Grit and Glamour
From Wikifashion
| Grit and Glamour | |
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| Name | Grit and Glamour |
| Created | 2006 |
| Author | Vahni Georgoulakos |
| Style | Fashion and lifestyle |
| Website | www.gritandglamour.com |
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About Grit and Glamouredit
Style. Shoes. Sass. And smart blogging.
That's the Grit and Glamour tagline, and how apropos it is. One part personal style exploration, one part fashion blog improvement resource, Grit and Glamour—a fashion and lifestyle blog by Vahni Georgoulakos—has a die hard fan base of fellow bloggers who respect her real girl cool, her eloquent-but-relatable-writing, and her enviable shoe collection.
That said, Vahni is more than just a stylish girl with a blog. She has cultivated a loyal following largely because of her commitment to interacting with her readers, and her ambitious comment policy:
- To respond to every comment individually, whenever possible.
- To always have the last word(s): thank you.
About Vahniedit
Vahni is a professional writer and Web content developer with a Master's Degree in English/Technical Professional Writing. She is a first-generation Greek-American from the southeastern U.S., who has also contributed to:
Features and Coverageedit
Grit and Glamour has been featured in the print edition of Grazia, and was selected by Jennine Jacob for a Blogger Spotlight on Independent Fashion Bloggers in July 2010.
On Vahni and Grit and Glamour, Jennine wrote, "Aside from her lovely and wearable style, beautiful photos, great life and style tips and pop culture, she’s also contributed great posts to IFB. We love her enthusiasm, knowledge and belief in the community." [1]
Grit and Glamour has also been featured by:
- Sunglass Hut Full Time Fabulous Blog, January 22, 2011.
- Wikifashion Featured Article, August 1, 2010 featured homepage article.
- BeautifulStranger.tv blog, June 10, 2010. Featured entrant in Are You the Next Beautiful Stranger? blogger contest.
- Jeffrey Campbell blog, June 1, 2010. Featured in “NEW STYLE ALERT: MUCHO. Are you a bootie, or a cuffed pump?”
- Miss Vinyl Ahoy, May 2010 featured blogger.
- Style Sample Magazine, November 2009. Featured in "Holiday Shopping: What will YOU buy?"
Brand Partnership and Sponsorsedit
Grit and Glamour has also partnered with brands/sponsors, including:
Popular Postsedit
Why I'm Not on Weardrobe, Chictopia, Lookbook, or Hypeed
An insightful look into how age, weight, and race factor into the popularity of outfit photos on popular "lookbook" sites. The post elicited personal responses from Hypeed founder Slanelle and Lookbook.nu founder Yuri Lee. Her most shared post with 250+ comments.
Survey Says: Original Content Really is Queen
What do readers really want on a fashion blog? Vahni's survey reveals that original content really is queen.
12 Days of Christmas…to a Better Blog in 2011
A cleverly-written post on how the Christmas carol, The 12 Days of Christmas, can be your guideline for blog improvement.
Friend Friday: Sticks, Stones, Comments, Criticism, and Kindness
Why what you say—and write on a blog—DOES matter.
Outfit posts:
- Worker V: 1.1 (+ My Office Wear Strategy)
- WVW: A Clear Cut
- WVW: Leopard, Take 2
- WVW: Gaga Edition
- WVW: Fall Preview
- WVW: All Hallows Eve
- WVW: Purple Reign
- WVW: GwenAudreyJean
Contact/Followedit
- Grit and Glamour on Bloglovin'
- In a reader: Subscribe to Grit and Glamour through RSS
- Twitter: @gritandglamour
- Tumblr
- Email:gritandglamour@gmail.com
- Ask a question: Grit and Glamour on Formspring
