Fashion Bloggers & Social Media: The Perfect Match

Fashion Bloggers & Social Media: The Perfect Match

Edited by Joanne Faith

Fashion bloggers are natural social media experts. Beyond our blogs, you’ll find us on Facebook and Twitter, some are on YouTube, as well as a plethora of other connected communities (IFB!). I am confident enough in our abilities to say that we know how to use social media (effectively) better than most, and I probably don’t need to tell you what a wonderful skill that is to have right now! Naturally, a few of things weeks links related to issues around social media and I expect the topic to crop up only more often in the future.

I am excited to be apart of the first round of editors for Links A La Mode: Tech, and absolutely thrilled to encourage the sharing of these skills amongst other fashion bloggers. We are definitely not a brainless bunch, and features like Links A La Mode: Tech only prove that even further!

LINKS À LA MODE: TECH – April 5th

• Beautifully Invisible: Social Media Dashboard – Why You Should Be Using One


• Fuyume: A Guide To Adding a Favicon To Your Blog


• IFB: Why Fashion Bloggers should Love Instagram


• Joanne Faith: The 5 Essential Skills Of Fashion Blogging


• Miss Viki: We Are Not Alone! Counting The Number Of Active, Non-Spam Fashion Blogs


• Relatively Chic: How to Deal With Internet Scum, Part 2: Spam


• Style by Santina: Five Reasons To Replace Blogger’s Built-in Comment System With Disqus


• Styling You: How Do You Balance Your Blogging Time?


• Trend Alert Daily: Should Fashion Bloggers Protect Their Tweets?

xo,

Christina

Found at Independent Fashion Bloggers

It Gets Better~Links A' La Mode Top Fashion Posts Of The Week

It Gets Better

Edited by: The Sunday Best

As we head full on into the "holiday" season, with its unbridled consumerism, endless head-whacking charity pleas, and weird tie-ins, I expected the links list to be inundated with shopping guides. Instead, many dealt with what can only be considered harassment or, terribly, abuse; several looked at blogging as a cathartic experience, others as a rallying cry. I was lucky enough to be raised in an openly affectionate household with two strong female presences in my mother and sister, and this has undoubtedly affected my manner and attitudes as a married man. Since I can't go around changing men and society, no matter how cool that superpower would be, I offer this reminder, in what I believe is the spirit of the season (when that spirit is allowed to express itself unfettered): respect is the bare minimum we owe each other, and the bare minimum we should expect from others. Respect is not necessarily agreement, but it is always acknowledgment. For those who are struggling this season--financially, emotionally, physically--I can only echo the words of Tim Gunn, George Takei, and others when I say, "It gets better." Happy Holidays.

Links à la Mode: December 2

• Analogue Chic 1 step forward, ten steps back: Skinnygirl by Bethenny Frankel


• Be Fabulous Daily Women at work: An immodest proposal


• Crimson Rosella My safe haven


• Finding Tokyo Why Paris is no longer the fashion capital of the world


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: The Comment Challenge


• Melina Bee How to host your own clothing swap in five easy steps


• Mrs Bossa Friend Friday Guest Post: Size Matters


• My Heart Blogged Losing 40 lbs., and what I've learned


• Oranges and Apples An ethics code for bloggers


• Piewacket Hot off the press


• Statements in Fashion My Alex, My Dragonfly


• Style Eyes A fashion bloggers mini guide to psychology


• The Button Owl Control freak


• The Chic Curve From the author: "Fat Bitch"


• The Coveted Nicole de Carle: Subversive Architectural Lingerie


• The Demoiselles Can't stand the hate: Cutting Bridalplasty down to size


• The Elegant Bohemian The sisterhood


• The Laugh Slut Giving thanks


• The Sunday Best Give him scotch


• Vogue Vintage The future of fashion blogging


• Wearabout Streets on the runway

Giving Thanks from The Independent Fashion Bloggers Links A' La Mode Top Fashion Posts Of The Week

Giving Thanks

Edited by: Holier than Now

It's Thanksgiving here in the U.S. and many of us are looking forward to the Black Friday sales - oh wait, I mean spending time with our families and friends! But it's wonderful (and kind of weird) that so many of the people that influence and support us on a daily basis won't be gathered around our table; they'll be hanging around our web address, retweeting our (sometimes) witty comments, liking our latest post on Facebook, etc. Whether or not you celebrate turkey day, as a blogger it's hard not to be full of gratitude for the resources we share on a regular basis. This week, Tickle Me Chic helps ban the blogging blues, Previously Owned does your holiday gift shopping for you, and Make the World a Prettier Place sums up the reason so many of us are grateful just to be alive (hello? fashion!) with a visual history.

Links à la Mode: November 25th

• Be Fabulous Daily Applying old-school academic standards of original content and citation of sources to fashion blogging


• Boheme Noir Best outfits 2010 of style icon Giovanna Battaglia


• Fashion Butter: How to DIY Fur Collar with Chains


• Fish Monkey's Writing Stuff Lanvin + H&M: Is there a downside?


• Frock and Roll A code of ethnics for advertorials on your blog


• Grit and Glamour RSS and Sharing for Dummies—and Lazies


• Haute Halifax Out of sight, out of mind? A look at the impact of the textile industry in Africa


• Holier than Now The Under $50 Gift Guide: Fashion, guy-friendly goods, eco and charitable finds and more


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: Are you addicted to blogging?


• Make the World a Prettier Place 30 Vogue covers from 1922 to 2005


• Mary Van Notes A vintage style post from a tree house


• Pancake Stacker Lessons from "Changing Fashion: Internet and Blogging" featuring Liz of Late Afternoon, Yvan Rodic of The Face Hunter, and more


• Positively Bleak Tips on staving off the winter blues - with a bonus compilation of free demos and EPs from alternative rock bands!


• Previously Owned A carefully selected gift list for the foodie, fashionable, beauty obsessed and generous


• The Chic Curve Winter coats for everyBODY. No matter what size or shape, there is a fabulous jacket just for you!


• The Coveted: Frock Luxury Vintage: A local NYC discovery


• The Fashion Pawn The Business of Blogging: Your Blog Brand


• The Lingerie Addict: 5 things Every Woman Should Know About Her Lingerie


• The New Professional A bloglover's tips for keeping up with your blog reading


• Tickle Me Chic: Get rid of those blogging blues: Tips and links to ban discouragement


• Wanderlost 10 things to look forward to this winter

SPONSOR:

Shopbop bags: Burch, Matt & Natt, Minkoff, IRO, Botkier, Gryson, LAMB, Chloe, BE&D, DVF

When Fashion Teaches You A Lesson From The Independent Fashion Bloggers Links A' La Mode

When fashion teaches you a lesson

Edited by: Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista

As fashion bloggers, we are often the ones sharing and giving advice about fashion. But what happens when fashion turns the table on us and teaches us a lesson or two? From learning how to be thrifty, coping through a crisis, or the economy, these fashion bloggers took a cue from fashion's lessons and turned them into a delicious and delectable read- and I have rounded these up for you...

Links à la Mode: November 18th

• Almost Sober Mag: Pull It, Push It and Come Back When You Proved It: Direct experience from a newly established independent publisher: a week as a fashion editor.


• Beyond Fabric: On the relation between Body Language and Fashion Photography


• Dedicated Follower: To Write Love on Her Arms - I join the movement and write love on my arms in honor of a lost friend.


• Exiled from the City: Throughout the past few years, there has been a paradigm shift in consumer variables and the function of fashion.


• For those about to Shop: Society must take some responsibility for the dangerous obsession to be thin.


• Freeda Style: "Appropriate Attire" Are ALL the old rules of fashion dead? Or should some survive?


• Haute World: Grace Kelly Exhibition: How a royal style icon can teach us a lesson in thriftiness.


• Heathers Design Blog: Musings on fashion now and fashion then, based on the exhibit "Fashioning Fashion" at LACMA.


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: Self-Promotion 101: It's not about you


• LivLux Mag: ComfortZones: Even Fashionistas get insecure when trying new styles.


• Make the World a Prettier Place: History of Fashion: The New Look (1947)


• Miss Vinyl Ahoy: I've read some negative comments about the 30 for 30 challenge, and wanted to explain more of what it is and why people should care about it, from my POV.


• Modesty Theory: Welcome to Hijabi Fashion Week- showcasing the style of Muslim women for various occasions.


• Oh My Massila: Reflections on the crossroads between fashion and feminism.


• Previously Owned: The tale of the "00s" Vintage and the mockery of the consumer... Are we becoming victims of the mass media?


• RetroChick: Why Fashion isn't Frivolous


• Return to Sender: Sometimes life gets in the way of fashion. How I Survive A Crisis


• Searching for Style: Fashion 101: Who Owns What. The lowdown on the big fashion conglomerates and the companies they own.


• Socialite Dreams: Sparkly, glam shoes are a must have for the holidays! Twinkle Toes: The Holiday Shoe Guide


• Taste and Style: Keep Being YOU.


• The Curvy Fashionista: How to determine quality in plus size fashion

SPONSOR:

Shopbop Boots:KORS, Joie, UGG, Coclico, Frye, L.A.M.B, Hunter, Frye, DV, Ash, & 12th St.

xo,

Christina

All found at Independent Fashion Bloggers

Fashion Blog Improvement via Links a' La Mode Top Fashion Posts By The Independent Fashion Bloggers

Fashion Blog Improvement

Edited by Jennine Jacob of Independent Fashion Bloggers

Whether you are contemplating starting a blog or if you've been bloggging for a while, getting to know the ropes is a never-ending journey. This week we have a nice round up of bloggers sharing how they do it, what they find important about blogging. From taking your own photos, whether or not to have comments, and how to cover the fashion shows with your own twist, this is the week to buckle down and learn.

Links à la Mode: September 30th

• Boheme Noir: Burberry S/S 11 Show Coverage


• Brachman's Sparrow: So you want to know how to grow your blog…


• Chic Steals: Marshall's and the World of Off-Price Retailing


• Dramatis Personae: Fashion vs. Fatfashion Blogger


• Dressful: Fashion is Art, Not Trivial!


• Fashion Pulse Daily:New York Fashion Week Team’s Top Spring 2011 Trends


• Fete a Fete: Dolce & Gabana Evocative Beauty Fall 2010


• Hello Beauty: Bobbi Brown Black Velvet Fall 2010 Collection Review & Video


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: The Importance (and Unimportance) of Being Niche'd


• Leia's Delights: No Comments?


• ModlyChic: How to Take Your Own Outfit Photos


• Retro Chick: Revies Illamasqua Lipstick


• Scarlet Letter Style: Are Boobs Really Back?


• Style Spotting: The Women of Warpaint


• The Column of Samantha Tyler: Decoding: Bestiary of the IT Girls


• The Coveted: Getting Inspired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art


• The Lingerie Addict: How to Dress Like Dita von Teese


• The Simpliy Luxurious Life: Tips for Looking Fantastic Each Day


• Vogue Gone Rouge: New Upcoming Designers Show


• Wit & Whimsy: Getting to know designer Phillip Lim and why everyone's talking about him and his line

SPONSOR:

Shop style at Shopbop: Tunics - 291 - Kill City - Tilo - Georgie - Parker - Freecity - Flats

xo,

Christina

All found at Independent Fashion Bloggers Website.

Are You A Follower Of Fashion? Links A' La Mode Via Independent Fashion Bloggers

Are You a Follower of Fashion?

Edited by: Ann of Holier than Now

Last week marked the end of New York Fashion Week. Post-show, the editors, buyers and bloggers went to work to define and list the trends, hoping we'll follow along. But for many of us, the sheer shirts of Spring '11 were are about as realistic for our wardrobes as a meat dress. Instead, we looked outside of Lincoln Center at the street style of individuals, hoping to find the inspiration to zig when everyone else is zagging. This week's post celebrates the path less ... followed, with counterpoints on everything from current trends to blogger compensation and competition.

Links à la Mode: September 23

• Any Second Now: Dolly Bats & Clobber at Bona Drag


• A Pretty Penny: Newsprint Manicure


• Beauty and The Recession: They Put WHAT in Your Lipstick?


• Beautifully Invisible: The Meat Dress: Fashionable, Art or Just Controversial?


• Beyond Fabric: How To Pull Off A Bow Tie


• Cloud of Secrets: Wishing for a Spirit Style Guide


• Despising Life is So Passe: The Glories of Thigh Highs (and How to Make Them Work)


• Gretchen Blogs: When To Work For Free


• Holier than Now: Animal Print, Rainbow Hair, Layers - It Must Be Fall '10. Or Is It?? A Contest.


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: Evolving Influence Recap: Love & Links


• It's Symmetrical: A Shopping Revelation Inspired by an Anonymous Comment


• My Closet In Sketches: Unlikely Combinations for Fashion Inspiration


• Oranges and Apples: On Competition in the Blogosphere


• The Button Owl: On Liberation in the Age of Implants, Pornography and Pole Dancing


• The Chic Addict: A Pale Skin Girl in a Tan Obsessed World


• The Column of Samantha Tyler: A (Sarcastic) Look at Winter's Hot Trends


• The Daily Julie: fashionSpark: Fashion Design, North Carolina Style


• The Pursuers: A Love Letter to Legwear


• Tickle Me Chic: Labels that Lie: How Vanity Sizing has Become an Epidemic


• View from 5 ft. 2: New York Fashion Week Street Style - The Pictures You Haven't Seen


• Violet Revolution: Edgy and Stylish Fall Fashion

SPONSOR:

Latest at Shopbop: Denim -Madewell - Skirts - Under Ligne - Obakki -Dresses - DKNY

Xo,

Christina

Found at Independent Fashion Blogger Website

Working The New Season With Fabulous New Discovers~ Links A' La Mode, Top Fashion Weekly Posts From Independent Fashion Bloggers

Working the new season with fabulous new discoveries.

Influences, Impressions, and Interpretations of Fashion and what it all means

Edited by: Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista

It is without a doubt that fashion makes the world go round. Just last week, Fashion's Night Out helped revive the economy, fashion week's across the world bring together old friends, new friends, and those in between. Technology fused with fashion now offers inside perspectives- once only exclusively shared. Adding to this breath of fashion are those who blog.

This week's roundup offers a retrospect of fashion as New York Fashion Week comes to a close, designers have teased us with what's to come, and the world comes back to life- the fashion blogger's mind only now begins to race with influences, impressions, and interpretations of Fall Fashion and what it all means...

• Amanda Brohman: How the nerds(and their style) conquered the fashion world:


• Amanda Lee Dot Org: How to Make High Heels Bearable


• Denim Debutante: Wearing White AFTER Labor Day


• Dirty Hems: Fashion is a Tramp: the cyclical nature of cultural appropriation in fashion, particularly pertaining to the homeless & "hobo-chic"


• Dramatis Personae: Fall Fantasy Lookbook- the bits and pieces I'm coveting for Fall '10


• Fashioncents: 3 guidelines for wearing or not wearing socks with shoes. It's time we all got on the right foot with this one.


• For Those About to Shop: So much invaluable information at the IFB conference. I decided to take Gala's advice and write my first "how to":


• Grechen Blogs: how to make your fashion blog more user-friendly


• Houndstooth and Tortoiseshell: So, how do you make it in the fashion industry: Real life advice on how to break into the fashion biz from a successful runway producer.


• Interrobangs Anonymous: Gender roles in fashion blogging:


• Mimosas in Bed: The big apple gets evolved


• Pretty Shiny Sparkly: The Thrift Virgin - One girl's deflowering when it comes to thrift shopping fashion.


• Previously Owned: Exclusivity vs. availability: New media taking over?


• SLSVGG Fashion: The best bits of London's Fashion Night Out


• Style Eyes Fashion: Join the evolution for a new fashion democracy - do you get fed up with being told what you 'must have for the season ahead' here's how to end the dictatorship and have your say.


• Style Spotting: Fashion's Night Out in LA with celeb stylist Taylor Jacobson and her collaboration with Kasil denim. Loved her hot rocker chic!


• The Curvy Fashionista: My Fall 2010 Luxe(wish)list- aka my birthday wishlist


• The Lingerie Addict: Should You Buy Your Lingerie Online or In Stores? A brief guide to knowing the best place to buy your most intimate fashions.


• The Little Curly Girl: The camel coat is one of the most talked about pieces for Fall 2010. Will you be wearing one this season?


• Your Saving Style: A Thought About Real Women

Sponsor:

Now at Shopbop: Ever - LD Tuttle -DL1961 - Tapeet - IRO - MiH - Factory - Sexy Tops

xo,

Christina

Working The New Season With Fabulous New Discovers~ Links A' La Mode, Top Fashion Weekly Posts From Independent Fashion Bloggers

I've been overwhelmed by the quality of the submissions and I hope you'll enjoy reading these as much as I have. This week the issue of workwear is tackled whether as a fashion blogger you're heading to Fashion Week or you're not sure how to translate your everyday style to the office. The latter is a dilemma I'm often confronted with when dressing for work. Through the links I have also gleefully discovered some wonderful designers to dreamily sigh over the work of; these garments would most definitely fit into my wardrobe perfectly, be it in the smart section or the purely frivolous one.

• A La ModestReintroducing the morality within green ethical fashion


• Bachman's Sparrow What better way to greet the new season than a beautiful, one-of-a-kind statement necklace?


• Beyond FabricEnhancing your image: posture and body image.


• Boheme NoirTen ways to style the classic Chanel jacket young & fabulous.


• Fabulous Finds Girl Ann Wiberg creates future vintage by recycling materials with Trash-Couture.


• Fashezine Inspired by the sensuality of Joan, the determination of Peggy, and Betty Draper's elegance, a girl goes mad for Mad Men.


• Fashion Limbo Brand Love or I Want What She's Wearing - How brands fail to get me and what/who truly inspire me


• Grit and Glamour Staying true to you when dressing for dress code.


• Hello beauty! Review and makeup lesson video with the NARS Fall 2010 Collection with NARS National Makeup Stylist Janice Daoud


• Intrinsically Florrie Exploring the historic city of Bath in style.


• Manda Bear Fall Outwear Finds, Beauty Goodies and other Treasures.


• Mis Papelicos A first Ebay buy and what to look for when shopping online.


• Oranges and Apples A vintage wedding dress on a budget, plus some ideas for styling it.


• Poetic and Chic In which I spot the most beautiful pair of Louboutins and get inspired.


• Pull your socks up! What do you do with an inherited, precious and much-coveted family heirloom?


• Retro Chick Retro Style for Autumn: Lena Hoschek Autumn Winter 2010


• Seven Deadly Cyns Death by Cosmetics- the dangers of harmful ingredients in our beauty products and what you should look out for.
  


• The Coveted What to Wear to NYFW


• The New Professional How high is too high for heels in the office?


• Wit & Whimsy Designer on the Rise: Whitney Pozgay

SPONSOR: http://www.shopbop.com/actions/designerindex/viewNewDesigners.action?folderID=2534374302158868: Cosabella - Dannijo - Houlihan Cargos - T-Bags - BE & D


Xo and Enjoy,

Christina

Fashion History, Doing It Yourself, and Breaking Stereotypes Weekly Links A' Mode~ Top Fashion Posts From The Independent Fashion Bloggers

Fashion History, Doing it Yourself, and Breaking Stereotypes

Edited by: Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista

My first week editing the Links a`la Mode and it was such a pleasure to peruse the latest jewels from the blogosphere! Imagine viewing the history of fashion through the lens of a exhibition or a syllabus of what you wish was taught. How about taking inspiration from the latest Jeffery Campbell shoe and tricking out your own for less? Better yet, let's talk about the "nude" trend and its color classification, and while we are at it, let's question the newest movement in advertising campaigns: Unretouched and real beauty- a breakthrough or a publicity stunt? From fashion tips, finds, and favorite things, this week's links a`la mode will satiate your hunger for full frontal fashion!

Links à la Mode: June 24th

• Bay Area Style File Shoptalk: Stript Wax Bar


• Bonne Vie Is "nude" a problem? Or just a color palette?


• Fashion Butter How to deal with the girls (dressing a larger chest)


• Fasshonaburu looks back at the fashion rules she set for herself at the beginning of the year to see how's she's done following them


• Fish Tank Fashion Are "unretouched" and "real beauty" advertising campaigns just a publicity stunt?


• Grit and Glamour Photography for the Amateur, Stagefright-Afflicted Blogger


• Hello Beauty have a new makeup lesson video with the Bobbi Brown Beach Collection and Treatment Lip Shines on hello beauty! The lesson is by Bobbi Brown education executive Katrina Rau.


• Intrinsically Florrie From 50s swimwear to an 18th century duchess's wardrobe; a look at her college's fashion exhibition


• Living Embellished Take a course in Fashion History...you know, what you always wished your college offered!


• Lovely & Lavish With the help of a stylish scarf you can transform an everyday getup into a chic outfit, Lovely & Lavish explores this season's best accessory!


• Meowsk Dressing for the playground, reminiscent of recess.


• Miss Jones and Me Shares a Few of her Favorite Things


• Miss Vinyl Ahoy DIY Jeffrey Campbell Tick shoes for under $20!


• Profresh Style Combining prints & textures


• Retro Chick Frock love: Hot picks from the world of reproduction vintage


• Simply Luxurious Summer items to add to your wardrobe


• Stylish Thought Everyone Loves a Quirky Girl: Examining quirky style and women who dress the part


• The Coveted Under the Sea, Closeup view of Cynthia Rowley's Resort 2011 Collection


• The Curvy Fashionista The opening of Full Figured Fashion Week NYC 2010


• Wicked Whimsy How to build up a versatile & comfortable array of shoes

Tog and Trappings Les flâneurie: How observation of life can inspire creativity

xo,

Christina

Rants and Raves Links a' La Mode Top 20 Fashion Posts

Rants & Raves

Edited by Ashe Mischief
I was taken aback when going through the submissions this week– there were so many powerful, strong, opinionated pieces that I felt really taken aback. With overwhelming positivity or negativity, the fashion community is finding it’s voice– and making themselves heard!

The fashion community is great at sharing the voice of others, and we’ve got several fabulous interviews to prove it. From Derek Lam at Poetic & Chic and White Rabbit’s interview with Irish woman Sinead Doyle (along with my own interview with Amelia Arsenic at Dramatis Personae), there are voices for everyone. We’ve got bloggers ranting on the lack of premium denim in plus-sizes at Denim Debutante, and some showcasing inspirational figures like KOOS (at M.I.S.S.), Philip Crangi (at Eternal Masquerade), and Maria Felix (at Jewelry Whore).

There were so, so many great links this week, it really was hard to narrow it down to 2o. Check out the full listing of Links à la Mode here.

Links à la Mode : March 18th

• Bachman's Sparrow – DIY post on how to use bleach to revamp your “unloved” clothes!


• blackdog finds: – How To: 10 Creative Ways to Revive Less-Than-Loved Clothing


• Denim Debutante: – Guest Blog: Is there Size Discrimination in Premium Denim?


• dramatis personae: – Amelia Arsenic’s Miss X Aesthetic Laboratories & Interview


• Fashion Hippo – Win Marc by Marc Jacobs Leola Bow Wow Handbag


• Fashion Pulse Daily: – Not Your Daughter’s Jeans: Fit for a Mother AND a Daughter?


• fete a fete: – Whimsical spring designs from Camper shoes


• Forty Not Out: – Louis Vuitton – Fall Winter 2010/2011


• Grechen Blogs: – are you incorporating video into your blog? how is it working for you?


• Independent Fashion Bloggers – A New Map of the Two-Way Street: Why Giving Back to the Blogosphere is Key to Growth


• jesse.anne.o: – How do you swap, thrift or buy resale and NOT get bedbugs?


• Jewelry Whore: – “The Fabulous Jewels of Maria Felix, La Dona”


• M.I.S.S.: – Eyes To The Sky: Before BOHO There Was KOOS.


• Obsession: – How I Met Design Duo of Giles & Brother, Philip and Courtney Crangi


• Oranges and Apples: – Sustainable fashion part 2: thinking about speed


• Poetic & Chic: – A candid interview with Derek Lam, fellow San Franciscan and fellow high school alumni!


• Pretty Shiny Sparkly: – It’s leather. It’s quilted. It’s a computer, for fashionistas.


• Style Symmetry: – Interview with the Stylish Sisters of Beckerman Bite Plate


• The Thinking Fashionista: – An in-depth, critical look at the Russian Futurist themes of Viktor & Rolf’s Fall 2010 show.


• The Working Man: – Incorporating Spring Into Your Working Look


• White Rabbit: – An interview with Irish fashion Designer Sinead Doyle and the inspiration behind her S/S 2010 collection.

xo and enjoy fashionistas,
Christina

Spring Fever~ Top 20 Fashoin Posts of the Week via Links a' la Mode

Spring Fever

Edited by Jennine Jacob

Do you get spring fever? Oh man… the itch to run around outside in flowery prints and frilly laces gets greater and greater each passing day. To heck with chunky sweaters! This week we have a load of great spring style posts, Holier Than Now checks out cape coats, if you’re strapped for cash Out of Order gives the perfect 45min spring skirt tutorial, so cute! And girly clothes not your thing? The Demoiselles has a great homage to genderbending unisex looks. I’ve been thinking of doing a couple of days in menswear myself. Well, as soon as I learn how to tie the half Windsor knot.

There were so, so many great links this week, it really was hard to narrow it down to 2o. Check out the full listing of Links à la Mode here.

Links à la Mode : March 11th

• 39th and Broadway – Death By Over-Scheduling


• Agent Lover – Mad Crushin’ on Pebelle


• Bobbins and Bombshells – Shop News…Hand Recovery Sale AND Give-Away!!


• Denim Debutante – Denim Advice: Why Should I Buy Premium Denim?


• Diary Of A Girl Left Behind – Sorry We Don’t Have Your (Shoe) Size


• Fashion Pulse Daily – London Fashion Week: Vivienne Westwood, Mark Fast & Burberry Prorsum


• Fete a Fete – The Frye Company SS 2010


• Glossary – Sipping tea with Sandra Beijer


• Grechen Blogs – Isabel Marant, the Internet & Social Media


• grit and glamour – Return to pretty, please!


• Hello Beauty! – Shu Uemura Spring 2010 Égérie Collection: Sparkling, rock star chic (with makeup lesson video)


• Holier Than Now – Spring (Transition) Shopping : Caped Crusaders


• Independent Fashion Bloggers – What does your ideal workspace look like?


• M.I.S.S. – Women Making History: Elisa Palomino


• Oranges and Apples – Sustainable fashion part 1: conceptualising the issues


• Out Of Order – DIY Tutorial – Spring Skirt


• Previously Owned – a PREVIEW of Private ARTS la shooting for MINT mag!


• Retro Chick – Vintage Hair Video Tutorial


• SF Indie Fashion – Good Looks: Moody Winter-Almost-Spring


• Shrimp Salad Circus – how to rock orange lips


• Smiles Go With Everything – How to Search Effectively on Etsy


• The Demoiselles – Gender-Bending: Menswear

xo and enjoy fashionistas,
Christina

Fashion Flashback Links A' La Mode Weekly Top 20 Fashion Posts

Fashion Flashback

Edited by Debutante
As fashion weeks starting winding down, some are looking forward to the next trend in fashion. This week, I was thrilled to see so many bloggers focusing on the past -the history of fashion. An obvious passion of mine, vintage fashion has never been so influential. fête à fête reviews a gorgeous collection of vintage inspired jewelry. Fabulous Finds narrates a 1950s styled romp through Palm Springs. Oranges and Apples shares inspiring vintage Life magazine images. In politics, if you don’t learn from history, you’re destined to repeat it. In fashion, if you don’t learn from history, you won’t know you are repeating it!

Links à la Mode : March 4th

• Bobbins and Bombshells – Fashionable History: Mary Quant


• Confessions of a Fashion Editor – Couture Cakes


• Dedicated Follower of Fashion – Spring/Summer Trends 2010 – The Tourist


• Dozen Dresses – DIY Skirt – The tutorial!


• dramatis personae – B&Lu 0 Gift Certificate Giveaway!


• Fabulous Finds Gal – Come With Me On A Sunny And Dreamy Retro Holiday In Palm Springs With The Photographer Bersa


• Fashion Pulse Daily – Marchesa Fall/Winter 2010


• Fasshonaburu – Who’s Who of Fashion Week


• fête à fête – Larkspur & Hawk’s vintage inspired jewelry


• Glossary – Please meet Paula and her pretty Pink Bow!


• hello beauty! – Bobbi Brown Spring 2010: Cabana Corals and Makeup Face Lift Collections (with video)


• JewelryWhore – Interview With Corvus Noir!


• Oranges and Apples – : Vintage fashion photo inspiration from the Life magazine archives


• Out Of Order – Bonnie & Clyde


• Prom Mafia – Betsey Johnson does DC


• Retro Chick – Estethica – Ethical Design Spotlight – Tara Starlet


• Stop Getting Low-balled As A Blogger Independent Fashion Bloggers


• Superstylin – Total Fashion Dork Status


• The Fashion Planner – YouTube Beauty Gurus


• True Queen – One Dress That Will Take You From Work To Play in 3 Different Ways


• Tweed & tea – My name is Jacqui, and I am a perfume addict..


• ventures of jenn. – ode to the maxi


• White Rabbit – The Man Behind the Lens

Enjoy and xo,
Christina

Project Beyond the Runway Links a' La Mode Top 20 Fashion Posts

Project Beyond the Runway

Edited by Fashion Pulse Daily

Reading through the links this week, I realized that fashion week or no fashion week, fashion will most certainly go on! A winter snowstorm couldn't even slow down New York Fashion Week, and the links below are testament to the wonderful style that exists beyond the runway, such as Ode to Awe's jewelry discovery, how to look chic while lounging by Cafe Fashionista, and tips for vintage shoe shopping by Wicked Whimsy. Don't get me wrong, I love being 'in the know' on runway looks and trends, but how you interpret them and work them into your personal style is so much more important than remembering which designers showed one-shoulder looks this season!

As expected, there was a fabulous round-up of links in the forum as well, all worthy of your eyeballs!

Links à la Mode : February 25th

39th and Broadway - A Side of the Industry Unknown by Most: Life as a Corporate Fashion Designer
British Style Bloggers - Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cos you're a yawn once it's gone
Cafe Fashionista - A step-by-step guide to looking luxurious even when lounging
Clutch22 -Up close and personal with Vivienne Tam as she expands her fashion+tech innovations to a new category
CMYKaboom - Independent Fashion Bloggers (IFB) 'Tweet Up in the Tents' event
Debutante Clothing - Vintage Jewelry: Q&A with Lucite line Circa Sixty Three
Fabulous Finds Gal - Moonstuck at the opera with photographer Bersa
Fashion Pulse Daily - Sonia Rykiel Pour H&M; the debut and the review
Holier Than Now - New Take on Florals (5 Under $50)
Idiosyncratic Style - A Girl's Guide to Maternity Style
Independent Fashion Bloggers : Evolving Influence Recap : Part One
Individual Chic: - Would you have wanted a Computer Engineer Barbie when you were smaller? Or would you love one now?
Night Watch - 10 Questions with Model Clara Zapffe
Ode to Awe - Denmark based Alidra Alic's Alice-inspired jewelry
Oranges and Apples - Rules for advertising and sponsorship on blogs
Retro Chick - The Ethics of Blogging
Smiles Go with Everything -10 Tips for Shopping on Ebay: How to find great deals on awesome duds.
The Coveted - Visits Nine West HQ for a sneak peak of AW10 shoe collections!
The Style PA - Gives Henry Holland a grilling ahead of his House of Holland show.
The Sunday Best - Do men get better service when they shop?
Wicked Whimsy -What to look for when buying vintage shoes
Workchic - Fall 2010 NY Fashion week collections: recreated runway to the office outfits

xo,
Christina

Style Versus Fashion~ Links A' La Mode Top Fashion Posts

Style Versus Fashion

Edited by Retro Chick for the Independent Fashion Bloggers

With the Fashion Week season in full swing and Fashion Pulse Daily live blogging from the IFB conference it can be easy to forget that there are other things going on in the world, where real women are shopping and dressing for real occasions.

There were actually surprisingly few Fashion Week oriented posts submitted this week. Possibly the Fashion Week attendees are still too busy to partake in Links á la Mode, but what I did find was a lot of posts focused on fashion, style and image in the real world. A Typical Atypical calls for a low fashion revolution and Idiosyncratic Style urges you to bring out your cocktail frocks for every day. Meanwhile, in the body image arena Intrinsically Florrie learns to love her specs, Sugar & Spice discusses tanning and Mariels Castle weighs in (see what I did there?) on the body size debate.

It would be impossible to leave this weeks links without mentioning the untimely and incredibly sad death of Alexander McQueen. There were posts submitted on this issue but I made the decision not to include them, not because they were bad, but because I felt that if I included one persons post I would need to include them all. There has been so much personal reflection on the life and designs of this amazing man in the fashion blogging world that to choose a small selection seemed impossible. If you would like to read these posts then, as ever, the full list of submissions is available in the forums.

Links à la Mode: February 18th

• A Typical Atypical – What girls really want to read about, and why fashion bloggers are changing the face of fashion



• Bonne Vie – Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Inspiration: What you borrow from another culture when it comes to wardrobe should be thoughtful



• Confessions of a Fashion Editor – Dear New Look; it’s over!



• Eternal Masquerade – Covering the Parallels Between Our Current Winter Wonderland and Under the Sea Fashions



• Fashion Pulse Daily – Fashion Pulse Daily blogs live from the Future of Fashion Blogging panel during IFB’s Evolving influence conference this week!



• Hot Beauty Health – Ready for Spring? Here are 9 Big Beauty Trends for Spring 2010!



• Idiosyncratic Style – Fashion Dare – Let your party frocks come out and play!



• Intrinsically Florrie – Making a spectacle of oneself: learning to love glasses and finding the right pair



• Mariels Castle – It’s not about been skinny or fat its about being healthy!



• Retro Chick – Love, Lust & Burlesque with the Bridewell Collective



• SFindiefashion.com – Spring comes early to Golden Gate Park. Showcase of spring 2010 looks from San Francisco designers.



• Stacie Blair – Show your Olympic spirit with fashionable gear from Aritzia!



• Style Eyes – The dilemma of a fashion blogger and why I’m taking Dame Vivienne Westwoods advice to stop shopping



• Style Symmetry – Fashion Blogger Interview Kingdom of Style’s Queen Michelle



• Sugar and spice and all things nice – Discussing the dangers of tanning and why the only safe tan is one from a bottle!!



• The Clothing Menu – interview with independent jewelry and clothing designer, Norwegian Wood



• The Fashion Planner – The Fashion Planner is hosting an eUndies.com Giveaway!



• The Very Subjective – very subjective (and therefore – very true) observations about style do’s and do not’s.



• Thread Style – Heel-wearing fashionistas also can be feminists.



• twentyteneightyfour – My thoughts on style vs fashion and how our appetite for fashion blogs is part of our quest for style



• ventures of jenn – The Great Vintage Debate: the ‘price’ of vintage both within and outside of the western world and what it really means.

xo,

Christina

The Anti-Fashion Week Weekend Read from The Independent Fashion Bloggers

The Anti-Fashion Week

Edited by Dramatis Personae

That isn’t to say that I’m against Fashion Week… but more that this week’s Links á la Mode just really isn’t focused on it. With amazing interviews from kaKofoniesOfsi(gh)lens, Fashion in My Eyes, and Eternal Masquerade to great features on vintage clothing from Retro Chick and Unfunded, there’s as much fabulousness off the catwalk as on.

Maybe it’s bitterness that I’ll be missing out on NYFW for the 3rd season in a row or maybe it’s my gentle heart preventing you all from Fashion Week burnout too soon…which it is, I’ll never tell.

Note from Editor : Please be sure to check out the IFB Conference at NYFW : Evolving Influence

Links à la Mode: February 11th

• 39thandbroadway.com: – How Designers Really View Their Customers


• A Typical Atypical: – I chat about how hard it must be to love fashion and be blind, and I question whether there ought to be a charity dedicated to helping people feel good about how they look even if they can’t see it in the mirror.


• Cafe Fashionista: – Style Secrets: Symbol of Style. A how-to on creating your very own trademark/signature look.


• dramatis personae – How to Pack for Mardi Gras!


• Eternal Masquerade: – Interview with young designer, and Teen Vogue/CFDA/Target scholarship winner, Jennifer Huang.


• Fab Blab: – Even after all these years, we continue to differentiate between dark and fair. How does this affect the fashion industry adversely?


• Fashion Cents: – Seven Style Basics that EVERYONE should know! Make sure you are not committing these style “sins.”


• fashion in my eyes: – Fashion is supposed to be fun! Interview with designer Arina Varga


• Haute World: – A Mad Tea Party? An exclusive look at how 9 luxury designers interpret Alice in Wonderland for French department store Printemps.


• Instant Vintage: – Blood, Sweat & T-Shirts: Learning the true cost of that cheap and chic outfit you just scored.


• kaKofonie Of si(gh)lenS: – Interview with Anna Osterlund of Ravishing Mad


• Model Max: – Are ‘respectable’ fashion writers insecure with ‘upstart amateur’ fashion bloggers?


• Oranges and Apples: – Is fashion oppressive or fun? some belated thoughts on Tanya Gold hating fashion


• Rags to Reverie: – Vivienne Westwood showed that fashion forwardness could be inspired by the past


• Retro Chick: – Top tips to on the spot dating of Vintage Clothes


• THE COVETED: – Devil’s Advocate : blogging and corporate seeding


• The Fashion Planner: – DIY: How to Make Naughty Granny Panties for Valentine’s Day!


• the musings of ondo lady: – Back in 2006 Slave to Fashion, a three part documentary was aired on Channel 4 which took a really good look at the fashion industry.The aim was to make sense of the multi billion industry which everyone from the media to consumers seemed to be obsessed w


• The Recessionista: – an hour ago Rebecca Taylor & Milly: Fashion Week Inspiration


• Unfunded: – Photos and thoughts from the Vintage Fashion Expo in Santa Monica, CA.The