Links a la Mode

Fashion has Brains

Edited by Ashe Every week I am always surprised by the selection of posts we receive  here at IFB.  I think back to before I started my blog, the discrimination I felt working in retail and adoring fashion, because it  was shallow and it wasn’t academic. Now I look at the community I am a  part of and think– how could anyone accuse fashion enthusiasts of being  shallow? Or fashion designers, lovers of style?  Indeed, like any  frowned upon medium or niche, fashion has brains; it has ingenuity, it  has controversy, it has creativity, and it has depth.This week I want to celebrate those putting fashion and intellect  together, to show that there’s more than meets that glittering eye…

Oh, and if you’re looking for something to do this summer… IFB is  looking for interns!

Links à la Mode : April 22

• Agent Lover: – On The Search For The Perfect Retro Bathing Suit!    
• Alice in Stilettos: – Interview with Edgy, Up-and-Coming Designer Chelsea Sutrisno    
• Bay  Area Style File: – Interview with Model turned Eco Friendly Beauty  Brand owner Josie Maran
• Bobbins  and Bombshells: – Fashionable History: Lilly Dache – A True Fashion  Success Story.    
• Denim Debutante: – Meet US-Made NAEM Denim and Win Your Own Pair    
• dramatis personae: – Back to the Future    
• Fashion  Pulse Daily: – Cynthia Rowley for Roxy Spring 2010    
• For  Those About to Shop: – Crystal Renn’s inspiring story of  transformation may make you think twice about modelling industry    
• krameymartin: – Being pregnant doesn’t mean you  have to sacrifice your fashion sense. Check out this post to learn how  to jazz up simple maternity pieces.    
• La Chanelphile: – “The Allure of Chanel” by Paul  Morand with Illustrations by Karl Lagerfeld    
• M.I.S.S.: – The Rag Trade: The Sale Mentality. This  week’s article looks at how we will get consumers to break the sale  mentality and pay full price again.    
• Night  Watch: – DIY Tutorial: Burberry Prorsum F/W 2010-11 Inspired Blazer    
• Oh, the Places You'll Go!: – ASOS Curve Models –  Plus, or not plus enough?    
• Oranges  and Apples: – Some thoughts on weight, fat activism and health    
• Poetic  & Chic: – Hamish Bowles, European Editor at Large for Vogue, visits the de Young in San Francisco to announce a new Balenciaga  retrospective slated for spring 2011.    
• Retro Chick: – Made To Measure – Dresses for those  who aren’t a standard size    
• shrimp  salad circus: – DIY Spring Flowers Headband/Belt for Under    
• The  Coveted – Craving Miu Miu Clogs?    
• the  fashionate traveller: – Discovers the emerging Japanese fashion  trend Dolly Kei, as seen through a visit to Grimoire, Shibuya’s premier  vintage store.    
• The Fashionista Lab: – I gave up shopping and  gained a new perspective on using and building my wardrobe (hint: shoes  are important)    
• True Queen: – Warning: Men In Skirts – Examining a  taboo trend that attempts to go mainstream