Bella Q

I saw myself in mirrored leather. Slipping these vintage babies on, I became a gleaming golden goddess, gliding over city concrete. At one with nature in my floral summer frock, I toss my hair, goddess like, and it falls back perfectly in place. Birds ...

Vikings and Babes. (Photo credit: Bella Q)I took this photograph of my friend Mary while she was visiting last week-end. When we came upon this grand statue of Viking hero, Leif Erikson, it seemed the natural thing to do as a tourist, was to pose next ...

I wore this easy wearing navy blue polka dot frock from JACOB the other day, when I went to meet my friend Mary at the airport. She's visiting from my hometown, and I tried to show her the grandeur of my new city, Seattle. Seattle was dolled up in the ...

A Neon Couple Dances Above the Heads of Onlookers in the Fremont Neighborhood of Seattle. "Except for the point, the still point, there would be no dance, and there is only the dance."-T.S. Eliot, Burnt Norton

What is it about shiny gold shoes? I've been fond of them since high school (which was back before the days of Zeus + Mt. Olympus, and cell phones) where I learned of the invisible fine line on wearing bright gold shoes- somehow your shiny hooves ...

When you need to sport some attitude, you put on your shades. Just like Jack. Thank you lovely peeps, for all your blog and Facebook comments, emails, and tweets regarding our challenge to showcase beauty/style in all flavors! I am so grateful to ...

Settle Down: Some recent gaffs at IFB caused a big stir, but it's time to get back up.Whoo-weee, peeps! What a fashion-blogger-roller-coaster we've been on! Broohau-ha and such forth, the IFB fiasco seems to be settling down, and we are left where we a...

Dear IFB,As an early member of IFB, I have long promoted you- I considered you a valuable resource, read and learned from your blog posts, and looked up to you as a network of community to meet like-minded fashion bloggers and talk shop. I didn't mind ...

Ya'lls know I'm big goof right? Recently, I've been having a good time making these fantasy magazine covers with my favorite bloggers as the cover girls. It got my mind a thinkin' (dangerous) and my heart a pumpin'. I am so tired of seeing just the sam...

Ah, the allure and mystique of a pair of sunglasses. Put on a pair, and instantly be an icon of cool. At least, that's how it seems in my head. But is that how it works in real life?I own an arsenal of sunnies- mostly cheap pairs picked up from thrift ...