Links a la Mode: The IFB Weekly Roundup

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

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

Things i LOVE Thursday

Attending big family dinners

Watching White Christmas

Making jewelry

Baking oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies

Listening to Christmas music

Shopping online Thanksgiving sales

Watching parades and football games

Spending time with my family

Wishing everyone a great Thanksgiving!

Wishing You a Sweater Season

Let's Do Fondue Poncho

For me, Thanksgiving is the official start of the Christmas season. Sure, the stores have been decorated with tinsel and trees and the radio has been playing "White Christmas" for the past month, but I need Thanksgiving to really get into the holiday spirit. Snow, also, helps, but this year the white flakes have been strangely absent this fall. Now that the days are cold and dreary, I am feeling the urge to bundle up in cozy layers. While I'm loving these knits from ModCloth, I have my heart set on this Cooperative Polar Bear Sweater from Urban Outfitters.

Alpine Classic Cardigan

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Hem Gems Review and Giveaway!

When I first heard about Hem Gems, I had one of those now-why-didn't-I-think-of-that moments. As a petite, I fight a constant battle with pants that are too long. Hem Gems are a simple but brilliant way to temporarily adjust the hem of your pants. Using decorative tacks, such as the Classic rivet or Pyramid stud, your hem is cuffed and held in place so you no longer have to worry about tripping or ripping pants that are too long. Plus, they are a cute way to dress up your pants and mean that the same pair of pants can be worn with heels and flats.

I reviewed a set of the Pyramid studs and liked how they worked with dress pants as well as jeans. Each set comes with eight in a pack and retails for $19.99.

I am giving away a set of the Classic rivet Hem Gems!

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Giveaway open until midnight, December 6, 2010.

Open internationally.

Winner will be chosen by random drawing.

Special thanks to Hem Gems for the giveaway and product to review!

Links a la Mode: The IFB Weekly Roundup

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.

Things i LOVE Thursday

Listening to Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas album

Packing a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child

Planning Thanksgiving activities

Liking this Audrey Hepburn poster

Watching My Brilliant Career

Perusing In Fashion by Annemarie Iverson

Drinking white chocolate milkshakes

Hearting this cute owl coin purse

Wanting these Naya Nefertiti boots

Eat Pray Love

I admit I haven't seen the movie Eat Pray Love, but I read Elizabeth Gilbert's book and loved it. Her journey made me want to learn Italian, eat gelato, practice yoga, and travel the world.

If you could take a personal journey anywhere in the world, where would you go and what would you do?