LOOKBOOK.nu

So far on this blog i've done a whole lot of lovin' and not enough hatin'. A lot of blogs and websites are awesome but I find some to be just completely and utterly pointless, and pretentious. That is especially the case when it comes to the new social networking website of the moment: lookbook.nu

First off, what in heavens name is .nu? That tidbit alone makes me question this 'social network'. From what I gather, the point of lookbook is to post pictures of your various outfits on your profile in order for people to determine if you are hip. If you're cool you get hype points or something which can cause your look to appear in the 'HOT' or 'TOP' sections of the page. Friends can comment on your looks and increase your self-esteem/turn you into a pretentious jerk.

I just personally think lookbook is around for kids looking to get noticed. When you're questioning an outfit because you don't know how well it'll do on lookbook, or having a friend take photos of you solely for the purpose of posting it to your lookbook profile, there's a problem. I think people should appreciate fashion for what it is, there's no need to flaunt what ability you might have to dress yourself, upload a picture to the internet and tag each individual item as 'vintage' to give you the appearance of some sort of unique trendsetter. You're on lookbook for Christ sake! There's nothing unique about that.