Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Saturday, 6 April 2019
I'M NOT A QUITTER......... BLOGGERS VS INFLUENCERS
Influencers vs bloggers that's the big question???? Blogging started 2008/2009 and as they say it's the savvy Asians (I'm not being racist or prejudice) who jumped on it first.....
I never knew anything about blogging or even online activity until a friend of mine who knew me and told me about it and suggested I should start one.... that was early 2009 and by September 2009 I was sitting front row next to celebrity. Roll on a few years I'm still sitting front row and any party myself and a couple of other friends who were also savvy were on the list for the hottest parties in London and were always on the list and a party would not be the same without us especially with the likes of me who did live blogging ..... this means whilst I was at the party I would blog and post and my feature was live hours before the likes of vogue etc so I became a useful tool
Fast forward a few years and the birth of the influencers who actually try and take down the original bloggers, buy fake followers and have turned the fashion industry upside down especially in the uk I say that because in places like Asia and the US you can still earn a living from blogging but not so much in London and unfortunately Europe as influencers powers are spreading and not really offering any sort of press..... I always thought press is what it's all about but these new job titles i.e. Influencer talent manager etc they are just going on followers
I can talk on this subject for days but here's an example
Influencer has a full time job and in a lot of cases nothing to do with fashion.... shower them with anything free they will post it and not generate any press but the PR get out of jail card is they have X amount of followers..... now give it a couple of weeks or a month if you're lucky they will delete their posts
A blogger such as myself in a lot of cases will post for free or discounted and it's on google, bing and like me syndicated around the world and you can always do a search just like Vogue etc who have online blogs etc (but also deletes) but like me oif you do a google search my articles will come up and hand on my heart sometimes ranking higher than Vogue
Is blogging dead?????? No but they and there's a lot of they's trying to kill it.... I know a lot of the big bloggers who have now just given up and trying something new one even works in Zara and used to have the world at her feet
PR's no longer wants to deal with us because we do what they used to love...... TELL THE TRUTH!!!
Thank goodness for TV and Europe and being smart with the money I earned when there was money in fashion
Influencers go on about their shoots on Instagram but I don't see any magazine spreads or covers .... things I do and they go on about making appearances at parties and I see them begging paparazzi to take pictures of them and even paying for the pleasure...... they've been snapping me since the 90s and those parties when I do attend which isn't often these days as I don't want to be around this fake world..... I pick and choose what to attend and my name shit to some as they trash me....
I get paid to the same party they brag about making an "appearance"
Do you think blogging and bloggers are over???? Please let me know your thoughts....
Thursday, 4 April 2019
QUITE HANDY - Kate Moss for Vogue UK May 2019
Quite handy... contributor of the magazine and now cover model...... I was hoping for new talent and not hooking friends up..... the first cover I was like yasssssss black model on the cover but she was not exactly black..... currently I'm still waiting to be blown away...... I was around the same time as these guys but I'm not bitter but there's a lot of people who are out there..... I can give you names..... DM me!!!! I'm still signed as a model and doing kind of ok but there's a lot of people who are not
It's survival of the fittest...... but I'm old school and I see what's posted
I'm alive and didn't spend my money on coke but it would be nice if you acknowledge me and my work and the fact that we worked together before but I was too trusting......
Check out my Instagram and you'll see my posts with said people.... it's a shame that I well me and my work was pre google
I have a lot of my work but I'm fighting for time to post...... the ugly flight attendant who was scouted by a big agency which I'm not going to mention....... but over 25 years later I'm still signed with an agency and not a Instagram model..... or my favourite a freelance model..... is there such a thing??????
SAINT LAURENT SPRING/SUMMER 2019 DENIM CAMPAIGN
Press to enlarge......
I'm one of those people who look and look and dig out pieces that I can wear for many seasons..... the consumer has changed, the stylist has changed and it's all about how many followers you have on social..... anyone who's anyone has less followers than the influencers that are being dressed by brands in clothes they can't afford and promoting themselves..... when did it go all wrong where there is no longer seasonal trends must haves etc.... now if you know me I always buy new every season but I refuse to buy seasonal clothes as I'm not into that.... shame on brands who no longer bring new fashion but dig into archives and practically brainwash the young who are obsessed with celebrity
No one is supporting new talent but what they are doing is stealing designs from them....
FYI for me just because you give a kardashian or Beyoncé free expensive clothes to post .... unlike millennials...... this doesn't make me want to rush out and buy it..... for real fashion people.... you're just making it hard for us when we go shopping...... as you no longer gift us or loan us items....
I'm one of those people who look and look and dig out pieces that I can wear for many seasons..... the consumer has changed, the stylist has changed and it's all about how many followers you have on social..... anyone who's anyone has less followers than the influencers that are being dressed by brands in clothes they can't afford and promoting themselves..... when did it go all wrong where there is no longer seasonal trends must haves etc.... now if you know me I always buy new every season but I refuse to buy seasonal clothes as I'm not into that.... shame on brands who no longer bring new fashion but dig into archives and practically brainwash the young who are obsessed with celebrity
No one is supporting new talent but what they are doing is stealing designs from them....
FYI for me just because you give a kardashian or Beyoncé free expensive clothes to post .... unlike millennials...... this doesn't make me want to rush out and buy it..... for real fashion people.... you're just making it hard for us when we go shopping...... as you no longer gift us or loan us items....
LAUNCHING TODAY........ PHARRELL X CHANEL COLLABORATION
Omg omg omg.......... I'm not one for celebrity collaborations with brands but hey this is freaking pharrell and Chanel and guess what Pharrell knows what he's doing
So go check out Chanel.com to find out what stores are carrying this amazing collaboration....... I'm all about the Pharrell x Chanel sweatshirt or it could be an oversized t shirt and I will kill anyone standing in my way of me getting an oversized bag........ think Chanel bag 2.5 but big, big, big!!!!
WhT I like is the collection is unisex and basically says we are bringing full scale menswear collections...... uncle Karl did do menswear but the pieces were hard to get ..... I remember going to Paris for a Chanel men's white shirt and I never got one but I can smell menswear coming which says to me Karl (uncle) was not too keen but it's coming
The Pharrell x Chanel collection launches today April 4th worldwide and I hope its not just a few pieces for Asian clients..... guess what black people have some serious money and are very happy to spend it..!!!!
ELKA collaborates with YMC
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Taking inspiration from South American Ikat patterns, the poncho is adorned with YMC's signature print for SS19.
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