This blog is for the person who is concerned with luxury and pleasure above all else….the Luxist, if you will.  Luxist.com is a wealth of information on the best the world has to offer, even if you aren’t able to afford it just yet.

The posts on this site cover an extraordinary range of topics including art, auctions, every type of clothing and fashion, dining, spas, pets, etc.  In fact, there is hardly a topic that this site will not entertain, as long as it is regarding an item that helps bring its readers closer to fine living and pleasure in knowing about the best.

Here are some of my favorite topics:

Sprinkles Cupcakes in Beverly Hills

The Hamilton Penthouse in San Francisco

The New Doxa Grafic Open Heart Watch

 

BRYANBOY

Greatness, the idea of someone being “the best,” is usually easier to conclude in hindsight.  What we love today can easily fall short tomorrow as the pace of the world quickens.  So, who are the great bloggers?  What makes a blogger stand apart from the ocean of opinions we surf through every day?  Only time will tell…lasting power alone proves a bloggers ability to connect with an audience; to affect the masses.

The reason I bring this up is because I recently found a blog that sparked my attention.  More specifically, a personality that comes through so strong in this new medium that I can’t help but want to know more.  Introducing Bryanboy.  It has a sort of superhero ring to it, no?  And he might just be the masked man for the job.

Bryanboy

The blog posts vary.  Some are very short and to the point, product focused.  Some take us behind the scenes on exotic fashion adventures.  Nothing appears to be mundane for this young enthusiastic fashion nut.  Take a look at his post of a hidden camera at the 2010 Chanel Spring Summer Show:

This kid goes the extra mile.  He’s not posting countless wish-lists and regurgitating the same old information…he is paving his own way.  He is chasing something, and he’s bringing us along for the ride.  And that…is the making of greatness.

I was truly sold by Bryanboy when I read his post entitled “Great Expectations.”  I realized he has the humility and wisdom to actually pull it off.  He goes on to explain that “in order to be a credible and authoritative critic, one has to possess a great knowledge of a particular subject they are talking about. And it doesn’t happen overnight.”  He refers to himself as a work in progress, another sign of greatness.  And above all, every post is bleeding with gratitude and awareness of the readers who have given him the life he has always dreamed of.  There is no doubt that his enthusiasm is infectious.  We will be hearing more from Bryanboy in the years to come, and we will be rooting him on the entire way.

Platinum Blonde Life strikes me as an ongoing Christmas wish-list.  Creator Melanie Brown does a great job of putting together groups of photos and links for her readers.  The posts are short, to the point, and filled with links to buy the featured items.  You’ll find everything here from clothing and shoes to makeup and jewelry.  Take a stroll through her posts and you will not be disappointed.

www.platinumblondelife.com

I was surfin’ around…like you do,  and I came across a blog post on Jeffrey Campbell’s blog site, a cover of the Fleet Foxes Tiger mountain Peasant Song.  First off, it’s a great cover of the song.  Second, it got me looking more closely at the Jeffrey Campbell blog…which I suggest you do while listening:

Jeffrey Campbell is a trendy shoe brand coming up on a ten year anniversary.  The blog site focuses on photos of the shoes in action.  There is even a section called JC Girls featuring candid shots of fans in JC shoes.  Most of the posts are JC store news, celebrity sightings, and new JC products.  There is a slew of great photographs, and many of the posts will guide you to interesting and funky stores carrying the JC brand.  Check out the sites below:

Website – www.jeffreycampbellshoes.com
Blog site – www.jeffreycampbellshoes.com/category/blog

The JC Girls:

Prepidemic Magazine

Prepidemic Magazine is very clear who they are and who they appeal to.  They refer to themselves as, “a few Ivy Leaguers, embracing some traditions, shunning others, crafting a fresh vision that doesn’t chafe you where you don’t want it to.”  Their posts range from tips on how to layer clothing to what you should have worn to a lawn party.  The posts are frequent and will make you immediately feel like you belong to a yacht club.

In addition to the regular posts, Prepidemic also features a fashion glossary and a “Prepidemic Guides” section.  Here you will find the “how to” or “for idiots” style posts.  Some of the titles include: “A Beginner’s Guide to Buying a Suit,”  “A Guide to Looking After Your Shoes,” and “How to Wear Your Dress Pants.”

Read some of their posts now: prepidemic.com.  Prepidemic is also on Facebook.