Comments on: Fashion Blogging not for Fashion

By: MKO

MKO — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:56:24 +0000

I don’t agree that fashion and blogging are “antithetical” – just look at what Rishad Tobaccowala said at the WWD/CEO Summit this week. I can see that certain parts of the decision making and creative process are still insulated within a few elites, but taste makers are no longer limited to those circles only.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:17:33 +0000

Its very interesting to see this topic come up again and again and a again. I don’t wonder though that if bloggers had what was perceived as taste by the fashion gods if it would be a moot point. We as bloggers are disliked for being hoi polloi but the medium itself is only as good as the messenger.

By: I think

I think — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:30:45 +0000

I completely agree with the point erin-above made; there’s no wonder that with hundreds of fashion blogs and magazines out there, the majority of the people still can’t dress.

By: I think

I think — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:27:05 +0000

Blogging in any way is just a form of self-expression, as fashion ultimately is too, and self-expression always seeks an audience; you dress yourself fashionably, knowing what you wear will be seen and wanting it to be seen. No fashionista buys a pair of Marnis or Louboutins just so she can walk around in it at home.

By: erin

erin — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:31:58 +0000

But blogging about fashion or reading about fashion isn’t the same as having it. You might be in the know, but you still don’t own what you read about. And half the time, even reading about it doesn’t help. I dress models for our publications all the time, but when I get out of bed in the morning to get dressed, I still want to cry and wonder why I don’t have a personal style. I guess basically, my analogy is that you can give away state secrets on the web if want, as long as no one can read the language. So, whether or not you print or blog about fashion, it’s still all up to the reader to read that info, translate it into style and work it. The follow-through will never carry over to the masses, and thus fashion will always have cache, even if nomads in Algeria can read about it.

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By: Kuri

Kuri — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:45:30 +0000

I see fashion as a part of culture, albeit a rather niche part.

Your publisher apparently has a very “top-down” view of cultural production that probably is quite antithetical to blogging, which – you’re right – does invite the masses to participate, and encourages more widespread participation. For e.g., I’ve learned about so many small, local designers I’d have never heard about through print media. I think all that’s great, though.

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By: Gary Santoro

Gary Santoro — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:41:56 +0000

Things change. And comments? Blog publishers, just like designers, can take them or leave them.