So, the results of our first ever Blog of the Month poll are in! I'm very pleased to announcea voter turn-out (ha ha, sounds official!) of 164 votes - and considering that this month I was kind of "winging it" (making the rules & dates up as I went along...) I think that that is faaaantastic!

So... the moment of truth...

The results are as follows...

In The Bedroom Mirror - 0%(0)

The Life and Times of... - 40%(66)

Sideshow Scrapbook - 18%(30)

Intrinsically Florrie - 41%(68)

So, the winner is...

Massive congratulations to the very deserving Florrie Clarke of Intrinsically Florrie! We'll be posting one of Florrie's blog-posts here as soon as it's sensible (we're all a bit busy now with Blog of the Month submissions and what-not beginning tomorrow...), and Florrie will be in the Hall of Fame! Florrie - can you either send us a photo of yourself or your logo and a short bio to the usual address, so that we can put you up there?

She'll also recieve our exclusive Blog of the Month badge - so exclusive, in fact, that it's not yet been made... we're very sorry about that, and will be ammending it as soon as we can!

Don't forget to sign the mailing list in order to get our news letter - pretty soon, we're going to stop posting it here! It seems such a waste of time, right? So, for now, we'll just cover the extra, interesting points, right here...

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That's all, and once again, congrats, Florrie!

LoveLoveLove

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Guest Post by Laura - original post by Sideshow Scrapbook
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE BLOG OF THE MONTH POLL, DOWN TWO POSTS : )

Well with London Fashion week starting in just two days....so exciting, I will be attending the A La Mode catwalk show and some of the pop-up shops over the Friday and Saturday of LFW....of which I will be putting up lot's of posts.....so with all that excitement one can forget about other events that are happening right here in Wales. On the 2nd of October is the The Cardiff Design festival launch, the annual festival is a celebration of design and gives an opportunity for Welsh designers to showcase their talents in the fields of graphics, interior design, advertising and packaging to name a few. Events run through the duration of October and range from the Design Awards to showcases, talks and markets.

 

October is also when the SWN festival takes over Cardiff with some of the best music around It's over three days from the 22nd to the 24th of October. I went to this festival in 2007 and it was really good, loads of venues where invovled and it works in the same way as South by South West in the States where bands play in different venues across the city. Bands this year include The Pipettes, Cate le Bon and The Longcut to name a few.

 

This is the first news letter that I've sent out to the BSB mailing list - join it by entering your email address in the box just to the side.... ;) -->

Hi, everyone!

Well, I think that I should probably explain, first of all, that I've got some new mailing list software on the site (as I guess you've seen, if you've signed up for this)(or... if you registered and *I* signed you up, you might not... woops!)... so I'm going to try to send round sort of semi-regular update messages...

If you don't want them any longer, let me know... and I'll play around with the software to try to work out how the hell to remove you from the mailing list! ;)

So, on to the point...

First off, I'm closing registration for Blog Of The Month (http://ukstylebloggers.onsugar.com/page/96256) THIS SUNDAY - you have until then to register. It'll then go to a vote, and the winner gets a guest blog spot, and a link in the soon-to-be-built Hall of Fame on the site!

Secondly... guest blogs! Thank you so much to the lovely Florrie, whose piece about Luella is giving me a run for my money as a fashion editor! You can read it here (http://ukstylebloggers.onsugar.com/4704635), and register soon if you want the chance to have a guest blog slot (http://ukstylebloggers.onsugar.com/4586603), because once the first Blog Of The Month goes up, I'm probably going to limit guest bloggers to them.

Probably.

Thirdly, press. Miss Fashion Whore (www.missfashionwhore.com) wrote a post about us - and I've put it up in the new Press section (http://ukstylebloggers.onsugar.com/page/101885). If you've posted about BSB, email me a link and a screen shot, and I'll put it up there, too! :)

And... on to the actual point of this message... There was an article today in the Guardian about Teenage Bloggers (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/09/teenage-bloggers)... hands up if you're one...? It was talking about the vast influence that teenage bloggers have in the world at the moment... and so I was wondering who you think that the most influential teenage fashion bloggers/writers are?

Drop me a message, telling me who and why - as well as your name and URL, and I'll try my best to make a post about it!

That's all folks!

LoveLoveLove

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Guest post by Florrie - originally posted on Intrinsically Florrie.

Despite having shown at New York fashion week for several years in the past, Luella Bartley is about as British as a designer gets. She was born in Stratford upon-Avon, lived in London for a while and recently relocated to Cornwall- inspiring her eerie aw08 collection. She studied at London's Central Saint Martins, but did not complete her course when she got into fashion journalism, working for renowned publications such as 'Dazed & Confused' and 'Vogue'. Fashion design came calling later.

Mixing the classically British with a punch of rock'n'roll, Luella style is a winning combination with a loyal fanbase including cool-young-things such as Alexa Chung and Kelly Osbourne. Luella also won the prestigious British Fashion Council award for Designer of the Year in November 2008, and well deserved it was after two previous nominations. Her first collection was entitled 'Daddy I want a pony'; she shows rare wit and has a sense of humour, making her brand accessible to us. Designs are quirky, yet never so 'far-out' as to bewilder us.

It is not just the clothes, though of course they are extremely important, that make the Luella brand so magical. Everything, from the carrier bags to those lovely heart stickers- stuck on the tissue paper round purchases and all over a chair in the shop- is fabulous. She has succeeded in creating a strong, successful brand identity. The shopping experience when visiting the Brook St store in Mayfair is wonderful. The shop has a great atmosphere and is really well presented- just look at those gorgeous little bunnies from the Easter 09 display, they could have hopped straight off the catwalk with their beautiful little headpieces. The staff have just the right balance of being friendly and helpful, but also allowing you to browse at your own pace. The website is also pretty awesome, and unlike many designer label websites has a wide selection of stock from the collection available. Replies to emails are relatively prompt and deliveries come quickly and punctually.

Photos: Luella shop window, My own Paperchase bunnies on a ss09 Luella scarf, Luella shop window.

Now for my very favourite collection, not just from Luella, but of all the fashion collections I've ever known of- ss09. Very 'ladies who lunch', and every outfit perfect for taking afternoon tea (Claridges is handily just down the road from the flagship store if you want to show off your purchases), yet also with an edge- a fresh reinvention. These weren't your average ditsy floral print dresses. I always love a nice tweed suit myself, and here they were made young, hip even, with asymmetric lines. The classic pearl set was transformed into beautiful multi layered concoctions, a rainbow of pastel colours. The shoes, also in pastel colours, were divine- ladylike yet fun. Finishing touches were gorgeous bow headpieces with nets and lovely little gloves.

Headband and bow: Luella aw08.

Guest Post (sort of) By Editor Amy - originally posted on Confessions of a Fashion Editor.

Hello, my lovelies!

Well, in order to boost the number of people seeing this site - and in order to give the Blog of the month spot a bit of a boost, we're currently looking for guest bloggers. Yes, I know; that's what Blog of the month is supposed to be (the winner gets a guest blog and a spot in the Blogroll Hall of Fame (as yet not built... sorry sorry!), but I think that for the first few weeks I'm allowed to break my own rules, right?

There are no rules about where you have to be from to participate - however if you are an international blogger, firstly, whoa, it's odd you clicked our link... But welcome! We love you! And, secondly, it would be really great if you could write about British Style... an international eye would be really great!

So, how do you get involved?

If you want to write a guest blog post for us...

1. Leave me a comment on this blog with your blog URL, and a pitch for your guest blog space here - don't forget to tell me if you're a member, and where you're from!
2. I'll get back to you if we want your idea!
3. If we do... then you'll post it on your blog, and give me the link. I'll then post it here, and link back to you...
4. And everyone's traffic goes up!

Yay!

It's a win-win, if you're up for it!

Leave me a message!

LoveLoveLove

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