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By: The Starling

The Starling — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:41:15 +0000

I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Just discovered your blog, an now I’m hooked…

By: Megan Granroth

Megan Granroth — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:38:21 +0000

Fantastic blogpost, I favorited your site so I can visit again in the near future, Cheers, Megan Granroth

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By: Random Fashion Coolness

Random Fashion Coolness — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:10:03 +0000

There are some hugely insightful comments here! Thank you all so much as they are all read and very much appreciated x x

By: Madeleine Gallay

Madeleine Gallay — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:23:07 +0000

I’ve been a fashion buyer and just began blogging because, sigh, one needs to have a blog to point possible agents to. Not so strangely, its opened my eyes to what lies beneath this moment, this moment of bloggers and tweeters. Social media is powerful; so many set their facebook city to Tehran during the riots that it likely saved some lives. I’m just confused by the “them” or “is.” Some editorials are brilliantly done and readers gravitate to them. I’m as much in love with TheSilentStoryTeller’s blog as I am with British Vogue and I am delighted that BryanBoy has the enthusiasm and energy and sheer love of fashion mixed with a quirky sense of celebrityness. I don’t think it’s cute for Tavi to be at the Haute Couture shows but neither do I resent that. I do her hat and I adore everything that Stephen Jones does. The Haute Couture didn’t need the distraction and a working editor shouldn’t note the collection between the lovely bow, the lovely bow that almost poked John Galliano in their hasty conversation. Tavi is every-girl and it’s awful to see a bright child treated like a pet; the “she’s so adorable” comments are demeaning. She’s pithy and funny and this is wonderful for girls all over; it really isn’t so for adults. Bloggers are not entitled to privileges beyond that which their individual talent and readership dictate; the same for print editors. I’m stunned at the presumption that the fact of blogging should entitle one to more than a smile. It would, to me, disrespect the wonderfulness of the talented, such as this blog, such as Fashionista.com, oh so many – the ones that we all have as links on the side because they’re really special.

Blogging is divine. I am totally addicted to many, love LibertyLondonGirl, love Colin McDowell, love bloggers and hope to find a groovy style of my own.

I came from buying and love everything about fashion, including its integrity. And professionalism, a fine seam and a certain intrinsic price reality. It’s such a wild moment and there are even bloggers that believe they should be included in the design process because “they” know what the customer wants. Quelle Horror.

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:54:30 +0000

Great blog, you have demonstrated to a casual-fashion-page-turner like myself that the randomly cool world of fashion has an ‘Establishment’

By: Cate

Cate — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:23:46 +0000

Excellent post! I can’t read that “they don’t have the critical faculties to know what’s good and what’s not” quote without vomiting. Ah yes. We need to know the CORRECT WAY to HAVE AN OPINION. *lazer eyes*

By: joana

joana — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:08:12 +0000

if only that would be the end of it. it’s absolutely ludicrous how a hat debacle can cause such trouble and apparently be “the fall from grace” of a person and i agree with everything you said in this post.

By: WendyB

WendyB — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:59:54 +0000

I’m looking forward to discussing all this on my ethics panel at the Independent Fashion Blogger’s Evolving Influence conference during NY Fashion Week!