One of my other interests, besides books and music, is clothes. I never write about it here and I don't know why, because fashion and music absolutely go together. Fashion and poetry, I don't know- except weren't Lord Byron and Baudelaire known as dandies?
Anyway, over the past few years I've grown disenchanted with fashion magazines as they've focused more and more on celebrities and status bags and less on clothes. But when one door closes, a window opens somewhere else and for me that would be all the fashion blogs. And I think I like them even better than the magazines because it is so inspiring to see how real people with budgetary constraints and ordinary lives put themselves together. And I love that I can see how people from all over the world are doing this.
One of my favorite style blogs is Leah's. It's called Style for the Stay at Home Mom but it's really for anyone interested in nice clothes you can actually live in. Leah is a one-woman crusade against the Juicy tracksuit and the Ed Harvey t-shirt, but she also writes about art, books, poetry, music, and whatever else is on her mind. She's spirited, smart, funny and warm I always look forward to her posts. She was also very supportive of me when I first started blogging, a kindness I will never forget, and now she has tagged me for a Premio award, which is so, so sweet. Typepad and I are locking horns over how the little graphic can be displayed so hopefully I'll get that worked out. But the most lovely thing about it is that now my job is to talk about seven of my favorite blogs, so here we go:
I love Bookgirl's Nightstand- how could I not? Iliana reads and reviews lots and lots of books, takes pretty pictures, and makes amazing book art.
Copenhagen Cycle Chic is another favorite. Gorgeous happy people in great clothes riding bikes around one of my favorite cities in the world.
Lost In Your Inbox- I'm new to this blog but totally addicted. Marcy talks about music and life, not always in that order. She knows about so many bands, which is really impressive because she also has three children and seems to know where they are at all times too. She's definitely an inspiration.
All Eyes and Ears- Dane posts a picture and song to go with it. Gorgeous simplicity.
So Much Silence- Another great music blog. Kevin is into a really wide range of music and posts about bands like Frightened Rabbit and Calexico while still managing to keep tabs on Q-Tip's every move.
I write about him all the time, but I have to repeat it here: I love The Vinyl Villain. I also love his German musical twin, Dirk from Sexy Loser. Between the two of them, they must own every single recording from the last 30 years worth having. They both take requests too!
Pretending Life is Like A Song- It was there and then it was gone. Then I ran into Adam at the Contrast Podcast but still no blog. Now it's back and that makes me happy.
And finally, Melissa at Writing Forward is another favorite. More about that in my next post.
Mmm, that might be more that seven, but I hope it's OK. I think the best thing about this was that it inspired me to finally get my links list in order so thank you again Leah!!