New Fashion Bloggers Wanted

So today we removed 2 fashion bloggers from our list of bloggers - because they haven't posted anything new in years.

Which means we have openings for new fashion bloggers! Yippee!

So what are we looking for in a fashion blogger??? Well lets answer that with some Q and A:

Do I have to be a female?

No! In fact, we would really like it if we had more male fashion bloggers who want to contribute. Very hard to find such men who take an active interest in fashion blogging.

How often do I need to contribute?

Well, not every day clearly. But at least two posts per year would be nice. Or more. You can contribute as much as you want.

Can I post links / advertising?

If it is on the topic of fashion, absolutely you can post links / advertising to fashion, jewelry and a variety of things that fits within Fashion Salon's mantra. Especially if you are posting to things made by Canadians.

Any rules?

Yes. All posts must be family friendly.

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For fun you can also schedule posts that come out on specific dates. For example we already have an upcoming post about Spring fashion relating to bicycles that will come out on April 1st.

We don't recommend posting videos. The reason is because often the video later disappears, so it is better to post photographs because at least those stay. That doesn't mean you cannot post videos, simply be advised that sometimes YouTube removes a video and we don't find out later that the video doesn't exist any more.

Welcome to fashionsalon.ca, our new domain name!

So we finally decided to take the leap and register this blog as fashionsalon.ca - which means several things.

#1. Please feel free to promote / share things you see on our website. Free advertising is awesome! Feel free to use the banner shown on the right or make up your own banner to help advertise fashionsalon.ca.

#2. We will be posting new fashion articles more often! See #4...

#3. We are looking for new fashion bloggers to join us! Email our website designer charlesmoffat@charlesmoffat.com to be added to the list of Fashion Salon writers. Charles will add you to the list and you will receive an acceptance email from Blogger for you to sign up via.

#4. We will be ramping up the content on our website (redesigning it a bit too) in an effort to make Fashion Salon more popular than ever before. The goal here is to turn Fashion Salon into a popular website for people to post fashion news, commentary and historical info.

#5. We will be dedicating more time to also promoting Fashion Salon via advertising, but every bit helps so feel free to give us a boost via Twitter, Facebook, your personal website, etc. We appreciate the help!

#6. You may have noticed the .ca in the domain name. This means we will also be posting more Canadian fashion content in the future. We will continue to post American, British and International fashion articles - but there will be a stronger Canadian presence.

Thank you for supporting Fashion Salon and making it so popular!

Just how popular is Fashion Salon? Well we recently surpassed 775,000 hits - and as we approach the big 1,000,000 we felt we should finally have a domain name dedicated to this website.

Thank you for everyone's support!

Sincerely,
Suzanne MacNevin
Montreal, Canada

One Size Does Not Fit All

The phrase "One Size Fits All" means one of three things:

1. That the item of clothing in question is adjustable, often through straps, buckles, etc. However this level of adjustment doesn't always mean that it fits everyone. It just means it fits people within the range of adjustability.

2. That the item of clothing stretches. However there are limits to how far clothing can stretch. eg. If watching The Incredible Hulk on DVD, you know there is no way those pants of his stretch enough to keep covering his big green behind. He is simply too big.

3. That the item of clothing both stretches and has adjustable straps and buckles. This gives a much bigger range of comfort.

However "One Size Fits All" doesn't mean that the clothing in question is comfortable to wear - or fashionable. Often it means you will feel like a sausage being squeezed, as says one of the people in the video below which shows women of different sizes trying on various so called "one size fits all" pieces of clothing. As you can see in the video the clothing often doesn't really fit and is also uncomfortable.



I will say however that there are a few articles of clothing out there that do actually fit almost anyone and don't have to be adjusted or stretchy. They are:

Floppy Hats or Straw Hats
Certain types of Wrap Dresses (not all wrap dresses are capable)
Wrap Skirts
Large Scarves
Ponchos
Jewelry (depends on the jewelry)
Shawls
Capes
Cloaks

Basically just the clothing that by their very nature are adjustable to many different sizes.

I am not predicting there will be a huge increase in the number of people out there wearing capes or cloaks however - not unless we see a huge drop in global temperatures. (Old fashioned cloaks are super warm to wear in the winter.)

Fashion Models Vs High Fashion: An Essay

Last year I learned something interesting.

Fashion models (more often than not) don't actually care that much about "high fashion" or "fashion trends".

Basically they just wear normal clothes - well, normal clothes that fits them physically, if you can call that normal - and they really don't care which fashion company is paying them, so long as they are being well paid and treated well by the company.

But for their day to day clothes they are basically just wearing "casual fashion". Jeans, t-shirts. "Normal clothing" is every respect except maybe the size. Same goes with their makeup, often fashion models don't even wear makeup when they're not working.

Now you might think "Wait, so people are buying this stuff because fashion models are wearing them, but the models don't wear them in real life???"

Yep. That is correct.

Ironic, don't you think?

It is really the "beauty of advertising". And by beauty, I mean trickery.

Take this photo of supermodel Heidi Klum for example with a hamburger. Do you think for a second she actually ate the burger? Nope. She probably didn't even lick her fingers after touching it. In real life she probably would never eat a burger unless she was starving with hunger. (Because fashion models often have eating disorders that border on starvation.)

So then you might think "Wait, so if they're not wearing that stuff, why do people make such a big fuss about fashion?"

Well I have answer for that too, but for you to understand why you need to read the essay further below.

And if you are unwilling to read the essay, I say "What is wrong with you?! You read the rest of this blog post, how is an essay any different? It isn't even that long of an essay."

:p

Why is Fashion Important?

By Cinnabelly, Toledo, Ohio

Fashion. When you hear that word you may very well think of ditsy supermodels that strut around in thousand dollar name brand pieces of fabric. Or you could think of movies like Confessions of a Shopaholic, The September Issue, Coco Before Chanel, or The Devil Wears Prada. But what you most likely don't think of is an art, a career, a passion, or a lifestyle. Fashion can promote creativity, that it is very important in culture, society, and religion, and it can make you look and feel more professional.

So, I know that you may think that fashion is not important. That people should find other ways to be creative, like joining an art class, or getting into photography. Maybe you think that nowadays the clothing choices are just not all that great, and I agree with you in part. Or you could think that if people want to be religious then they can practice their religion just as long as they are in their own home, or a place of worship. You might think that kids shouldn’t be exposed to other cultures besides theirs. Maybe you think that you can look professional without making a big deal about it. And trust me all of these reasons are completely valid and you have the right to think this way. But in this case the pros outnumber the cons.

First off, fashion can make you more creative in your everyday life. Of course you’re wondering how fashion could possibly improve someone’s creativity. But if you really think about it, when you are getting dressed in the morning what goes through your mind? No matter what it is it's probably pretty creative and you most likely put some thought into it. No matter if you are trying to look like the most popular kids in your school or if you are trying to look like your favorite celebrity. Now if we we were more creative with everything that we do including the way that we dress it could makes us more creative in school/work. What I have found is that people feel extremely happy when they create something that they like and ends up a success. For example if someone was getting dressed and they decided to wear an outfit that they had never worn before and people complimented them on it they would be happy and self confident. Once people understand that it is okay that your clothes look different from other people's and they start to enjoy looking different and/or having a "signature" style they will become a lot less stressed about how they look and won't feel as much pressure to look like everyone else. Of course it will also really give people a lot of self confidence, which is always a good thing. For all of these reasons fashion can promote creativity in everyday life.

In addition, fashion is important in culture and religions. When I say that fashion is important to culture and religion you may ask how? How is something so superficial as fashion important to any religion or culture? But when you take the time to look, fashion is everywhere in religions and cultures. For example, Muslim women cover their faces with head scarves. That could definitely be classified as a “fashion statement,” because it is taking the way that you dress and using it for a purpose. If people were to dress in clothes from their religion more often it could possibly create stronger faith in religion and less people feeling like it is odd to wear things like that. It would create stronger faiths because if people were to dress according to their religion it would be a daily reminder of their faith. And as you have probably noticed people tend to do what they see others doing. So this could catch on quite easily. It would show kids that it is okay to be different from everyone else. If a bunch of their friends has some sort of religious clothing item and wore it then the kid would most likely think that if it were okay for his friend to be different than it is okay for him to be different as well. It could quite possibly make people more interested in other cultures. If someone saw an article of clothing that one person was wearing and thought that it was interesting than that person might want to do a bit of research on that culture and find out what it was for. When I say that it is important in culture I don’t just mean a culture from another country, but I also meant how society develops in the United States. Before women worked there weren’t many women’s dress suits. Most of the clothing for women has changed drastically because of the professions that some women choose nowadays. Most women’s clothing way back when was just fit for house work, grocery shopping, or taking care of kids. Now that some women work more clothes have changed to make them more professional looking and to make it easier for them to work in.

Last but not least fashion can make you look and feel more professional. If you are wearing something that makes you look more professional to a job interview they are more likely to take you seriously and consider you for the job. If people see you and think that you are professional, well kept, and put together than they are more likely to be nice to you. When someone thinks highly of you than someone who thinks that you’re not that great of a person. You will also feel better about yourself and feel like you are professional; therefore you will do better in your work.

In finality, fashion is important because it can make you more creative, it is important in culture and religion, and it makes you look and feel more professional. There are many reasons why this is a completely valid point. I have shown you many facts, and explain it all. Let's face it, regardless of your doubts fashion is important.

FASHION ESSAYS WANTED

Hello!

Are you an aspiring fashion blogger / fashion writer?

Well the Fashion Salon wants your essays - complete with your own personal thoughts on fashion, makeup, dieting, brands you like or hate, fashion dos and don'ts, accessories, super models you love to hate, and even topics about men's fashion.

Men's fashion? What's that?

Like how men wear clothes... but they often don't have a clue about how to dress themselves.

Seriously, anything and everything in the world of fashion is up for grabs. Send your submissions to suzannemacnevin at gmail dot com.

So yes, send us your fashion essays, your fashion rants, your fashion thoughts.

Joining Fashion Salon is FREE and you can post as often as you want on any fashion topic you want as long as it is Family Friendly.

All My Love,
Suzanne MacNevin

Fashion Writers Wanted

Hello!

The Fashion Salon is looking for dedicated Fashion Writers... the work is unpaid, but you get to write about whatever fashion topics you want - the more sassy and controversial the better!

See our Writing Submission Guidelines for more details.