SOBBING ON FIFTH: IFB's Links a la Mode Round-Up

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Free To Be Me

Today is a national holiday here, Independence Day. Common themes celebrated, among hot dogs and fireworks are notions of freedom.. but what does that freedom mean if not free to be ones self? This week we have a great array of posts that reflect the freedom to be as you are, whether it be wearing a crop top in your 40's , dissecting the shoes of women's right's hero Wendy Davis, or discussing the oft not discussed issue of the rise in plastic surgery for men. Of course we also have all the goodies you'd expect from a fashion roundup, so relax today and read these links!

Links à la Mode: The IFB Weekly Roundup

All Things Kate: Fashion Flashback: Christian Dior
Anything You Can Buy: Store Credit Cards: Savers or Enablers?
Attire Club: Discussions On Men’s Plastic Surgery
DIY Doyenne: 12 Simple Ways to Build Engaged Blog Traffic
DressCode: HighFashion: The 10 Definite Mens Must Haves in Summer 2013
Fashion is Evolution: DIY Mui Mui-inspired glitter shoe video tutorial
Fashion Thrill: The Mystery of Chanel No. 5
Fashstash: Like a Maharajah | Jeetinder Sandhu
I Can Style U: What Are Men Really Wearing This Summer?
Inspirations & Celebrations: Best Shorts For Your Body - Summer Style Guide
Lover of Clothes: The Other Side of Blogging
Not Dressed as a Lamb: How To Embrace The Crop Top Trend In Your Forties
Rose & Pine: Summer Skincare Tips & Summer Skin Essentials
Sobbing on Fifth: The Trend: Match Your Mani to Your Clutch
Sophisticated Lace: The Shoes of a Female Hero
Style Bizarre:3 Ways to Accessorize your Swimsuit
Style Convict: 4TH OF JULY STYLE GUIDE
The Photogramps: How to Wear Tropical Print
Un Femme d'un Certian Age: Style Crushes: What They Can Teach Us
We Are Ready Made: TOO MUCH CONTROL?

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Our Story

We are Sutton and Astor Van Brigsby. We were born and raised on Park Avenue, a mere hop, skip and 30-second ride with our driver, Morton, from Fifth Avenue. Oh, yes, there was a time when our daily shopping trips were what chick-flick montages were made of – sales assistants scurried at our beck and call, we did lots of twirling in front of fitting room mirrors without spilling our glasses of champagne, and doormen helped Morton help us into the car with stacks of hatboxes – which had shopping bags of clothing and shoes inside of them, because we’re not really into hats. But our designer RTW-filled reality came crashing to a traumatizing end when our father went ballistic one day – WHY we do not know – and cut up our credit cards. Apparently, it bothered him that we had spent his secretary’s annual salary in one trip to Bergdorf. He completely cut us off, I mean stone cold. With the exception of health insurance, cell phone bills, cable and electricity, we are COMPLETELY on our own. Left to our own devices to stay as well dressed as before but on a salary that doesn’t even compare to our past allowance. So, I, Astor, took a job in fashion and Sutton took a job in beauty. It is all we know and love, after all, and we figured that way we would have our bases covered with discounts – what else is a girl to do? If you’re like us, trying to keep a closet stocked with the kind of stuff Bill Cunningham will notice you in on a less-than-desirable salary, join us, won’t you? We’ll support each other, we’ll have cry fests over things we can’t have – and we’ll come up with ways to make the number of those things less and less by hunting sample sales, scouring the internet for discounts and even DIYing up our own versions. We WILL get through this together.

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Monday, July 8, 2013

IFB's Links a la Mode Round-Up

Free To Be Me

Links à la Mode: The IFB Weekly Roundup

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