As I was searching Instagram fashion accounts, I came across Lili Ghalichi’s profile. I have maybe heard of her once or twice but never really put my attention towards her. When I looked through her pictures on instagram, I came across the link to her blog. http://lillyghalichi.blogspot.com and http://lillyghalichi.com. Both blogs eventually connect together. Lilly Ghalichi is a fashion blogger as well as an attorney and a persian american fashion designer. In her gallery (in her blog) and in her instagram photos she provides unique and beautiful pictures of her fashion style and tips for makeup. She travels a lot and takes great photos of her traveling experiences, but never leaves the fashion aspect. I’ve noticed the commentors and fans will often comment questioning how she did her makeup, where she bought her dress, or where can they purchase her line of clothe. She is always suggesting new fashion as well encouraging her followers and fans to buy her products. She does a great job of selling her fashion by introducing her style through her pictures. She dresses up every day, wears different makeup and different hairstyles to demonstrate styles for her fans. I found this blog interesting considering I’m used to political, news and society blogs. Once I saw her website, I came to a realization that blogs can be as open as you want them to be.
I noticed the terms she uses are very different and unrecognizable as well. In her blog she made a statement saying “People always ask what my favorite styles are, right now Venice is my favorite, it gives a really beautiful almond/princess jasmine type eye. If you want an ultra glam look, try putting an Istanbul first, then a Venice!!!” The first thing that came to mind was what in the world is she talking about? this is also an example of how groups use their own descriptions and terms that other people outside their bubble might now know. If I was more involved and more updated with her blog I’d most likely know what she meant when she said “venice look” or “Instabul” She is obviously referring to makeup, but I never knew exactly what she was talking about. I just became one of her followers so I am new to her terms and her new styles. The only language used in her blog is strictly beauty, fashion and makeup. Other jargon isn’t very necessary considering she focuses her blog on the world of fashion. You will never see a follower speaking of something besides fashion or beauty. It’s obvious her goal is to set fashion examples and to try to sell as much as she can. Bloggers provide their own bubble and whoever decides to join in, can join in. As people become more involved they will be familiar with their terms, what they’re speaking of, and what their goal or argument is.
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It is interesting to hear about a fashion blogger and the community that he or she can easily and efficiently create. I do not know much about the fashion industry however and was curious on a few things: Have fashion designers used this in the past to further their career? If so which designers? How large can these communities become? Do the general population of designers focus on one specific fashion? Or do they focus on various types?
Hi Ashley-
This is a very unique blog page and we certainly never heard of it. It is always interesting to see how much the general fan base of celebrities rely on their advice. The internet’s ability to expand a basic person’s stardom continually amazes me, and I can see how blogging and space pages are truly at the heart and soul of this innovative way to be famous. I think the most interesting thing about your post is the use of casual jargon… l too would be confused if someone told me to apply Venice. Yet, to her followers this is completely normal language- and more importantly a small way for a attain group to connect in a vast internet community.
The first thing that came to mind when I read about all the unusual words your fashion blogger was using, was the video we watched in class about how new languages are being created because of technology. In the video of the TED talk, images of text messages were shown depicting the use of new words like “slash”. The argument was being made that technology is not ruining language but creating new ones and adapting which we have been doing for years. I think it is great that these different blog spheres are creating their own languages. I think it helps to distinguish who is who in the world, just like different languages can signal where you are from in the world and your ethnicity (usually). Knowing the language can grant you a special insight into what is being said and marks you as a fashion blogger or follower. These special words help to bring others who understand them together creating a real sense of community. Knowing something that not everyone does helps create that feeling, bringing the people that care to know what the words mean, closer together. Overall I really like your take on this specific woman’s blog and the way she conducts her online self. Do you think that she enjoys constantly blogging and uploading pictures of herself? It seems like kind of a full time job since you always have to be on top of how you look and how you are going to represent yourself in your blog.
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