Marian Kihogo by Hannan Saleh
Mariankihogo.com is a comprehensive fashion, beauty, music and art site in an interactive weblog format launched in December 2009.
With segments dedicated to catwalk, fashion & trends, shopping, art & music, books & film, video, parties & events, interviews the site has personable features on the fashion, beauty & culture news, catwalk trend reporting, current updates on industry parties & events, features/interviews covering emerging and established talent.
It also chronicles the personal style of its editor in the Style Diary section.
The aim of the non revenue generating digital space is to start conversation and inspire enthusiasm.
The award nominated site (finalist for the Lucky Magazine Best Fashion Voice 2011 in their Fashion & Beauty Bloggers awards, Cosmopolitan Magazine UK Blog Awards 2010 in the fashion & style category) was listed in Peer Index’s top UK fashion industry Twitter user lists and third in Glam Media’s top blog 2010 list after Bryan Boy and Face Hunter at number one and two respectively.
It is also listed as part of Vogue.co.uk exclusive favorite blog portal and is part of the exclusive Glamour Magazine UK ‘Style Tribe’ online network.
Mariankihogo.com has garnered press and mentions from the likes of New York Daily News, Swedish National Television (SVT), AM New York, Chicago Tribune, E! News, Life.com, Vogue Paris, RG Vogue Brazil, Vogue Italia, Style.com, The Huffington Post, ELLE UK, ASOS Magazine, Metro International newspaper, The Telegraph, Fashion Etc, Harper’s Bazaar UK, Fashionista.com, Lucky Magazine, Fashion Indie, Swide.com, New York Post, Marie Claire SA, Essence.com, The Cut Blog, Glamour, Clutch Magazine, High Street Blog, StyleLikeU, Style.Italia to name a select.
Its author was one of six bloggers handpicked by Italian luxury house, Dolce & Gabbana for the UK leg of their Dress Me Up tour. The event as covered by the cream of the fashion industry press saw each blogger style a window at the Dolce & Gabbana Old Bond Street boutique as celebrated with a A-list studded celebrity party.
Marian Kihogo edits the site; a stylist to celebrities for the red carpet and creative consultant.
She was listed in the New York Post’s 25 Best Dressed at New York Fashion Week Fall Winter 2011 in February.
At present, the site does not host any adverts, sponsored posts or belong to any affiliate groups. It does review products and services which is always disclosed.
