The Demoiselles

There have been some really interesting stories this week! Here are our favorites: Lillian Behrendt muses on American Apparel’s (and other “youth-centric” brands’) stifled sizing accommodations. I am in my early 20’s. I will wear stupid pants. So will just about everyone else who is my age. Stupid pants are an important part of human [...]

Jaka Merriman, a friend and valued commenter, takes us through the “saga” of her hair color, and ends up with a new perspective on self-love. Chelsea Rae of Pink Rock Candy also saw the Crystal Renn/Jaquelyn Jablonski photoshoot – but she saw it surrounded by hate-mongering comments towards women’s bodies. Here’s her take on the [...]

It’s been a while since we posted some love for our fellow writers, but we have been watching!  Some of these links are older than our usual one to two weeks, but they’re no less badass for it.  Enjoy!   Image via TheRoot.com The Root congratulates Gabourey Sidibe on her starring role in Precious, and [...]

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 – [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fashion History Edited by Debutante Clothing I was particularly proud of this week’s choices of IFB member links. As a vintage lover, I think fashion history is an often over-looked part of the fashion equation. I was thrilled to see so many fellow IFBers agree. Bonne Vie, Miss Glitzy, and Couture Allure are some of [...]

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 [...]

Stylist Melting Pot Edited by Clutch 22 This week’s edition of Links a la Mode includes a variety of style tips, collectively helping us all achieve wardrobe domination. Dirty Laundry gets creative with monochromatic colors, we have a juicy American Apparel shopping tip from The Coveted, Capitola Girl introduces us to new wooden accessories for [...]