I am seriously in love

...with these wedges!!

Oh no we didn't!

You know how you make friends with fellow fashion bloggers? Well, ladies in my posse include Ask Fashion Kitty, Frapp-Induced Fashion, and Style Chronicles. These lovely ladies just helped with a game on Voxpop. Go play! It's tons of fun and we're pitted against each other for best picks. Make sure to drop by their blogs as well to tell them how great you thought their fashionable sneaker choices were!!




P.S If you are a fashion blogger that I'm pretty tight with then drop me a line if you want to participate in the next Voxpop fashion game!!!

LAST CALL: Need more photos!

Boys, I need pictures of you looking fabulous and fashionable. I have several entries, but I want more! I'm so greedy. :-P

Submit them to me: *highfashionjournalistatyahoodotcom* (substitute proper symbols!)

I can't wait for you guys to see what I've been cooking up for male fashion. It's hot!

High Fashion Girl Archives

When I come across a new fashion blog that I love to death, it's rare that I go through all of the archives. So, it's likely that you've never read through any of my archives - which means you're missing out on some pretty fabulous blog entries.

"Show me what you got, High Fashion Girl!"

Okay, here goes. These are my favorite entries. Some of them are humorous, some of them are informative, and some of them are serious intellectual discussions about fashion. The common theme with them all is that they are entertaining. So click away! (There are stars by my absolute favorite must-read entries)

Midwestern Sensibilities
In My Room
Creative Idea
Gift Ideas Under $50
Superior Customer Service!
Latte or Fashion?
More Fashion Week
Unusual Indie Pieces
Washington, Washington
The Perfect Looking Fall Sweater
The Mind of a Genius*
Sew Hawt...
Movies that Influence Your Style
What Your Attire Says About You
Comprehensive Guide to Fall Trends!
Simpson Scandal
Simpson Scandal Part Deux
Like Hot or Not, but awesomer
American Apparel: Run by A Chauvinist Pig?
Are you Bored?
Scents I Love
Favorite Ebay Sellers
Influences
Fashion is ART*
Fashion Decoded
Part One: Indie x 1000*
The Viva Project
Fall '06 Coat Trends
What It's All About*
Summer = Swimwear!
Inspiration Comes Easy
Fashion Crisis: Quick Answer
Come on California
Fashion Psychic*
Perfect Skin*
Unsung Designers get their Song
Cheap yet fulfilling
Plus-Size Fashion Tips
Homogeneity and the Teenage Girl
A Weighty Discussion
The "Price" of Fashion

Vera Wang Collaboration!

I can't get enough of the collaborations that designers are doing with retail chains. The one I'm looking forward to the most right now is Vera Wang's collab. w/ Kohl's (Read more about it here: Vera Wang to design line just for Kohl's). I'm curious: what new lines are you psyched for seeing?

Vera Wang for Kohl's Promotional Photos:

Vintage Amore

The thing about online vintage shops is that they're so hit or miss. Some of them have a collection of treasures hidden amidst some really hideous things. Vintage Amore seems to always get it right, though. It seems like they are always a "hit" and never a "miss." You can tell that the selections are made by someone who really has an eye for fashion and an eye for modern style. They are one of my favorite online vintage shops ever.

For instance, you can snatch up a completely fashion forward piece like this for $45. What a steal.



Check them out!

Just a laugh

Via: The Spectator

The most fun you've ever had on the internet:

Fashionable Boys: Call for Photos

Do you have a significant other or brother who is as stylish as you? Tell them to submit their photos to me to be featured on this blog. I am doing a special on male fashion soon with a focus on individual and street style. I'd love to see what the males in the HFG network are wearing.

Email photos to: highfashionjournalist@yahoo.com w/ your name, age and description of your outfit.

*smooches*

Grace

Conspiracy Theory

{Caution: Read with a sense of humor}

I was reading Fashion Orgasm's latest blog about Lily Allen. Allen rants, "It’s in the magazines’ and advertisers’ interests to make girls want to be skinny and feel shit about themselves because then they will go out and buy their products. It’s just another part of the capitalist, materialistic, evil world that we live in." I thought, "So true!" But what if there is more to it than that?

There's no doubt that in Western societies, skinny is in, and it's probably a look that's here to stay for a long time. Somehow we're able to put aside any notion of aesthetics. We focus on the superficial, and even on the disgusting. Why are we so driven to be skinny, nay, gaunt?



My theory is that if the women of this world "downsized" and became just as skinny as the models we see on the runways, then the fashion industry would stand to make a lot of money. A LOT of money. Here's my logic: skinny women wear less fabric, fabric is expensive, therefore wearing less fabric saves lots of money. Therefore, the cost of production goes down, but the cost to the public remains the same. So, if the fashion industry could get away with it, they'd be filthy stinking rich...even more filthy stinking rich than they already are! Which explains why they push the uber-skinny image on us. They know it's not healthy, and it's not even all that attractive, but it saves them money!

I say we rebel. I say we return to soft curves, and full, beautiful figures. Before you scoff at that, look at how hot Botticelli's "Three Graces" are:



Look at their big round bottoms and their rounded tummies. Hotness. Pure hotness. Let's stop our quests to be freakishly thin. That's pretty much a product of warped thinking, and industry pressure. Here's to health!

Global Street Fashion

After browsing some street fashion sites, I settled on a few looks I really love:




In London, this enormous swing coat caught my eye. I love how it's paired only with tights. Very sexy!

Source: Face Hunter




Elsewhere in London, this lovely lady perfects the high-waisted pants trend. Check out her cute t-strap shoes!

Source: Face Hunter


The streets of Helsinki bring us this adorable girl who has that grannie/librarian chic look down to a T.

Source: Hel Looks



Also in Helsinki is this girl, who brightens up a drab black outfit with outrageous splashes of color.

Source: Hel Looks


This Japanese girl must have been taking cues from Marc Jacobs. Her layered look is incredible, but not overwhelming.

Source: Japanese Streets

New Voxpop Game

Shop and Rock Promo

Hey OKC Fashionistas! Come to Shop and Rock on Friday! I'll be there, looking my HFG hottest. It's your best opportunity to get amazing clothes by amazing local indie designers and to hear some kick ass music!