Via Put this On comes this waaaay-inside baseball men's fashion blogging discussion at Park & Bond about whether men are dressing for themselves or dressing for women or dressing for other fashion bloggers. (Yeah, I don't care either.)
BUT. Buried in the piece was this nice little bit from A Fistful of Style's Alex Yakovleff.
Many -- if not most -- people posting on the Internet are trying to show off to the Internet (myself included). You’re posting pictures to the Internet. Are you really going to argue "I’m just doing it for me, man!"? Because that’s kind of unbelievable. Of course you’re doing for others, at least to some degree.
Commenting / annotating this post to point to a great followup from Matt Haughey on "Why Men Blog Their Clothes." http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2011/08/why-men-blog-their-clothes.html
"Hear me out: if you're schlubby 35 year old guy that wears t-shirts and cargo shorts, and you suddenly go out and buy $150 shirts that fit right and look nice and you start wearing tailored pants and smart shoes, barely anyone will notice."
Posted by: Michael Sippey | Aug 19, 2011 at 12:57 PM
not so bad.
Posted by: Cometoqiu | Dec 01, 2012 at 01:06 AM