Mentally and physically I’m still in the dog days of summer and dreaming of spending my hours with my toes in the sand, but life goes on. August is upon us. On the web chic girls wear baggy pants and panama hats. Some of my favorite blogs talk about about classic safari style and the history of bohemian chic. This week’s Blogs in Style is a crazy mix of posts on a wide variety of topics. Enjoy!- Always in Fashion recounts the history behind the never-ending Bohemian Chic trend in the delightful article Hello Gypsy.
- My hair is flat, strait and fine. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t fantasize about big, full, gorgeous tresses. Hot rollers get me closer to my ideal and I’d love to try this set to see if it will give me the waves of my dreams.
- As much as I’d love to spend all my hours relaxing on the beach, I have to work like everyone else. Arash Mazinani explains why what we wear to work matters in Perception is Reality: The Secret about Image in the Workplace.
- I love the way other women look in loose trousers, unfortunately I have never been able to carry it off. Now that I’ve seen Consider Me Lovely looking amazingly chic in baggy pants I’m thinking it might be time to try them again.
- Train tracks and tractor tires terrify me. So does the possibility of being sued. As a result the post Bloggers Beware: You CAN Get Sued For Using Pics on Your Blog by Roni Loren compelled me to make some changes here on The Style Confessions. Scary, scary, stuff.
- Cheetah is the New Black gives us 3 reasons why you need a Panama hat. Say no more. I’m on it.
- I remember when “Out of Africa” was in theaters, but I don’t remember much about the movie or the costumes. Turns out they were beautiful, inspirational and well researched. That doesn’t sound very exciting does it? Go look at the images. They’re amazing. I promise.
- A lot of great things have happened to my personality as I’ve gotten older. One is that I don’t compare myself to other people as much as I used to. Not Dead Yet Style discusses this and more in Moving Past Comparison.
- The fashion world has deemed the Ikat print a hot trend but it has a long, fascinating, history.
- I have a soft spot for denim dresses but I’ve never quite figured out how to wear them so they look cool instead of frumpy. Maybe ankle boots and wild auburn hair will help?
See any posts you like? How is the month of August treating you?
Very nice items. I clicked trough to all of them. Got quite a shock of the copyright thing.
As for the panama hat… I want one now.
Out of Africa…: “lace-up paddock boots in camel leather and beige fabric”, HaH, I still have a pair up in my cupboard. Will take them down for autumn. Although they are better in spring.
Comparing article… I had to leave a comment.
Baggy pants.. lovely article. I wanted to leave a comment but I failed. Could not figure out how to do it. Don’t know how to enter a url.
Denim… not fair. She is a model, he is a professional photographer and she is young. Anything will look good.
Greetje Kamminga
I’m so glad you liked the articles Greetje! I found the copyright article shocking, and very upsetting, as well. Although I understand that photographers find it equally upsetting when they find out their work is being used without compensation, it still kind of shocks me. As for the denim ensemble, I agree!
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August 8, 2012 at 1:10 pm #
Heather, that photo of you is amazing! I love how they are evolving. Lots of good links that I will have to peruse!
xo Mary Jo
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August 8, 2012 at 11:58 pm #
I’ll start off too by saying that I love your photo! very summer appopriate. Actually my vacations start on Friday, so I have a lot of relaxing to do!
As for your collection of posts it’s interesting as always. The one I read immediately was the copyright one. I rarely use such photos, but I guess I’ll have to find new ones for the posts that don’t contain photos that I’ve taken myself!
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So glad you like the photo and my collection of posts. The one about the photos terrified me. I’ve been scrolling through my blog ever since making sure that anything that I didn’t take is clearly labeled as such. Personally, I think when I upload an image of an advertisement from a magazine why would the company be irritated by that? It’s free advertising. Same goes for product photos that promote the product. However I do think it’s prudent to be careful with photos from freelance photographers and others who might not be so happy about having their images strewn about the web. I even e-mailed my favorite street style photographer to ask him if it was OK for me to “pin” his photos onto my interest account!
What a great feature! Keep up the amazing work and hopefully one day one of my posts will be featured in your fabulous roundup!
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The watch sounds cool! Your blog is a lot of fun and I do follow you on google reader, so I might just find something to share one day soon.
What a lovely surprise to find my ‘Out of Africa’ post along with all these wonderful links. Thank you!
Ada
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Your welcome! I adore you blog. Don’t be surprised if I post other links in the future.
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August 12, 2012 at 6:23 am #
Belated thank you for including me in your list!
The copyright post was a good wake up call. I thought giving a source link was OK, now I know I need to go further. Time to scour my blog!
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You’re welcome! And yes, that post was darn scary wasn’t it? I don’t use that many outside sourced photos here but I am busy scouring my archives to make sure I’ve given credit where it’s due.
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August 12, 2012 at 6:29 am #
Thanks for including me in this again. I’m always really appreciative.
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You’re welcome. I always find great posts on your blog. Keep up the great work.