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Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Laura - Jan 21, 2013 11:05:02 am PST #8447 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

I feel like such a fan girl working from home today to watch the events. So glad the sun is shining on the inauguration. Love the first lady's new bangs. Also, wow how many flags did they have out there?

Jealous of the people there. Which Buffistas are there? Kat and Javachik, others?


Vortex - Jan 21, 2013 11:13:36 am PST #8448 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Who here follows fashion blogs (other than Jilli's, I mean)? If so, which ones? Why? What do you look for in a fashion blog? In a fashion blogger? What do you get out of them? What makes one bad?

I follow two -- Go Fug Yourself and Tom and Lorenzo (formerly ProjectRungay.com)

I look for snarky commentary, being willing to call out a bad outfit on a well liked person, and good writing. It's bad if they take themselves (or their readers) too seriously, or do not take into account the mixture of "fashion" and popular taste. They can't be snobs about it, and must be willing to praise cheap/ordinary stuff and criticize expensive/fashion icon stuff as necessary.

Neither of my blogs get merch, they do all of their judging from photos.


meara - Jan 21, 2013 11:18:13 am PST #8449 of 30001

Technically Corporette is a fashion blog, I suppose. But I follow for the commentary, not the fashion (as do most, I think). It updates 2-3 times a day, weekdays. I follow a few others on occasion who are more what you're thinking of (like Already Pretty and You Look Fab) but not on a daily basis--more just when I run out of Internet.


msbelle - Jan 21, 2013 11:22:20 am PST #8450 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

man, I have not looked at Go Fug in a long time. I think I know how I will be spending my evening.


Connie Neil - Jan 21, 2013 11:27:23 am PST #8451 of 30001
brillig

I thought Tom and Lorenzo--and their commentariat--got a little too mean occasionally. Saying something doesn't work is one thing, being vicious about it is something else.


Vortex - Jan 21, 2013 11:33:45 am PST #8452 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I thought Tom and Lorenzo--and their commentariat--got a little too mean occasionally. Saying something doesn't work is one thing, being vicious about it is something else.

Yes, they will skewer someone. But I'm a horrible person, I like that ;)


JZ - Jan 21, 2013 11:37:40 am PST #8453 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

I thought Tom and Lorenzo--and their commentariat--got a little too mean occasionally.

Concur, though when they back off from the mean and stick to non-scoldy explanations of why something aesthetically works or doesn't work, they're great.

I love the Fug Girls but deeply loathe the setup of the website; TLo are meaner, but (to my eye at least) much less cluttered and much cleaner to navigate.


le nubian - Jan 21, 2013 11:39:17 am PST #8454 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I follow the same that Vortex does.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 21, 2013 11:54:45 am PST #8455 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I just was at Corporette, and then it took me somewhere else, and anyhow, I have ended up at Talbots online.

They have three fits- The Kate (Hepburn), The Grace (Kelly) and the Audrey (Hepburn). Aren't those women within a very small range of shapes? I can't figure out if there is even a "curvy" fit (I guess that would be Grace, but she seems so cool).

ETA: I think they have discontinued this system, as I am only finding it in clearance.

ETA: They also have a Jackie???? WTF???


Vortex - Jan 21, 2013 11:54:47 am PST #8456 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I love the Fug Girls but deeply loathe the setup of the website; TLo are meaner, but (to my eye at least) much less cluttered and much cleaner to navigate.

Yeah, I read them on a feed.