Links à la Mode: The Independent Fashion Bloggers Roundup

Fashion Roller-coaster

Edited by Jennine
Wow… we’ve got an interesting bunch this week… word from fashion weeks has put us on a roller coaster from the creepy toenails on Shoe Daydreams to the stunning Alexander McQueen on ferOHHHsh, a much needed shopping bill of rights ondramatis personaeand Bay Area Style File wonders why cigarette cases are marketed to teens at Urban Outfitters. We’ve also got some new faces in our round up including one of my favorite French blogs, Morning by Foley whose beautiful photography reminds me how sweet fashion really is.

Links à la Mode : October 8th

• 39th and Broadway – Stop Glamorizing the Recession!
• Bay Area Style File – Crimes of Fashion: Chain Mess Cigarette Case
• Bobbins and Bombshells – Fashionable History: Veils
• BRICK MY LANE – The Longer Length SHOWstudio
• dramatis personae – Ashe Mischief’s Shopping Bill of Rights
• Fashion Pulse Daily – Goth Chic Rules the Runways
• ferOHHHsh – Alexander McQueen Spring 2010: McQueencaps.
• Fete a Fete – Dolce & Gabbana Fragrance Anthology
• Independent Fashion Bloggers – FTC Ruling : An Ethical Double Standard?
• Little Black Book – Velvet touch
• Morning by Foley – A beautiful afternoon with girls, a fairy and bows…
• Prom Mafia – Halloween – Recessionista Style. How to make smart and stylish choices when deciding on a Halloween costume.
• Rags to Reverie – A stunning editorial from V Magazine and how I got my copy from New York City
• Random Fashion Coolness – Garance Doré
• Retro Chick – Ethical Design Spotlight – SPUN
• Shoe Daydreams – Bad Trends in Feet – Gargoyle Toe & Clear Claws
• Style Symmetry – New divine dresser to watch out for Giant Dwarf!
• Sweet Fancy Treat – Interview: Uma Turan – Milliner
• THE COVETED – Berrylicious Colors and a New Mascara to Die For from Benefit Cosmetics
• The Curvy Fashionista – The Real Curves behind the cover of Glamour’s November Issue
• the3st – Interview with Marina Makaron

Things i LOVE Thursday

Coconut m&m's

Panera Bread bagels

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Spending time with my family

Rimmel Lash Maxxx Waterproof Mascara

SNL's Norwegian Actor's Playhouse

Pink Ribbon Hat

Modern Girl: Judy Jetson

Growing up, The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones was a favorite movie of mine partly due to my love of Judy Jetson. Who better to dress up as for Halloween than this futuristic teen queen? Red leggings worn with a skirt or dress are key to nailing Judy's look, and a red lips headband pays homage to her digital diary, DiDi. Don't forget the awesome ponytail!

Judy Jetson by Icedivastar featuring Kenneth Jay Lane jewelry

Rock & Candy Pepper Boots

WhoWhatWear featured these shoes in a Schooled in Style episode a couple of months ago, but the shoes were not available on the Bakers Shoes website...until now. Rock & Candy Pepper black suede boots are embellished with rhinestones and metal accents and are the perfect way to introduce the military trend into your wardrobe à la Sgt. Pepper.

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Links a La Mode: The Independent Fashion Bloggers Roundup

Edited by Debutante Clothing

I just turned 35. It’s a landmark year not just chronologically, but style wise. I am now approaching that next age bracket in the How to Dress for Your Age features in mags. You know the ones. Thank goodness for my blogger pals here at Independent Fashion Bloggers. You’ll find some of the best style guides here this week. Guides such as Mischief My Dear’s advice on finding the perfect LBD and Fasshonaburu’s Spring 2010 trends guide. But beware the urge to dress too sexy. 39th and Broadway tells you why toddlers and stilletos don’t mix, and Squareectomy questions the taste level of visible thongs. Enjoy!

Links à la Mode : October 1st

• 39th and Broadway - – Toddlers, Stilettos, Thongs, Oh My!


• Awakened Aesthetic - – features t-shirts by the Samburu Project, which provides drinking water to the Samburu District in Northern Kenya.


• Bobbins And Bombshells - – veiled headband fascinator DIY tutorial


• Debutante Clothing - – vintage paper dresses that are anything but disposable


• Fasshonaburu - – Sure peaked shoulders and sequins and tribal were on the runways… again. But here are five NEW trends to come out of Spring 2010 NY Fashion Week!


• fête à fête - – Vouelle’s new Fall-Winter 2009-2010 shoe collection, straight from Paris!


• Friend in Fashion - – A vintage tale: gorgeous lace & bows


• Hong Kong Fashion Geek - – VPL’s anatomy-inspired spring collection, and how to replicate the skeletal fascination right now


• Idiosyncratic Style - – Awesome style from the brit drama Skins


• Independent Fashion Bloggers – When should you start charging money for your blogging experience?


• Jewelrywhore - – Madeleine Albright is kicking butt with her brooches


• Mishief My Dear - – four versions of the Little Black Dress that should be in every woman’s wardrobe


• Oranges and Apples - – A guide to vintage shopping in Berlin


• Squareectomy - – More Exposed Bits: the less flattering side of the fashion world


• Super Kawaii Mama - – Travel Essentials to keep it glam! The secrets to staying fancy in flight.


• The Coveted - – Do Fashion Blogs Glamorize Smoking?


• The Demoiselles - – Elle answers a reader’s question about being an in-betweeny – not quite plus size, not quite “regular”


• The Fashion Planner - – shows you how to get the look of Marc by Marc Jacobs.


• The Working Wardrobe - – perfecting the business “ice breaker” by working your accessories (that don’t thaw out your assets).


• Where Is That From? - – eco fashion show featuring local Toronto designers and design collectives

Things i LOVE Thursday

Birthdays

Bubble baths

College football games

Bowling with friends

Making new costumes for my etsy store

Seeing the Phantom of the Opera on stage

The stack of new books I have to read

(Thank you Stephanie for Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters)