The Joys of blogging

So I just thought I would list a few of my favourite blogs, if you don't  follow any blogs. Take my advise and start now. Not only are they an eye-opening way to read about a subject your interested in but the reason blogs are so popular is because they are a representation of freedom of speech. They allow anyone, no matter of their age, gender or race to have an opinion. If Alice from the corner shop wants to talk about the joy she gets from organising her stamp collection then why not? The most enticing reason to start a blog is the hope that you might make a change, the fact that you could make a difference to society just by uploading a few pictures or words, you could change peoples minds. Its not just something you have to do on your own either. Many protests and charities have come together through blogging and really made a difference to the way people interact today. Blogging with continue to take the world by storm, simply because it allows people to express their opinion. Make a difference. And be heard.

So if your intrested in Fashion, photography or art these are the blogs I would recommend:

The Selby is one of the most inspiring home decore blogs you will ever come across. The man behind it is Tod Selby who travels the world to see the artistic houses of inspirational people.

Fashiontoast is a blog created by the gorgeous Rumi Neely, her facisnation with materials and textures allow her to wear stunningly simple but at the same time eye catching outfits. Her glamourous but grundgy style allows you to appretiate the art in fashion and illistrates hown to wear clothes that are basic yet intresting at the same time.

Olsens Anonymous is basically a collection of photos of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen over the years all on one blog. This is the perfect blog to visit when you are having one of those days where you feel like you actually have nothing to wear! It never ceases to inspire me. The twins seem to make the most perfect outfits out of everyday basics usually with something ecentric thrown in almost as an afterthought. Its their effortlessness that makes them so appealling. The stunning Parisian-style shawl carelssly thrown round Ashleys neck as she rushes through New York City shows that despite what people say fahion can also be practical.Working women dont have to look boring, which leads me on to the nex blog...


Stlye By Kling. I only found this blog recently but it soon joined the list of "blogs to visit daily". Its Elins clear layout and straightforward posts along with the fact that it gives the reader a little insight into the world of the model, magazine founder and fashion bloggers life that makes it so inspiring to read. In the case of this blog I think that although her unifrom of jeans and a shirt have given me hundreds of new ideas on how to wear this enesemble which I thought was previously limited to about 5 outfits it was the idea that she works or so many hours a day, doing so many different things but still manages to keep everytrhing together that inspired me the most.


SeaofShoes is the only blog I've found so far where the blogger REALLY knows her stuff when it comes to mixing prints. Jane, daughter of a Jewlery designer has managed to combine all her colours, prints and styles so perfectly that even I, lover of all things adrogenous and/ or black has consired changing my ways after seeing this blog. Definatly one everyone should check out.


The style Rookie was one I had to save for last just because of the sheer uniqueness of this blog. Tavi is now an icon all over the fashion wold and is the perfect resprisentative of what I was talking about earlier on how blogs allow people to express their opinions no matter what their backgrounds are. Its her way of being a baltent teenager with all her mood swings and swear words that I think led to her blog being viewed by so many people. She admits that yes, teenagers are rude and yes,  they can be a downright pain sometimes too but thats a fact people are just going to have to deal with. She is also a strident femenist which adds to her stubborn opinions which only makes readers love her even more. Tavi's writing is almost like a diary entry full of made up words and slang, she seems to have an obssesion with the word "vibe", is not afraid to be herself and talks about whatever shes in the mood for whether that be music or The simpsons. The obsesion Tavi has with music and films of the 90's for all its adrogony really opens you eyes to a much wider view of the fashion and art world by alowing you to think of movies esspecially in another way, as more of an art form than just a good storyline.

Im sure there are so many other good blogs out there waiting to be found but for now hopefully this post has allowed anyone reading this to have a much wider view of blogging as a whole and taken a look at a blog they would have otherwise overlooked.

Back to Basics

Miranda for Rag and Bone DIY Project

Candice for Rag and Bone DIY Project

The Gibson Girl

The 1900 was the beginning of a path towards more comfortable clothes for women of all statuses. A new style of skirt known as the "hobble skirt" for the way it restricted the wearer from taking long strides and usually worn with a sash around the waist was a big step away from the previous centuries bustle skirt. With the help of the Paris fashion houses influence and Charles Gibson sketch of "The Gibson Girl" which was said to set the first national standard for beauty, we began to see a new confident 20th century women emerge.

The scene outside Harrods: Edwardian Gallery

The Gibson girl: drawn: By Charles Dana Gibson

A portrait showing the hairstyle influenced by the Gibson Girl: By John Singer Sargent

Evelyn Nesbit: By Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr.

Squeaky Clean

THIS will change your skincare routine forever..

Fashion in Film

The right costumes can change peoples idea of a film in a much bigger way than we think.The beauty of older films is the way the women would wear long dresses made from layers of materials of all different types. My favourite films for the costumes have to be The Duchess, My Fair Lady and Red riding Hood (after listing films with such historical references, this film seems a little misplaced but watch the colours and fabrics used in this movie and you'll see what I mean.)

In The Duchess Keira Knightly plays Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire. Aside from the fact that the film was based on the life of a real person, it was the idea that this woman's only creative outlet was her clothes that captivated me the most. It was the only thing that she had full control over in her life and she used them to her best ability to express her personality, especially at a time when the fashions of the people around her was so were so rigid.

Edwardian clothes were admittedly more subtle than those of the centuries before however in the scene where Eliza Doolittle of My Fair Lady goes to Ascot we see another side to these clothes. The ladies have tried to outdo each other by dressing as outrageously as possible, in spite of this they all seem to look perfect together in their monochrome costumes while still managing to hold their own sense of style.

If you've only seen the trailer then you may have thought that Amanda Seyfried in Red Riding Hood could never be compared to Audrey Hepburn however after seeing this movie you wont be able to resist the charm of her big green eyes that suck you into the story line as if you were there yourself. Her fairytale-ish features make her the perfect actress for playing Valerie, the young girl living in the small village of Daggerhorn. Out of all the clothes she wore in this movie, of course the red cape won hands-down but the best thing about the costumes was that although they were based on more old fashioned clothes there was also an element of modernity in them too.

RookieMag

I think now is appropriate time to write about Tavi's new online magazine. Its basically a kind of remake of Sassy but the thing that makes this magazine even better is the fact that it is written by people from all around the world and of different age groups. It talks about troubles that affect teenagers in the world today however it can still be read by anyone who is an interest in virtually anything.  The variety of writers mean that the articles are really easy to relate to and are written in a way that makes you feel as if your talking to that energetic friend who always has too much to say and can never get it out fast enough. The writers at Rookiemag also seem to have taken into consideration the fact that your average teen is usually broke therefore we do not always enjoy having expensive items thrown at us to tempt us into breaking into our savings and instead, explain where to get the cheapest version of something usually through DIY or thrift stores. So I'd advise anyone of any age (Especially if you are about 14 and have just started attending an American High School then this magazine will become your ultimate handbook) to check out rookiemag because you never know what you might find.

Picture credit: Rookiemag

Parkas- Get the Look

Liked the Kate Moss inspired Parka look from Altazarra but cant afford the desighner prices? With a little help from ASOS you can also pull the look off without the high price tags.