Hello & Welcome Back To Where Feng Shui Meets Fashion! My name is Laura aka The Feng Shui Lady ®️ and I specialize in Feng Shui for Decorating & Dressing you and your Space. Because it’s all connected. I help people use Feng Shui to align their environment and their wardrobe with their goals. I also have guests on to Discuss the energy, of our environment and aesthetics from many different vantage points!
In Today’s episode I am talking all about my new passion for Mod Fashion!
In previous episodes, I’ve been sharing how you can help fund your new wardrobe with your old one. And today’s episode continues on this theme. By this I mean selling and or trading your unworn and unwanted pieces in order to finance your new pieces! By the way this is also really good Feng Shui because it makes space for the new clothes. Those clothes of course don’t have to be quote unquote brand “new” but rather previously owned and new to you. This is both green and frugal. Waste not want not!
The history of Mod clothes originated in England in the late 1950’s with men’s clothes and evolved into women’s styles well into the 60’s. Mod is short for Modernist and it was part of a cultural movement of intellectuals artists writers poets who listened to Jazz music.
The Men’s styles were slim fitting and beautifully tailored Italian suits with tapered pants and pointed shoes. Knitted polo shirts and skinny ties were also a thing. The men looked so dapper and stylish in these looks.
For women some of the key features of mod clothes are Shift mini-dresses often with bold colors and prints. They also paired these looks with Gogo boots and colored tights.
Some of the Fashionista’s of the Mod scene were Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton and even Jacky Kennedy. The aesthetic is very feminine and fun. The shorter skirts were new to women’s fashion and a bit more flirty than their longer predecessors. It’s a fresh youthful look for women that will eternally feel modern while still looking classic.
All three of the Mod looks that inspired today’s discussion were purchased 2nd hand. And are pictured in the body of the newsletter here on substack and I’m wearing one of them. I talk a lot about how to do a wardrobe makeovers without breaking the bank by Shopping Green. You can shop green via old school brick and mortar stores or online. Crossroads is an example of Brick & Mortar while Poshmark is an online example. There are many more examples of both but these 2 are my biggest go too’s.
So the dress that sent me on this modernist tangent was this Mod Zara dress I found at Crossroads Trading! This Dress inspired a whole new Mod trend for my wardrobe. It’s a black and white short sleeved checkered print Aline Shift mini-dress that acquired at a trade value of just $17 from Crossroads Trading. It’s comfortable, feminine, and classic yet modern. I love it so much I ended up getting 2 more shift dresses. This silhouette really flatters us gals with what some describe as a pair shape. Where you’re smaller up top than below. In fashion Feng Shui ®️ we call this a Water body because it’s like a rain drop! Once you find a silhouette that works for you, you will want to emphasize it in your wardrobe. So now I am totally enamored with Mod clothes and plan to style my wardrobe more and more in this direction over time.
The Second look in this genre I acquired from Poshmark is a black Aline mini shift lace dress from Zara which I’m wearing with a round edge zip up cream Peter Pan collar I found for just $37.32.
The final look in my mod trio is a sleeveless cranberry colored lace trapeze minidress which I acquired through Poshmark. It’s a Free People dress that would have retailed for about a $120 and I paid $22.38 including tax and shipping.
As you can see, the new Mod wardrobe Capsule I’m building has not been a huge financial investment. It is a genuine investment in my personal style evolution with an aesthetic and silhouette that feels very authentic and aligned with the style narrative I’m cultivating.
All right folks, I hope you enjoyed my take on mod fashion! I invite you to like, comment, share and especially to subscribe on Substack where you have access to all the visuals, video and text. As promised, for the upcoming episodes, I have lined up some really exciting guests including an Astrologer, a professional Organizer, a Real Estate professional, and a Feng Shui client of mine with a powerful story about the transformative power of Feng Shui. Cheers and Ciao for now!
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