Style Symmetry

Without a doubt, The Clothes Horse is the friendliest fashion blogger around! Anyone who is a regular reader of Rebecca’s blog knows she will respond to your comments and even stop by your personal blog to say hello. That along with her knack for posing, inventive photoshoots and outfits have contributed to her skyrocketing success. Please enjoy The Clothes Horse’s answers to The Symmetry Seven.

1. What would you name your personal style?
I like to think of my style as “quirky ladylike.” I have a penchant for feminine dresses, but I like to mix things up a bit and add in personal touches like fascinators, colorful shoes, and whimsical details.

2. Is there anything you wouldn’t wear?
There’s an awful lot I would never wear…but trends tend to wear me down over time. I’m not interested in harem pants, shredded tees, or overly sexy pieces.

3. Where do you get your outfit inspirations?
The old classic films that I was raised on, like Bonnie and Clyde starring Faye Dunaway. Other bloggers online are another huge inspiration and street fashion sites and books. I first started to really get into fashion with the “Fruits” books featuring Japanese street style.

4. Tell us about your day job?
I guess currently I join the ranks of the unemployed! I just graduated from college less than a month ago and I used to work part-time as a cashier on my campus. Right now I’m “figuring things out.”

5. How much time do you spend working on your blog?
It’s hard to say, probably about two hours go into a post. This includes the time I take to photograph my outfits and upload the images. I end up spending hours just browsing around the web and reading other blogs.

6. What songs/albums are you loving right now?
I can’t get ‘The Hazards of Love’ by the Decemberists out of my head lately. I especially like the haunting lit from the accordion in the song “Isn’t It A Lovely Night?” on that album.

7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
An unmarried mother; I was quite convinced when I was very little that motherhood was the best route but had no interest in having a man in my life. My parents tried many times to convince me this might not be the best route…

Rebecca thank you so much for participating!!

Beth of The Vintage Society has the Boho Style we dream of and the amazing shoe collection to go along with it. At the beginning stages of her blog she was reworking vintage pieces to have more modern lines and selling the items at trunk shows. Flash forward a year or two and now she has skyrocketed to working in a full time paid gig in the Fashion Industry! It’s no wonder she has much less time to post her ‘Instant Outfits’, ‘Shops Around the Corner’ and ‘Vintage Society Girl’ posts of fabulousness. That’s okay we understand, we know you are still out there being fabulous everyday and checking in when you can. Below are Beth’s answers to The Symmetry Seven.

1. What would you name your personal style?
70’s Glamour – a mix of boho glam and preppy chic.

2. Is there anything you wouldn’t wear?
Baby pink ugg boots and a jersey tunic with mid calf leggings..

3. Where do you get your outfit inspirations?
I collect images and photos of my inspirations such as magazine editorials,streetstyle shots from around the world, photos of my style icons (Ali MacGraw, Anita Pallenberg, Janis Joplin), and I love watching movies from the 70’s . Basically anything that makes me stop and stare!

4. Tell us about your day job?
I wear many hats. My main day job is as the online fashion editor for Quiksilver Women. I cover all things related to their clothing line as well as anything fashion. This also includes coming up with ways to market the line to their audience online. We just launched the spring ‘09 line with an “It Girl” campaign featuring 6 bloggers in the LA area. We had each one style a look signature to themselves to showcase the different personalities of Quiksilver Women. We are have another exciting project in the works to launch Fall ‘09. I also do personal and editorial styling.

5. How much time do you spend working on your blog?
I used to spend a lot of time and energy, but now that I am working for Quiksilver Women – my energy is focused on producing for them. I try to keep things rolling on The Vintage Society as much as possible, but unfortunately.. I don’t have the time I used to.

6. What songs/albums are you loving right now?
I am really cliche when it comes to music. I just love anything that puts me in the mood I am feeling at the moment. Sometimes I want a little Beyonce “Single Ladies”, or “One Republic” and “Coldplay” for the good times, or “Joni Mitchell” for the moody times.

7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I was a very dramatic little girl and all I could dream of was being a broadway actress on 42nd street in New York City.

Beth thank you so much for participating!!

Susie of Style Bubble from London, UK is the epitome of a Blogger Style Icon.  Her style of high color and contrast a mix of designer, high street, vintage and diy.  Her blog reads like an editorial fashion mag, turning us on to the the latest fabulous unknown designers, features behind the scene stories and brand showcases.  She has also been photgraphed by many of the street style greats.  Below are Susie’s answers to The Symmetry Seven.

1. What would you name your personal style?
Eclectic Randomness.

2. Is there anything you wouldn’t wear?
Hmmm….. maybe a cropped top with nothing underneath it.  I love crackling too much.

3. Where do you get your outfit inspirations?
All over the place – museums, galleries, the weather, films, magazines, books and memories.  It’s fairly haphazard where outfits come from – could be a packet of Walkers crisps mixed with  the blue sky outside.

4. Tell us about your day job?
I’m the commissioning editor of DazedDigital.com.  That involves wacking out a lof of emails and basically staring at a computer screen all day everyday.

5. How much time do you spend working on your blog?
Less and less these days – maybe 1-2 hours a day?

6. What songs/albums are you loving right now?
Oooh….. can’t get enough of School of Seven Bells, Passion Pit, Herman Dune, The Do and the new Tiga stuff at the moment….

7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I actually seriously considered becoming an astronaut, ballerina, concert pianist, interior designer to ad exec.  The last one sort of became a reality.  I was so serious when I was little that I actually looked up all of these careers in a school database to see what my earning potential would be.  That’s pretty tragic.

Susie thank you so much for participating!!

When The Glamourai started blogging back in August 2008, it was love at first site (get the pun). I wait patiently for her new posts and almost always have to comment on them.

I figured out why she is called The Glamourai, she can make anything and everything look glamourous, she is the Samurai of Glamour!

The Glamourai also has some amazing accessory projects she diy’ed (made herself)!

Or sent to be custom made or tailored, her pieces are all truly unique to her.

I knew she would have to be a subject for The Symmetry Seven Questions. Since we already know she works as a Stylist in NYC, I changed up question number four. Enjoy!

1. What would you name your personal style? the glamourai!
2. Is there anything you wouldn’t wear? obvious labels ~ my father always taught me not to pay someone to be a walking advertisement.
3. Where do you get your outfit inspirations? glamorous women, including historical figures + fellow bloggers, movies, art ~ the world around me, which is different every day.
4. What’s your favorite non fashion hobby? riding my bicycle around the city, decorating, reading…
5. How much time do you spend working on your blog? i spend an average of 2 hours (give or take) on each post. it’s important to me that the quality is consistent, that i don’t compromise that for more frequent posting.
6. What songs/albums are you loving right now? i just discovered ‘ace of base radio’ on pandora ~ right now it’s my favorite station to work to! it’s totally hilarious & always puts a smile on my face.
7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? a classical painter.

Thanks so much to The Glamourai for participating!!

We have a new feature The Symmetry Seven Questions and the amazing Jennine of The Coveted fame is the first to participate!  Jennine started a seemingly innocent blog showcasing personal outfits, shoe obsessions, the best beauty tips and Designer profiles.  Her site has now skyrocketed in success, I am sure you have all heard of The Coveted?!!  She is also the founder of IndependentFashionBloggers.Org which includes the Links a la Mode thread that I try to participate in every week.

I love her style and her tenacity in marketing The Coveted to become one of the biggest fashion blogs out there!  Below are the seven questions I was dying to ask!

1. What would you name your personal style?
Ohh that’s a tough one, as I often go back and forth between
inspirations, so that would probably be eclectic.

2. Is there anything you wouldn’t wear?
These days body-con isn’t doing it for me. But that may have to do
with the amount of cakes I’ve been eating.

3. Where do you get your outfit inspirations?
All over the place. Lately I’ve been really inspired by the
‘effortless’ chic of Paris. Well, sort of. I like the relaxed style,
and soft colors.

4. What’s your day job?
You’re looking at it!

5. How much time do you spend working on your blog?
An embarrassing amount, probably more than I should.

6. What songs/albums are you loving right now?
I really like Anoraak these days. http://www.myspace.com/anoraak
they are kind of soft yet kind of dancy. Nice mellowness for hanging out.

7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I’m not really sure, my childhood was characterized by a chronic lack
of focus. I do know whatever it was, I wanted to do something awesome.

Jennine, thank you so much for participating!!