Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Dot dot dots

On 1st September, Dottie Tan came to Lasalle College of the Arts to give us an exclusive up close and personal interview, and gave us some insights on writing a successful fashion blog. . .

WAIT A MINUTE. . . who the hell is Dottie Tan? Dottie Tan used to be one of the authors from Fashionation, a famous Singapore based fashion blog. But they have already closed down due to internal affair issues. . .

Dottie Tan, having highest level of concentration, taking a nicely composed image of pretty Hello Kitty Cup cakes
at Sanrio X Dr. Marten Collection Event
(image taken from Story of a Dot)

I always wanted to write a fashion blog but I do not know where to start and I do not feel that I am not equipped with the fashion blogging substance.

From the many question asked, these were the few best ...

How does she handle defamatory comments? The ways she deals with those comments is not to engage and ignore those comments. A very wise way of dealing, if she retaliates she would be stooping down to their level. Constructive criticism are fine. Draw the line.

How to write a successful fashion blog, is basically write something which everyone could relate to, for example writing where we could get cheap finds and putting it together into an outfit. And achieve high fashion looks with a small budget. Finally interact with your readers!

I asked her how did Fashionation changed her life, from the past till the present.
She tolds me that she has gain much popularity through Fashionation, and gain also some unwanted attention when she is out shopping. Sometimes unknown people would call out to her. . .creepy creepy. . .

After this session I felt that everyone could write a fashion blog, it is not hard at all. But to bring your fashion blog to another level, you would need to put in some effort, time, be creative in the way you write and finally be consistent with updates.

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