Thursday 21 November 2013

FASHION INSTAGRAM DIRECTORY_________________


I recently joined the INSTAGRAM train (better late than never?) and the first thing I did was follow as many fashion publications and industry insiders as possible. As you can guess, I regretted this decision almost immediately. 

Although Instagram gives designers and publications an opportunity to show others a look inside their world, most of them end up posting more pictures of their morning coffee and blurry runway photos than anything else. 

Social media, especially Instagram, has changed the way ordinary bloggers like me interact with the fashion world. Accessibility has always been a problem in the fashion world, but the wall of exclusivity is coming down piece by piece. Some designers might try and resist, but this is the future (IMO not the worst thing, if the designers are thinking sale-wise).

Regardless, it's a fascinating platform for the fashion world to explore. I compiled a list of some of the more notable publications and designers on Instagram below. 


PUBLICATIONS
NYLON
NYLON GUYS
W MAG
ELLE
LUCKY
INSTYLE
INSTYLE UK
US VOGUE
VOGUE PARIS
VOGUE UK
VOGUE BRAZIL
VOGUE ITALIA
V MAGAZINE
VMAN
OYSTER
MARIE CLAIRE
HARPER'S BAZAAR
i-D MAG
NUMÉRO THAILAND
NUMÉRO TOKYO
GLAMOUR
ROOKIE
MADAME FIGARO
T MAGAZINE
PAPER
PURPLE
TEEN VOGUE
WWD
FASHION
FLARE 
ELLE CANADA
WSJ
COMPLEX
DAZED & CONFUSED
NYT FASHION
STYLE.COM
FLAUNT
PEOPLE STYLEWATCH
ALLURE
ANOTHER
INTERVIEW
DANSK
WONDERLAND
VS


DESIGNERS
3.1 PHILLIP LIM
ACNE
ADAM SELMAN
ALBERTA FERRETTI
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
ALTUZARRA
ANNA SUI
A.P.C.
ARMANI
BADGLEY MISCHKA
BAND OF OUTSIDERS
BALENCIAGA
BALMAIN
BETSEY JOHNSON
BCBG
BLUMARINE
BOTTEGA VENETA
BURBERRY
CALVIN KLEIN
CARVEN
CHRISTIAN DIOR
COMME DES GARÇONS
COSTELLO TAGLIAPIETRA
CUSHNIE ET OCHS
CYNTHIA ROWLEY
DEREK LAM
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
DION LEE
DKNY / PR GIRL
DOLCE & GABBANA
DSQUARED2
EDUN
ELIE SAAB
EMILIO PUCCI
ERIN FETHERSTON
ETRO
FENDI
GIAMBATTISTA VALLI
GIVENCHY
HELMUT LANG
HERMÈS
HOUSE OF HOLLAND
HUSSEIN CHALAYAN
ISABEL MARANT
J. CREW
J. MENDEL
J. W. ANDERSON
JASON WU
J. BRAND
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
JEREMY LAING
JEREMY SCOTT
JILL STUART
KATE SPADE NY
KENZO
L'WREN SCOTT
LACOSTE
LANVIN
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA
MARCHESA
MARC JACOBS
MARY KATRANTZOU
MATTHEW WILLIAMSON
MICHAEL KORS
MIU MIU
MONIQUE LHUILLIER
MOSCHINO
MULBERRY
NANETTE LEPORE
NICOLE MILLER
NINA RICCI
OPENING CEREMONY
OSCAR DE LA RENTA
PETER PILOTTO
PETER SOM
PRABAL GURUNG
PRADA
PREEN
PROENZA SCHOULER
RACHEL ZOE
RAG & BONE
RALPH LAUREN
REBECCA MINKOFF
REED KRAKOFF
REEM ACRA
RICHARD CHAI LOVE
ROBERTO CAVALLI
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
RODARTE
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO 
SONIA RYKIEL
STELLA MCCARTNEY
SUNO
THAKOON
THE ROW
THEYSKEN'S THEORY
THOMAS TAIT
THOM BROWNE
TOM FORD
TOMMY HILFIGER 
TORY BURCH
VALENTINO
VERA WANG
VERSACE
VICTORIA BECKHAM
VIKTOR & ROLF
VIVIENNE TAM
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
ZAC POSEN