Comments on: Why Blog? Why Fashion? Why Not?

By: BeautifullyInvisible

BeautifullyInvisible — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:47:23 +0000

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By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:25:53 +0000

It's hard to keep the moral high ground when you're either (a) making money or (b) gaining notoriety off an industry you openly despise. Such an endeavor is bound to be limited by its precarious stance and the fact that it invites attack against it because it's so virulent.
We are left to assume that an author of un-constructive criticism is a rank opportunist. We've all heard the maxim about destruction "is easy; it's creation that's difficult." I suppose we can also assume the author's motivation is to profit off the buzz about fashion blogging without having to contribute something original or worthwhile.
I think there are a lot of healthy points for criticism of the fashion industry or the efforts of bloggers. The rampant consumerism; the focus on a limited interpretation of beauty; the ignorance of perhaps unjust manufacturing practices; reliance on corporate-owned promoters (magazines) and products (mass-produced goods); the conflation of something so significant as personal identity with something so purchasable as items of clothing; the specter of branding and its holy place in people's self-identity; the addiction to consuming fashion imagery and the effect it has on one's self-image or on society on aggregate; the underlying message that (a) beauty ultimately means "worth", and (b) beauty can be manufactured if one can obtain just the right amount of body weight, flattering lighting and camera angle, and of course, all the latest goods made by moguls who are laughing all the way to the bank.
If there's a blog out there that spends time on these issues, and not just on ad hominem bashing of individual bloggers, then let me know! It would at least be a source of positive information (bashing an industry, not just its adherents).

-Melissa
theramblinman.tumblr.com

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:43:20 +0000

Your probably right about ignoring it – I just feel like it isn't fair that she is attacking people who probably have no idea! Some bloggers I absolutely adore have already been "featured" on her blog, and she is just getting started. As I said, being critical and witty is one thing. This is another.

By: John

John — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:39:36 +0000

Fashion is a form of expression and blogging just furthers that expression and amplifier's your passion for Fashion. My 13 year old niece is trying to make a difference by owning Fashion Expert Girl landing her the 4rth link out of 32 million Google results when you look up Fashion Expert, people are finding her worldwide.

It would be a sad tragedy it she was being attack in this way . I will be passing your post through her channels. We would love to have you and Skylar AKA Fashion Expert Girl link together and collaborate on a few levels. She is starting to get sponsors and Shoes to give away online to her following..

Maybe you can interview her and we can do the same:

Bloggers School is handling this account my name is John Learn@Bloggersschool.com

By: lizzypunch

lizzypunch — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:10:40 +0000

I agree with you, it's so disgusting and hateful. I mean having negative thoughts and writing them out so cruelly is different. I think the best thing to do is ignore it, because the more hype she gets the happier she'll be. Plus it's funny that all the people who like it make such a big deal, why don't they just top reading instead of complain all the time. It's kind of pathetic that while she's writing about how stupid it is, it's taking up more of her time but she's pissed, instead of all the happy people that enjoy blogs and come away better from it.
So I guess the jokes on her.