I had the great opportunity of being interviewed by Amy of The Fahion Amy blog and I am really pleased to post the full interview because I think that Amy has placed a very smart interview.
I highly recommend her blog, she is one of the most creative bloggers I have met!
Here is the link to the interview and please bear with me for some rude and frank answers, but this is my thought, exactly....
AMY-Before "Don't call me fashion blogger!" your had another blog that was called "Selvaggia Style", what prompted you to open the first, close it and relaunch the second one?
FRANCESCA-My job and my son's birth made me give up Selvaggiastyle which was really an amusing hobby for me. I have started Don't Call Me Fashion Blogger! because I was highly irritated by seeing bloggers getting dressed up, take pictures and then change themselves. The real fashion blogger is one of us who post her/his usual outfits.
AMY-Your passion for fashion is authentic and you daily pst what you pull out from your closet.
What is lost in the genuinity of fashion blogs today?
FRANCESCA-As I said before, many bloggers (but not all), are taking photos of pre-fabriicated outfits, I really go out with what I wear. Maybe I dress badly but I really dress like that!
AMY-Your looks are always perfectly reproducible and portable.
Do you like to see experimentation in other blogs?
FRANCESCA - Yes I do, but at this point they are no longer fashion blogs, they should be called artistic blogs. Fashion blogs must reflect real life outfits, conversely to what we see on the fashion magazines which most of the times are showing dreamy outfits that are not exportable to common life.
AMY-Your blog is always ranking as one of the most popular blogs, with many followers and comments, what makes you so popular in your opinion?
FRANCESCA - Good question, I don't know ! Perhaps it could be due the fact that I am not shouting out my presumed popularity.
And perhaps the fact that I try to always respect everyone is another winning factor.
AMY-Tell me some tips that any blogger should follow to communicate on their blog
FRANCESCA - I think there is just one. be yourself and do not invent a character!
AMY-It seems a distant era when only a few could be considered experts in the fashion industry, do you think now there are too many?
FRANCESCA - After the last fashion show I saw I would say that there are too many. I'm not a fashion expert and I do not pretend to be that.
AMY-last question: your dos and dont's?
FRANCESCA - Do always be happy with what you wear
Don't feel uncomfortable with an outfit, it means that it is the wrong one!
Thanks Amy for being so kind to me!!!