{"id":1136,"date":"2009-03-30T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2009-06-18T18:54:32","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T22:54:32","slug":"doing-it-bloggy-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/doing-it-bloggy-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing It Bloggy Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t checked out gorgeous blogger <a href=\"http:\/\/thumbelinafashionista.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thumbelina Fashionista<\/a>, you must. Her personal style gets an A+ from me. You won&#8217;t see any of the shredded t-shirts, studded bracelets and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/topic\/diy\" target=\"_blank\">DIY<\/a> Balmain jackets that have a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kudzu\" target=\"_blank\">kudzu<\/a>-like stranglehold on the fashion blogosphere. Thumbelina sticks to exquisite, high-quality pieces that are elegantly assembled even on casual days. Belts are a trademark accessory.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/thumbelinafashionista.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/what-i-wore-remix.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/ScgjCoAb50I\/AAAAAAAAHek\/ycxUvKVOj4k\/s320\/DSC00963.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316537888116827970\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/thumbelinafashionista.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/what-i-wore-rustic.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Scgj3tcXmzI\/AAAAAAAAHe8\/f2E0Tae2Gwc\/s320\/DSC00978.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316538800109230898\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Thumbelina Fashionista<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere in the blog world, 12-year-old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/blogs\/culture\/2009-03-13\/tavi-williams-style-rookie\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tavi<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Style Rookie<\/a> is the exception to the rule that children should be neither seen nor heard on the Internet. I said THE exception, so if you are the parent of a nine-year-old child, and you create a fashion blog for her, don&#8217;t be shocked &#8230; SHOCKED! &#8230; when your inbox explodes with furious emails. It&#8217;s futile for anyone else to try to be Tavi, just as it was futile for anyone to wear a navel-baring gown after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/ew\/article\/0,,92259,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Lopez&#8217;s 2000 Grammy appearance<\/a> in her green Versace. Some things defy imitation.<\/p>\n<p>Tavi &#8212; who dresses creatively but age appropriately &#8212; was inspired to do a little painting by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.style.com\/fashionshows\/review\/F2008RTW-YSLRG\/\" target=\"_blank\">runway look<\/a> for the Yves Saint Laurent Fall 2008 collection. <a href=\"http:\/\/tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/shirts.html\" target=\"_blank\">One thing led to another<\/a> and voila! A Tavi t-shirt. Buy it on her blog. Maybe she&#8217;ll grow up to be the next YSL and you&#8217;ll be donating your treasured t-shirt to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Or maybe she&#8217;ll grow up to be a firefighter. It&#8217;s up to her.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Sa927TM3lvI\/AAAAAAAAHVk\/ovjZS7AvS84\/s1600-h\/tavitop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 318px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Sa927TM3lvI\/AAAAAAAAHVk\/ovjZS7AvS84\/s320\/tavitop.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309593246831711986\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>I&#8217;m hoping for a WendyB version with <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/red-lipstick\/\" target=\"_blank\">red lips<\/a>. Note to Tavi: avert your eyes from the title of this post. For that matter, this whole blog is rated PG-13 for language. Please be parentally guided until your next birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Michelle of Kingdom of Style is another blogger with a<a href=\"http:\/\/kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk\/my_weblog\/2009\/03\/eyes-right.html\" target=\"_blank\"> t-shirt project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Sc6-fmiCkNI\/AAAAAAAAHis\/PEAyVHYWUaM\/s1600-h\/6a00d8341c2f0953ef01156e58917d970c-500wi.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Sc6-fmiCkNI\/AAAAAAAAHis\/PEAyVHYWUaM\/s320\/6a00d8341c2f0953ef01156e58917d970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318397660099678418\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teddy_Boy\" target=\"_blank\">Teddy Boy<\/a> photo would be heart-stopping even without a back story, but there IS a back story. The &#8220;lovable rogue&#8221; on the shirt is Queen Michelle&#8217;s own <a href=\"http:\/\/kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk\/my_weblog\/2008\/04\/bad-lads-and-ro.html\" target=\"_blank\">Uncle Billy<\/a>, a bad boy who &#8220;ended up entangled in a world of crime and was to never to be seen or heard of again,&#8221; but not before he posed for a stellar portrait. You can buy Uncle Billy&#8217;s on Queen Michelle&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/kingdomofstyle.typepad.co.uk\/my_weblog\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t checked out gorgeous blogger Thumbelina Fashionista, you must. Her personal style gets an A+ from me. You won&#8217;t see any of the shredded t-shirts, studded bracelets and DIY Balmain jackets that have a kudzu-like stranglehold on the fashion blogosphere. Thumbelina sticks to exquisite, high-quality pieces that are elegantly assembled even on casual&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/doing-it-bloggy-style\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1136","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blogs-and-bloggers","7":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1349,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136\/revisions\/1349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}