Comments on: 9 Fashion Bloggers Worth their Weight in Words

By: Serena

Serena — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:26:19 +0000

I’ve been following Final Fashion for a while. I think Danielle is brilliant. I appreciate you including her on this list despite her criticisms of many aspects of the fashion blogging community (one of the many reasons I love her blog).

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:02:05 +0000

I love Christina of Profresh Style. She always keeps it real, even if it isn’t the popular opinion or if she’s not having the best day. It’s interesting following along with her highs and lows and how she’s trying to make it happen in New York.

By: Castle Fashion

Castle Fashion — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:25:15 +0000

In reply to The Lingerie Lesbian. I second Arabelle. I admire her ability to be open and honest regardless of opposing incentives.

By: Manuela

Manuela — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:58:36 +0000

I think that as fashion is of a visual nature, images are more appropriate.
As fashion for me, is about clothes, personal image creation, looks creation, I prefer to see rather than read someone’s opinion about that subject, since everyone interpretation of an image, on anything in general, is relative to subjectivity. It is OK to eventually attach your personal opinion to an image, but to solely insert writing in a fashion blog, that transform it into a story teller, life style or fashion critic blog, which are different categories.

By: Sweets

Sweets — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:01:37 +0000

Thank you so much for including me, Cora! I’m really flattered to have made a list in such distinguished company.

By: Harling Ross

Harling Ross — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:34:14 +0000

I have been thinking SO much about this lately!! It’s really hard these days to get a reader to STAY on your page long enough to digest what you’re trying to put out there, especially if it’s an essay instead of a series of eye-catching images. If executed well, WORDS about fashion are far more captivating to me than images. I love a well-written personal story about style more than anything else. But I think we’ve trained ourselves to click, click, click through the internet which is why it’s so difficult for a writer to grab a reader’s attention and keep it. I’m so glad you posted about this topic though. Definitely worth discussing, especially since blogging is generally so visually-based.

By: Ashley "Ashe" Robison

Ashley "Ashe" Robison — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:19:39 +0000

In reply to Jessica. Jessica-- it's funny you mention Leandra, because I gave a LOT of thought to whether to include her or not. I love her site, but at the same time.... wanted to focus on someone else for once? We're all big fans of her site, and she surely fits into what I was looking for, but she gets so much press I felt it'd be nice to include some other bloggers for a change!

By: .

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:57:49 +0000

In reply to Ashley "Ashe" Robison. I so agree with you on this! I too am one of those bloggers who love a bit of text on the side and enjoy a well written article. For quite some time, I've been battling with people not reading my posts but just leaving those "Cool post!" comments. And then I realized that there are readers who actually love my writing and that stick to reading my blog. The others just come, leave their shitty comment and go, and are definitely not worth paying attention to. xx, http://www.moiminnie.blogspot.com

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:36:23 +0000

In reply to I AM TURQUOISE. I think this depends on the type of site you're running. If it's a site for industry insiders who want to learn something, then yes people will read. If it's a fashion blog, then no they probably won't...or at least I never do lol.

By: Ashley "Ashe" Robison

Ashley "Ashe" Robison — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:25:35 +0000

In reply to I AM TURQUOISE. We'll just have to agree to disagree! My most popular posts, in regards to comments and pageviews, often have 1 image-- and a wealth of text. If your content is compelling and appeals to an emotion, people will read AND respond to it. Not all readers are simply looking for visuals-- we all have our preferences for what we look for in a blog! I personally would rather reader 1200 well-written words than look at 14 pictures of the same outfit with little change to pose and scenery. This is a post to celebrate a different niche of writer, and I'm sure you will find that very few of them are disappointed with their sites.