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Creating a Page on Wikifashion

July 31, 2010

I am terrifically excited to be the August 1, 2010 featured article on Wikifashion. Wikifashion? If you haven’t heard of it, maybe you’ve seen Wikipedia, which is basically a big collaborative online encyclopedia. That means anyone can contribute to it. Wikifashion is the same thing, but exclusively for topics related to fashion. What is Wikifashion? [...]

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Friend Friday: Blogger Jealousy

July 30, 2010

Jealousy. It is an ugly emotion that is regularly at play in female relationships, and no doubt in fashion—and fashion blogging. That’s this week’s Friend Friday* topic, and here are the questions Katy asked: How do you define jealousy? When do you find you experience a bit of blogger jealousy? What types of blogs or [...]

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And the IFB Blogger Spotlight is…G&G!

July 28, 2010

Most of you who are members of Independent Fashion Bloggers have probably seen this, but if not, I couldn’t help but share. I am so thrilled—and immensely flattered—to have been nominated by Christina of Profresh Style, and selected by Jennine of IFB and The Coveted for the site’s July 28, 2010 Blogger Spotlight feature. Thank you ladies! [...]

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Friend Friday: Fashion, Fitness, and Femininity

July 23, 2010

This week Katy decided to focus on a topic that I think we should all be thinking about more often, and that is fitness. For more of my commentary on this topic, or inspiration for the gym, read my Health & Fitness/Gymspiration posts. She asked: When you hear the word fitness what do you think? [...]

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Friend Friday: In My Closet

July 16, 2010

Yay! It’s Friend Friday!* This week, Katy wrote: “…most of us don’t have an unlimited budget [so] we’ve got to be creative with the mixing and matching to create new outfits all the time…let’s talk about that.” And she asked: 1. What’s your most versatile piece of clothing? How do you wear it? 2. What [...]

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I Heart Blogs Follow-Up

July 15, 2010

So many of you left lots of lovely comments on my I Heart Blogs post earlier today. I was about to leave this as comment to all of you at the end, but I decided to make it a full post instead, because I really wanted to make sure you all saw it. You want [...]

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I Heart Blogs

July 15, 2010

This post is part of a collective effort* instigated by Stylish Kids In Riot (through an IFB post) to spotlight bloggers all over the world on July 15, 2010. To spread some blog love, if you will. I follow a boatload of blogs, for as different many reasons. So while we’re supposed to stop at [...]

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The Build a Better Blog Vlog

July 13, 2010

What makes a blog user-friendly? What should you not do? That’s what this vlog is all about. Sorry for the abrupt intermission…I don’t do a lot of video editing…what you see is pretty much what I shot. Part 1—What You Should Do What you should do recap + extras: Be true to yourself, your unique [...]

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Friend Friday: Travel Tips

July 9, 2010

It’s summer in the U.S., and that means lots of us are taking off for some fabulous vacation destination. Not me, sadly—but anyway, that’s the Friend Friday* topic du jour. We were asked the following questions: Are you going anywhere this summer that will require a suitcase? What are your ‘must-pack’ items? When it comes [...]

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They like me, they really like me!

July 8, 2010

Well, it’s been quite a week for G&G—so many super sweet comments, awards, features here and there, tweets, etc. I almost don’t know where to begin, but a huge THANK YOU to all of you who read and comment is certainly the best place to start. I am so tremendously flattered and excited by all [...]