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A quick note about Reader Requests

Hey guys! Thank you so much for continuing to send Reader Requests and I will do my best to answer as many as possible. 

Help me help you! Don’t forget to include the following when you send a fashion question in:

  1. Your desired budget (if any).
  2. Your size (or a general idea of your size, “I usually wear a 8-10”). This includes shoe sizes! If you don’t feel comfortable sharing your dress size publicly, just note that and I’ll delete it before posting.
  3. Details about the event/venue which you are attending. I get a lot of questions about events, and I don’t want to presume it’s business casual if the event is actually more formal. The more details the better! 
  4. Sometimes a picture helps. If you say you’re looking for black platform pumps, I don’t know whether you mean peeptoe, slingback, leather, suede, etc. Including a link to a photo of a pair you like can help me find what you’re looking for!

Lastly, just an FYI, I leave the anonymous question option enabled because I know some questions are more specific or sensitive. However, it does make it impossible for me to follow up with you if I have a question about your request. (If you do not submit anonymously but want me to remove your name, that’s fine.)

Alright, enough of this boring stuff! Back to our regularly scheduled programming. :)

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I’m going to try and get to some more Reader Requests this week, but here are a few questions I’ve gotten over the past few weeks. :) (Got a question of your own?) theliterarydreamer asked:Hey Jaclyn :) I may have mentioned this before, but I just wanted to say that I love your blog and your fashion sense. It sort of inspired me to create a fashion blog of my own. I’m just having some difficulties on where/how to start…do you have any advice? Sorry, it’s kind of a broad question, but I’ll take any tips you might have…Thanks a ton and by the way, it’s nice to see affordable fashion here :) I’m so glad you’ve decided to start your own blog! It’s definitely a fun creative outlet. :) Here are a few tips: 1) Choose to blog about what you like! It may seem obvious, but you’ll be more motivated to post if it’s something you feel passionate about. 2) Pick your platform carefully. Whether it’s Tumblr, Wordpress or Blogger (or something else!), make sure you do your research into the pros and cons of each before deciding. You can switch your platform later, of course, but it’s a complete pain in the ass and I wouldn’t recommend it. So…be happy where you land! (Or, at least be willing to stick it out.) 3) Don’t try to be like everyone else! Uniqueness is what makes different bloggers fun to read. My favorite bloggers could not be confused with anyone else—they have their own distinct personality and content. That makes them interesting and keeps me clicking back. 4) As far as fashion is concerned, if you read lots of fashion blogs, you’ll notice that there are lots of different routes you can go. It can be all about your personal style, or all about celebrity style. You can write about things that inspire you, or you can be more literal about specific products and brands and where to buy them. Do you want to help people with specific issues/problems or be more of an inspiration spring board for their style? Once you figure out what niche you want to settle in, try and come up with your own twist on the norm. I hope this helped! Feel free to email me if you have any more questions! kangalex asked:Wow your blog is amazing! I wish you did more menswear though :P If you check out my blog I am mostly into menswear and a blog like yours; recommending mens outfits to meet a specific budget would be awesome!!! Thank you! I’d love to do more menswear, but I don’t know much about it aside from what I personally like and do not like to see (which probably isn’t very relevant). If you know something about affordable, stylish menswear and would like to do a guest post every now and then, feel free to email me! I’d love to set something up. clashcultureparadigm asked:I LOVE your blog layout? How’d you make it/do you have any suggestions for someone trying to build their own similarly? Thanks! And keep up the amazing posts :) theresaannblog asked:I have one last question about blogs…how do you get your awesome headers? I keep trying to make them in polyvore and it always leaves me with so much space in between the top and bottom (errgh). I just can not figure it out. Thanks again for being so helpful! I started out with the Custom CSS Tumblr theme and tweaked it until I liked the way it looked. I wanted links at the top and a larger area for the posts to display. Once I changed the actual layout to a size I liked, I added code for the fonts, colors, comments, etc. The header was created in Photoshop using several of my older outfit photos. If there’s too much space, check the margin widths. ez4u2doluvmetru asked:Im new and really like your blog any recommendations Here are a few of my favorite fashion blogs I’m reading right now: A Day in the Life Too, District of Chic, It’s My Birthday, Style Within Reach, Sara Zucker, Veronica Loves Archie and The Vie Society.

I’m going to try and get to some more Reader Requests this week, but here are a few questions I’ve gotten over the past few weeks. :)

(Got a question of your own?)

theliterarydreamer asked:
Hey Jaclyn :) I may have mentioned this before, but I just wanted to say that I love your blog and your fashion sense. It sort of inspired me to create a fashion blog of my own. I’m just having some difficulties on where/how to start…do you have any advice? Sorry, it’s kind of a broad question, but I’ll take any tips you might have…

Thanks a ton and by the way, it’s nice to see affordable fashion here :)

I’m so glad you’ve decided to start your own blog! It’s definitely a fun creative outlet. :)

Here are a few tips:

1) Choose to blog about what you like! It may seem obvious, but you’ll be more motivated to post if it’s something you feel passionate about.

2) Pick your platform carefully. Whether it’s Tumblr, Wordpress or Blogger (or something else!), make sure you do your research into the pros and cons of each before deciding. You can switch your platform later, of course, but it’s a complete pain in the ass and I wouldn’t recommend it. So…be happy where you land! (Or, at least be willing to stick it out.)

3) Don’t try to be like everyone else! Uniqueness is what makes different bloggers fun to read. My favorite bloggers could not be confused with anyone else—they have their own distinct personality and content. That makes them interesting and keeps me clicking back.

4) As far as fashion is concerned, if you read lots of fashion blogs, you’ll notice that there are lots of different routes you can go. It can be all about your personal style, or all about celebrity style. You can write about things that inspire you, or you can be more literal about specific products and brands and where to buy them. Do you want to help people with specific issues/problems or be more of an inspiration spring board for their style? Once you figure out what niche you want to settle in, try and come up with your own twist on the norm.

I hope this helped! Feel free to email me if you have any more questions!

kangalex asked:
Wow your blog is amazing! I wish you did more menswear though :P If you check out my blog I am mostly into menswear and a blog like yours; recommending mens outfits to meet a specific budget would be awesome!!!

Thank you! I’d love to do more menswear, but I don’t know much about it aside from what I personally like and do not like to see (which probably isn’t very relevant).

If you know something about affordable, stylish menswear and would like to do a guest post every now and then, feel free to email me! I’d love to set something up.

clashcultureparadigm asked:
I LOVE your blog layout? How’d you make it/do you have any suggestions for someone trying to build their own similarly?
Thanks! And keep up the amazing posts :)

theresaannblog asked:
I have one last question about blogs…how do you get your awesome headers? I keep trying to make them in polyvore and it always leaves me with so much space in between the top and bottom (errgh). I just can not figure it out.
Thanks again for being so helpful!

I started out with the Custom CSS Tumblr theme and tweaked it until I liked the way it looked. I wanted links at the top and a larger area for the posts to display. Once I changed the actual layout to a size I liked, I added code for the fonts, colors, comments, etc. The header was created in Photoshop using several of my older outfit photos. If there’s too much space, check the margin widths.

ez4u2doluvmetru asked:
Im new and really like your blog any recommendations

Here are a few of my favorite fashion blogs I’m reading right now: A Day in the Life Too, District of Chic, It’s My Birthday, Style Within Reach, Sara Zucker, Veronica Loves Archie and The Vie Society.

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New Feature!

I’m launching a new feature on the blog! It will (hopefully) be mostly reader submission generated.

To participate in From One, feel free to email me, request in the Ask box or comment on any post with one thing that you’d like to see inspire an entire look. [As always, the look will feature products all under $100.]

If you want an outfit to go with your favorite nail polish, book, handbag, to match a new piece of artwork you have, feel free to suggest it! You can also submit more abstract ideas—like a look inspired by spring flowers (or something like that).

If you have any questions, let me know! I’ll come up with a few examples over the next couple of days so you can see how the final From One posts will look.

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TMI Tuesday

Burning question(s)? Ask me!

tdrheartsny asked:

Hi Little J (Sorry, I’m a Gossip Girl addict)
I was wondering if you could tell me how you made those images on your ‘Long skirts’ post, the one where you had all the items, then the numbers on it (if that makes sense). I’ve always wanted to do some kind of ‘Lookbook’ posts on my blog, and I loved the way you done your images.

I create the collages in Polyvore, take a screenshot with Skitch, open the image in Photoshop and add the numbers there. I hope this helps!

stlsecret asked:

Were you on American Idol last night? Because I SWEAR I saw you… :)

Hahaha, no! Must have been my doppelganger.

Anonymous asked:

Who was your wedding dress by? So pretty!

I honestly don’t remember off the top of my head. It wasn’t an expensive designer—that I can assure you! If you email me, I’ll try and look back through some old wedding emails and will send you the information.

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