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Weekend Events and Links a la Mode

The Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show is this weekend (Friday & Saturday)! It's always a lot of fun and filled with gorgeous vintage temptation! I will be there this afternoon and sharing photos later this weekend. I've also got a lot of independent fashion blogging to catch up on! Here are this week's Links A La Mode!

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

Weekend Reading: Links a la Mode

Summer Staples

Edited by Jennine

In the midst of Summer many of us take refuge by the fan and some of us miraculously make do with the heat in all but the best ways. In this roundup we’ve got Summer Festival tips on Unfunded, Hong Kong Fashion Geeks Resort Redux, Krislyn’s chic summer essentials, Fashion Cent’s essential white jackets. And on the indie front Dramtis Personae finds eco friendly clothing for people of all sizes, and Oh Canada…Tatiana’s showcases Canadian Indie Designers. And last but not least… Twins… mode.ulation wonders if are they the modelings industries next new thing?

Links à la Mode : July 9th

• 39th and Broadway – AMAZINGLY Stupid Fashionistas?


• A Few Goody GumDrops – Look Tres Chic with Tres Sleek!


• Broke & Beautiful – ECIG: Abigail Glaum-Lathbury


• Confessions of a Fashion Editor – Beauty kills… beauty, Rant, bebo


• dramatis personae – Eco-Friendly Clothing Options For All Sizes


• Fashion Cents – Summer Staple — The White Jacket


• Fashion is My Crush – DIY Embellished Heels


• Fashion Pulse Daily – Givenchy Beauty Set Giveaway


• Felicia Sullivan – first look: leanne marshall’s bluefly collaboration


• Hong Kong Fashion Geek – Buying Time: Resort Redux


• Hot Beauty Health – Become An Elle Video Star!


• Independent Fashion Bloggers – So You Want a Review Sample


• Krislyn Diaries – DIY: how to dress summertime chic pt. 2


• mode.ulation – Model Moment: Fashion takes double


• Retro Chick – Spectacular!! Spectacular!! Burlesque Event in Cambridge


• Style Symmetry – Mix and Match Polka Dots for a Fun Retro Vibe


• Tatiana Supports the Arts – Indie Designer Spotlight: Canadian Edition


• THE COVETED – Interview with Astronomically talented Julie Eilenberger at Berlin Fashion Week


• Think Thru Fashion – A Search for the Longest Lasting Lip Color


• Unfunded – Der Festival


• Work Chic – Win a Scarf from The Vintage Scarf!

Weekend Reading: Links a la Mode

Ice Cold Lemonade

Edited by Clutch 22


Compiling this week's round up of posts hit closer to home for me. I think we can all relate to the times where stress builds up and blocks inspiration. Reading each of these individually was the exact refreshment I needed (hence "lemonade"), especially with my birthday coming up next week - total outfit planning mode.

So what's in the mix? Alixrose and Decline Designs offer personal style inspirations, Fasshonaburu teaches us how to get our budget-shopping on at high-end boutique sales, hkShoeGeek talks harnesses and Fashion Consciou$ inspires by reviving the culottes trend (so cute on her).

Links à la Mode : June 25th

• 39th and Broadway: Ever wonder who really determines how your clothes fit? An interview with a technical designer


• alixrose: You have the perfect outfit, but whats the one thing that can keep it from becoming fabulous?


• A Typical Atypical: A deep dive into the reasoning behind shoe obsessions


• Awakened Aesthetic: Affordable ways to bring urban fashion into your decor without getting tacky


• Bonne Vie: When Bloggers Unite - The Hotel Max Edition


• Decline Designs: Defining Your Personal Style - Having "Go-To" Outfits


• Fasshonaburu: Digging through a high end sales to find purchase-worthy pieces, and tips on how to not go over budget


• Fashion Consciou$: Fashion Flashback - Return of the culottes


• Fashion Pulse Daily: The evolution of the gladiator to the "mandiator"


• Freya: A little gown guide for your summer wedding


• hkShoeGeek: Harnesses - A collection of favorites for every style and price range


• Idiosyncratic Style: A guide for casual wedding attire


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: You just don't compare...


• Retro Chick : Mary Queen of Charity Shops - Now it's all over, some final thoughts


• Shoe Daydreams: Are you on board with the latest trend - Over The Knee boots?


• Tatiana Supports the Arts: Indie Designer Spotlight - ALEX&RA, designed by Alexandra Cipparone


• The Bare Skinny: Not everything has to be black and white - inspiration for adding color to your wardrobe


• The Coveted: Shu Uemura's inspired lashes


• Unfunded: Respect your elders - Rock the vintage!


• Work Chic: Chic hosiery options if you still have to wear them in the summer heat!

Weekend Events and Links a la Mode

The official start to the summer in NYC is celebrated with the Coney Island Mermaid Parade! Hopefully the sun will come out for tomorrows festivities. I won't be able to make it this year but I've been several times and it's a hoot! I will be able to catch up on my blog reading this weekend from my fellow Independent Fashion Bloggers. This week's links a la mode are below.

Have a great weekend!

Fashion Potluck

Edited by Dramtis Personae


This week’s Links á la Mode it a fashion potluck, a hodge podge of politics in fashion, interviews with fabulous designers, bloggers, and photographers, flashbacks in to our fashion past, and great shops and designers to check out. I couldn’t make rhyme or theme of the collection, so just sit back & enjoy some of the best the Independent Fashion Bloggers had to offer this week!

Links à la Mode : June 19th

• A Typical Atypical – Thrifting – how to thrift with success – a step by step introduction for thrifting newbies



• Awakened Aesthetic – Ever have those utterly feminine, against-the-trend days? From lingerie to accessories, Jennifer Nicole goes ethereal



• Bonne Vie – Parasol Party Review



• Breakfast at Saks – Es Trella



• Denimaniac – Best Denim Shops Denham



• dramatis personae – Plus-Sized Eco-Friendly Fashion: A Myth?



• Fashion Matchmaker – Awesome giveaway, enter to win a beautiful, summery Love Quotes scarf!



• Fashion Pulse Daily – Get the summer blues by entering for a chance to win a pair of Current/Elliott boyfriend jeans!



• Felicia Sullivan – Interview: Entrepreneur and CEO at 24, Lindsay Phillips on Interchangable Flip Flops, Manufacturing in China, and Discovering Your Ideal Business Partner: Your Mom!



• in-mode.com – 4 weeks. bikini. ready. (week 1).



• Independent Fashion Bloggers – Get Real: How to Beat Blogging Perfectionism



• Individual Chic – Best bras for big girls



• Meilily – Fitness Shoe Skepticism: FitFlops & MBTs Glorified Platform Sandals & Sneakers?



• Pursed Lips Magazine – Documentary Teaches Never Let Our Daughters Model



• Retro Chick – 5 Ideas for Summer Days Out



• Style Symmetry – Seven Question Interview with The Clothes Horse!



• The Bare Skinny – Fifty Fierce Shoes for the Rocker Chick



• THE COVETED – Tye Died



• The Demoiselles – From the Birds: A Body Mantra



• the nerdlings – Men Have Style Too: Adventure Through The Photo Lens



• Unfunded – L.A. Fashion Market Wrap Up

Weekend Reading: Links a la Mode

Happiness is being a free bird…

Edited by Jennine of IFB & The Coveted

Oddly enough since we moved over to the editorial selection, I’ve never selected the links, and I really have to tell you choosing this week’s roundup was tough, so many great links, I had a hard time picking!

Well, here we are in the midst of summer, this year you can’t click twice without hitting a blog giveaway, as we’ve got great giveaways on Style Symmetry, Fashion Hippo and The Coveted, and if that’s not enough, IFB has a couple of great links to more contests. Whew. And while ‘free’ doesn’t always mean stuff you don’t have to pay for, it can also mean free as in stuff you can’t pay for, Decline Designs takes inspiration to two free spirited cinematic heroines with vivid imaginations, Brick My Lane will add rock and roll to your dancing feet, and free minded bloggers 39th and Broadway, Curvy Fashionista and Pursed Lips question the fashion industry.

Links à la Mode : June 11th

• 39th and Broadway – What the end of an era of fashion excess means for the industry


• BRICK MY LANE – How to give shoes a rock’n'roll edge using simple DIY ideas.


• CUTEMESS – How Trevor the horse and an Australian Kangaroo Paw flower came to rest on a Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent dress.


• Debutante Clothing – Interviews celebrity favorite vintage costume jewelry maven Carol Tanenbaum


• Decline Designs – Defining Your Personal Style, Part Three: Using Your Inspiration


• Dirty Dirty Laundry – KABLUEY! Check out my venture into the world of blue monochromatic fashion.


• Fashion Grail – Love the way Chloe Sevigny perfectly combines the elegance of a scalloped Chloe blazer and cut off shorts.


• Fashion Hippo – Three lucky readers will receive this tee as a prize. Loved by Kate Moss and many other celebrities. Ends June 18th.


• Hong Kong Fashion Geek – Update your look for less – Resort 2010 looks for recessionistas


• Independent Fashion Bloggers – Giveaway sites for freebie junkies.


• MissRedLips – In Defense of Brooches


• Pursed Lips Magazine – The CFDA Fashion Design Awards Promotes their Photoshoot, with None of the Women Nominees. Is something fishy?


• Retro Chick – Mary Queen of Charity Shops – The Review


• Style on the street – Alison Stephens, the new it model


• Style Symmetry – Vintage Snakeskin Bracelet Giveaway!


• Super Kawaii Mama – Meet Aleshia Brevard. A Vintage Style Icon you’ll never forget!


• The Capitol Fashionista – Fashion Nostalgia: The Beautiful Covers of British Vogue


• THE COVETED – The perfect giveaway for vintage lovers… win at Rice & Beans Vintage.


• The Curvy Fashionista – The State of the Curvy Community Panel Discussion at Full Figure Fashion Week


• the nerdlings – The photo shoot started off well. But words were spoken that shouldn’t have been spoken and everything else just descended into chaos.

Weekend Events and Links a la Mode

If the weather is sunny and I'm feeling ambitious I'd like to attend both of these events this weekend! If it's rainy, I've got a lot of reading to catch up on. Check out the links a la mode from my independent blogger peers!

Fashion History

Edited by Debutante Clothing


I was particularly proud of this week’s choices of IFB member links. As a vintage lover, I think fashion history is an often over-looked part of the fashion equation. I was thrilled to see so many fellow IFBers agree. Bonne Vie, Miss Glitzy, and Couture Allure are some of the blogs that took a trip to the past of fashion. But what good is history if we can’t learn from it? Several other bloggers explored contemporary fashion in the workplace and as a form of expression. We’ve got some real cerebral reads this week – enjoy!

Links à la Mode : June 4th

Idiosyncratic Style – Infatuation List: Top 5 May flowers
Bonne Vie – The history and technique of the bias cut
Miss Glitzy – The story and photos of creation of the first Chanel bi-color sandals in 1955
The Recessionista™ - Meets Norma Kamali and Previews her Summer Line for Walmart
A Typical Atypical – Shows us how to pack for a holiday
The Coveted - One Hot Unveiling from Benefit
Unfunded – Bullets for peace fashion show
MissRedLips – Swap Your Stuff: Someone's junk is another person's treasure
Couture Allure - Big hair from 1965
The Demoiselles – The dangers of creativity infringement
Retro Chick – Bargain hunting essentials
Workchic - Collaborates with Polyvore on what types of T-Shirts are appropriate to wear to the office!
Style Symmetry – An Interview with Beth Jones of The Vintage Society and Quicksilver Women
Dramatis Personae – The Art of Self Love
Hong Kong Fashion Geek – Stripper shoes - classy or trashy? Who can tell anymore?
Threadbared – History and the harem pant
Decline Designs – How to dye your hair crazy colors (and keep it that way)
V is for Olive - a look at the best lingerie shop in San Francisco
Style On the Street – Photographer Isabelle Bonjean
Debutante Clothing – How to market your vintage clothing shop through photography
Independent Fashion Bloggers: How has your blog evolved?