Bryanboy

Bryanboy is the pen name of a Filipino fashion blogger. A former web developer, he started blogging at age 17 from his parents' Manila home. His blog, which attracts 180,000 visitors per day,"Asia's brand-name bloggers". "The Straits Times" (May 25, 2008).] [Rekhi, Shefali. "Asia's Blog Stars". "The Straits Times" (May 25, 2008).] Wells, Rachel. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/fashion/bloggers-arrive-on-fashions-front-row/2008/05/03/1209235234242.html "Have laptop, will travel: bloggers arrive on fashion's front row"] . "Sunday Age" (May 4, 2008).] won the 2007 Philippine Blog Award for Best Fashion & Lifestyle Blog. [ [http://www.philippineblogawards.com.ph/2007/03/31/the-2007-philippine-blog-awards-winners/ "The 2007 Philippine Blog Awards winners"] . Phillipineblogawards.com.ph (March 31, 2007). Retrieved on August 4, 2008.] The "New York Post" named him one of the nine hottest internet celebrities, [http://www.nypost.com/seven/04152007/entertainment/9_hottest_celebs_on_the_web_entertainment_danica_lo.htm?page=0 "9 hottest celebs on the web"] . "New York Post" (April 15, 2007).] and news.com.au has called him "one of Fashion 2.0’s biggest superstars" and a "phenom in the fashion blogosphere".Huntington, Patty. [http://blogs.news.com.au/fullychic/index.php/news/comments/we_3_bryanboy_oz_fashion_week_gets_blogged/ "We heart Bryanboy! Oz Fashion Week gets well-and-truly blogged"] . News.com.au (April 18, 2008). Retrieved on August 4, 2008.] His blog, called "hysterically camp" by the "Sydney Morning Herald", [Hornery, Andrew. "PS Catwalk". "Sydney Morning Herald" (May 3, 2008).] is known for its "witty and often bitchy commentary."

The blog has also attracted the attention of many in the fashion industry. Bryanboy fans often send in photos of themselves in his signature pose—standing with hips thrust to one side and a handbag in an outstretched arm—or with handwritten signs declaring "I <3 Bryanboy"; celebrity participants have included Marc Jacobs, Tanya Dziahileva, Alexandra Agoston, and Rachel Clark. Though no brand spokesman commented on the matter, it was widely reported that Bryanboy's trademark pose was referenced in two 2006 Fendi advertisements. [ [http://www.queerty.com/queer/fashion/fendi-loves-bryanboy-20060816.php "Fendi loves Bryanboy"] . Queerty.com (August 16, 2006). Retrieved on August 4, 2008.] Marc Jacobs even went so far as to name a handbag after him (the BB ostrich bag) after Bryanboy gushed about it in his blog.Huntington, Patty. [http://blogs.news.com.au/fullychic/index.php/news/comments/a_bridge_too_fey_bryanboy_threatens_to_take_product_placement_to_new_height/ "A bridge too fey? Bryanboy threatens to take product placement to new heights"] . News.com.au (April 21, 2008). Retrieved on August 4, 2008.] [Safe, Georgina. [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23618675-5010800,00.html "Logged in the laptops of luxury"] . "The Australian" (April 30, 2008).]

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* [http://www.bryanboy.com/ Bryanboy.com]