Independent Fashion Bloggers

Links à la Mode : The IFB Weelky Roundup

Go Fashion Bloggers, Go! Edited by Debutante Clothing As more and more print magazines fold, bloggers seem to be growing in professionalism and media legitimacy. When bloggers such as Previously Owned and kaKofonie Of si(gh)lenS can get the scoop on international designers, you know the fashion playing field is being leveled. If ...

Links à la Mode : The IFB Weekly Roundup

Our Differences Unite Us Edited by Fashion Pulse Daily Coming off of Ashe Mischief's Independent Fashion Blogger's Post (Good Cop/Bad Cop: Participating in Links a la Mode), you all brought your A-game in posting the links a la mode -- which made it extra hard to edit! This week, the theme that I ...

Good Cop/Bad Cop: Participating in Links á la Mode

This post is written by Ashe Mischief, one of our Links à la Mode Editors Links á la Mode has been around for little over a year. Jennine (especially! you should worship her) and many regular contributors have worked REALLY hard to make it successful and fair, to grow it ...

Links a la Mode: The IFB Weekly Roundup

Thrifty Chic Edited by Retro Chick There's a thrifty feel abound in this weeks Links á la Mode. Maybe we're all saving money for Christmas, or perhaps we're all those recessionistas I hear so much about. Oranges and Apples spends a week living out of a capsule wardrobe to prove it can ...

Poll Results : How do you feel about sponsored posts?

Last week I put out a poll asking you how you felt about sponsored posts. The results were quite surprising. With all the talk about how doing sponsored posts degrades a bloggers credibility, and some blog networks won't allow you to use their advertising if you do sponsored posts, the ...

And the winners are….

So my lovelies! I'm lagging a little on the Dress Up Contest announcement, but we do have winners, and we needed to get the prizes all sorted out. Thank you to everyone who entered! It was a great turn out, and I really enjoyed seeing all the entries. So without further ...

Links à la Mode: The IFB Weekly Roundup

Ethics and Morality in Fashion City Edited by Ashe Mischief This week's Links á la Mode covers the gambit in regards to the ethical and moral questions surrounding fashion right now.... we have Confessions of a Fashion Editor's take on fashion blogging & paid posts, and Oranges and Apples reports on a ...

Poll : How do you feel about Sponsored Posts?

While monetization in the blog world evolves, one thing is for certain, we haven't decided how we feel about sponsored posts. As a whole anyway. Many bloggers have clear cut views on how they feel, and I'd really like to know your take on the controversial practice. [poll id="2"] Image by martinfeemster ...

Links à la Mode : The IFB Weekly Roundup

Fashion Roller-coaster Edited by Jennine Wow... we've got an interesting bunch this week... word from fashion weeks has put us on a roller coaster from the creepy toenails on Shoe Daydreams to the stunning Alexander McQueen on ferOHHHsh, a much needed shopping bill of rights on dramatis personae, and Bay Area Style ...

FTC Ruling : An Ethical Double Standard?

Yesterday Liberty London Girl broke down what the FTC actually means by 'disclosure.' Bloggers have gained enough followers so their positive reviews are now deemed 'endorsements' therefore we must disclose if a product or payment was received for free. But why is it that when a you write nice things ...