sassyandhip: “Blog is such a dirty word,” Leandra Medine aka the Man Repeller
sassyandhip: “Blog is such a dirty word,” Leandra Medine aka the Man Repeller said it and I agree. When I started “blogging” it was around February/March of this year, I had little to no experience in writing about fashion. It was at this time the now infamously contentious article, “the Circus of Fashion” by Suzy Menkes surfaced. At the time I didn’t want to write about this issue because I felt I had no place. I was had no authority nor credibility to write about the article and you could even argue that to this day and forth until I receive formal education in relation to fashion writing, I have no place and serve no purpose in the fashion industry. However, as the year ends and a new one begins, I feel as though I have matured both in words and my opinions of the fashion industry. The Circus of Fashion was an exceptional piece as it forced people to discuss the changing nature of the fashion industry and more importantly, the role of “bloggers” in fashion. The Circus of Fashion started a conversation that was well overdue. Read more here.Image by Adam Katz Sinding of Le 21 Eme -- source link