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All pictures belong to Kirsty Bridge
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We spoke to Kirsty Bridge about her popular blog site, Belle Fantasie. Blogging is definitely the
about it somewhere! I loved
latest trend in the fashion and
photography too so I decided I
beauty industry. Fashion blog-
would use my own shots on my
ging is the newest way to learn
blog as well.
about the hottest trends and
“If I get nasty comments, I just delete it - blogging should be fun!“
the newest beauty products. Blogging has often been described as an “online diary” and a perfect example, is of twenty-year-old, Southampton fashion graphic student: Kirsty
How did you put your own
Bridge. With her constant style up-
style onto your page? Did it
dates and growing fan base,
take time to create a general
it’s no wonder why everyone
look for your blog?
wants a piece of Belle Fanta-
It definitely took time! I have
sise.
gone through about 4 layouts
So Kirsty, do you remem-
since I first started! I think it’s
ber when you first created
difficult sometimes to find the
your blog and what your first
perfect one but I love my lay-
ever entry was?
out now, which I designed and
I started in October 2008
put together myself. I think it
and my first post was about go-
completes the blog and links
ing to a vintage fair in Bristol.
in with the theme of my posts.
I loved taking photos of every-
The majority of my posts are
one’s stalls.
outfit posts so I guess I stamp
What made you decide to
my own style onto my blog as
start blogging?
soon as put a picture of my
I used blogging as an out-
clothes on there. People know
let for my love of fashion. I was
what I’m wearing and start to
doing a media communications
see my likes and dislikes in
BTEC at the time which didn’t
fashion through my clothes. Are there any other blog-
focus on anything to do with
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So many bloggers inspire
Blog about your love for
get you down if you let it and
me! I follow over a 100 blogs,
something! You must be pas-
it did at first. But I just ignore it
some fashion, some not, but
sionate about the topic you
now, and if I get a nasty com-
I am inspired by all of them!
choose or it will come across
ment I just delete it. Blogging
I think it is hard not to when
that you are bored with it on
should be a positive thing!
you are reading them daily or
your blog.
What is your favourite part of blogging?
Do you have any current giveaways at the moment? I don’t at the moment but
My readers are my most fa-
Belle Fantaisie is always host-
vourite thing! It’s so lovely to
ing giveaways so keep check-
receive and email or comment,
ing for updates!
congratulating you on your
How do you find the time
blog or saying how much they
to balance blogging and be-
love reading it.
ing a student?
What is your least favourite part? Personal negativity. People out there will comment just to be nasty. Do you have any advice and tips for upcoming bloggers?
your experience as a blogger? I would describe it as being eye opening and fun!
I find it quite easy as blogging doesn’t take a huge amount of time for me. Do you ever get hate mail,
Ways to contact Kirsty: Website: bellefantaisie.net
All pictures belong to Kirsty Bridge
weekly.
How would you describe
and if so, how do you deal
twitter.com/bellefantaisie
with it?
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