The Demoiselles

First thing’s first: if you haven’t done so already, check out Karla’s Closet.  We’ll say it again: Karla’s Closet. Both of us absolutely adore her.  She’s the epitome of personal style: from her cropped hair, to her platform shoes, to her sexy, muscular ex-dancer legs.  Whenever we need a boost of inspiration, she can always [...]

Edited by Debutante Clothing I just turned 35. It’s a landmark year not just chronologically, but style wise. I am now approaching that next age bracket in the How to Dress for Your Age features in mags. You know the ones. Thank goodness for my blogger pals here at Independent Fashion Bloggers. You’ll find some [...]

Beyond Fashion Week Edited by Ashe Mischief There’s a certain amount of irony in the fact I edited this week’s Links a la Mode, as it’s New York Fashion Week– because it’s something I’ve never actually covered before. Style moves on– whether it’s fashion week or the holidays, or the worst day of your life, [...]

Sal from Already Pretty gives us an exercise…for your self esteem.  It’s called The Body List, and it just might make you think twice about those love handles. The lovely and talented Ashe Mischief of Dramatis Personae reminds us of the other side of frustrating bra shopping - a larger ribcage and average cup size – [...]

Playing Dress Up Edited by Jordana I’m in the process of moving to New York City, just in time for Fashion Week, which kicks off in two weeks. In browsing through all the link submissions this week, I couldn’t help but tie it all back to one very important question lingering on my mind – [...]

JP, aka the Denim Debutante, shares her thoughts on Frankie B.’s new promotional tactics that tell curvy girls to only wear dark denim, plus some other size-ist and contradictory remarks. Fabulously Broke was inspired by Freya’s recent guest post, and decided to write a post of her own on the subject of being teased.  The [...]

Beauty, Style, & the Blogosphere Edited by Ashe Mischief Beauty and Style come in many forms, and this weeks Links á la Mode choices showcase the many discussions entering the world of fashion blogging at the moment: excessive judgments, the value of personalities, and cultivating your inner beauty as well as your outer beauty. Bonne-Vie [...]

Feminine Mystique Edited by Debutante Clothing The caliber of blog posts amongst the IFB members never ceases to amaze me. We run the gamut of style and fashion here. This week’s picks definitely appeal to the dueling femmes in me – the old fashioned gal and the powerful feminist. The debutante in me loved all [...]

The past few weeks have been chock full of body-positive, woman-centric posts, and there’s nothing we love more than celebrating this kind of thinking with a little link love.  Check out the bloggers below, and encourage them to post more about body image, women’s issues, and unconventional fashionistas. See something on the ‘net that we [...]