Coca-Cola: 1(000,000) / Me: 0

Been thinkin' a lot lately about self-branding lately.

Fashion week saw a lot of street style stars strutting their tactfully-themed selves to the chagrin of fangirls like me -

who, quite honestly, probably couldn't distinguish them from any other Lincoln Center groupie were it not for their few key trademarks.

If it wasn't their appearance specifically, it was certainly a recognition based on the success of niche blog - which, truth be told, is not easy to obtain.

I mean, how do you narrow all of your ~~weird self~~ intriguing personality traits and ~~memberships in Tolkien societies~~ manifold interests into one blog "theme"?

Which is why I have such respect for those blogs that choose one topic, look, or voice, and then tailor all of their content accordingly.

Because, does everything I wear repel men?

No.

Do I wear my hair the same way in every post?

Heckaleck no.

And does my snarcky-nerdy-naive rhetoric shine in every post?

Quite possibly. But that's beside the point.

Which issss.....

I don't know.

I guess it's that people are people and not literary themes or Coca-Cola slogans.

Not that I don't wish I could narrow my persona just as much as the next aspiring important person.

That's not a depressing statement at all.

Cheers.

PS: I'm well aware that pressing return 10,000-too-many-times is an obnoxious tick of its own.

I really just ran out of relevant street style pics to fill the gaps.

Oops. I did it again.

I love that song.

8 comments:

B Allen @ What2WearSeptember 20, 2012 at 7:01 AM
Haha I truly enjoy your rhetoric every day,, so I think you are doing a great job!
Brooke @ what2wear
Susie DicksonSeptember 20, 2012 at 11:30 AM
I think you've got such a distinctive voice that goes along with your style – you're creating a niche for yourself without even realizing it!

I struggle with this one too, though, on a very regular basis.

Sea and Swank
katiehkruseSeptember 20, 2012 at 11:41 AM
For what it's worth,

I think you should keep hitting return between every line.

I like it a lot.

And I think I'm going to start doing it myself!

Keeps people scrolling...

You're great!

CollectionsSeptember 20, 2012 at 2:28 PM
These photos are great, it feels like i was there with you :) People are people and I totally agree with all of this.

Collections
Emily HoSeptember 20, 2012 at 9:21 PM
amazing photos! visit my blog maybe?
far and wild jewelrySeptember 21, 2012 at 1:15 AM
i think that it's less about narrowing your persona and more about widening your audience. there are a lot of really awesome people out there, a category into which you definitely fall, and it's more a matter of who is able to effectively spread the word about their awesomeness. which is probably just another incarnation of it's not what you know but who you know. and judging by these pictures you've been in some very good company as of late so i'm just counting down the days/minutes until people are over man repelling and just want to look sharp! aka keep on being your amazing self and bringing your particular brand of super smart, nerd tinged, witty and insightful hilarity to every post!

abigail
www.farandwildjewelry.blogspot.com