1. Jak & Jil

2. Hanneli

3. Bryanboy

4. Garance Doré

5. Style Bubble

6. The Sartorialist

7. Business of Fashion

8. Style Rookie

9. The Coveteur

10. Yes! A Bunny Stream of Conch

I’ve never even heard of that last one — nor did I care to — but what do you think of this list? [Net-a-Porter]

Tavi on bloggers sitting front-row at Fashion Week: “Does this mean I think I deserve to be sitting front row, or at all, at a few shows? Hell no, and it's never because of my blog alone, it's because I'm affiliated with a project or magazine that has me there, but I'm happy to write about what I saw and how I feel about it on the blog as well, and hear what my commenters thought, and maybe this reaches a different demographic of people than a magazine or newspaper, because anything can only reach so many people before there have to be some that can't identify with it.” Style Rookie

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LINK LOVE:Tavi Doesn’t Think She Deserves to Sit Front-Row

Do you read fashion blogs?
Yes of course! I started at the beginning of 2010 because of all this interest in this online digital media, but I always followed Scott (Schuman), Garance and Tommy Tom since they started.

My favs are: The Sartorialist, Garance Doré, Jak and Jil, BryanBoy, Chic Muse, Shelby, All The Pretty Birds, Purple Diary, Self Service Blog, Style Rookie, The Love Magazine, Swide Magazine, and Scala Regia.

None. I like to see every show. I really enjoy the vibe when the shows start.

Shoes! I can survive without clothes, but I will die if i don’t get the right shoes. I collect them I have more than 4,000 pairs of shoes and if I can wear a Zara dress, I cannot wear cheap shoes.

Because I travel so much I like to shop properly in each different city. For example US designers in NYC (Marc Jacobs, Phi, Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Joseph Altuzarra, Rodarte,) French designers in Paris, and Italian designers in Milan.

To not get old! Fashion keeps me young and keeps my eyes fresh. I have to update myself every morning.  I’m so curious  about all the visionary phenomena that changes the contemporary scenario. I call myself  “the vestal of fashion” because for me fashion is a muse and you must seduce her.  How? You have to feed the creative fire, so it doesn’t vanish.

If you’ve been given a weekend to do anything, anywhere, what would you do?

I love to do intensive workshop of Astanga yoga completed by a long swim, meditation, and pranayama.

Carine Roitfeld. She has always fascinated me with her intriguing attitude and her incredible way of dressing.

I always say that the visibility is not enough to start in this profession, it’s  hard work.  You need to assist some editors with humbleness and devotion for a least 10 years. You must to do without speaking and with a watchful eyes only to learn.

A Saleswoman. I love buying clothes and I’d  like to be in a shop dressing up  other women.

Thanks Anna, check out her great blog here

Pictures: The Sartorialist, Jak&jil, All the pretty birds

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LINK LOVE: Style Rookie

The reoccurring hints of Spring time have even the biggest fashionistas getting their warm weather looks ready. My personal favorite Tavi, aka The Style Rookie, keeps it fairly simple with a simple graphic tee and blazer look. Love her hair so much!What do you think of Tavi’s take on this early Spring weather?

LINK LOVE: The Style Rookie

In a winded article for AOL’s Stylelist (the formerly glorious dotcom’s attempt at hard hitting fashion “coverage”) a fairly jaded New York writer Katie Hintz-Zambrano decides to jump on the Tavi-bashing bandwagon by complaining about the 13-year old’s access to fashion designers, front row seating and overall influence in the industry.

As a blogger who’s often been targeted by larger media publications for my own personal approach to blogging, I found the article to be a double-sided bitch slap. Not only does she put into question the girls age as a factor in her overall value to fashion publishing, but she also does the unthinkable by calling her style was “warrant [of] serious eye rolls”. Oh snap!!!

In the word’s of Style Rookie Tavi, “haters gonna hate” and this article is nothing more than a biased attack by someone who is obviously pissed that even with her years of journalism school student loans, stints at Nylon, and staff position at Styleist.com there is no way in hell she’d ever get front row at fashion week.

Katie realize that fashion is a fickle little beast that is addicted to flavors of the week. The current flavor are over the top style bloggers like Tavi, Bryan Boy and Sea of Shoes, individuals with small readerships (when compared to major publishers) that manage to get attention for looking odd (or fabulous in the case of SeaGirl) and stand out in the streams of black, gray, and weathered which is the traditional garb of old school media types; you know, those overweight, fumpa bellied folks who work at lacking publications like Paper Magazine and Village Voice who for years have taken over the front rows.

These style bloggers are the new celebrities and are cheaper for publicists to book, who often have to push out big dollars for press generating front rowers. Plus, they function much like celebrities in that they gain media attention when money bleeding publications like Vogue, Elle and Harper’s write about how pissed/happy they are at their front row seats.

You put Tavi in your front row not cause she offers a valuable opinion on fashion, you put her there cause that’s the best way to piss off traditional media, which will then write about the “audacity” of a designer to give them seats in second row. In the age of venting what’s on your chest, pissed off writers = more press for fashion brands.

Fashion brands aren’t doing this cause they think Tavi is going to influence buyers in anyway, they’re doing it to piss you off and get you talking, which, big surprise, has worked. Even Anne Slowey, Fashion News Director at Elle has had to weigh in on Tavi’s value when she told New York Magazine: “People in fashion are constantly looking for the next unique boundary-pushing extreme thing to get excited about, but, you know, it’s like outsider art. What am I getting out of a 13-year-old’s opinion about fashion? How does that help me distill the collections? What am I supposed to be buying? That’s what an editor’s job at a magazine is.”

Will this happen again next season, maybe; but with time bloggers like Tavi and the others will be faced with the reality of their own lack of influence. The fact that many don’t offer editorial vision and don’t have substantial readership coupled with the lowering gleam from their novelty, means you will eventually forget about these new players in the blogging world, being left with a new batch of “influencers” to cheer and jeer. Hell, it wasn’t too long ago when Paris Hilton was on the tip of everyone’s tongue, but now she’s been reduced to making commercials for India’s Lottery System. True story.

Basically, many of these bloggers are nothing more than D-List celebrities for fashion brands and publicists looking to understand the blogging world. Their staying power is questionable and most are one-man bands hoping to acquire an endorsement deal or writing gig before the spotlight shines elsewhere (which is exactly what last seasons flavor Susie Bubble did when she took a job with Dazed & Confused). So Katie, don’t freak your shit cause Tavi’s front row. You only sound like you’re quoting lines from Mean Girls. She’ll be there as long as we’re paying attention, so take some joy in knowing that for right now you’re still relevant.

And Tavi, keep up the good work. Coming from someone who knows the harshness of being in the public spotlight; realize that if they’re talking shit about you behind your back, you’re doing something right. At 13, you’ve managed to get the attention of the fashion press. Now you just need start smoking, boozing it up and making out with randoms at after-parties to cement your celebrity status. Cause honestly girl, media loves nothing more than a bright hopeful becoming a trainwreck and eventually making her way back. Case in point, Britney Spears, Drew Barrymore and Tara Reid. Just joking. Remain innocent, it’ll make you fade away a lot faster…

Celebrities-

Rihanna- Ri’s been really stepping it up lately. She’s got a wide range of looks, and is starting to find a world of her own when it comes to her style.

Lady Gaga- Everyone knows she’s crazy. Lady Gaga is definitely changing the views of fashion right now

Taylor Momsen- Are you surprised? You know we love her.

Emma Watson- The young HP actress is growing up! And looking hot at every event, if we do say so ourselves.

The Olsen Twins- They’ve been in the fashion eye for awhile now, and now that they’ve got some of their own lines, they always look awesome.

Zoe Kravitz- Lenny’s daughter! This teen has been making a lot of appearances lately, and looks good!

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Models-

Chanel Iman- Our favorite model to follow on Twitter. Chanel is so adorable, and has really awesome style

Tallulah Morton- She’s all over the Cobra Snake (in a Cory Kennedy way), and always looking fly.

Cole Mohr- This is for you Kirby.  Cole brought boyish and grunge to the fashion forefront, for models anyway. Plus he’s incredibly handsome, which definitely isn’t a bad thing.

Ethan James- Ethan is being seen more and more on the fashion scene (Milan fashion week, H & M, tons of editorial spreads), and has a similar look to Cole. I actually went to high school with this Ford model, and he’s been the most stylish guy I know since he was 15.

Jethro Cave- Pioneered the half-shaved head. LOVE those hanger tattoos.

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Fashion Personalities and Party People-

Alexa Chung- Whether she’s dressed to kill or wearing denim cutoffs, Alexa Chung is always on top of her game.

Chloe Sevigny- Great designer, great style icon. I’m in love with her buckle booties, which she is seen wearing a lot, paired with skinny pants or cute dresses. Definitely a hipster style icon.  We know she isn’t exactly under 25, but she’s been around for so long as a stylish designer to know, and like our moms, is one of those women that turn 25 every year for the rest of their lives.

Peaches Geldof- This social always looks gorgeous (as do all the Geldofs), for events or on the street with her fake fiance.

Aaron Kolfage- Fashion Indie’s favorite party host and dear friend, Aaron always looks fierce on Friday nights at Ruff Club. He dresses with such creativity, I haven’t seen anything like it anywhere else. This weekend, Aaron was wearing a giant tulle bowtie with a brooch in the middle, and I was mad jealous. Aaron gives us Midwesterners hope for being incredibly stylish, he’s from Michigan!

Fashion Bloggers-

Pelayo of Kate Loves Me – This guy, and his girlfriend, both have killer style. He wears some of the craziest things I’ve ever seen (including Louis Vuitton mesh tights!), and has perfectly coiffed hair at all times.

Lovisa The Intern- Lovisa Drever is all over Lookbook.nu, but I know her from Waffles + Falafels (who even briefly carried a shirt with her photo on it). She’s got a killer sense of style and can pull anything off, plus adds to the crazy personalities of W + F, who are some of my favorite people.

Six Six Sick Girls- These hosts and bloggers DIY matching outfits for their events, which include everything from red wigs to elbow gloves. They not only have a crazy (and matching) sense of DIY style, they also post some (literally) sick stuff on their blog.

Kirby Marzec- Fashion Indie’s own managing editor, Kirby not only knows everything about every designer, and what’s going to be hot next season, but she also isn’t afraid to pull it off. Whether it’s drop (to the knee) crotch pants, DIY ripped tees, or metal vests, you can be assured that Kirby will wear it, and she’ll wear it damn well.

Jazzi McG- We had a half hour long talk the other day about how much we love Jazzi’s blog, and her style.  A queen of DIYing and always dressed perfectly for the occasion, she’s definitely one to watch.

Tavi of Style Rookie-  Tavi is no rookie, maybe in the way that ‘Rookie of the Year’ becomes a professional baseball player, Tavi dresses better than some veterans of fashion.

Camille of Childhood Flames- Another not-even-legal fashion blogger showing that you don’t have to have a career to be fashionable, this sixteen year old is a pro at mixing designer goods with things we can afford, and is also taking advantage of the DIY world.

Lucas Logan- This 18-year-old from LA is all over the internet, model/blogger (Stylish Kids In Riot)/designer, Lucas is California’s newest ‘It’ Kid, braces and all.

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Musicians-

Uffie- I mean look at her, in.sane.

The Veronicas- I’ve followed The Veronicas since I was in high school, and their style has definitely evolved into rocker chic. They always look good separately, and even better together, on stage or off, and aren’t afraid to take risks.

Kingdom of Style, Style Rookie, Bonjour Girl, Arvida and Geometric Sleep have all collaborated with  Borders and Frontiers to produce some fabulous fashion blogger tees.

LINKAGE:  Catwalk Queen

Visit Style Rookie here!

Yeah that’s right, there’s another youngster who will soon be making his mark on the fashion world. His name is Arlo Weiner, and his dad is no other than Matt Weiner, the man responsible for the ever so famous Mad Men. Little Arlo is just 8 years old, and says he plans on getting into designing as soon as his mother buys him a sewing machine.

Are you kidding? This kid totally rules. Though he isn’t always spot on with his looks, isn’t that what fashion is all about, trials and tribulations. So Arlo, start working on your sweet talk and start commenting on Tavi’s blog, who knows you two could become the mega couple that saves the fashion industry.

Gallery: Watch Out Tavi, There’s A New Youngster In Town

Courtesy of: Men’s Style

Tavi takes another step closer to her inevitable world domination by creating her own tee shirt! Now it’s one thing to put a price on your popularity by coming up with cheesy tee shirts, but this ain’t no Cobra Snake bullshit kids this shirt is awesome! She came up with the design in a painting first which was inspired by YSL, and after numerous people begged her to make it into a shirt, Tada! Here is the wonderful Tavi tee that you can purchase on her website Style Rookie for $35. Well worth it. I am getting me one for sure!

Courtesy of: Is Mental

Tavi, the stylish 12 year old who has been dominating the style web with her super fresh looks, just got a very special gift from some very special designers. The Rodarte sisters must be fans of the budding fashionista’s whimsical dishes cause they just awarded her a pair of exclusive knit tights from their Spring 2009 collection.

Yes, I know. You’re officially jealous of a 12 year old.

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