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Since Vox doesn't offer an explicit "blogroll" section (or more likely -- that I haven't found this yet) I decided to write about the blogs that I actually read (not the ones that I would say I read if I want to appear really intelligent and concerned with important, groundbreaking issues). Therefore, I will list off the fashion-themed blogs that I enjoy reading since superficial material that doesn't require much thinking is what I enjoy most after thinking all day at school. And these fashion blogs DO IT RIGHT. Yes, there is a wrong way which I'll show later.

• Go Fug Yourself - Absolutely amazing. I wish this were my job because I critique what other people wear for free all day in my head. (don't worry if I like you my inner thoughts are pretty nice to you). One common denominator of all people is their desire to make fun of gorgeous people and an easy way to do that since you can't say they're ugly is if they wear something hideous.
• I Am Fashion - offers lots of pictures of runway shows and a good look at the coming trends (if you take the designer look and tone it down by like 20 notches. Comments are definitely a little more friendly shall we say than go fug yourself.
  

But how can you get it wrong might you ask? The material is not so much the issue but if you look at Washington Post's Fashion Blog, the pictures are teeeeeny. I can't see the outfit!! and I'm wayyy too LAZY to click to see it larger. Fashion is visual--no one is interested in reading your lengthy commentary on an outfit seen in a thumbnail size picture no matter how good it is. For example, I buy Vogue but have yet to read the entirity of one of the articles that jumps to the back the magazine it's so long. You look at the fashion spreads and the pictures with the little briefs. period.

So, Washington Post if you need a new fashion blogger/layout designer you know who to call.