Painfully Hip is a cheap chic fashion blog with a bit of a travel bug. We feature thrifted outfits of the day, online indie boutique discounts, diy ideas, thrifty travel tips, exclusive fashion editorials featuring vintage, handmade jewelry and unknown local designers. We have a weakness for audacious prints and blinding color. Its all about inspiring you to discover your own unrepentant personal style.
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Email Us!Painfully Hip was started in February 2007 as a cure for Amber’s at-work boredom. Eve joined in with her sisterly dynamism in early April. Since then, we’ve enjoyed the talents of guest bloggers like Diana of Buoy, Mary Catherine of LittleRedFox and stylist Sarah Beaver of wardrobe_remix fame.
We are now averaging about 2,000 unique visitors a day and we just can’t believe it!
We were included as number 19 in Shiny Media’s Top 100 Fashion Blogs, are regularly given “Must Read” status by Coutorture, have a full page interview and style feature in Sacramento Magazine’s November 2008 issue and will be featured in an upcoming book by author and blogger Vicky Zhou as one of the 500 most interesting blogs on the web! We have had press in Flair Magazine, Above The Fray Magazine, Lemondrop, the News & Review, and countless other wonderful blogs!
We love reading and answering any emails or stupid questions you may have. Our Ask Painfully Hip feature is ridiculously helpful when you have to do that thing you do when you get out of the shower. Email Us your fashion conundrums! We can help!
We are currently looking for some great clothing and beauty companies for product reviews and/or ad space rentals. We try to give priority to start-ups and independent designers. If you’re interested, please read more details and check out our awesome rates. We will be happy to barter and can sometimes be convinced to accept free samples. Amber can offer her mad graphic design skillz if you need them!
Amber is also available as a wardrobe stylist for fashion editorials. Check out her work on the Painfully Hip Design Collective, where she has compiled a talented team of models, photographers and hair and makeup artists. If your company is in need of some extra exposure and/or some stylish photography in order to get noticed, find out more about our fashion styling and marketing collaborations!
Thanks for reading. We love our blog and hope you do too!
(Ew, I think I just threw up a little.)
