Where The Wild Things Are

I love Modcloth. Their clothes are, 80% of the time, absolutely adorable and unusual. Yeah, they end up on the site a lot, but that's only because I spend so much time surfing it for clothes I want to buy, and it's always striking when I find something that is unappealing.

They made it too easy this time, though.

This dress is called the "Chest-ire Cat Maxi dress," and what I hate most about it is that they spoiled my absolutely brilliant pun.

I like how it's emerging from the matrix, just like the actual Cheshire Cat. Only difference is, from the look on his face, this is a Lolire cat, and he's about to ask, "I can haz chezeburgr?"

I guess you can wear this dress when your Three Wolf Moon Tee just isn't formal enough.

And this dress, I'm pretty sure, is available for purchase at that same store that sells the Native American-made blankets and dreamcatchers.

ModCloth Chest-ire Cat Maxi Dress - $49.99
ModCloth Wolf Form Maxi Dress - $49.99
ModCloth Wild Horses Maxi Dress - $49.99

Gilding the Lillies

I like my breasts. I think they're special and unique and delightful.



They do not, however, need their own hemline.

ModCloth Harvest Time Bouquet Maxi Dress - $64.99

Mad Maxi

I'm short (5'2" on a good day), so maxi dresses are kind of not happening for me. I'd have enough fabric left over after hemming to make a separate dress, so I just don't bother. But, I don't discount the style just because it doesn't work on me. On other women, it ends up looking very flattering and bohemian. And in the case of this Forever 21 model, freakishly Amazonian:



Amazing, right? She looks statuesque. A Forever 21 model looks statuesque. How often does that happen? The picture actually makes me want to buy one, just so I can pretend that I will look 6 inches taller and 25 pounds lighter.

That is a maxi dress done right.

This, on the other hand, is not.



It just looks like there is so much fabric. The giant pattern might be cute on a skirt, or a short sundress, but on a maxi dress it overwhelms the model. And models are not designed to look overwhelmed. But this dress manages to make her look tiny, like a little girl trying on her mom's dress. And there's just a ton of fabric in the skirt, which defeats the whole streamlined, long and lean look that a maxi should give.

It's kind of befuddling how one clothing company can get the same style so right and so wrong, all in one go.

But, then again, that's the magic of Forever 21, isn't it?

Forever 21 Knit Maxi Dress - 17.80
Forever 21 Wild Floral Maxi Dress - $22.80