Reasons Why Kenyan Fashion Bloggers Are A Vain, Unrealistic,Conceited,Narcissistic And An Egocentric Lot!

First thing first, I have no intentions of talking smack about Kenyan fashion bloggers; no no  that is far from my intention.  Since the birth of the movement a few years ago, we can all concur that the fashion circle has grown in leaps and bounds. However, don’t be duped into thinking that it has been for the better. It has outdone it self. Methinks  that this is a classical case of a dinosaur devouring  prey while its tail is getting consumed by a fire and Kenyan fashion bloggers are at the forefront propagating this agenda.They have forgotten their cause, veered off the road and into an abyss. Now before you rebuke and throw the first stone, hear me out.

1. They have set unrealistic standards.

I have an inkling feeling that most fashion bloggers in kenya have elevated themselves to “godess-status” and they no longer care about the basic common campus girl (who by the way is the only reason they have page views). They have become narcissistic, self-adoring women who only think about looking good while feeding the masses the poisoned waters of their own disillusionment. They appeal to the high-end kileleshwa girl who can afford these clothes they so effortlessly glorify on their blogs. What happens to the basic girl who is an ardent follower but who cannot even afford the least expensive lipstick from Pauline cosmetics or foundation from Suzie beauty? S/o all hail  Joy Kendi for setting realistic trends that the basic woman can follow with ease. This is not for show, This is not a competition. Start blogging as its obvious narcissism died with Narcissus. 

2.Most fashion blogger acquire their clothes from high-end boutiques for show, they take photos in  borrowed ensemble(that they cant afford anyway) then lie to our faces just how drop-dead fashionable they are! Shame.

3. Female fashion bloggers are just too many! Anyone who can access “admissible” outfits and a camera opens a free blog with wordpress or blogspot.They coin fairy-tale-ish names  then bore the world with their fashion tautology and bits that they lift (unprofessional) from other blogs. My 2 cents: pull down that substandard  blog, stop being delusional and for the sake of everyone stop lying to yourself. Fashion blogging is not an avenue for you to vent your anger , uncork pent up frustrations or bore everyone with how terrified you were when you got your first period! This is Fashion blogging, not a Gynaecology Clinic. 

4. Fashion bloggers have set themselves apart from the common folk. It is said that birds of a feather flock together,but these fashion people have taken it to a different level. They do more than flock together, they have no time for the basic people who they purport to blog for. They are mired in the “celebrity status” and only mix with their kind. Fashion blogging for crying out loud is not an elite proffesion, neither is it a passage way to heaven. Mix freely with people (learn from Joy Kendi,Lucia and Silvia Njoki) Its never that serious, beyond that make up and sometimes (borrowed dress) is a plain Kenyan girl. The Kenyan girl that we all want to see. 

Fashion blogger, Joy Kendi.

5. The Kenyan Stylista alias Franklin Saiyalel, you are undoubtedly Kenya’s best dressed gentleman but on a lighter note, lose that Pharell hat already, it is nauseating. try a turban for kicks, sometimes, blogging is not about the dapper bespoke suits, it is about expression. Believe me, you will better by far even without the hat.

Franklin Saiyalel A.K.A The Kenyan stylista. The top male fashion blogger in the 254

6.The language is a little bit off, not much, just a bit. I know there are plenty of grammar Nazi’s out there waiting to check where I forgot to include commas and instances where I committed sacrilegious phonetic errors(feel free to judge if your blood can wash the mistakes away). Fashion bloggers you need to stop calling people lame names like: Darlings, sugardolls, pumpkins, cupcakes… (insert others here) the names are overrated. No one will die if they don’t hear them.