One of the major complaints lodged against the fashion glossy set is that their coverage is far from independent or unique. All the major books cover the subjects with the same perspective in a kind of tedious parade of advertiser backscratching and "it" designer fawning.
But not Fashion Wire Daily! The tiny wire service (in that occasional pieces are picked up by Yahoo and resyndicated) has had tough times in the past complete with disloyal editors and corporate restructuring yet it solders on under the competent hand of Managing Editor Renata Espinosa. With a tiny staff and a few dedicated freelancers Fashion Wire Daily manages to produce edgy, fresh, and yes, independent coverage of major Fashion Events the world over.
Recently the subscription only site became free, making all of its content open and available to anyone who wanders in. The site has experimented with blogs in the past and has plenty of blog style content available. Now is a great time to pop into the site as all of FWD's Fashion Week content is fresh and online as fast as their bigger brethren.