Fashion Media

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If you Google "fashion blog," you will get approximately 1.6 million hits. Click around for a couple minutes on kissmestace.com and you will uncover a plaintive shout-out to all red-carpet obsessives for help identifying a certain pair of shoes worn... See more

If you Google "fashion blog," you will get approximately 1.6 million hits. Click around for a couple minutes on kissmestace.com and you will uncover a plaintive shout-out to all red-carpet obsessives for help identifying a certain pair of shoes worn by Paris Hilton: "They're blush-tone, sturdy-heel pumps with a bow cutout on the vamp. Readers, do you recognize this shoe?" I don't actually believe there are 1.6 million people interested in debating the aesthetic value of open-toe booties — see fashionista.com — but that extraordinary number indicates the popularity of a fairly recent phenomenon. An awful lot of people not only have an opinion about fashion, they also believe those opinions are worth broadcasting. The rise of the fashion blogger was inevitable. Fashion has evolved from an autocratic business dominated by omnipotent designers into a democratic one in which everyone has access to stylish clothes, anyone can start a trend, and the definition of designer — Donald Trump! —... See less

Highlights: If you Google "fashion blog," you will get approximately 1.6 million hits. Click around for a couple minutes on kissmestace.com and you will uncover a plaintive shout-out to all red-carpet obsessives for help identifying a certain pair of shoes worn by Paris Hilton: "They're blush-tone,...