#nyfw… on being a fashion blogger

i’m trying to stay away from all these tweets, runway shows, and events this time around… i’ve already got enough on my plate and like kerin said: “sensory overload.”

plus, what’s up with all this “fashion blogger” identity crisis shit?

i don’t really consider myself a fashion blogger because i will be the first to admit that i don’t know enough about fashion, all i know is that if i like what i see… well DOPE, good shit – i’m not about to obsess over the latest shit you know? yea, ok, i post “outfit posts” – WHATEVA – i know i got some style and i want people to comment on my shit, what’s wrong with that? lmao – vanity wha?.

i DO consider myself a blogger however. i’ve been blogging since 2004? but i write about everything! life, work, skateboarding, streetwear, design, culture, traveling, biking, blah blah blah – oh and FOOD.

call me old fashioned, but i feel the sense of blogging has lost its way to “how can i blog and get paid for the shit i write about?” which then turns into “send me promo if you want my readers to know about your product… SPONSOR ME!” WTF?! to the point where some individuals go as far as to call themselves “tastemakers” – yuck. what part of “send me free shit” or “sponsor me” is tasteful?? plus, you shouldn’t really call YOURSELF a tastemaker… ew – where’s the humility in that?!

am i being a hypocrite? probably. i can’t deny that sometimes i receive the occasional package here and there… but its only from people i’ve known and worked with for YEARS – not some random promo from like, ed hardy (sorry, couldn’t think of anything else lol). plus, i’ve been working in the industry for so long, i don’t even consider it promo, its more like a gift from my friends =) i choose whether or not to blog shit, if i don’t like it, you won’t see it, if i like it – well then cheers to that!

also, i don’t agree with a lot of the hoopla nowadays, like all this media attention to these so called “fashion bloggers.” whatever, let them be, who cares that they have the time to sit at home rent free and write about all the collections, models, designers they love because they don’t have to worry about earning a steady income since mommy and daddy probably pays their way anyway… i guess print editors are jealous because they have to work in an office and do this for a living and get paid to attend fashion shows and interview top designers – “oh woe is me!” – both parties just need to get over themselves, really, its not that serious.

i remember when blogging was such a nerdy thing to do, i was made fun of for having a blog – no lie! “omg yosh, are these pics gonna be on your BLOG?! noooo!” and then i would shyly retreat my camera back into my pocket… those were the good ole days… now its like “sure you can take my picture, no wait, i don’t like that pic, can you take another one?? do you have a card or something where i can see them posted?” WHOA! really?!? so now i have to restock on my business cards and print more stickers… lol – not such a bad thing, but damn, really?

i guess this post is going all over the place… again.

to all my blogger friends, my REAL FRIENDS: chico, wendy, vern, lawn, betsey, rach, abi, shanny…et all, as i mentioned in my oh so emo email… i’m SO GLAD we were all friends before we started “blogging” – so folks, if you ever see us tweeting/posting about us all hanging out together, its not because its a get-together of “blogGIRLS,” but its because we are truly great friends IRL (which, by the way, does NOT mean ireland teeheheheheh – thanks betsey) and we enjoy the company of each other and have amazing random conversations… not to mention – we eat good and there will always be the likelihood of drunken karaoke.