Fashion Blogger Shoutout - Holiday Shopping with Heart

It's time for Sunday shout-outs... This week's collection has a lot of holiday shopping themes and gifting for a cause.:

• 55th Street: A new take on Street Style through my eyes
• Analogue Chic: Drama with my mama: being my mom’s personal stylist.
• Any Second Now: Remembering the fashion of 1980′s Duran Duran and how it inspired a fashion pictorial that includes giant Rubik’s Cubes. Gotta love the 80′s!
• ashley4emergy: Tea Party and Vintage Fashion Exhibit with Socialite Ms. Lana Turner!
• Awakened Aesthetic: Six Impossible Things…by BirdQueen Designs.
• Big Girls Browse: Dressember begins – a different dress every day for the whole of December
• Broke & Beautiful: Jeffrey Campbell goes pink…but for what cause?
• de la pen: Balenciaga: The Spanish Master by Hamish Bowles
• For Those About to Shop: Callous comments can be life-threatening
• Haute World: Not your average designer collaboration: Fashion giants show their charitable side by creating dolls for UNICEF
• Independent Fashion Bloggers: Tips for Holiday Gift Guides & Giveaways
• Intrinsically Florrie: On DIY customising my own unique rings
• lowefactor: Ever notice why pre-fall collections get lost in the holiday shopping press shuffle?
• Lust Love Lose: An easy guide to applying red lipstick that will last all day.
• Mrs Bossa: Blogs with Soul: Mrs Bossa raises a glass to the talent of the blogging community
• Oranges and Apples: Interview and GIVEAWAY with photographer and jewelry designer Marie Bee of the Blue Balloon
• Pocket Rocket Fashion: Debating with fashion photographer Diana Thompson the problems of plus fashion brands using models smaller than their range to promote them.
• Searching for Style: Fashion 101: Why Luxury is Expensive. The making of an Hermès bag.
• STREET STYLE: PICS BY POLKA DOT: One woman’s journey to get credit for a piece Spanish Elle did using her photographs without her knowledge, or consent. A cautionary tale!
• The Coveted: Winter Vacation Tory Burch Resort 2011
• two for the clothes: Our second “Freaky Friday” post, in which her outfit for him turns out badly.
• The Fashion Pawn: What a business card can do for you

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Blogger Shout-out: Giving Thanks

Giving a shout-out to my fellow fashion bloggers.  Top 20 posts chosen by "divine" blogger Holier Than Now:

• Be Fabulous Daily Applying old-school academic standards of original content and citation of sources to fashion blogging
• Boheme Noir Best outfits 2010 of style icon Giovanna Battaglia
• Fashion Butter: How to DIY Fur Collar with Chains
• Fish Monkey’s Writing Stuff Lanvin + H&M: Is there a downside?
• Frock and Roll A code of ethnics for advertorials on your blog
• Grit and Glamour RSS and Sharing for Dummies—and Lazies
• Haute Halifax Out of sight, out of mind? A look at the impact of the textile industry in Africa
• Holier than Now The Under $50 Gift Guide: Fashion, guy-friendly goods, eco and charitable finds and more
• Independent Fashion Bloggers: Are you addicted to blogging?
• Make the World a Prettier Place 30 Vogue covers from 1922 to 2005
• Mary Van Notes A vintage style post from a tree house
• Pancake Stacker Lessons from “Changing Fashion: Internet and Blogging” featuring Liz of Late Afternoon, Yvan Rodic of The Face Hunter, and more
• Positively Bleak Tips on staving off the winter blues – with a bonus compilation of free demos and EPs from alternative rock bands!
• Previously Owned A carefully selected gift list for the foodie, fashionable, beauty obsessed and generous
• The Chic Curve Winter coats for everyBODY. No matter what size or shape, there is a fabulous jacket just for you!
• The Coveted: Frock Luxury Vintage: A local NYC discovery
• The Fashion Pawn The Business of Blogging: Your Blog Brand
• The Lingerie Addict: 5 things Every Woman  Should Know About Her Lingerie
• The New Professional A bloglover’s tips for keeping up with your blog reading
• Tickle Me Chic: Get rid of those blogging blues: Tips and links to ban discouragement
• Wanderlost 10 things to look forward to this winter

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Blogger Shout-out: Lessons Learned from Fashion

I'm giving a shout-out to fellow fashion bloggers via Independent Fashion Blogger's Link Love list...This week The Curvy Fashionista chose stories of bloggers who learned from their experiences in the wild world of fashion...

• Almost Sober Mag: Pull It, Push It and Come Back When You Proved It: Direct experience from a newly established independent publisher: a week as a fashion editor.
• Beyond Fabric: On the relation between Body Language and Fashion Photography
• Dedicated Follower: To Write Love on Her Arms – I join the movement and write love on my arms in honor of a lost friend.
• Exiled from the City: Throughout the past few years, there has been a paradigm shift in consumer variables and the function of fashion.
• For those about to Shop: Society must take some responsibility for the dangerous obsession to be thin.
• Freeda Style: “Appropriate Attire” Are ALL the old rules of fashion dead? Or should some survive?
• Haute World: Grace Kelly Exhibition: How a royal style icon can teach us a lesson in thriftiness.
• Heathers Design Blog: Musings on fashion now and fashion then, based on the exhibit “Fashioning Fashion” at LACMA.
• Independent Fashion Bloggers: Self-Promotion 101: It’s not about you
• LivLux Mag: ComfortZones: Even Fashionistas get insecure when trying new styles.
• Make the World a Prettier Place: History of Fashion: The New Look (1947)
• Miss Vinyl Ahoy: I’ve read some negative comments about the 30 for 30 challenge, and wanted to explain more of what it is and why people should care about it, from my POV.
• Modesty Theory: Welcome to Hijabi Fashion Week- showcasing the style of Muslim women for various occasions.
• Oh My Massila: Reflections on the crossroads between fashion and feminism.
• Previously Owned: The tale of the “00s” Vintage and the mockery of the consumer… Are we becoming victims of the mass media?
• RetroChick: Why Fashion isn’t Frivolous
• Return to Sender: Sometimes life gets in the way of fashion. How I Survive A Crisis
• Searching for Style: Fashion 101: Who Owns What. The lowdown on the big fashion conglomerates and the companies they own.
• Socialite Dreams: Sparkly, glam shoes are a must have for the holidays! Twinkle Toes: The Holiday Shoe Guide
• Taste and Style: Keep Being YOU.
• The Curvy Fashionista: How to determine quality in plus size fashion

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