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ISSUE #8
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NEWS
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FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE
The latest happenings from around the blogosphere. One Question, Three Bloggers with Raijean of Swa-Rai, Amy Claire of Confessions of a Fashion Editor, and Meriel of Hurricane Lemonade. Edited by Rachel of ‘Cause I’d Rather Waste My Life Pretending
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TRENDS: THE BRIGHT SIDE
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STYLE IN MY CITY
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Quotable
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BLOGS TO WATCH
Featuring Shonwer, Wearable Dreams, My Little Fashion Diary and My Fashion Insider.
SINGULAR STYLE
Highlighting the style of Caylee of If You Seek Style.
w w w. S t y l e S a m pleMag.com
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One trend, two ways. Edited by Carolina of Closet Full of Nothing
Belgrade Flapper explores the style scene in Belgrade, Serbia; Anna Katrina of Passport Glamour tells us how to look our best in Madrid.
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PHOTOGRAPHY: NOIR & BLANC
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EMERGING DESIGNER
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BLOGGING + BUSINESS
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FEATURE: FASHIONNERDIC
TRENDS: TROPIC WONDER
Six bloggers show us how to be stylish in tropical paradise.
THE ART OF STYLE
Fashion illustrator Angie Wang is the talent behind the quirky illustrations at Wangie. By Meghan Donovan of WIT & Whimsy
Fashion photographer Polina Osherov takes beautiful images that tell a story. By Jenna Templeton of My Life as a Magazine Black Milk designer James Lillis combines dedication to his craft with a wicked sense of humor. By Alexis J. of Candid Couture For Jenna Colombini of New York Design Shop, owning her own business was in her blood. By Katie Schuppler of Fashion Speak Eighteen-year-old Ilanka of Fashionnerdic looks to fashion as both an escape and an art. By Sarah Russell of Return to Sender