IFB Links a la Mode

More amazing links from some of the best writers around!

Links à la Mode: January15th

39thandbroadway.com - Why our obsession for fast fashion is causing designers to burn-out and result in less innovative wardrobe choices for you!

Breakfast at Saks - Style vs. Comfort: What to wear when you’re traveling

dramatis personae - Mischief-Managed Media: My So-Called Life…

fashion forestry - Dressing like San Francisco architecture

fashion in my eyes - For the love of shoes

fete a fete - Lia Lintern custom fitted luxe coats!

Hello, Lover… Shoe Daydreams - The famous SATC: The Movie “Something Blue” shoe is now not blue?

Hollow Star - Spring fashion trends I’m most excited about

Independent Fashion Bloggers - In the Name of the Blog

Iwanttowearit - Kids who dress themselves will make you smile. I promise.

Mademoiselle Robot - Getting summer wardrobe inspiration from Robert Mulligan’s The Man in the Moon.

Nico Assatly - Accessories Junkie

Retro Chick - Warm Chunky Knits for Work, Rest & Play

Shopping and Info - Shopping and Info loves Nicole Richie’s Balenciaga platform black boots.

Solo Lisa y Nada Mas - How to shop for a purse you’ll love

Studio Purpura - Weekly Editor’s Picks - Resolution to Ladies Pesky Fashion Issues!

Style Symmetry - Eyeliah calls skirts over dresses a trend to watch!

Style Tabloid - Staring off the New Year with work-out resolutions? Stick to your plans with the help of some cute work-out outfits inspired by your favorite celebrities!

Style With Anna - 20 Weird and Wacky Handbags

THE COVETED - How to Dress for Cold Weather

the musings of ondo lady - Ok so we had The Real OC and The Real Housewives of Orange County so make way for The Real Gossip Girls.

IFB Links a la Mode

More link-y love from Independent Fashion Bloggers. There's some great stuff here... check it out!

Capitola Girl Jewelry Blog - A little New Year’s bling…

Consume or Consumed - Gabriel Brothers Shopping: A Retrospective with Tips!

Couture Allure Vintage Fashion - Couture Allure looks at an evening gown produced from a 1954 sketch by Valentino.

Dogmom’s Dish - Review of the Thakoon for Target collection

dramatis personae - Lime Crime Review & Tutorial!

fashion in my eyes - To Russia with Love from Natalia Vodianova

Fashion Ivy - The Best & Worst Dressed For 2008

Fashion Pulse Daily - We gave the latest Norma Kamali for Wal-Mart collection a test run - read on to find out what we thought about it!

Fasshonaburu - Some tips on how to avoid going nuts on all the post-holiday “OMG we didn’t sell enough stock” sales

Hello, Lover… Shoe Daydreams - A thwarted obsession leads to a shoe customization project.

Independent Fashion Bloggers - The 2009 Calendar of Fashion Events

Mademoiselle Robot - Shoes vs trainers

only style remains the same - only style remains the same gets dressed for five different kinds of dates.

SMG - Keep your eyes on a new fresh faced model from Helsinki, Finland

Solo Lisa y Nada Mas - Lisa receives a delightful parcel in the mail a week before Christmas.

Style Discovery - Have you been to Shanghai Tang?

Style Symmetry - Eyeliah wants you to check out Fluffy’s Blog.

Stylistique - JOLIBE: New American Based Designer Crush

Summershoes - Preparations for the last night of the year, grooming yourself to be extra fabulous!

Technology Starlet - When Robot USB Memory Storage Behaves Badly

THE COVETED - They might be resolutions…

the musings of ondo lady - Ever wondered why Kate Moss is such a genius when it comes to fashion?

Online Empress Profile

Online Empress, the new site created to inspire businesswomen and founded by Sarah Prout, publisher of Sprout Publish and writer of Sprout The Life You Love has featured a profile of me!

I am so excited to be a part of this new initiative. The Sarah's aim is to encourage female entrepreneurs and be a support as you move forward with your vision and goals.

I hope you will check her sites and book out. And I look forward to working with this amazing group of women!

Pardon Our Dust

Photo via Flickr by Ruth and Dave

I was testing out font sizes for the site and now it's gone a bit messy on the last post!

Sorry about that.

By the way, do you like the larger size font (here and most of the previous) or the original smaller one?

Thanks!

Poochie

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

Tags by Ti.mo

I've been a bit slow on the uptake on getting this done. Miss Katie at Breaking Curfew tagged me to tell six habits or quirks about myself that, I'm assuming, no one knows. Since you already know I'm a big city girl who now has three chickens, I'm sure everything else will less odd in comparison, but here we go:

1. My minor in college was Early British Literature. That means I read Beowulf, the Mabinogian and Sir Gawain and The Green Knight... for fun. I also "collect" stories about the Arthur legend and fairy tales.


2. I grew up in South Florida and volunteered at Miami MetroZoo for over five years. Consequently I'm not afraid of any bug, spider, snake or animal and have been bitten or scratched by everything from parrots to wolves to hedgehogs. Heck, I've rescued and relocated coral snakes from my front yard. Plus I don't mind getting messy when it comes to taking care of an animal.


3. I'm a not-so-closet geek. I was doing science fair competitions and reading fantasy/sci-fi in high school, not cheerleading or reading fashion mags. And I still want that darn Kindle!


4. I love really esoteric Victorian silver serving pieces like baked potato and lettuce forks. They come in handy when we have a tea party.


5. We don't watch a lot of TV, especially not reality TV but we'll have movies on all day long. Althought we thought this show was high-larious!


6. I don't like sugary candies but I love to bake and love love love dark chocolate, especially the Black Pearl and Naga truffles from Vosges, Scharffen Berger 77% (even though they sold out to Hershey's - blech!) and the Godiva Key Lime truffle.
   

So there you go! Interesting, who knows. I'm not the greatest on giving out tags, so I'll take a cue from Miss Wendy B. - if you want a tag, just let me know!

Are we having fun yet?

Thanks to Sheryl and Wendy for keeping me up with current events.

I had no idea it was National De-Lurking Week!

I can only blame myself for not spending more time goofing around on the Internet. I've tried to limit my sleep time to 3 - 4 hours so I can flit around to all my favorite blogs and obsessively check for new posts. I don't get to do this for a living (yet) which really cuts into my reading and posting time. And then there's all that spending time taking care of the pets, brushing my teeth and getting dressed.

I must be more committed!

Anyhoo... if you have thoughts or comments, I'd love to hear from you.