Sep 9, 2011 | Blogging, Fashion
Though I sometimes post a big-name brands piece that I feel was “inspired” somewhere else in my Inspired Alert! posts…this is an entire blog filled with that – straight from the runways.
I’m utterly inspired in turn…and in awe of how much time is put into all of this, as well as the blogger’s fantastic eye for similarities. Author Diana Marian Murek is a German fashion designer who now lives in Milan and writes for Italian Grazia, and her comparisons of newer runway looks and advertisements with looks and ads from the past is mind-boggling.
from INTO THE FASHION
For tons more whoa!-like moments and interesting similarities that make you go “hmmmmm…..,” check out
Just amazing!
xoxox
Carly
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Jan 17, 2011 | Blogging
It’s my 3-year blogiversary! I can’t believe Chic Steals is now 3 years old. It’s been an amazing journey, and I’m hoping the best is still yet to come! Thank you all for being on this journey with me – your readership and support has been invaluable as I’ve found my voice and discovered what it is I can contribute to that great wide (virtual) world.
So changes are now in the air! After many years on Blogspot I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and move this blog over to WordPress. I have no idea how long this will take me, though I’m going to try to get it done this week. As a result, there may be times when you try to access my site and find it down, with broken links, or the RSS feed doesn’t show up. Please bear with me…I will get it fixed eventually!
So thanks for an amazing 3 years…and here’s to 3…13…30…more!!
xoxox
Carly
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Aug 19, 2010 | Blogging, From You, Media
from formspring.me:
Carly – I can’t get thru the Conde Nast legal jargon and you seem quite knowledgable; How can we use pics from major publications? What are the limits? Can I use a pic from InStyle or Vogue to compare to a pic of one of my outfits? Answer please, oh blog
Aug 15, 2010 | Blogging, From You, Life
from formspring.me:
Hiya ! Sorry to disturb you ! I love your blog and i read it daily.You’ve inspired me so much that I have just made my own, but it’s still empty.How to get more publicity? Please visit my etsy shop here to see what i make : http://www.etsy.com/shop/Irani
Jul 29, 2010 | Blogging, From You
from formspring.me:
I’m thinking of starting a fashion/diy blog. What tips would you give to newbies about starting their blog, as well as how to get their blog publicity?
Congratulations!
First and foremost I would say you need to figure out what you want with your blog. Obviously if you just want to share photos of things that inspire you or post a few outfit photos because you just want to share with your close friends (and maybe some strangers), your approach will be different than if you want to be, say, the next StyleBubble.
Each type of blog has a pretty different approach to it, whether you focus on posting outfit photos, or designer interviews, or magazine scans, or party pix.
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But one tried and true piece of advice is to post as often as you can, on a regular schedule. Like once every 3 days if you can manage it (even scheduling your posts in advance if you can write a couple posts all at once). You want people to keep coming back.
And commenting on other people’s blogs is key. (Lately I haven’t been following my advice because I’ve just been so busy, but once upon a time I was responding to every single comment, and commenting on other’s blogs as I surfed the web.) Don’t leave silly comments that could be made by anyone like “I like your dress!”, leave comments of worth, somehow tying things back to your blog, or asking the blogger to visit. Be nice! Word gets around on the web if you’re flaming people.
And clear photos are ESSENTIAL. There are many blogs that use few, if any, words to describe – and instead say it all with pictures. Use a digital camera and learn how to do the basics when it comes to cropping, resizing, and adjusting the brightness to your photos.
Style Sample Magazine [www.stylesamplemag.com] (the magazine for and about bloggers), is a wonderful resource, so I’d highly recommend you read through all the past issues. Probably everything you ever wanted to know about blogging is covered there!
Best of luck and keep us posted-
xoxox
Carly
Jun 5, 2010 | Blogging, From You
from my formspring.me inbox:
hi carly! what´s your opinion about this: http://www.leblogdebetty.com/2010/05/22/zara-we-have-a-problem/?? o this http://www.mediavida.com/foro/6/rocio-canero-vs-zara-324429 (sotty this one is in spanish)??
Ah yes. That’s ker-azy that Zara is using a blogger’s image without her permission. It’s legally actionable since she’s not a political figure, and her image is being appropriated in order to make money from it without her consent. Being “inspired by” and copying a photography exactly (even into a drawing) are 2 different things, especially when the copying is so exact that the original photo is instantly called to mind upon looking at the drawing. Zara knows better than using Kate Moss’ image without her consent on their t-shirts…the designer obviously felt okay using leblogdebetty’s image since she wasn’t as “big” a celebrity and therefore unlikely to retaliate – plus it was a photo out there on the internet, and the design team likely felt it was “fair game” (which it’s not!!).
xoxo
Carly
