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Monthly Status Report: Hidden Bats

April 17, 2013 by VictorianKitty  · 18 Comments  · 1639 Views

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I thought I would have to miss This is CorpGoth’s Monthly Status Report this time around, until I realized that it’s not just Hidden Bat Day but an entire Hidden Bat Week! I’m not a fan of wearing Halloween imagery in most cases, but I do have a soft spot for bats. In addition to being cute, fuzzy little mammals, they have an incredibly interesting form that I enjoy looking at. Still, I only have two batty pieces in my wardrobe, and one is most definitely NOT so hidden. So I’m participating only one day this week with my Alchemy Gothic bat barrette.

This was the first Alchemy piece I ever purchased, at least 15 years ago. I didn’t even know the brand at the time! But this guy looked so serene in the jewelry case at a local Goth shop, and he seemed well-made, so I made him mine.

Hidden Bat Hair Clip

I have not been exhibiting much of my Goth side at my current job, because it’s a much more professional environment than my former office. I wear colors much more now and go for more classic, vintage-inspired looks. I try to wear black tights slightly less often in the heat of summer, and usually keep the edgier pieces at home. But I still opt for monochromatic outfits fairly regularly (combinations of black, white and grey seem to elicit far fewer comments than solid black) so I thought this would be a perfect outfit to complement Mr. Bat without drawing too much attention to myself on the job.

Today’s grey wool skirt is one of my current favorites. It appears to be from the 40s. A friend of mine who loves vintage shopping and who fortunately couldn’t fit in this skirt passed it on to me. ;) Very lucky for me!! I found the satin blouse on eBay while searching for pussy-bow blouses to go with a vintage look.

Monochromatic Vintage Corporate Goth

The shoes are Aerosoles. I recently bought a couple of pairs because I had a brief foot issue a few months back and didn’t have any practical work-appropriate shoes (I find heels very comfortable under average conditions but not so much when injured!). I’ve been wearing these Aerosoles all week because our trainer had us doing some crazy high-impact, high-intensity cardio at the gym Monday and my almost-40-year-old feet and ankles didn’t appreciate such activity. I don’t feel like myself in such low heels and without even a tiny a platform.

It’s not too late to get in on the final days of This is CorpGoth’s Hidden Bat Week. Go check it out!


All images and text © Sophistique Noir Gothic Fashion Blog. Do not use any photos or text from this blog without providing a credit to me and a link back to the original post.


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April 1 Theme: Vintage

April 1, 2013 by VictorianKitty  · 25 Comments  · 2730 Views

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I’ve pretty much always had a love for fashions from the 1940s. Back in high school I came across a photo portrait of my paternal grandmother as a very young woman. Her soft, glamorous hair style, feminine and well-tailored clothing, and demure beauty struck me deeply and really formed the basis for what I consider the ideal of female aesthetics. Since then, I’ve been absolutely obsessed with movies filmed in that era. Mr. Kitty and I love to sit down and enjoy the fashion, cars and even the simple, no-frills plots and film style of these movies. I’ve always tried to reflect a bit of classic Hollywood glamour in my style, but for the past couple of years have gradually gravitated more toward incorporating actual vintage (or vintage reproduction) elements into my wardrobe.

Vintage Goth - Stop Staring!

I’ve featured this Stop Staring! dress previously on the blog, but for this look I wanted to push the vintage touches a bit farther. I assembled this outfit for a matinee performance of Wicked that we attended down in Orange County with another couple. I was so delighted with the end result, and even more so with the wonderful feedback I received from other random women at the show.

Vintage Goth

I’ve also been practicing 40s-inspired hair styles. With my limited styling skills (and patience!) plus my baby-fine, super-long hair, I have some unique challenges in this area. But with the use of just a few quick pin curls and some homemade rats (I use bits of black fishnet rolled up to the ideal size) I’m pretty thrilled with what I’ve been able to create. I’ve even been wearing this hair style to work, as it’s fairly quick to do in the mornings now that I’ve had some practice.

Vintage Accessories

What I love most about this look is, while I think it captures that demure, elegant class of a bygone era, it still retains enough touches of dark aesthetic to make me still feel like “me.”

Vintage Goth - Stop Staring!

This outfit was the debut of my first pair of stockings from What Katie Did. I love these because they are the ONLY stockings I’ve found where the back seam matches the color of the hosiery. Modern back-seam stockings invariably have a black seam even on flesh-tone hosiery. While I do love that look, it really doesn’t reflect a 1940s style accurately. A black seam was absolutely unheard of back then, and I’m fairly certain would have been viewed as downright scandalous! I love the subtlety of this pair.

Vintage Hosiery

The sequin cocktail hat and embroidered gloves for today’s look are true vintage. I found them both on eBay – I scored a lot of three 1940s hats for $15. This one was the only one that was in a ready-to-wear condition; I am currently restoring the other two. The gloves came in a lot of 11 pairs for $20!! Everything else in this look is vintage reproduction.

Vintage Hat and Gloves

What is your favorite era in terms of fashion, and why? Share your thoughts in the comments below or by including your own Vintage post in this month’s Linky!

Want to participate in this month’s theme?

Get the full details.

  1. Add the Monthly Theme icon to your blog post (copy the code below and paste into your post using the Edit HTML feature):
    <a href="http://www.sophistiquenoir.com/category/monthly-themes"><img src="http://www.victoriankitty.com/blogPhotos/monthly-theme-icon.jpg" border="0"></a>
  2. Paste the URL to your post using the Mister Linky box below.
    Please use a direct link to your relevant post, NOT a link to your blog’s home page.
  3. Visit all of the other participants who have entered, and show them you appreciate their theme posts!
NO ADULT CONTENT will be allowed.

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Announcement: Theme for April 1: Vintage

March 26, 2013 by VictorianKitty  · 7 Comments  · 2242 Views

The theme for April 1 is: VINTAGE

Let’s celebrate the beauty of history! From the beginnings of this blog I’ve occasionally paid tribute to the 1940s, my absolute all-time favorite era in fashion. For the April theme, I have a very special vintage-inspired outfit post planned. Join in by featuring anything old that you love: family heirlooms, things from your childhood (for those of us who are older) antique store/estate sale finds, etc. It doesn’t have to be clothing-related, just so long as it’s OLD! I won’t put a date on what is considered “vintage” but as a guideline I’d say anything before 1980. Vintage reproduction is acceptable, as well.

Be sure to come back on April 1-3 and submit your post.

How It Works

On the first day of each month, I will post my theme post with the Mr. Linky sign-up form at the bottom. You can link to any post you’ve done that day or previously, as long as it matches the theme. Be sure to add the icon to your post, and link your post to mine using the Mr. Linky box at the bottom.

You can post your theme post earlier than the first of the month, or link to an old post, but you must add it to Mr. Linky on my first post of the month. I will leave the Linky open until 11:59 PM PST on April 3, so everyone has three full days to post.

You don’t have to participate every single month. Feel free to join in whenever you wish. Just be sure you get your post linked before the third day of the month!

You don’t have to do outfit posts. Post on whatever type of subject matter you like, as long as it is related to the theme.

Also, let’s keep the posts appropriate for all ages, in terms of both language and imagery. Thanks!! :)

Posts that are linked up without including the icon will be removed from Mr. Linky.

HTML for the icon: (The icon and the HTML will remain the same each month)

<a href="http://www.sophistiquenoir.com/category/monthly-themes"><img src="http://www.victoriankitty.com/blogPhotos/monthly-theme-icon.jpg" border="0"></a>

Be sure to paste the code in while in HTML mode.

Please pass this invitation on to any bloggers you know who might be interested, and feel free to share the announcement on your blogs. Of course, it’s a good idea to follow my blog to be sure you don’t miss any of the themes. ;)

Questions? E-mail me!

Want to Suggest a Theme?

Leave a comment on any post at any time, or e-mail me. If I use your suggestion, I will credit you on my theme post for that month and in the theme announcement the week before. No promises that I will use every suggestion, because the themes have to be things that I would be able to do a post about.

Want to participate in the Monthly Theme?

Here’s how:

  1. Add the Monthly Theme icon to your blog post (copy the code below and paste into your post using the Edit HTML feature):
    <a href="http://www.sophistiquenoir.com/category/monthly-themes"><img src="http://www.victoriankitty.com/blogPhotos/monthly-theme-icon.jpg" border="0"></a>
  2. Paste the URL to your post using the Mister Linky box at the bottom of my April 1 post.
    Please use a direct link to your relevant post, NOT a link to your blog’s home page.
  3. Visit all of the other participants who have entered, and show them you appreciate their theme posts!

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Monthly Status Report – My Go-To Shoes for Work

March 15, 2013 by VictorianKitty  · 14 Comments  · 2712 Views

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This month’s Status Report over at This is CorpGoth calls for us to display our go-to shoes for work. This happens to be one of my favorite topics (SHOES are everything!). :) I enjoy wearing a variety of different shoes to the office, so I decided to share several of my favorites that are in my rotation. Depending on my mood, I have my “everyday” work shoes, my “something special” work shoes, and my “casual” work shoes (casual being relative, for me).

Everyday Goth Work Shoes

Gothic Shoes for the Office

The shoes pictured above are my main work choices. These are the pairs I grab when I’m too tired to coordinate an outfit with “matching shoes,” because these go with everything. The ones at the top are my absolute favorites: 4″ stilleto Mary Janes by Pleaser. I’m lucky in the fact that I do not find heels to be uncomfortable for the most part (depending on the shoe, of course). These in particular are incredibly comfortable even on days where I’m running around to meetings all day long or walking over for my allergy shots in the medical building half a block away. The 3/4″ platform is a huge part of why these shoes are so comfy. Platforms serve as major shock absorbers when walking in heels.

The shoes on the lower left are a pair that I bought when I first started my current job, because I wasn’t sure whether 4″ stilletos would be acceptable. These are actually one of the most uncomfortable pairs of shoes I’ve EVER worn. Partly due to the lack of platform, and partly I don’t know why. The faux-suede peep toes on the right are from Target and were my go-to shoes for interviews.


Special Work Shoes

Corporate Goth Shoes

Pictured above are a couple of pairs that I love to wear when I want something a little more special. These take more careful outfit coordination, so I usually have to think it through the night before and have a plan for how to wear them. The top pair are from Newport News and the lower are from Victoria’s Secret. Both are incredibly comfortable! Again, platforms. ;)


Casual Goth Work Shoes

Casual Corp Goth Shoes

Lastly, here are a couple of pairs I wear often for Casual Fridays. Don’t get me wrong – I would much rather wear my normal heels and office attire on Fridays but I do try to assimilate a bit since “casual day” is an incredibly big deal to most people at the office. The top pair are my Dr. Marten Mary Janes and the lower pair are Aerosoles. Both are, again, totally comfortable. The Aerosoles are the one pair of non-platform heels that actually don’t hurt my feet at all. I just wish they came with higher heels!

Thanks to Trystan of This is CorpGoth for such a great topic this month!
What’s your favorite style of shoe for work?


All images and text © Sophistique Noir Gothic Fashion Blog. Do not use any photos or text from this blog without providing a credit to me and a link back to the original post.


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March 1 Theme: Purple

March 1, 2013 by VictorianKitty  · 58 Comments  · 3332 Views

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OMG PURPLE! :-D It’s been my favorite color for as long as I can remember. My passion for it has ebbed and flowed over the years, but no color has ever usurped it. It’s soothing, regal and incredibly versatile. Best of all, most of the various shades of purple go quite well together (unlike, say, reds), so it’s totally fun to coordinate! It’s also great for distracting employers from your black-laden Gothiness. I’d say my love for purple has finally reached full-on obsession status.

Purple Corporate Goth Blazer

This deep plum blazer is from Frederick’s. I have to say, I love many items in their business attire line, as they really know how to do structured without going stuffy. There’s no reason a corporate outfit can’t still be extremely feminine! Now, some of their stuff naturally is NOT as work-appropriate as they would like their customers to believe… For example, I also purchased the skirt to go with this blazer in my usual size and it was obscenely tight. I sent it back and exchanged it for TWO sizes larger and it was still too tight for work. That one was returned as well, and at that point I gave up on the matching set. :(

Corporate Gothic Blazer

I found this skirt on sale at New York and Co. last fall. It’s a nice, heavy matte satin. No stretch, so it’s a bit stiff and wrinkles after sitting all day, but that lovely berry color helps me overlook such flaws. I love it enough to even get over the fact that the skirt intended to accompany this blazer was not meant to be mine!

Purple Goth Business Attire

The best features of this blazer are definitely in the back. Those amazing pleats ensure that this outfit looks fabulous from every angle.

Purple Corporate Goth Blazer

My purple passion has certainly not gone unnoticed at the office. I have an iPad and iPhone that I carry to meetings, and both devices have purple cases. Of course, I’m often wearing purple as well… Walking into meetings with that degree of color coordination never fails to elicit comments from other attendees. As much as I don’t like calling too much attention to myself at work, it’s really a great ice-breaker and I think it detracts from the fact that I don’t tend to say a lot during meetings (I’m more the “let me take it all in and think it over and I’ll get back to you later with my brilliant ideas” type).

Purple Corporate Goth Fashion

I understand there are a few Purple-Haters out there (hard to believe, I know!). But for everyone else, start linking! :-D

Want to participate in this month’s theme?

Now it’s your turn! You know what to do (or if you don’t, check out the full details). :)

  1. Add the Monthly Theme icon to your blog post (copy the code below and paste into your post using the Edit HTML feature):
    <a href="http://www.sophistiquenoir.com/category/monthly-themes"><img src="http://www.victoriankitty.com/blogPhotos/monthly-theme-icon.jpg" border="0"></a>
  2. Paste the URL to your post using the Mister Linky box below.
    Please use a direct link to your relevant post, NOT a link to your blog’s home page.
  3. Visit all of the other participants who have entered, and show them you appreciate their theme posts!

If you don’t have a blog but want to join in the theme, feel free to post on the Sophistique Noir Facebook timeline and I’ll add you to Mr. Linky!

NO ADULT CONTENT will be allowed.

All images and text © Sophistique Noir Gothic Fashion Blog. Do not use any photos or text from this blog without providing a credit to me and a link back to the original post.




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Announcement: Theme for March 1: Purple

February 27, 2013 by VictorianKitty  · 9 Comments  · 2897 Views

The theme for March 1 is: PURPLE

You guys all knew it had to happen sooner or later. It’s no secret that purple is, by far, my very favorite color. More than half of my non-black wardrobe is purple, my house it purple, my car is purple, and someday maybe even the Maine Coons will be purple. ;) My hair and my blog used to be purple. Shockingly, this has never been a Monthly Theme before! Now that the blog is a nice antique beige, I thought we should finally pay tribute so that Purple doesn’t feel rejected. Because Purple has feelings, too!

Feature whatever you want to share, as long as it is PURPLE! It does NOT have to be an outfit post. Explore any topic that appeals to you. Whatever you choose to feature can be any shade: lavender, eggplant, berry, aubergine, lilac, etc… Any form of purple will do! :)

Be sure to come back on March 1-3 and submit your post.

How It Works

On the first day of each month, I will post my theme post with the Mr. Linky sign-up form at the bottom. You can link to any post you’ve done that day or previously, as long as it matches the theme. Be sure to add the icon to your post, and link your post to mine using the Mr. Linky box at the bottom. If you don’t have a blog, post your entry on the Sophistique Noir Facebook timeline (https://www.facebook.com/SophistiqueNoir) and I will add it to Mr. Linky.

You can post your theme post earlier than the first of the month, or link to an old post, but you must add it to Mr. Linky on my first post of the month. I will leave the Linky open until 11:59 PM PST on March 3, so everyone has three full days to post.

You don’t have to participate every single month. Feel free to join in whenever you wish. Just be sure you get your post linked before the third day of the month!

You don’t have to do outfit posts. Post on whatever type of subject matter you like, as long as it is related to the theme.

Also, let’s keep the posts appropriate for all ages, in terms of both language and imagery. Thanks!! :)

Posts that are linked up without including the icon will be removed from Mr. Linky.

HTML for the icon: (The icon and the HTML will remain the same each month)

<a href="http://www.sophistiquenoir.com/category/monthly-themes"><img src="http://www.victoriankitty.com/blogPhotos/monthly-theme-icon.jpg" border="0"></a>

Be sure to paste the code in while in HTML mode.

Please pass this invitation on to any bloggers you know who might be interested, and feel free to share the announcement on your blogs. Of course, it’s a good idea to follow my blog to be sure you don’t miss any of the themes. ;)

NON-BLOGGERS are welcome (and encouraged) to participate, also! You can post your entry on the Sophistique Noir Facebook timeline (https://www.facebook.com/SophistiqueNoir) and I will add it to Mr. Linky.

Questions? E-mail me!

Want to Suggest a Theme?

Leave a comment on any post at any time, or e-mail me. If I use your suggestion, I will credit you on my theme post for that month and in the theme announcement the week before. No promises that I will use every suggestion, because the themes have to be things that I would be able to do a post about.

Want to participate in the Monthly Theme?

Here’s how:

  1. Add the Monthly Theme icon to your blog post (copy the code below and paste into your post using the Edit HTML feature):
    <a href="http://www.sophistiquenoir.com/category/monthly-themes"><img src="http://www.victoriankitty.com/blogPhotos/monthly-theme-icon.jpg" border="0"></a>
  2. Paste the URL to your post using the Mister Linky box at the bottom of my January 5 post.
    Please use a direct link to your relevant post, NOT a link to your blog’s home page.
  3. Paste the URL to your post using the Mister Linky box at the bottom of my March 1 post.
    Please use a direct link to your relevant post, NOT a link to your blog’s home page.
  4. Visit all of the other participants who have entered, and show them you appreciate their theme posts!

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Monthly Status Report – Love What You Do

February 18, 2013 by VictorianKitty  · 43 Comments  · 2461 Views

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For This is CorpGoth’s Monthly Status Report, I’m excited to unveil a brand new look – not for my wardrobe, but for my blog! I’ve been doing this site for nearly two years and have never really sat down and done a design for it. I was just settling with using templates plus a few customizations… Considering that I have been a graphic designer and web developer professionally for the past 15 years, I thought my blog deserved a better effort. So today it gets a new design, as well as a new backdrop for photos!

Gothic Casual Friday

I’m one of the lucky ones who managed to get into a career doing what I always dreamed of. All through high school, I loved graphic design and set my sights on that as my future job. I went to college and earned my BFA in graphic design, but even then the professors warned us that it can be a tough field and that many of us would end up elsewhere. Luckily I had already landed a full-time design gig a year before I even finished college, so I knew I was ahead of the curve.

After about two years of doing print design, I became interested in building web sites. Since then, I’ve done both design and development in most of my various positions. I will say that getting into web work is the one regret I have in my career. While it is incredibly lucrative and has certainly helped me boost my income and has kept me working even through tough times, coding is NOT my passion and dealing with technological glitches all day really brings me down. However, I remind myself of those oh-so-encouraging college professors who told us most of us would never even be designers, and then I feel thankful that at least my work is 50% design.

Gothic Casual Friday

In my last job, while I started off as both a designer and developer, over the 11 years I was there politics kicked in and because I was a contractor, all of the design work eventually was handed over to the “real employees.” I ended up spending 40 hours a week doing nothing but HTML coding. My boss refused to lift a finger to fight for me to keep the part of the work that I so loved. While that actually was not the reason I ended up leaving, I am so thankful that now I am in a position where there is a healthy balance of technical and creative. I feel like my career is much more where it is supposed to be.

Gothic Casual Friday

All that being said, while it is a great blessing to do what you really love as a full-time job, sometimes it’s hard to get motivated to do more of the same on your own time. That’s why the design of my blog has never really lived up to my aesthetic standards before. Today I’m truly proud for the first time of how my blog looks, beyond just the photos, and I can thank my awesome career for giving me the ability to do it!

Head over to This is CorpGoth to see what other bloggers love to do, and submit your own status report!


All images and text © Sophistique Noir Gothic Fashion Blog. Do not use any photos or text from this blog without providing a credit to me and a link back to the original post.


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January Theme: New Year’s Eve

January 4, 2013 by VictorianKitty  · 26 Comments  · 2896 Views

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Happy 2013, everyone! I don’t know how well it will work out doing the theme late this month, but let’s give it a shot! Mr. Kitty and I spent New Year’s Eve down in San Diego with some dear friends, so I was not able to take photos of my outfit or get a post prepared by midnight January 1, my normal Monthly Theme day. In fact, I almost didn’t even get the post done by January 5, due to having come down with the plague on January 2. I’m really starting the new year right, aren’t I? ;) So I’m writing this month’s theme post while under the influence of DayQuil.

I must admit I had a major wardrobe crisis for NYE this year. For the entire year of 2012 we had it set in our minds to go to a certain formal event with a gourmet buffet, champagne and dancing for NYE 2013. I even had an evening gown picked out for this occasion 365 days in advance! When it came time to make our reservations for this event, we found a shocking amount of hidden costs and shady bureaucracy involved in the process, so on December 29 we abandoned that plan and decided to just go out to dinner with another couple then over to their place for drinks. As much as I don’t mind being a bit overdressed, the idea of wearing a floor-length satin gown under the circumstances would have been too absurd even for me. So at the last moment I was scrambling for something special enough for such a glamorous holiday but still comfortable for the environment we’d be spending it in.

I ended up choosing this fabulous velvet overdress by Stop Staring!, paired with a lace skirt from Forever 21. To make it even more festive, I added a couple of “arm parties” and a self-made headband with ostrich feathers. Yes, I wore plumes, and it seemed perfectly appropriate for the night. This turned out to be something I would normally wear out to a club. Next NYE, that evening gown might finally make its debut, but either way, this year was a good opportunity to focus on celebrating some of the most special people in our lives. It’s not what you wear, or where you go, but WHO you spend your time with that matters most.

I hope all of my readers had as much fun on NYE as I did! Be sure to link up your NYE post below and share your special memories.

Want to participate in this month’s theme?

Now it’s your turn! You know what to do (or if you don’t, check out the full details). :)

  1. Add the Monthly Theme icon to your blog post (copy the code below and paste into your post using the Edit HTML feature):
    <a href="http://www.sophistiquenoir.com/category/monthly-themes"><img src="http://www.victoriankitty.com/blogPhotos/monthly-theme-icon.jpg" border="0"></a>
  2. Paste the URL to your post using the Mister Linky box below.
    Please use a direct link to your relevant post, NOT a link to your blog’s home page.
  3. Visit all of the other participants who have entered, and show them you appreciate their theme posts!
NO ADULT CONTENT will be allowed.

All images and text © Sophistique Noir Gothic Fashion Blog. Do not use any photos or text from this blog without providing a credit to me and a link back to the original post.




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Theme for January: New Year’s Eve

December 30, 2012 by VictorianKitty  · 5 Comments  · 1107 Views

The theme for January is: NEW YEAR’S EVE

I’m going to do something a little bit different this time. I really wanted to do NYE as the theme for January 1, but then that doesn’t leave everyone much time to prepare their posts after the big night. So this month, we’re going to do the theme beginning January 5 and ending January 7.

The dawning of a new year is one of my favorite times to celebrate life. It represents the end of a stressful, busy, expensive holiday season and the beginning of a new phase of beautiful experiences to share with those we love. In honor of this most festive of nights, your post can be anything related to NYE – what you wore, how you celebrated, who you shared the evening with, any resolutions you might have, etc.

Please note the date change, just for this coming month!
Be sure to come back on January 5-7 and submit your post.

How It Works

On the first day of each month, I will post my theme post with the Mr. Linky sign-up form at the bottom. You can link to any post you’ve done that day or previously, as long as it matches the theme. Be sure to add the icon to your post, and link your post to mine using the Mr. Linky box at the bottom.

You can post your theme post earlier than the first of the month, or link to an old post, but you must add it to Mr. Linky on my first post of the month. I will leave the Linky open until 11:59 PM PST on January 7, so everyone has three full days to post.

You don’t have to participate every single month. Feel free to join in whenever you wish. Just be sure you get your post linked before the third day of the month!

You don’t have to do outfit posts. Post on whatever type of subject matter you like, as long as it is related to the theme.

Also, let’s keep the posts appropriate for all ages, in terms of both language and imagery. Thanks!! :)

Posts that are linked up without including the icon will be removed from Mr. Linky.

HTML for the icon: (The icon and the HTML will remain the same each month)

<a href="http://www.sophistiquenoir.com/category/monthly-themes"><img src="http://www.victoriankitty.com/blogPhotos/monthly-theme-icon.jpg" border="0"></a>

Be sure to paste the code in while in HTML mode.

Please pass this invitation on to any bloggers you know who might be interested, and feel free to share the announcement on your blogs. Of course, it’s a good idea to follow my blog to be sure you don’t miss any of the themes. ;)

Questions? E-mail me!

Want to Suggest a Theme?

Leave a comment on any post at any time, or e-mail me. If I use your suggestion, I will credit you on my theme post for that month and in the theme announcement the week before. No promises that I will use every suggestion, because the themes have to be things that I would be able to do a post about.

Want to participate in the Monthly Theme?

Here’s how:

  1. Add the Monthly Theme icon to your blog post (copy the code below and paste into your post using the Edit HTML feature):
    <a href="http://www.sophistiquenoir.com/category/monthly-themes"><img src="http://www.victoriankitty.com/blogPhotos/monthly-theme-icon.jpg" border="0"></a>
  2. Paste the URL to your post using the Mister Linky box at the bottom of my January 5 post.
    Please use a direct link to your relevant post, NOT a link to your blog’s home page.
  3. Visit all of the other participants who have entered, and show them you appreciate their theme posts!

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Mid-Month Status Report – The Office Holiday Party

December 17, 2012 by VictorianKitty  · 22 Comments  · 3209 Views

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Burgundy Corporate Goth

Another Mid-Month Status Report is due today over at This is CorpGoth! This month’s topic is Holidays in the Office; what you would wear to the office holiday party, etc. I lucked out because my department doesn’t seem to be planning any evening/weekend events (it’s busy enough this time of year), but we do have a couple of gatherings going on during office hours. In fact, there are quite a few gatherings going on during office hours. I’m not entirely sure why there are so many. Anyway, this is what I wore to one of them.

Burgundy Corporate Goth

The berry-colored pencil skirt is the latest in Target’s line of tasteful, classic business wear. I just picked this baby up two weeks ago, so they are probably still available!

Burgundy Corporate Goth

The ruched cowl-neck shell came from Express a few months back. This is the first time I’ve worn it because I had to alter the arm holes a bit for a proper fit.

Burgundy Corporate Goth

I thought a blazer would be a bit too structured for a holiday vibe (plus I’ve done the blazer/pencil skirt/shell combo a LOT lately) so instead I chose a simple sweater shrug. Since it’s still been around 75 degrees here most days, the short sleeves worked out perfectly.

Burgundy Corporate Goth

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