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Tag: blogging
Crisis & Creativity: Reflecting on 2020
A paradigm shift, human fragility, crisis, fashion, health, food, and so much creativity – this is a little bit of my 2020 in review…
Why my blogger social media will stay unrefined
“Its better for you to keep your Instagram clean.” “Make it professional and crisp because that’s what brands want” “You want more followers right?” Listen boo boo kitty’s! Your advice about how I can “get more followers”, “be a better fashion blogger”, or whatever other goal you think I aspire to achieve, is for naught….
So what if bloggers are in it for the free?
WE’RE IN IT FOR THE FREE! Okay, so it seems to be a bone of contention between bloggers and those other individuals involved in content creation and brand development, that bloggers are seen as just in it for the free stuff. Alright, so say that it our most defining attribute, okay?! Now what? What are…
Vogue declares war on Fashion Bloggers…but let’s get a few things straight!
It’s crazy to think of the strides the realm of blogging has made in the world, just over the past 5 years. Before the zenith of blogging, bloggers wouldn’t have merited even a mention in the pages of marketing modules, but now we have revolutionized the way in which brands advertise and market themselves. I…
Cycling Rules!
As you’ve probably gleamed from my post about hiking, I really don’t like exercise and I definitely haven’t warmed to the idea of a repeat hiking expedition. So my friend Liezel decided to try a new angle for getting me active, and? It worked! Now, I am not ready to brave the rough and rocky…
Hiking Sucks!
Don’t let anybody fool you guys! Hiking sucks okay. I totally blame these fit friends of mine. Wait! Alright, lemme play devils advocate: Its swell for folks who regularly exercise and consider the ‘great outdoors’ the shit! But lemme tell you something my reader – if you’re as unfit as me, that 5.whatever kilometer climb…
Crossover Culture or nah?
I love it when networking comes together 🙂 I got to talking with Jeremy of the band Original Swimming Party, and they are co-hosting a pretty rad event called ‘Crossover Culture‘ next Friday the 13th, at the club venue known as The Assembly. It is going to be an event co-curated with Vincent Manzini from Ikasi Experience, and…
Yum Sorbet colors my Ruff Tung
So what is a girl to do when she moves to the city, has no prospects, but has a substantial fashion & lifestyle network? There’s quite a lot to do. Sorbet Kenilworth/Ruff Tung Summer Event Co-designer of fashion brand Ruff Tung (dedicated to the plus size, and mothers trying to acquire taste) Bridget Pickering invited me…
Something strange happened
Strangest thing just happened. A while ago my friends told me that I’d acquired a fan…strange since I have no claim to fame, but alas. I was told that it was due to my blogging and style at events that had garnered me some measure of notoriety. My friends said that my ‘fan’ wanted to…
Blogging and networking 2.0
I’ve been talking to alot of people lately who are interested in starting blogs, but lack direction. There are a few things one needs to understand about the bloggersphere: Be in it for the enjoyment. It’s really hard to sustain momentum doing something if you’re straining yourself, and not waking up constantly with the happiness…
Blogging in South Africa
First you need to understand that online writing is not a predisposition of many in South Africa. It is merely a means to an end and in no ways an escape for the grater majority, which is the usual justification bloggers utilize. The idea of a journal that is online is a far-fetched idea. One…
What I wore Today: The Blogger Pose
HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW? I hope you read that in a bad-ass Stifler voice. So today I went on a “I must try and wear my good clothes on campus” vibe. I don’t usually wear my new, or good clothes on campus. Its not worth it…and there are no hot guys to ogle me….
What does it mean to blog?
If you are looking for a step-by-step guide to blogging, you can go elsewhere. This will not be about me spoon-feeding you the essence of blogging or the formulation of a functioning website. This is not some rant on confining the extent to which blogging is defined. This will be a walk through the mind of someone…