MONEY Vs AESTHETICS

Do you bother how your blog looks or are you just in it for the money ? When I look at different blogs I often wonder. . .
But usually it is always easy to see what motivates bloggers. . .
When there is a lot of commercial banners, payed reviews and ads, it is obvious why they blog. It often ruins the aesthetic or layout of the blog, I think.

I´m not against making money out of blogging, but I don´t think it should be the primary reason. You should only blog if you have something relevant to say or show.

Personally I enjoy aesthetic blogs more. They are often more inspiring, conscious, dedicated and have a vision they want to share as well as the interacting with other bloggers.

I would like to know what motivates you and how you find the right balance ?

WHAT´S NEXT ?

Are you as excited as I am? -Looking forward to see what New York FashionWeek brings on for Spring 2012. The new collections, predictions, where will fashion go, what are the inspirations.

That said, I´m also excited to see who the next Contributor for My Fashion Moment here on my blog, will be. Don´t hold back, just bring it on !

Lately I have had a few add-suggestions from different companies. But I refused, because they didn´t fit in. Afterwards I thought why not? -You might as well get some money out of promoting what you really like.
 
I looked into Google´s AdSense to see what they could offer, but was not attracted. First, because they want exclusivity and I don´t think their layout fits my blog.

I prefer to select the right Sponsors and Advertisers, that I like and that fits my blog. Content could be everything that is related with fashion, exhibitions, education, lifestyle, of a certain quality that is.

Take a look at my labels or simply ask! If you have any suggestions, send me a request and we will work something out. My blog is viewed by people from all over the world every month.

Very a propos!
Liza Minelli as Sally Bowles and Joel Grey as Emcee, performing "Money makes the world go around" in Cabaret, one of my favourite movies from 1972.

DESIGNER - WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

What does it take to become a Fashion-designer these days? That is todays big question.

By experience, I know that it can be quite an insurmountable task, if you alone are responsable for both design, pattern making, cutting, producing, customer service, accounting, public relations and so on.

One thing is certain, it is a very good idea to focus on what you are good at and then delegate the rest.
Besides that, it takes talent, commitment and determination, if you want to succeed in the fashion-world.

But marketing and financing are very crucial too. Of course it´s also about to be at the right place at the right time.

In USA the CFDA, Council of Fashion Designers of America, together with Vogue founded : CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund 7 years ago, to give new gifted designers a helping hand.

The ten finalist this year, was found in Juli and have to compete in a series of challenges. In addition to a cash price, they will get a mentor, to guide them on their way forward.
They will be judged by Anna Wintour and Diane Von Furstenberg , designer and president of  CFDA.

Maybe this idea would be worth copying for Dansk mode og textil, fashion-magazines and Fashion Design Schools here in Denmark, to nurture future talents.

You can follow this competition the coming 6 weeks and find some of the answers on the website of Vogue here. Their website is also recommended if you want to be updated about the latest shows from design-ers all over the world.