No matter how many trends sweep through the fashion world, the timeless looks of fashion’s most beloved icons are always in style. This week’s Links a la mode gives a nod to iconic visionaries and brands–both old, new and on the rise. Can you think of anyone else you’d rather hang out with… or have [...]
Whether we realize it or not, we are all influenced by something, whether it be celebrities, trends or designs of the past. This week’s links a la mode celebrates influencers and the voices we create from our inspiration. As fashion bloggers, we have each other to look for when we are feeling uninspired and this [...]
Apparently the other day, Scott Schuman – the Sartorialist – announced that he hated style blogs. No big surprise there – The Cut said: “The Sartorialist’s Scott Schuman is unimpressed with girls who dress up and take pictures of themselves and post them online, mainly because they don’t seem to have extensive wardrobes.” It sparked a [...]
Edited by Fajr of StylishThought.com With so much going on in the world, the Japan earthquake, the upheaval in Libya, the aftermath of John Galliano’s actions and the social phenomenon that is Charlie Sheen, it’s great to see the fashion blogging community talking about the issues and bringing a little light with the fancy of [...]
It seems, lately, the internet has been responsible for a lot of blogger outrage – whether it’s bloggers themselves or commenters jumping into the fray. I wrote a whole post about this phenomenon, citing a really interesting Slate editorial that says: It’s a prime example of the feminist blogosphere’s tendency to tap into the market [...]
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 [...]
Style vs Fashion Edited by Retro Chick 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 [...]
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 [...]
The Heavyweights Edited by Dramatis Personae Fashion’s getting heavier– and I’m not just talking about the rise of supermodels like Crystal Renn. This week we’ve got meaty posts covering ethical topics like the sustainability of bamboo at Awakened Aesthetic while Bonne-Vie covers the the implications of buying items made in China. We’ve got not 1–not [...]
Hi Lovers! It’s time for Links à La Mode, sponsored by the Independent Fashion Bloggers. I’ve also added a few cool things I’ve found this week at the end of the post, because I said so. Edited by Fashion Pulse Daily This week, some of us looked back at icons of the past, such as [...]
