tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post6698419111140016866..comments2023-06-02T16:56:10.192+02:00Comments on The Shophopper: Integrity in the online universeShophopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935371047298748672noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-40805524267358679512012-06-18T01:38:10.924+02:002012-06-18T01:38:10.924+02:00Ha ha! Loved this - especially because you've ...Ha ha! Loved this - especially because you've been brave enough to say what a lot of people are afraid to come and say about the often over commercialised direction fashion blogging has taken. Bravo!Veshoeviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435514642440232185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-56462721182105461132012-03-18T23:10:28.053+01:002012-03-18T23:10:28.053+01:00Hey !
I came on your blog to see if there was any...Hey !<br /><br />I came on your blog to see if there was any update I had missed and I saw you added a picture with the banners of the blogs you follow. It's really an honor for us to be one of these blogs. Thank you so much.<br /><br />Also, I thought of your post the other day when Incognito was approached by a brand trying to give us clothes to try and advertise for the first time. We made the decision to decline the offer because the clothes just didn't meet our aesthetic in fashion but I'm not gonna lie, it was a hard decision. I mean, it's kinda flattering that a PR found our blog good enough to advertise their clothes and it could have been an interesting experience. But I'm glad we stayed true to ourselves.<br /><br />Looking forward to read a new post of yours =)<br /><br />Absolute B. of IncognitoShug Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951349011548151895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-35366744058587937072012-03-07T22:34:18.790+01:002012-03-07T22:34:18.790+01:00Hi, realy interesting opinion. and I think you'...Hi, realy interesting opinion. and I think you're right. the blogosphere should be a speakers corner for individuals and less companies. I was writing my master thesis about the relevance of blogs..<br />cheers :)Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069034136835920569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-84394432336154438102012-03-05T20:31:33.329+01:002012-03-05T20:31:33.329+01:00Thank you so much for the kind mention! I'm re...Thank you so much for the kind mention! I'm really honoured and flattered to be included amongst your favourites...You raised a very interesting point and I completely agree with you. I've been thinking about how I would react if approached by companies proposing promotion or advertisement. I think that there is nothing wrong if you genuinely like their clothes/accessories, but this can influence your point of view. However, coherence/honesty, with yourself and with the readers, should always come first. And people can feel when things are made up or exaggerated.Not Just A Pretty Dresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16724256823919163639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-46121420739670682642012-03-04T14:31:36.281+01:002012-03-04T14:31:36.281+01:00I'm really glad you've wrote a post about ...I'm really glad you've wrote a post about this, I've being having similar thoughts for a long time but couldn't quite put it into context. Personally I do find the sneaky context just plain crafty, I don't feel like I can fully trust the blogger. Like when they have links in the actual post, it just ruins the experience of reading a good post! Would you mind if I put this in my March round up?Julietslacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905712069220140940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-19903650209297168522012-03-03T23:18:46.101+01:002012-03-03T23:18:46.101+01:00Firstly, I feel very honoured to have been mention...Firstly, I feel very honoured to have been mentioned alongside your personal favorites. And secondly, I have read this article of yours twice now - having revisited for a second time to read and digest again, nodding to myself all the way through! I agree. I have looked into the 'monetising' thing and thought that I simply didn't want to compromise what I want my blog to be be about. I do sometimes (very occasionally) accept offers of items to style - but ONLY if I genuinely like them, and often on the basis of borrowing and returning, not necessarily being given. I want to be able to choose any designers I may want to write about and do so because I have elected to on the basis of genuine admiration for their work, not because I feel it is 'owed'. The two words you have highlighted in bold: integrity and authenticity are very important to me. And this brings me to the third thing I wanted to say which is thank you for your very thoughtful comment on my fru-gal post about ethical styling. I'm so glad you found the Lucy Siegle book informative and inspiring. It continues to have a reverberating impact on me too and has made me much more interested in sustainable brands and designers and changing patterns of production.Rosalindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916652711513095607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-46933292302443863582012-03-02T15:17:31.573+01:002012-03-02T15:17:31.573+01:00OMG! Thank you so much for this post! I have been ...OMG! Thank you so much for this post! I have been thinking about this issue for a couple of weeks and wanted to write a post about it too. I am really sick and tired of IFB telling me to monetize and monetize and monetize my blog. When I created my blog, I didn't even think that it could bring me money or free clothes. And I still don't care about that. Sure I would love to have more readers or to collaborate with the brands I love, but I hate the idea of making my blog plain or too fashionable (a lot of my clothes are thrifted, so brands wouldn't be interested in me anyway). <br />I am also tired of IFB and other fashion communities like Chictopia trying to trick me into buying from their sponsors or to make publicity for their sponsors. I am not against getting shopping ideas, but please don't try to make me buy stuff. <br />I'm so happy you brought that up!Dreamlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354048870778608520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-79312266174038183832012-03-01T20:28:30.081+01:002012-03-01T20:28:30.081+01:00Goed plan! Via de website zelf kan je de juwelen n...Goed plan! Via de website zelf kan je de juwelen niet kopen, maar wel via twee andere webshops. Ik zet de link erbij!Shophopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02935371047298748672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-50423288829871158452012-03-01T19:13:08.148+01:002012-03-01T19:13:08.148+01:00You ARE actually voicing one of Incognito's co...You ARE actually voicing one of Incognito's concern. We haven't been approached by brands but we thought about the idea, of course, when doing benchmaking. Would we accept "gifts" coming from brands in exchange of a post dedicated for that brand for instance ? Like you said, which crazy fashion blogger would refuse a YSL bag or a pair of Miu Miu. But if it means protecting one's aesthetic and point of view, well... it'd be a tough one, haha. <br />More seriously, my co-bloggers and I (Absolute B) kind of agreed that the most important thing would be our aesthetic. If we are invited to an event, we will not lie and show ourselves drinking cocktails if the party sucked.<br />We have already written posts about events because we like going to events, we like meeting other bloggers or seeing exhibitions, fashion shows, meeting artists and understand their reflexion, see if we can ask question, grasp their point of view a little more. But we've make it a point to be honest and fully transcribe how we experience the party, even if it was disappointing.<br /><br />Like you said, it's a question of balance since every fashion blogger is in a way already advertising for brands just by wearing and showing their clothes. <br />The only thing is being approached by brands should not be a goal and an end in itself. I guess it's normal to be willing to be contacted by brands but one should be writing in order to express oneself first. But yeah, it's hard to decide where to draw the line.<br /><br />Your post was really interesting to read anyway. And your credit card is so nice for giving you this awesome necklace as a gift !<br /><br />The Ladies of IncognitoShug Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951349011548151895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195110584317109733.post-8317897694147086652012-03-01T13:55:36.287+01:002012-03-01T13:55:36.287+01:00Yes! Lichtjes unrelated aan de inhoud van deze pos...Yes! Lichtjes unrelated aan de inhoud van deze post, maar ik had je nog willen mailen om de naam van dat juwelenmerk te vragen. Ik ga je nu schaamteloos kopiëren en die ketting kopen. Maar als iemand ze mij zou willen geven, sta ik daar volledig voor open :-)Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915362038756539357noreply@blogger.com