Comments on: Fashion 2.0 | What The Independent Article Didn’t Tell Us

By: Dyani

Dyani — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:52:02 +0000

Last time I checked a person who does their own personal style and does background research on what they are writing about deserves the same respect as someone who being paid for it. There is nothing more special than someone who is willing to spend countless hours writing about fashion and not be paid for it. I am a Fashionista who gives respect to any lover of fashion. Why? Not all ” Fashionistas” get to sit front row of a show during fashion week. When a 13 year old has the opportunity to live the dreams of another individual in their 40′s who worked their way to being heard we have to celebrate it. She was discovered for her love of fashion and nothing more. I am of many persons who would love that opportunity but will celebrate the “impossible”. The question of this very topic has shown us that the world of fashion critiques has changed because of this beautiful age of technology. My favorite writers are people from all walks of life because of the new blogger age. I am an African- American woman from Connecticut who once felt as though her dreams of being understood as a fashionista were millions of mile away. I have been proven wrong! This very topic has left me to ask a scary question, “Does the fashion industry want only the Status Quo”? I doubt it! Writers are not followers because they raise the questions that start important conversations. Conversations lead to change. Business of Fashion raised a great question that should have been asked if you do not agree with it or not. Bloggers and Editors are the same! The only difference is most bloggers are not paid. Either way, we are still writers! – dyanitisdol.blogspot.com

By: kids designer clothing

kids designer clothing — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:25:33 +0000

It is amazingly sad how many “adults” are bitchy about a 13 year old girl.

By: Caricouture

Caricouture — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:34:46 +0000

I think the rise of the blogger serves a purpose for the traditional fashion press: it fills a “cult of personality” vacuum. I remember being amazed at how editors like Suzy Menkes or Hilary Alexander, Robin Givhan etc would be resolutely ignored by the mass of photographers outside Paris Fashion Week show venues while complete unknowns in the “right” outfit would spark a stampede. As one TV crew remarked to me “I don’t care who they are, I only care who they’re wearing.” People do not want to dress like any of the major editors, even Anna Wintour. They may be iconic but they are not inspiring and magazines do not generally want to run photos of journalists from rival publications. Hence the bloggers. They “live” fashion in a way most editors don’t and are almost like street style photo subjects who can also provide an insightful soundbyte. In this post-Sartorialist age, if you’re not getting your photo taken by a baying mob of photographers, you’re not a fashion editor worth bothering about. Carine Roitfeld is probably the only exciting editor-in-chief right now – and that’s reflected in Vogue Paris’s sales figures.

By: Dyani Tisdol

Dyani Tisdol — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:09:00 +0000

The most fashion person I know in my world does not have a degree in Journalism, English, fashion design, fashion merchandising or has ever had a career in any of those fields. But, If this woman were to start about her point of view of fashion and how she wears her clothes everyday… I would be the first to check it out! Fashion has nothing and everything to do about the people who enjoy making the best of what we live in everyday. It doesn’t matter who tells the story for me. All that matters is that someone cares enough about fashion to write about it. Editors or Blogger! Its all about fashion and nothing else!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:51:14 +0000

I’ve read a couple of articles about this debate and I must say, this is the best I’ve read so far. I’m sure bloggers will be grateful for this post. Nice work. x

By: Chloé

Chloé — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:14:00 +0000

I’m neither a blogger nor a journalist but I have one question for bloggers (who in my opinion are acting like the victimized): why don’t you get together and do something about the worms (in other words the bad eggs) that are polluting your world? A code of conduct for bloggers won’t hurt and could be more useful than whining.

And to the fashion journalists (who in my opinion are fighting a lost battle with the social media): why don’t you master the tricks of the social media and use them to demonstrate your credibility, if you’re so certain that credibility is indeed in your camp?

And please both bloggers and jornalists, try to give we, your readers something worthy to read, thank you.

By: anouck

anouck — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:09:37 +0000

stylebubble is just a tacky press release bin.

By: polkadot23

polkadot23 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:28:40 +0000

p.s. Hope you don’t mind but I used this post as inspiration on my own post (nudes: http://streetstylelondon.blogspot.com/2010/02/nudes.html ) giving me an opportunity to ask other bloggers, can they be bought and at what price? Got some interesting comments & it all comes down to the same thing – which seems to be a blogger mantra: it’s all about integrity, full disclosure. (‘as long as you’re honest about it’) Which the print media – esp in fashion – has long lost sight of.

I can remember working freelance at magazines years ago, the perks are the whole point for the girls on staff. And my husband, as publisher (Esquire UK) saw it all the time, he just didn’t buy into it.

That’s the thing about ‘corruption’, in any area, politics, public institutions, whatever: when people are in the center of it, it starts seeming normal. It’s human nature: you just kind of justify it (‘they’re paying me so little anyway’, ‘everyone’s doing it’). They don’t think they’re biased, they just think it’s part of the job.

Oh! You must have seen, but in case you haven’t : Tavi, the brilliant center of the storm, was talking about your post, too: http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/2010/02/blowing-every-time-you-move-your-teeth.html

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:02:15 +0000

I do have a slight feeling that the video interview with Suzy Menkes and her comment on seeding might have had an influence on this discussion. Maybe some journalists felt inspired through this and the ridiculous hat discussion to let go a new dismissal of bloggers. And still I have to say and totally agree with you – magazines are way more involved in corruption than bloggers (maybe this will change, though). And I found it very interesting how the magazine editors reacted on the panel we did at Premium exhibitions, when I brought up the word “corruption”, which in the end it is when you think about the relations between pr-companies and fashion houses.

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:32:31 +0000

Tavi has incredible courage and style. She stands out whilst the rest of us blend in. Shes a true inspiration and is fantastic. Who has the right to critisize her?