Do Good. Look Good!

The Spring Model Citizen goodness has arrived!
I had hoped it would all be done by the beginning of the Year of the Tiger, so it's a touch late, but better late than never! All items are available in in Small, Medium & Large at www.modelcitizenclothing.com

There's a lot of lace, a lot of tigers & stripes & hot pink & teal. And with this new collection we welcome the big cat of the sea - The Tiger Shark!
So lets get to it shall we?

Wild Child!
Made of Tiger Stripes & Lace. Screen printed on a black jersey cotton dress.


























Outlaw T
Pretty in Pink & Heather Gray.




























I love you but I've chosen... Shark Week
Lacey killers - circling your heart! Do you see the Tiger Shark? She's the one on the bottom right... creepin up on ya!




















Love in the Bike Lane
Sometimes - you've just gotta do it in the road.



























Gal with the Growl Earrings




























AND We've brought back an oldie - but a goodie:
Beauty & The Beat!
(modeled by my lovely friend Flip S.)


























So, what do ya think? I had to get it all posted before SXSW started. I think I'll be wearing my Wild Child dress quite a bit in the coming week! SXSW brings out the devil in me.

xo!
Bonnie Rue

All Things That Are Good

Like many people I am on a holiday vacay from work. Giving me plenty of time cruise the web, aimlessly... Yay! Best time ever!
If you know me at all, have ever read my blog before or seen my clothing line for that matter then you know I have a thing for female musicians, people with animal heads, & bikes. All things to be thankful for because they are um, great! I recently discovered one of the greatest music videos that, yes indeedy has all of these wonderful things! After watching it a few times and falling further in love with it I felt the need to share it with you. So here it is: What's a Girl to Do by Bat For Lashes

Enjoy!



and if you found the video exciting then I have a feeling that you will enjoy this print by Axeltorte. I'm bat sh*t crazy about it!

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Want. Need.

Making lists is such a sunday thing for me. Oh Sunday, let's get married. Just you, me & some paper for listing. Yes please.
It is fun to make lists & double fun to want things you don't necessarily need. What do you get when you put those two things together? My "Pretty Please!?" list:

Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar! You know me, I am only ever really concerned with my next meal & with Mr. Bento I can just take my next meal (all 4 courses of it) with me anywhere I go. All in one neato little package. Mr. Bento even has it's own food porn community!
High 5 Mr. Bento! lunch goes voyeuristic, I love it!


A years subscription to New American Paintings! The most impressive & inspiring art publication available ANYWHERE! Each issue is like walking through one of the greatest contemporary art museums you can imagine.


Flight of the Concords sugar cookies! Need I say more?


How have I been living with out a pink hand-embroidered vagina?! How?!


Holga! Holga! Holga! Holga!
I may actually need this! I had such an amazing time with the Holga I borrowed from Rissa when I went to NY. I miss it, I want more! I want to experiment! To Customize...


And last but certainly not least...sigh
Isn't she dreamy?

If it's life you tend to like...

Better get yourself a bike!

Truer words have never been spoken! I dare you to say you don't love a good bike ride, or to tell me that you have never experienced bike lust. I "triple dog dare you"!
Being on a bike lets you experience the world around you in a totally different way. Driving down your street day after day, you miss all the little things that made you want to live there in the first place. But on a bike, it's all right there. You just cruise by and take it all in. I am guilty of not riding my bike enough. This is mostly because my bike is heavy & rusty. I can make it through a 90 minute bikram yoga class, but could I ride my bike to work & back? I am not so sure. With only 1 working gear the odds aren't looking so good. I do have my eye out for a new ride though. Something Danish & covered in baskets! I was shopping around on the web the other day for something with two wheels that I couldn't say NO to when I found the most amazing thing! Eric Stallers Conference Bike! Maybe it's old news but it wasn't to me! This contraption seats 7 people, everyone peddles & one person steers! Can you say Neato?! It wasn't what I was looking for but wow, I'm glad to know that it exists! See what I mean?


Geez, those people look happy. I see lot's of happy people on bikes here in Austin, TX. I want to be one of them. A big YES to joining their ranks & starting a gang :)
The other afternoon while I was day dreaming about this imagined gang I made these heart shaped bicycle rings. Because that's what I do, I make stuff.


I know a lot of people who make stuff, but I should note that part of the inspiration for said gang & the rings that followed came from my friend Eli. She has decked out her schwinn, in a totally kitschy & classy way. Jealous much?! I know I am! High 5 Eli! Keep the rhinestones comin'!

I guess that's all for now on the bike front. Maybe I'll go take my beast for a spin around the hood.

tah tah!