One of my most popular posts on my software related blog, vendorprisey, was my coverage of SAP executive dress at Sapphire. I casually mentioned that I might start another blog looking at software industry threads, and a couple of colleagues and friends have mailed me saying please do. So today, dear reader, we’d like to launch an attempt to be the software industry’s answer to thesartorialist, trinny and susanna and of course gofugyourself..
I’ve asked a few friends to take lots of photos of software types, be they geeks, suits, software celebs, multi-billionaires or wage slaves. We’ll post them on the blog, and sometimes pass a critical eye over the sartorial state of the software industry. Your contributions, either as fashion photographer, commentator or victim are welcome. For the moment I’m not going to stray into the minefield of female fashion, but I would welcome a co-editor who could cover the geekgirl angle.
We will start out as the dedicated follower of fashion blog on wordpress.cm. Abbrievated to DFOF. This is part homage to the immortal Kinks song, and partly that all the other cool names we could think of were gone. (Plus, we geeks like a good acronym.)
They seek him here, they seek him there,
His clothes are loud, but never square.
It will make or break him so he’s got to buy the best,
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion.
And when he does his little rounds,
‘Round the boutiques of London Town,
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends,
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He thinks he is a flower to be looked at,
And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight,
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
There’s one thing that he loves and that is flattery.
One week he’s in polka-dots, the next week he is in stripes.
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion.
They seek him here, they seek him there,
In Regent Street and Leicester Square.
Everywhere the Carnabetian army marches on,
Each one an dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
His world is built ’round discoteques and parties.
This pleasure-seeking individual always looks his best
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion.
Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is).
He flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly.
In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be,
‘Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion.
He’s a dedicated follower of fashion.
He’s a dedicated follower of fashion
If you post photos to flickr that you’d like to see on the site, just tag them with dfof.
Maggie Fox and Michael Coté are also regular dfof contributors.
Hi Thomas,
I’d like to nominate Andreas Wunsch to DFoF. Pictures at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/gregor.wolf/SAPTechEd2007MunichDay2/photo#5123046044340109074
http://picasaweb.google.com/gregor.wolf/SAPTechEd2007MunichDay2/photo#5123046040045141762
All the best out of south-east-upper-bavaria
Gregor
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