The Weekend Edition
Happy October, friends! Welcome to your weekly recap of what caught our attention around the internet and what’s going on around here…
Around the Internet Lately
- 5 designers imagine decorating the White House for either Clinton or Trump
- 5 Tips for Decorating Your Home for Halloween : from the adorable and talented Jillian Harris from the Bachelorette and HGTV’s Love it or List it Too
- 11 Must Watch Ted Talks with Will Make You Insanely Productive
- A fun NYC upper east side guide
- Coffee in a waffle cone is apparently the next big thing. You heard it here!
- Copying is not cool. I was sad to see these apparent knock-offs of a designer I love by a label I like. Hmmmm…
- Great round up by Grace of fall trends at any price
- Great tips for how to hang a gallery wall on exposed brick walls
- How cute is Valerie’s maternity look from NYFW?
- Look at these adorable DIY melting ghost Halloween macarons
- Lovely ideas for how to use books for decor around the home
- Neiman Marcus partly blames fashion bloggers for part of the company’s financial woes
- Editorial comment: This is such a bad perception by NM! Why not embrace change and use online influencers to your advantage, as companies like Net-a-Porter and Nordstrom have done.
- West Elm plans to open a line of hotels
Vogue Blogger “Discussion”
Plus, I must mention the blogger discussion that has been going on in the fashion industry this week, since Vogue posted this article. Read more about the Vogue blogger takedown and Fashionista’s opinion that it’s embarrassingly out of touch here. Then be sure to check out this well thought out and wonderfully written counterpoint to Vogue from The Fashion Law.
What are your thoughts?
Let me know in the comments. Or ask me questions, if you have them. And I’ll reply to you with more of my thoughts… 😉
Around Here Lately
Don’t miss the Wear + Where + Well articles from this week…
- See how the team wore this J.Crew striped shirt 4 ways!
- Behind the scenes of our Houston Mural Guide interview with KHOU – so honored that Houston CBS affiliate KHOU chose to feature us during the 6:00 evening news!
- Did you know there’s a new easy way to shop for J.Crew? – read about this new alliance between J.Crew and a major retailer
- Friday Favorite Finds : 19 Favorite Olive Pieces – a continuation of our fall color story
Lastly, enjoy this wonderful fall weekend! Much love to you all.
Photo by Maritere Rice; Graphics by Ashley Cardoza
Hi Carrie,
Thanks for the link to the Vogue article. Frankly, I do not really buy Vogue (never have been a regular subscriber), as it was way too aspirational and fantasy like for me. When Wintour took over, I did see it become more accessible (not the clothes necessarily) but the way they interacted with their readership. So, that I think has been a positive shift on the continuum.
Blogging is part of that shift, I think. I do not really have a problem with the article. I think there will is always a dynamic tension when new ways of doing things (business, tech, and fashion) and the fallout from that (the good, the bad…yes, some bad bloggers, etc) Not surprised this article has generated a bit of controversy 🙂
Sheri
Hi Sheri,
Great thoughts. A couple of points I’ll share a few follow up thoughts…
1. There are some bad bloggers… By “bad”, I mean that there are bloggers who give the roll a bad reputation for a number of reasons – not developing quality content, being in it just for free product, etc, etc. The onus is on us as publishers to be professional in how we conduct ourselves and our business.
2. I take issue with the hypocrisy of the piece. That hypocrisy is at least two fold. First, content in magazines is largely driven by advertising and free perks that editors get. Second, Vogue pushes bloggers when it’s advantageous to them — i.e., street style galleries that drive clicks to their site, featuring bloggers on their covers internationally, etc.
3. To your last point, I totally agree with the dynamic tension during times of change. However, I think this criticism took everyone aback because this discussion has already taken place YEARS ago — like 2006-2007.
Also, I added a link above in the article to recent comments by Neiman Marcus. That plays to your point about tension during change, embracing change, etc.
I appreciate your comment. i always enjoy our conversations.
Thank you for linking to my post, Carrie! xx
Of course! Loved your post.
Thanks so much for the link love! xo
Of course! Love your content. So clever.
Great round up to look at! I just loved Jillian’s decor! I also love that she is a local BC girl like me! Yay! Those melting ghost macrons are just too cute! I am a bit nervous to try them but I may just go for it! Hope you had an awesome weekend!
Lots of Love… Sydney
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Awesome! I’m so glad you liked.
I’m so honored that you love the look! Thank you so much for the mention. Keep rocking it girl, your style is such an inspiration!
Xo Valerie
Much love to you, fashionable mama! 🙂