1. Best Street Style Blog: The Sartorialist
(thesartorialist.com)
Scott Schuman’s remarkable eye for detail and framing reveal just how many beautiful people there are in our world – and not just the couture-clad glitterati of the Upper East Side. This jetsetting photographer has a way of finding style whether it may be in the form of an Italian delicatessen or the ever-chic Anna Wintour.
2. Best Designer Blog: Tory Burch
(toryburch.com/blog)
In addition to her eponymous clothing line, Tory Burch posts a daily blog on her website with interviews, parties, travel guides, book reviews, and of course, fashion advice. Her blog’s design is aesthetically beautiful and filled with glamorous photos for all of those escapists out there.
3. Best Cuisine Blog: My Baking Addiction
(mybakingaddiction.com)
This blog is a personal favorite for the most delicious recipes with mouth-watering pictures to accompany them. Jamie, the blog’s creator, dreams up recipes for everything from chai-spiced sugar cookies to homemade granola bars to salted caramel cupcakes. Whether you are a baking mastermind or are just looking to learn the fundamentals, this blog is perfect for you.
4. Best “Everything” Blog: Tikkit
(tikkitco.blogspot.com)
This blog’s tagline, “a blog filled with creativity, design, lickerish tastes in food, DIYs, and chocolate,” gives you just a sampling of what can be found here. This chic, quirky Chicago-based blog is a collection of the author’s witty musings, photographs, and favorite things. Definitely one of my favorites!
5. Best Fashion Blog with a Sense of Humor: Man Repeller
(manrepeller.com)
Here’s a snippet from this blog:
“man·re·pell·er1 [mahn-ree-peller]
–noun
outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive way that will result in repelling members of the opposite sex. Such garments include but are not limited to harem pants, boyfriend jeans, overalls (see: human repelling), shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewelry that resembles violent weaponry and clogs.
Girl 1: What are you wearing to the party?
Girl 2: My sweet lime green drop crotch utility pants!
Girl 1: Oh, so we’re man repelling tonight?”
Enough said.
6. Most Interesting Pop Culture Blog:NPR’s Monkey See
(npr.org/blogs/monkeysee)
Perhaps the only pop culture blog that does not feature the Kardashians on a daily basis.
7. Best News Blog:NYTimes’s The Lede
(thelede.blogs.nytimes.com)
This blog posts hourly updates with the latest news from around the world. New York Times correspondent Robert Mackey mixes original reporting and information about both national as well as international affairs.
8. Best Sports Blog:Women Talk Sports
(womentalksports.com)
Who says sports blogs have to be full of jock strap and protein shake ads? Women Talk Sports is an athletic blog written by and for women. It covers all sports and includes insightful articles featuring female athletes as well as videos, podcasts, and live coverage of sporting events.