Book Style: The Master And Margarita

This Book Style is dedicated to my friend Anton, who is incredibly only slightly obsessed with The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков). Dearest Anton, maybe one day I'll be able to read it in Russian like you do!

Let's start with the cat-printed dress. which is a great echo of the Penguin cover art. And, no, I'm not partial to Behemoth just because he's a cat; I love his unparalleled sarcasm as well. You can choose to wear this "Hella" blouse - for the witch Hella - under or over the dress. (Personally, I like it layered underneath for a prim, schoolgirl vibe). On the legs we've got some tights featuring the Moscow Metro lines, because the novel is set partially in Moscow. Slip into these "Devil Lady" red flats and your outfit is complete! The Devil, incidentally, is a character in the book - pretty sure Anton and I both love books featuring authors interpretations of hell, the devil, or the (often avoided) apocalypse. 

Now onto accessories. A "New Q Natasha" purse, for Margarita's maid Natasha, matches the turquoise of the cat's eyes. A multi-colored "Margarita" bracelet blings up your wrist while a fang ring - for Azazello - adds sparkle to your hands! The two elements I pulled from the Jerusalem-set portion of the story are the cross earrings and the "Levi" necklace!

I'm (kind of, maybe, not really) Famous!

Apparently during my long hiatus from reading, creating, writing, blogging, and basically anything else that wasn't part of my actual day job, I got some amazingly awesome press from, not one, but two stellar publications!

Paste Magazine feature Book Style back at the end of July - right around the time my brain decided a vacation was no longer optional. I was absolutely floored when I heard about it and am still beyond words about how flattering and surreal I find this all. Check out the article and slideshow here.

Then towards the end of September, Mental Floss also gave Book Style a write up! Again, so crazy surreal for me and I still can't wrap my head around the fact that anyone besides for my direct family likes what I do. To me it's a fun hobby that has turned out to be marginally lucrative. So thank you to everyone who's been here since the beginning and clicks on my links! Check out the Mental Floss article here.