I'm off to another historical costume event this weekend (starting Friday night, in fact). So I'm leaving you with a bunch of cool things I've read this week. Just in case I'm so knackered on Monday that I wear a boring repeat & don't post a new outfit ;-)
Why you should dress your age -- The Dashing Eccentric happily reminds us that your age is part of who you are, so express it in your fashion.
Why I blog my daily outfits -- Allie of Wardrobe Oxygen tells it like it is! Love this so much.
Learning self-discipline -- Laina of Keeping Off 200 Pounds is so inspiring. She is the epitome of "just do it."
Stretch your fashion dollar -- Jean of All Trades has a guest post at Be In Style about getting the biggest bang for your sartorial budget.
How to reinvent your wardrobe -- Juilet's Lace has a few handy tips for starting a closet overhaul.
Thoughts on the ethics of wearing ethnic clothing -- Sal of Already Pretty takes a careful look at what it means to wear ethnic clothing.
Cheap chic ruined us
-- Salon interviews the author of "Overdressed: The Shockingly High
Price of Cheap Fashion," about the economics behind the stuff we buy at
Target, Forever 21, & H&M.
Research shows people judge you by your shoes -- SiouxieLaw discusses a fascinating study (also, cool shoe links!).
Science proves that horizontal stripes don't make you look fatter -- Erin of Dress-a-Day shares this important bit of news.
The disappearing double chin trick for portrait photography -- On LaughingSquid, a professional photographer shows how to easily improve photographs of yourself.
Simple things you can do to bring your A-game to costuming
-- Sarah of Mode Historique reminds us that it's really about the
head-to-toe look. Keep this in mind if you're doing Victorian &
steampunk.
Canadian girl makes graduation dress out of her math homework -- Talk about recycling :-)
Lastly, one of my very favorite songs ever, which has been stuck in my head -- "All in My Mind" by Love & Rockets. Happy weekend!
Aww thanks for linking to my blog.
ReplyDeleteGreat bonus video. Very clever.
And I love the post about stripes, fascinating.
ReplyDeleteLovely blog roundup. The photo tip about jawline was perfect for my boyfriend to learn. ;). He has taken a whole bunch of awful pictures on me.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with the blogger who want's us to dress in the appropriate age. I'm 38 but looks 6 years younger. I'm in that stage of life when my children are older and I wan't to be myself more and dress the way I feel, not the way other people would think I should.
I was intrigued by the blogger who is afraid to dress in ethnical clothes. Were I live we have a long and still living tradition of folklore dressing. I wouldn't mind if someone take inspiration from my traditional clothes. We have a swedish designer; Gudrun Sjödén who I own many clothes from. She's inspired by folk costumes from all over the world and she says that; if you take a closer look on how the clothes are made, they are very similar to your own cultural dresses. Right now I wear a rich embroderied tunic with inspiration from india, nepal and sweden. :)
Thanks for including me!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I wish I'd seen that video about the disappearing double chin, like, 10 years ago! Thanks for the post! And thanks for including me. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing group of links, I have spent a good hour enjoying these. And I am honored to be part of this list, thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is always a good read!
ReplyDeleteIt's worth thinking about the background of ethnic clothing before wearing it. Particularly in the U.S., people tend to rip-off ethnic styles without any consideration or respect given to the original culture, & sometimes traditional & even sacred symbols are used in derogatory ways. So a little forethought helps :-)
ReplyDeleteI know, that photo trick is awesome -- of course, now I have to remember to do it when I'm in a photo.
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy reading your posts too!
Thank you -- I really get a lot out of your blog!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome!
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