Short Rompers & Jumpers

Maybe you were hoping rompers would just go away? They certainly didn't seem convenient or even entirely flattering the last time we talked about them. (We can only imagine what Tim Gunn would say!) But here we are taking a look at the updated "one-piece jumper thingees" coming out in time for the warm weather, and we have to say - some of them are pretty darned hot! What do you think??? Way to go? Or... oh honey, no? See more of what we're talking about here.

Links A La Mode: This Week

As the World Turns

Edited by Fajr of StylishThought.com

With so much going on in the world, the Japan earthquake, the upheaval in Libya, the aftermath of John Galliano’s actions and the social phenomenon that is Charlie Sheen, it’s great to see the fashion blogging community talking about the issues and bringing a little light with the fancy of fashion! Included in this week’s amazing links: Shopping to Aid Japan Relief, an outfit post for Charlie Sheen, exploring the new neon trend and behind the scenes of how Hermes scarves are made!

Links à la Mode: March 24th

• Arash Mazinai- Bling Bang: Exploring the Blood Diamond Trade


• Cheap & Chic Living- For Japan with Love


• Dress with Courage- Do you dress older or younger than you really are?


• Fashion Evolution- Ups and Downs in my Fashion History


• Fumiko Kawa- Two Patterns of Minimalism


• FOTW- When did Fashion become porn?


• Juliette Maxwell- How to Take Runway Pictures


• La Rouge- How to Live in Two Places at Once


• Missemmamm- An Ode to Charlie Sheen


• Miss Viki- Chat with Russian Art Illustrator Lena Ker


• My Heart Blogged- Blogs from the Heart: Citizen Rosebud


• Obsessive Coolness- Should Talent be Boycotted in Favor of Morality?


• Snappy and Snazzy- Rules of Flattery


• Style Bizarre- Beware of what you Wear


• Sugar Coated Style- Cherry Blossoms in the Breeze


• Tres Awesome- Hermes Festival of Craft


• Try It On Me- The Bright Stuff~ A neon color palette brings back memories of 1990's fashion and fun!


• The Button Owl- DIY Fishtail Braid Tutorial


• The View from 5 ft 2- Aldo x Julian Louie x Spring/Summer


• Stylish Thought- 5 Fanciful Frocks for a Swinging Spring

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Sick!

This time of year it seems everyone is either sick or taking care of sick people. Guess which one I am? The latter, or course! So far, I'm the last (wo)man standing so I've been busy looking after two fellas who seem to be taking turns with various manifestations of cold and/or flu. They're getting better, but for the last couple of weeks I've had absolutely no time to blog. I'll be getting back into the swing of things with new reviews and posts before the end of the week. Hang in there - Spring is almost here!

Intimates & Sleepwear Sale at Torrid

Is your underwear unraveling? Shapewear out of shape? Bras no longer lifting-and-separating? Just in the mood for better lingerie? If so, you might be in luck. Until Valentine's day, Torrid is giving 25% off sexy sleepwear, bras, shapewear and panties. So pop over there if your intimates need updating.

IFB Presents: Links a la Mode

It's Getting Hot In Here

Edited by Ann of Holier than Now

Though you may be living in a snow globe (sure feels like it here on the East Coast), you're never out in the cold - assuming the snow hasn't knocked out your internet ... This week's links will warm you up with hot topics that, ideally, bring out the best in a thoughtful, vibrant blogging community. Take your gloves off (the wool kind, not the boxing kind) and join the conversation!

P.S. If you'd like your voice heard here in Links a La Mode, take a look at this helpful guide by Grit & Glamour.

Links à la Mode: January 27th

• Alternations Needed Petite Body Tips Are Usually Bunk: Find Out Your Real Body Shape


• Styling You Jeggings: For or Against?


• Ruby-Eyed Okapi How The Media Tells Us How to Look Through the Lies of Photoshop


• Melina Bee 8 Tips on How to Leave Great Comments


• Love Brown Sugar The Great Debate: Do Skinny Girls Have More Fun?


• Fashionwrites On the Controversial Debate on Fashion and Ethnicity


• Peachy Keen A Week with No Pants


• Full Time Fabulous The 10 Commandments of Building a Loyal Blog Readership


• FOTW A Controversial Take on Burberry's SS/11 Campaign


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: Proezna Schouler speaks at IFB Evolving Influence


• The Haute Hoosier One Man Admits His (Sartorial) Man Crush


• A Perfect Midnight What's In a (Blog) Name


• The New Professional Walking the Halls, Not the Streets: Can Tall Boots & Skirts Work for the Office?


• The Demoiselles What Does it Mean to Be Labeled - And Does it Matter?


• Brunette Blogging Privacy and Blogging


• 260 Days No Repeats Can the Stripe Trend Work for Any Body Type?


• Makeup and Jeans Girl Orange Lipstick for All? 5 Tips to Make It Work


• Holier than Now Crossing the Line: The Cross Jewelry Trend - Offensive or Innocent?


• Dress with Courage Androgyny, Prada, and Taylor Swift: My Relationship with Perfume


• Analogue Chic No More Mugshots: How to Look Better in Profile Pics


• Over 50 Feeling 40 Is Fashion Over 50 More Fun?

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Tennis, Anyone?

Am I the only one who didn't know that Nike makes plus-size sportswear? I don't even play any competitive sports (unless you count working in DC) but I think this little tennis outfit is cah-yute!

Each piece is $50 at Nordstrom.

IFB Presents Links A La Mode

In With The New

Edited by: The Sunday Best

It's funny how an arbitrary measurement like time can cause us to reassess our lives, make long lists of promises, and end up overpaying for bad parties filled with depressed people staring into their drinks. Just me? Let's start the year off right with a collection of links bursting with new year-y goodness.

Links à la Mode: January 6th

• 55th Street: Twelve months, twelve photos, twelve words


• Analogue Chic: Fashion anomalies - under-the-radar trends from 2010


• Archives: Best of the worst 2010 (photos)


• Awakened Aesthetic: The heiress and the architect


• Brunette Blogging: The blogging flu


• Dramatis Personae: 50 radical New Year's goals


• Elle Enchanted: Tips on being a better blog reader


• Fashezine: Delicate matters (organic cotton)


• Fierce: How an editorial calendar can save you


• Forever Amber: What I learned from a month of wearing dresses


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: 10 Tips To Get Back Into Blogging


• Inkblot*Photography: Sound Off - A note on body image


• Karma-Style: No mutton allowed...


• Miss Vinyl Ahoy: 8 simple rules for mixing patterns


• Moda de la Mode: Let's start a colour revolution


• Naked Glory: Fashion and sex


• Tall Girl Blogging: Remarkably unremarkable - Blogging and body image


• The Cheap Girl in a Chic World: Fashion rules were meant to be broken


• The Coveted: Wearing Summer Dresses in the Dead of Winter


• The Elegant Bohemian: All the glitters


• The Fashion Planner: New Year Detox

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