really fashion

a holiday and a weekend off training later, the mind (and body) is much better rested and i'm back for another week of writing. i've had a lot of time to think in the past week. typical topics would be the blog numbers, the direction and style of my writing, where i want to take this blog. couple of things are apparent: numbers have dipped and my material is no longer original. hence, this week shall be a re-journey to discover the 'edge' that i used to have. (read: feisty writing like this and this!)

after much deliberation and arrangements, this week's posts will revolve around real fashion, but what is real fashion? well, you know that The Online Edition always has a twist to the content that i put out. so this week's 'real fashion' is actually a look at the fashion featured on reality television. from the ultra-chic and glamourous to the theatrical and dramatic, if it was showcased on a reality television series, it might just earn a spot on this week's The Online Edition. all i can say about this week: it's all real.

now, for the irrelevant bikini babes and half-naked male bodies (with a bonus).

Miss Universe New Zealand 2012

8 Days Shirtless Guys 2012

fash'on... BAM!

the best and the worst: week 13

so we made it pass the three-month mark! applause, hugs and pats all round. thank you for all your support. if you are reading this post, it shows that you still believe in the potential of The Online Edition, even though i may not. this has been a bad week for readership. i'm not even going to try to mask things. i first thought that the slump during jennifer week was acceptable because it was not fully fashion in its nature and it was more of a week to take minds of the hardcore fashion material.

i really expected a much better showing this week with vintage fashion but the truth is, page views were dismal. i can get through a good part of the day without any hits on the blog at all. very disheartening i must say. with such poor figures, it always dampens the mood and then i fall into the cycle of asking if i should continue blogging. 

well, let's just observe things till the end of the year and if i don't recover from the reader recession, i'll probably need to re-invent The Online Edition.

anyhow, your readership still matters because it determines who gets a second feature at the end of the week. this week, your hits decided the following:

the best: taking ad-vintage

as always, the opening post is a crowd favourite because most like to know about the week ahead. what direction i am taking for the rest of the week and a glimpse into the material that i would cover. or simply, they just like the half-naked hunks and bikini babes at the end of the post. either way, it doesn't matter. if it keeps people reading The Online Edition, it has to be something good.

the worst: vintage icons: audrey hepburn

this post really burnt. i am not afraid to reveal the number of individual hits it garnered - nine. this has to be one of the lowest 'single-post' readership so far. either the subject of 'audrey hepburn' has been done to death or it's just not captivating enough.

in conclusion, we now bid farewell to the past and look forward to a new week! meanwhile, have a wonderful weekend.

fash'on... BAM!

ps: i'm not sure if The Online Edition will recover from the dip but if you care about this blog, do pick your all-time favourite post and share it via facebook or twitter.

comfort women

if you are familiar with history, the term comfort women is nothing comforting. 

this week, we explore the way fashion has created the notion of the 'comfort women'. instead of liberating the female, the society has created fashion trends and traditions that are highly uncomfortable. yet, within the time and space of that trend, it was deemed acceptable. as we look at some of these 'fashions', emotions will be stirred up and you might ever get angry that such things even exist.

however, as we journey through the entire week, i ask that you take a balanced view of the dis-comforting fashion. like joyce carol oates remarked in a recent interview with the bbc, 'not every woman is a feminist.' just because someone is born a woman does not mean that one naturally has to fight for female supremacy. while we may not agree, i ask that we do not judge. there are hosts of reasons why women chose fashion over comfort. for instance, uncomfortable as it may be, i will still wear skinny jeans just so that my legs look slimmer and give the illusion of beauty.

now, for the irrelevant tradition of girls in bikinis and men who are half-naked. 

FHM Super Seven

Malaysia's Hottest Hunks 2007 / 2008

fash'on... BAM!