CALVIN KLEIN INSPIRED

This is one of our favorite dresses lately - it reminds us of the cool, boxy shift dresses with crew necklines that came down the Calvin Klein runway. You can find similar looks at Shabby Apple and Zara, though if you're on the taller side this one at Zara may be a bit too short for you (one of us girls here at Thread Ethic is shorter than the other so this dress would probably be modest on only one of us).

MIU MIU FALL 2011 AD CAMPAIGN

We have been loving these gorgeous dresses from the Miu Miu Fall 2011 collection for a while now. Young Hailee Steinfeld is featured in the ad campaign.We know it's not quite fall yet but we can't help but look ahead...

INDY VINTAGE

Who doesn't love a little vintage bohemia in their arsenal every now and then? It's lovely to look and feel authentic in a vintage dress. It's also nice to know that you won't be looking like every mass marketed, crisp trend walking down the street. We found this dress on Ebay.

MARIGOLD

Bright colors have obviously been prevalent for Spring and Summer but they will be still going strong come Fall. During this last bit of summer we have styled this marigold blouse with our favorite white summer jeans but come fall we can't wait to mix  this bright color into a more rich palette, as was shown at the Proenza Schouler Fall 2011 show. Blouse and necklace H&M, jeans Forever 21, sandals Target.

SIMPLY SWEET

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Isn't she adorable? We want to recreate this modest look pronto. Skirt Club Monaco, T-shirt Helmut Lang, gray clutch Surface to Air. And we love the socks.

CROPPED T-SHIRT

How can a modest girl make the new cropped T-shirts work? Just pair them with high waisted skirts, be they full or penciled. Here we've gone casual in a plaid full skirt and cropped tee, both from H&M, and zipper trim rosette sandals from Roxy.