Outfit Post: Is Your Outfit For Real? (And a £10 Dress) Posted by Unknown |

I've been meaning to photograph this dress for a while...

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Where I Blog {My Desk Space} Posted by Unknown |

This week the ladies over at Independent Fashion Bloggers were asking their readers to post about where they blogged (IFB Project #85). Essentially a peek into people's office/desk space. Anyway, although I missed the deadline to submit my post I thought it was a lovely idea and took these snaps. Although the reality is I blog in various spots – the kitchen table, the sofa, bed – I do actually have an official desk space which has been recently reclaimed from being the downstairs changing table and it's nice to have it back. Just a plain and unvarnished Ikea table, but with lots of surface space. And on the few occasions during the day I get a few minutes to myself, this is where I'll come and blog. Like I am just now. Heaven. :)

Update! Turns out I wasn't too late to submit my entry after all and it was included in the IFB Project #85 round-up of inspiring places to blog. Super pleased as they also featured my photo at the top of the piece – thankyou IFB, so glad you liked it!

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Stylonylon On Independent Fashion Bloggers' Links a La Mode – Again! Posted by Unknown |

Completely thrilled to be featured for the second week running on IFB's Links a La Mode. This was for The Anxiety of Blogging which started as just a small seed of an idea, then grew into quite a big piece with a whole photo shoot attached. One of the nicest things about Links a La Mode is connecting with new bloggers, a lot of them from the US, who I might never have come across otherwise. I'm really pleased the piece tapped into the emotional side of blogging and resonated with so many readers. Anyway, here's the round up – enjoy your reading!

LINKS À LA MODE: THE IFB WEEKLY ROUND UP: JANUARY 17TH

• Aesthete: Fashion vs Style: Who’s Your Icon?
• A Brit Greek: The Ultimate Guide to Finding Perfect Jeans
• Avenue M: My Wardrobe Storage and Decorating Ideas
• Bougeotte: The New Way to Colorblock
• Chocolate Sarcasm: To Do 2013
• Fashion On The Line: London Snow Fashion
• Floral Mess: Top Trends of 2012
• Fly Songbird: Not Doing It For Free
• Hopeless Anorak: The Wonder of Marc Jacobs – Can Fashion Talk?
• House of Modern Vintage: Travelling in Style
• IFB: The Best Tips For Part-Time Bloggers
• Incognito: Interview Greta Miliani Italian Blogger
• Lifestyles of the Thrifty and Shameless: Savin’ Maven Monday: Packing for Roadtrip
• Moi Minnie: 2013
• Of Mice and Trend: Simple Winter Layering
• Secret Style File: Mad For Monochrome
• Style, Saran-Wrapped: Not Colors
• Stylonylon: The Anxiety of Blogging – Can You Feel It?
• Sugar and Spice: Who Do You Dress For?
• We Are The Market: Insiders Guide to Berlin
• Youth Savage: The Re-design Issue Part 2: Ethics

Stylonylon Is Blog of the Month on We Heart Home! Posted by Unknown |

I'm thrilled to be featured as Blog of the Month on new interiors blog We Heart Home. Holly and Trisha asked me all sorts of questions about journalism, blogging and style and I divulged all. Well, nearly. :) Read the full interview here. 

A Few End Of Year Thoughts + Wishing You A Happy New Year Posted by Unknown |

I'm suddenly really excited about the Bells tonight. Not that I'm planning a big one, but an evening with friends and the little cookie snoozing in a nearby bedroom will be just fine. The end of the year has come around so quickly, certainly the last six months have dissolved in a haze of blissfully happy sleep deprivation, if there is such a thing. And although I never did manage to start that second novel (the idea, yes, the writing, no) I have given this blog enough life and soul for it to have got up and running. And that really does feel good, especially at a time when I was worried that exchanging freelancing for mothering would take a toll on my sense of self. But blogging, as cliche as it may sound coming from a new mother, has been a fantastic outlet – a great way to feel creative and affirmed, make new connections and meet new people. I love nothing more than scratching my head for a new blog post idea, trying to think of ways to make my blog more appealing and to produce genuinely good content. I hope I am on the right track. In terms of competition and a saturated market, yes, the world of fashion blogging is a busy one and it's seems almost impossible to stand out and yet all the numbers have created a real community. I've loved meeting other fashion bloggers, all extremely friendly, and I have been amazed at how well brands and PRs treat the bloggers they work with. So far, it's been a real pleasure. Yes, on a few occasions my emails have gone unanswered but so much less than the world of freelance journalism where an echoing silence is often par for the course. This October I redesigned my blog, gave it more of a fashion focus and started blogging almost daily – I immediately saw an increase in traffic and got a real taste for it. Brands have kindly lent me samples to feature in outfit posts and offered prizes for blog giveaways (first one in January!) and I have a couple of pieces of online press coming out (also in January). In the space of just a few months I went from a freelance journalist who occasionally blogged to a committed fashion blogger motivated to grow her blog and traffic. And that motivation is growing by the day. In 2013 I hope to grow my blog and my readership further (increasing pageviews to 500 a day & Facebook followers to a 1000 if that's not too ambitious!), meet more bloggers and make connections with new brands. What about you?