The late, great Karl Lagerfeld has been credited with saying, “Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.” As I scrolled through Instagram this past weekend, I saw a dozen or so memes about when it would be acceptable to change from your daytime sweats into your nighttime sweats.
Because of this somewhat lackadaisical attitude towards “getting up and getting dressed”, I felt inspired to feature 13 stylish bloggers in this month’s edition of “Women of Style”. I figured we could all use some fashion inspiration, so put on your best outfit {no sweats allowed!} and take some style cues from these lovely women!
Stylish Women to Follow
These stylish bloggers not only blog about fashion; they also blog about books, home decor, entertaining, and much more. Just take a look at the screenshots from their Instagram accounts.
Kat Tanita, With Love From Kat
Blog – www.withlovefromkat.com
Kat Tanita is one of the most established fashion and travel influencers in the world. While working in the fashion industry, Kat began blogging as a creative outlet – sharing her personal, style, beauty, and travel musings on “With Love From Kat”. Today, her goal is to inspire and uplift women through every piece of content she shares.
Danielle Bernstein, We Wore What
Blog – www.weworewhat.com
Danielle Bernstein is the founder and face behind world-renowned fashion blog “We Wore What”. A native New Yorker, Danielle started her career 10 years ago – leading the influencer industry into what it is today. She was placed on Forbes 30 Under 30 list before the age of 25, and since then has started and invested in many new business ventures including her own line of swim and overalls.
Grace Atwood, The Stripe
Blog – www.thestripe.com
Grace Atwood is the founder and voice behind “The Stripe”. She is also the co-host of podcast, Bad on Paper. Currently based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Grace grew up on Cape Cod, which she credits for her love of the ocean. The blog began in January of 2010 (originally “Stripes & Sequins”), born out of a love of fashion, beauty, and making. To learn more about Grace, watch her 73 Questions video on Youtube!
Dede Raad, Dress Up Buttercup
Blog – www.dressupbuttercup.com
“Dress Up Buttercup” is a community for women to inspire other women to feel confident. Dede is a lover of all things fashion, travel, and family. She absolutely loves getting to know her followers and enjoys being able to share her family with everyone. She is half German and half Palestinian, so she can understand Arabic and speaks a little bit, too.
Courtney Kerr, Kerrently
Blog – www.kerrently.com
At first glance, Courtney Kerr is quickly recognized for her larger than life personal style: It’s playful, fun, and full of her sassy personality. She has spent most of her life eating, sleeping, and breathing fashion…so much so that she has dedicated her life to chronicling her fabulous style & taste on her well known blog “What Courtney Wore,” which has transitioned into an online magazine, “KERRently.” From her style do’s & don’ts, to her unfiltered look on life, Courtney’s unique take on style is one that readers certainly find as a breath of fresh air.
Courtney Quinn, Color Me Courtney
Blog – www.colormecourtney.com
Courtney Quinn is a quirky New Yorker with an out of the box sense of style obsessed with all things colorful! After growing up in Arizona and earning her MBA in San Francisco, she moved to NYC to pursue a career in fashion, starting “Color Me Courtney” as a resume booster & creative outlet along the way. After years of working in the corporate world for several fashion brands, Courtney left her role developing handbags to pursue blogging full time.
Blaire Eadie, Atlantic-Pacific
Blog – www.the-atlantic-pacific.com
Blair Eadie began “Atlantic-Pacific” in 2010 as a passion project to document her east-coast-meets-west-coast style aesthetic. Her photographs have allowed her to tell an ongoing narrative of her evolving personal style. She loves all things feminine – think timeless meets classic with a hint of quirk. In the nearly 10 years of running her site, she has seen the industry reshape from the inside out.
Chriselle Lim, The Chriselle Factor
Blog – www.thechrisellefactor.com
Starting off her fashion career as a wardrobe stylist, Chriselle Lim logged in years of editorial shoots with prominent fashion books and celebrities. In December 2011, Chriselle founded “The Chriselle Factor” to chronicle her daily musings and personal style. Her goal is to encourage, educate, and inspire all women across the globe through her personal style, runway trends, beauty secrets, and fashion tips and tricks.
Jacey Duprie, Damsel in Dior
Blog – www.damselindior.com
Jacey Duprie started “Damsel in Dior” in 2011 as a creative outlet after working freelance as a website designer. She was infatuated with learning everything she could from coding to graphic design and would build out websites for clients. Prior to running “Damsel in Dior”, she graduated from DePaul University {Chicago} and worked for various companies such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC, E! News and Imagine Entertainment.
Aimee Song, Song of Style
Blog – www.songofstyle.com
Aimee Song is an American fashion blogger and fashion designer. As of February 2020, she had 5.5 million Instagram followers. She started blogging in 2008 while studying Interior Architecture in San Francisco. In addition to being a The New York Times best seller, she created a jewelry line, Song of Style, and in May 2019 launched an apparel collection, Two Songs. Aimee is also a fashion ambassador for Chloe, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Dior and Revolve.
Chiara Ferragani, The Blonde Salad
Blog – www.theblondesalad.com/en-US/
Chiara started her career when she launched her personal style blog, “The Blonde Salad: in 2009. By 2016, Chiara turned her personal style blog into a full-blown lifestyle website and expanded it into an e-commerce platform. Ten years and more than 17 millions followers later, Chiara is now considered a pioneer in the fashion and communication industry, where she managed to create a new sector, becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Kat Farmer, Does My Bum Look 40?
Blog – www.doesmybumlook40.blogspot.in
Once a “glorified housewife”, Kat Farmer is now a full time blogger, and wardrobe consultant and personal shopper. “I have a, perhaps, unhealthy obsession with fashion (it beats the ironing), and have just realised that at 40, it appears that one is supposed to wear gilets and raincoats with “fun” linings. I don’t think so. This is my journey into my 40s hunting to find a style that doesn’t scream mutton or frump.”
Jessica Wang, Not Jess Fashion
Blog – www.notjessfashion.com
Jessica Wang is a top NYC fashion blogger and Chinese-American digital influencer based in New York City. Since launching “Not Jess Fashion” in 2014, she’s amassed a global fanbase of over 1 million with a deep impact on the Asian-American population. Jessica utilizes her unique styling aesthetics as a fashion statement to empower others to be daring and confident in pursuing a fulfilling and fashionable life.
As more people start to develop personal brands – and brands try to become more human – connecting to audiences in authentic ways has never been more important.
Blair Eadie, owner / operator of Atlantic-Pacific
Who Are Your “Women of Style”?
Not all of us can afford designer clothes or handbags, or limited edition styles, but surely we can pick up some cues from these bloggers, and style our outfits to make them look exciting and fresh.
Who are your style icons? Do you have any “Women of Style” you follow? What are your go-to fashion blogs? Let me know in the comments section below.
Yours Truly,
Vanessa
P.S. Also, check out these other “women of style”, all about some of my favorite Instagram bloggers, in this post and this post.