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Sunday, August 14

links a la mode — August 11th

One of the major perks of being a fashion blogger is joining a rich community of people to learn from. This week's links are all about education--from posts that take a critical look at fashion-inspired books, to an inside look at the much buzzed about fashion summer camp. Of course, we couldn't leave out a link to our favorite education event... the upcoming IFB Conference! We hope you enjoy (and learn something, too!)

LINKS À LA MODE: AUG 11th

SPONSOR:
New at Shopbop: Sonia Rykiel, Mont St. Michel, Jules Smith, DKNY Intimates, Belts, Pencil Skirts, Dsquared2, Vic Matie, & Rachel Zoe.
PLEASE READ IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE
If you would like to submit your link for next week’s Links à la Mode, please register first, then post your links HERE. The HTML code for this week will be found in the Links a la Mode group will be published later today. ~Jennine


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Sunday, July 10

links a la mode — July 7th



Ask and you shall receive

Edited by Vahni of Grit & Glamour

This blogging thing...it's been around a while now, and many are realizing what a rewarding endeavor it is, on a sartorial and psychological level. One thing I love about blogging is the opportunity to ask a question, ponder a theory—and have others share their thoughts and opinions as well. In this week's roundup, several bloggers reflect on the positive influence blogging has had on their lives and self-esteem. (Superb! Yay for blogging!) Others ruminated on everything from whether style is really subjective, to whether fashion as an exhibit is a trend. Or not.

Stumped for post ideas? Want more engagement with your readers? Been contemplating the style-related proclivities of society? Ask, lovelies. Everyone has an opinion, and most are chomping at the bit to share. But the most wonderful aspect of this kind of engagement is not more comments. Those are nice, yes. It's through discussion that personalities are revealed and relationships are forged. Your readers aren't just a little avatar and some words. They are vibrant individuals—and your biggest fans!

Links à la Mode: June 30th

  • Alex Drake Vintage: 10 Things I Like About the 1980s

  • Angela Osborn: 6 Lessons Learned from Coco Chanel

  • Any Second Now: Heartfelt lessons and thanks in this first year of blogging.

  • Beautifully Invisible: We Are Women. We Are Beautiful. We Are Real.

  • Beyond Fabric: On personal style and individuality—because redundant is the last thing you want to be.

  • Blah Blah Becky: Proof that it's always worth trying a trend: cropped tops without muffin top.

  • Boheme Noir: Fashion Show Coverage: Roberto Cavalli S/S 12 Menswear

  • Bubbling with Elegance and Grace: Fashion Designer Exhibitions: Is this the new trend?

  • By Anika: Closet check: Do your clothes make you feel good about your self?

  • College-Style: #Trending in Milan: Using Twitter to keep up with girls' and guys' fashion #trends

  • Divergent Musings: Five ways that blogging has improved my life (it can improve yours too)!

  • Grit & Glamour: Worker V:2.0 (Ode to the Pencil Skirt)

  • Hippie Lace: You Cast Your Spell On Me: Spell & The Gypsy Collective

  • Idee Fixe: Kindness: A Tale of Kindness, Generosity, and a Vintage Coat

  • KP Fusion: In the business of blogging, is style really subjective?

  • My Orange Stilettos: Just because you're short doesn't mean you can't wear a midi.

  • Oranges and Apples: On "going out" clothes and sexual attractiveness.

  • Seamstress Stories: Boundaries on body confidence and a culture of bonding through body bashing.

  • Style Sizzle: 10 fashion lessons learned from living in the desert.

  • The Stylish Butterfly: The advantages of being the worst dressed—it works for Helena Bonham Carter!

    • SPONSOR:

    Day Dress Sale at Shopbop: Nanette Lepore, 3.1 Phillip Lim, DKNY, Lela Rose, Daftbird, Tibi, Red Valentino, Rebecca Taylor, Lucy in Disguise, Shoshanna, & DVF Wrap Dresses

    PLEASE READ IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE

    If you would like to submit your link for next week’s Links à la Mode, please register first, then post your links HERE. The HTML code for this week will be found in the Links a la Mode group will be published later today. ~Jennine

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    Saturday, June 25

    links a la mode — June 23rd



    The Beauty of Bloggers

    Edited by: Fajr of Stylish Thought

    Once a month, I pour through the links that the amazing members of IFB submit. Typically, I sit late Wednesday night after a long day and read through the thoughtful, helpful, stylish and beautiful posts that you guys submit. It is in these moments that I am truly in awe of how talented and gracious this community is. Full of spirited bloggers that discuss everything from the latest neon trend to the body pressures of fashion blogging. We are a diverse and dynamic group, connected through our mutual love of style and tireless support and encouragement of one another.

    This week’s links are a testament to the beauty of blogging. Through eloquent prose, enigmatic portraits and style lessons from a mother to her daughter, IFB is rich with love and of course great style.

    Links à la Mode: June 16th

    SPONSOR:

    New Clothing at Shopbop: Feliks+Adrik, Rebecca Taylor, DL1961, Hanky Panky, Yosi Samra, Aiko, Spanx, Thayer dresses, KORS, Sara Berman, DVF.

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    Sunday, May 22

    links a la mode — May 19th

    Your Blogs Perfect Accessory: Brilliant Pictures

    Edited by Denimology
    As I was selecting my posts for this weeks Links A La Mode, I realized how important it is to have attractive and original images in your posts. I noticed that I would open a post and close it promptly if the images looked rather..... what's the word... meh.

    Here is how to have your blog posts chosen by me [Denimology] for LALM:

    • Images Are The Main Course -- A great image will draw in your reader. The image might be beautiful, odd, heartwarming, instructive or just curiosity-provoking, so long as it keeps the reader wanting to read your post.
    • Don't Forget To Use an Image -- It’s better to use a generic image than no image at all but ultimately your image should represent what the subject of your post is about.
    • High Quality Images Are Best -- We've all heard the saying "Pictures speak a thousand words", but in the blogging world they speak even more. Adding HQ pictures to a blog post will visually stimulate your readers and help them identify with you, the writer.
    • Resize Your Images -- While images can make your blog looked polished and professional, having images that hang over into the margins or that are cut off is sloppy blogging.

    Links à la Mode: May 19th

    SPONSOR:
    Sexy Tops at Shopbop: Vena Cava, Blue Life, Monrow, Vince, Wildfox,
    LnA, Equipment blouses, LAMB, Zac Posen, Rachel Roy & Jill Stuart
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    Sunday, May 15

    links a la mode — May 12th

    Savage Blogging

    Edited by Vahni of Grit & Glamour

    Savage Beauty. Don't tell me you haven't heard the paradoxically exquisite title of the Alexander McQueen exhibit currently mesmerizing the fashion world and the blogosphere. I mention it for two reasons. First, a couple bloggers in this week's roundup show you the exhibit in New York—as well as a satellite version in London—through their own lenses. So if you didn't know about it, check out their posts and resurrect your fashion cred.

    Savage Blogging. Now that's my title, and while it was inspired by the McQueen exhibit, it also characterizes the approach many bloggers take, as well as entries this week that speak to the issue. Want to be haute stuff in the blog world, like The Sartorialist? Think it's all a numbers game? Well, I certainly hope not. That is savage blogging: when your objective ceases to be the art of it, the connection, and you are devoured by an obsession with your numbers. When you get so big that you forget you used to be a nobody until fellow bloggers read your blog and lifted you up. When you stop conversing, and simply become a talking head. With a camera. No thanks.

    As blogging and social media mature, many are finally realizing what my mama told me years ago: You get more flies with honey. Don't be savage bloggers, loves. When you give and interact genuinely, your star will shine, I promise you. Your numbers will grow, and people won't write you any "open letters" to remind you that you've gotten a little too big for your britches. Honey, honeybuns. Got it?

    Links à la Mode: May 12th

    SPONSOR: Suiting at Shopbop: Ellery, Theory, DKNY, Georgie, Sachin + Babi, Alberta Ferretti, Ports 1961, Sunglasses, Tibi dresses & Sale

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    Sunday, May 8

    links a la mode — May 5th

    Tipped Off

    Edited by Meghan Donovan at WIT & Whimsy
    This week's Links a La Mode demonstrates the one thing we fashion bloggers aren't afraid to do. Give advice. With all the shopping, hunting, reading and networking we do across a multitude of channels, it's no surprise that we develop certain skills when it comes to finding the best bargain, tracking down the ultimate vintage find or just knowing how to dress for our body type. Read up on all of this week's posts featured in Links a la Mode for a wealth of information for everything from dos and dont's to curbing those nasty little shopping habits we all can be guilty of here and there.

    Links à la Mode: May 5th

    SPONSOR:
    Tory Burch at Shopbop: Bags, Wallets, Clutches, Dresses, Shoes, Flats, Sandals, Sunglasses, Shop the Runway & Outlet Sale
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    Sunday, May 1

    links a la mode — April 28th

    More than Meets the Eye

    Edited by Fajr Muhammad at Stylish Thought

    When you visit a fashion blog you often see a stylish blogger posing in a perfectly, put together outfit with gorgeous scenery. What you don't see is the work that goes into curating and maintaining a fashion blog. This week the theme across IFB was outfit posts: what deems an outfit worthy, what goes into creating a stunning visual post and ultimately the comments (some not so nice) that we receive as style bloggers. Ultimately, blogging is a way to express our love for fashion and personal style but as this week's links can attest to, there is much more to fashion blogging than meets the eye.

    Links à la Mode: April 28th

    SPONSOR:

    New Sunglasses at Shopbop: Stella McCartney, Tom Ford, Ray Ban, YSL, Marc Jacobs, Carrera, DITA, Gucci, Phillip Lim & Super Sunglasses

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    Saturday, April 23

    links a la mode — April 21st

    Things Are Gonna Change... I Can Feel It!

    Edited by Jessie Thorpe of Denimology
    On Monday morning, my life will change. I am having my muffin top and all of my shiny silver stretch marks removed from my fleshy, live-giving form. I'm having plastic surgery, a tummy tuck to be exact, and yes I'm talking right out loud about it. This decision has had my head in a tizzy fashion wise, sending me searching for some fashion guidance to compliment my new figure. I've really been inspired by nostalgic what-comes-around-goes-around fashion trends, feel good fashion and a variety of "Top (insert number here)" lists. 90's trends seem to be popular in the fashion blogosphere; you kids are talking about sheer clothes, color blocking and threads ripped to shreds. I'm really appreciating the inspirational instruction given by all you clever e-journalists. We've been instructed on how and what to wear for the season, how to pamper little ol' you and feel good about it too!

    Links à la Mode: April 21st

    SPONSOR:
    New at Shopbop: McQ, Dsquared2, Three Dots, Monrow, DVF, 7's, RLX, DKNY, Havaianas, Missoni, MAXAZRIA, IRO, & VPL
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