British Style Bloggers
Editorial
An Open Letter To First-Time Bloggers
My dear First-Time Blogger, Welcome. Welcome to our crazy community. Welcome to a whole new way of life. Welcome to a challenge which may well change your life. But, more than anything, welcome to hard work, perseverance, and commitment. Right now, at the very beginning of your journey, it probably seems as though blogging is … Continue reading
Style vs. Fashion – more than just a battle of words?
When I started British Style Bloggers two and a bit years ago, I really should have thought more carefully about what I named it. It was literally the fact that I thought “style bloggers” sounded cooler than “fashion bloggers” which decided its name. But, really, the choice of those two little words is such a big deal in … Continue reading
Why You Shouldn’t Shun Fashion Fringe Shows
Last year, I had the unfortunate circumstance of standing in the queue for an off-schedule London Fashion Week show in front of a rather, well, let’s just say plump woman wearing an atrocious camel-coloured jumpsuit by Stella McCartney. It wasn’t a BAD outfit; it probably would have looked trés chic on a younger woman of … Continue reading
How did the Fashion Industry get it so wrong?
The Fashion Industry is something that I often feel like I have to defend: I have been working in fashion (and when I say “in fashion”, I really mean it) since I was fourteen years old and got my first writing gig, and so I have a strong affinity for it and everything it stands … Continue reading
“Nine People’s Favourite Thing”… Or How To Avoid Blog-Envy
I am a firm believer in the notion that if you have any kind of problem, someone has probably written a song which explains very neatly how you should solve it. This, I guess, is probably why my bedroom walls are usually papered in post-it notes with lyrics on them. I collect lyrics – or … Continue reading
Making 2012 YOUR happy new year
And so it’s that time of year again – time for reflections and for looking ahead. It’s the time of year when everyone starts wondering how they can make their next year better than their last, and which of their worse habits they should pledge to rid themselves of over the coming months. But, I … Continue reading
Why you should leave gifts off your blog this festive season
And so December is upon us once again, and another year is nearly over. In this time of giving and receiving and love and happiness, it might seem like one of the most natural things in the world, to start blogging about presents. But, please – heed my advice, and keep gifts off your blog … Continue reading
Why I miss the blogging community
The BSB meet-up 2010 – an oldie, but a goodie Australia, in case you didn’t know, is a really, really freaking big country. In the three and a half months I’ve lived here, I’ve not managed to meet any other bloggers – or, in fact, to get chatting to them. It’s at moments like this … Continue reading
How Not to Get sued – British Media Law For Bloggers
As bloggers, we are constatntly checking our backs: linking to images that we use, creating disclaimers,and telling people that we’re checking they’re not copying us. But, how much do we really know about the legal pitfals which could so easily bring us down? After nearly three years as a blogger, and after several pretty close … Continue reading
