffee, ready to read stories of Gladys and mod/nos adventures and...nothing. shameful on our part but there's a reason for it. it's all Gladys' fault. she's been on the go, traveling to large cities and countries afar...

darn Gladys. thank goodness she's free help.

anyways, Gladys should be back and settled completely by mid-week so i'm pretty sure we'll have some stories and adventures and, of course, great fashion to share. once again, sorry to scare the every living bejesus out of you from the lack of posting. we haven't gone anywhere...

(note: when all else fails, blame it on the mannequin).

it's hot out and i hate Gladys' arms

AND i forgot my camera so i basically just had a wrestling match with the feisty mannequin for NOTHING. new fall sweaters have arrived at mod/nos. Gladys got all excited and actually wanted to do a photo shoot so i climbed in the window wearing my three inch heels, pulled her down to ground level, undressed her in the doorway with weird men drooling while pumping gas across the street (gross because Gladys needs a tan in the worst way. and so do i), dropped her arm and chipped pieces of her un-tanned skin only to realize to my horror that the PowerShot is at my house because i thought it would be fun to take pictures of my friends and myself having dinner the other night which i never do but i realized that all my facebook pics were pretty outdated and figured that some new ones wouldn't hurt anyone but then i forgot that i even had my camera because i'm not the girl that usually photographs her every move like some people and which is why no photo opportunities were made so i took my camera out of my purse because i normally feel like i'm carting around a 25 pound bowling bag and that's not good for my back so for now the camera is sitting in my dining room, serving no purpose. and i hate Gladys' stubborn arms but i had to reattach them to her body since she is the star (for now) in the window but they're like impossible which is why when i dress her she looks like she has permanent shoulder pads which is probably why Bri never lets me style the mannequins now that i think about it.

the moral of the story is not to take pictures of people eating dinner while drinking wine. hopefully i'll attach my head to my body tomorrow and we'll have some visuals for you.

kegger at mod/nos!!!

i kinda feel like my mom is out of town. Bri left me alone for five days to tend to the shop all by myself. that probably means Trouble. so basically, i'll be throwing a RAGER and so many people that i've never seen or heard of before will be trashing the place and bringing their friends who have premature mustaches but legit fake ids so we'll be able to get wasted and then the rebel kids from the scary side of town (back in the day that meant Starpoint) will bring acid and shrooms which i will not do but i will watch others partake in and do shameful things such as taking off their pants and making out with mannequins. speaking of mannequins, here's who's coming so far:


he's sexy and the most popular boy in school so he's a shoo-in. and he has no pants so already he's a good time.


she has a half of a big rack so she can come. but she is not sleeping over if she drinks too much because her hair scares me. sexy-without-pants can drive her home.


he needs to work on his abs. but we're going to friend him because he's the one who didn't peak in high school but rather in his late 20s and one day he'll be making the big bucks and those are the ones to go after. just a bit of advice to the ladies in high school.

they look harmless. normally i wouldn't allow children but from what i've read you cannot separate this clan. and i'm very intrigued by inflatable mannequin families. (p.s. i believe these are blow-up dolls in disguise so that's really why they're invited.)


she's already doing 'the sprinkler.' need i say more?


don't be jealous. and she is my best friend so watch your mouth. oh, she will be giving a complimentary workshop later on for those interested.



how did she sneak in? she was not on the guest list last time i checked. i suspect that Gladys is kinda jealous of the other mannequins so i suppose i'll let her slide on this one. also, her sweater is kinda heart-stopping so that alone is her ticket to the party.

p.p.s. the discovery of these 'friends' came from the legitimate search for mannequins for our new store. apparently this is what's out there and what makes sense to some people. who? i'm not sure. but it would certainly make my day to walk into a boutique and see any of the above faces.