fl@me or fr@me: his style diary

a man's face is his autobiography. a woman's face is her work of fiction.

oscar wilde

since fl@me and fr@me came into being, i ask myself every week if i want to make new friends or foes. increasingly, it is getting tough to keep up this segment simply because i am getting my feet wetter in the business of fashion blogging. each week, i go through struggles with my material and the angles that i want to adopt. there are indeed moments that i write for the sake of writing hence i know how tedious it is (after two months) to keep a blog going. in short, i am feeling blogger fatigue.

anyway, i am still thinking if i should keep 'fl@me or fr@me' going because the initial hype for this segment has fizzled out and it now seems a tad too gimmicky to keep around. till the decision is reached, this segment will still run and today, the focus is on a blog that i found a couple of weeks back. 

His Style Diary

his style diary is, as the caption suggests, a blogazine that focus on men's fashion, grooming and shopping. does it live up to its own standards? let's see:

form:

the blog has a very simple and clean layout. the colour scheme is monochromatic (in other words, black and white). no big issues with font size and type. in fact, it looks like a newspaper with its overall presentation. in addition, under the three key headings of fashion, grooming and shopping are further subsections that one can navigate to easily. kudos for the accessible form!

content:

1) honesty: i like unmasked opinions. the headline above is a demonstration of the writing that i prefer. well, i'm a picky reader when it comes to blog posts but the headline made me read the entire article because i want to hear the writer's perspective. subjectivity is the gift of bloggers and to see a fellow blogger use that razor-sharp tool is often encouraging that our existence matters.

2) frequency: on the main homepage, the posts are not dated. only when you go to the various posts or subsections does one see the dates. i'm not certain how material is generated but from a reader's point of view, it can prove a tad erratic. being creature of habits, we like to know what to expect and when. for example, fashion news is updated pretty regularly (not hard to figure out why) but the fashion tips (style guide 101) has a post only once a month. the wait can be a little too long. 

my reaction to a blog of this nature will be to visit once in a couple of months and catch up on all the new articles instead of returning regularly.

in conclusion, his style diary does exactly what it sets out to do. it fills the gap for a good site for men's fashion. the verdict is to frame this blog. however, i probably won't add it to my bookmarks yet simply because of the frequency issue. you can visit his style diary right here.

fash'on... BAM!