Superstylin*s runway review about the battle of the 90s catwalks between Beverly Hills 90210 and My So-Called Life was chosen as part of this week's Independent Fashion Bloggers Links à la Mode. Enjoy! xx

It's a bloggy-blog world.... // Edited by Jessie Thorpe of Denimology

Hi all! I'm Jessie from Denimology and I am happy to be one of IFB's new Links à la Mode editors! In the last couple of years, bloggers are being heard far and wide and across the globe. I am happy to be sharing the locations around the interwebs that interest little ol' me with all of you. Included in this weeks links: how to fake that you've gotten enough sleep to Gilt's Disaster Relief Fund and a first hand account of Target's Go International dress collection launch. Get to clicking and show your fellow blogger's some lovin'.

Links à la Mode: March 17th

Aesthetic Alterations: Tips on how to acquire authentic Hermès scarves safely on ebay
Blah Blah Becky: The fashion world's pattern du jour
Chic 'n Cheap Living: 70s minimalist chic via Zara's Spring/summer 2011 collection
ChiTown Fashionista: A quick chat with Jimmy Choo's Tamara Mellon
Cross That: intersection of fashion and photography: the dreamy mind of Rodney Smith
Denimology: Denim Outfit of the week - Denim Outfit of the Week
Fashables: Target's Go International Designer Collective Dresses Party
Fashion is Evolution: Why sleep masks rock, how they can be stylish, and my quest to make a masculine one for my boyfriend
illustrator Claire: Shorts, suspenders and sluttiness
Independent Fashion Bloggers: The Role of Blogs in the Community
Joanne Faith: Killer Fashion Blogging: 50 Tips, Tools and Other Tactics to Take Your Fashion Blog to the Next Level
Make The World A Prettier Place: The Adorable Style of Emma Pillsbury
Piewacket: Cherry blossoms and a Digital Mag
Sample Sale Sites: Gilt City Disaster Relief
Starting From Scratch: How to fake you've gotten plenty of sleep
Street Stalker: A review of Dior's A/W2011 Collection from Paris Fashion Week and John Galliano's farewell show
Styling You: How to style a jacket with a maxi skirt
Superstylin*: Style Showdown: Beverly Hills 90210 vs. My So-Called Life
The Column of Samantha Tyler: When occultism comes to fashion: too much or brilliant?
The Fashion Turd: Skull-tastic! Mexican folk mask from House of Guadalupe
The Style Circuit: Neutrals: Why They're Essential to Any Spring Wardrobe

{Images via Google}

This past week I have been rewatching the first and only season of My So-Called Life. Bless Angela Chase in all her crushed velvet, babydoll dresses, boxers and flannel-wearing glory. All those objects graced my wardrobe at some point during the 90s. While watching the mother/daughter fashion show episode, I couldn't help but think of its counterpart courtesy of Beverly Hills 90210 (one of the best shows ever!). Thus spawned today's Superstylin* Style Showdown: Beverly Hills 90210 vs. My So-Called Life.

(FF to 4:15ish for runway action)
Look: Power Glam
Fashions: Luxe paired with the bigger the better accessories and lots of french twists and updos.
Soundtrack: A remix of Star by Erasure
Verdict: High drama! High 90s fashion!
Bonus: Jackie Taylor doing blow in the bathroom at the 2:47 mark.
Fun fact: Just realized I subconsciously channeled the shoulder details on Brenda's dress for one of the dresses from my senior collection during college.

Look: Saccharin Sweet
Fashions: Homespun aesthetic and lots of shapeless dresses.
Soundtrack: Enigma's Return to Innocence
Verdict: Points for Angela's voiceover about how being strange and complicated can be beautiful.
Bonus: Crimped hair on Angela's sister and a peek of Rayanne and Ricky.
Fun fact: A.J. Langer is now Lady Courtenay.

{Images via SoapNet and Google}