Fashion bloggers are having the best year ever.  Once considered amateurs with little to no credibility, bloggers, like Bryan of Bryan Boy and Tavi Gevinson of Style Rookie, have enjoyed a meteoric rise to the forefront of the fashion industry. And the heavyweights are finally starting to take notice.

Last week, the New York Times reported that the popularity of fashion bloggers represents a democratization of fashion media coverage. Anna Wintour, the Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue who shared the front row with bloggers during Fashion Week (above, pictured third from right), may feature several internet sensations in Vogue’s March 2010 issue.

This unprecedented notoriety comes as no surprise to POSHGLAM. We’ve known how important, and entertaining, fashion bloggers were all along. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the 25 best stiletto-stopping blogs of 2009.

From Simply Chic to StyleList, these blogs have entertained, intrigued and informed us daily while revolutionizing the fashion industry as we know it. Here are our favorites, in no particular order:

1-Fashion156

Loved by students, fashionistas and industry professionals alike, Fashion156.com showcases new emerging talent and the latest street styles from London, the UK and beyond.

2-UnVogue

Catering to the affluent trend-setting crowd, UNVOGUE is a viable source for everything new and exciting in lifestyle, fashion, beauty and pop culture.

3-Shopaholics Daily

From hot bargain/sale finds to trend reviews to frequent contests and giveaways, Shopaholics Daily is a savvy shopper’s dream.

4-The Fashion Bomb

The daily destination for the urban fashionista, The Fashion Bomb offers boutique spotlights, fashion show reviews, celebrity looks for less and a wildly popular column, Mail Bombs, where readers get priceless advice on all their fashion queries.

5-Simply Chic

MSN.com’s Simply Chic offers simple and fun fashion and beauty advice for the everyday woman. The recently-launched site features runway to reality stories as well as articles on how to get the hottest makeup looks for less, how to photograph like a model and more.

6-Eco Stiletto

If you’ve ever wondered the secret to smart and sexy green living, this is the blog for you. It boasts daily eco fashion, beauty, lifestyle and celebrity updates and gives away more than $100 in eco swag to members each week!

7-Style Like U

Born out of a mother and daughter’s fascination with style, Style Like U is an empowering take on fashion as self-expression, featuring inspiring individuals who are unafraid to be different.

8-Blackburn and Sweetzer

Inspired by the style of West 3^rd Street in Los Angeles, Blackburn and Sweetzer explores, and occasionally ventures beyond, this urban slice of the city—from fashion, retail and sales to restaurants, real estate and much more.

9-Angela Fink Stylist

Everything you would ever want to know about fashion—from upcoming designers to new trends—from the informed point-of-view of an accomplished stylist and writer.

10-I Heart Daily

Former Ellegirl editors, Anne and Melissa, give the scoop on everything they love, from bands to emergent designers to their favorite lipstick color. Fans of the site have grown to love the twosome—who pride themselves on being nice bitches who work in fashion and still eat McDonalds—as much as the stuff they heart.

11-The Glamazons Blog

Sure they meet celebrities and frequent the NYC party scene, but the life of The Glamazons, former ESSENCE Magazine assistants, isn’t nearly as glamorous as it seems. In columns like Ask the Glamazons and Breaking into the Biz, the writers dish on everything from fashion trends and beauty products to career and relationship issues with wit, candor and a lot of sass.

12-Saucy Glossie

Every fashionista wants to put together a runway outfit with affordable pieces, and Saucy Glossie shows you how. The popular site also offers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at fashion events in NYC plus interviews with the best designers in the business.

13-StyleList

Dedicated to real style for real women, this popular fashion and beauty site is one of the leading sources for celebrity style news on the web. Fashion lovers will enjoy the addictive video series, Beauty Basics, starring Carmindy, and Hair Basics, starring Danielle Caputo plus “Ask the Editor” columns that address real reader questions and concerns.

14-The Luxury Spot

Smart, sassy and sometimes racy, the writers at the Luxury Spot have an affinity for the nicer things in life. From a great nightlife scene to fabulous street style, the Luxury Spot covers it all with kick-ass attitude and biting wit.

15-The Arriviste

Fashion lovers everywhere visit The Arriviste for fast-paced coverage of contemporary fashion, trends and beauty with a surprisingly in-depth and insightful twist.

16-A.J. Crimson

It’s easy to get addicted to the new blog by A.J. Crimson, make-up artist to the stars and co-founder of lip gloss line, Kissable Couture. His musings on fashion and beauty are coupled with rare behind-the-scenes coverage of celebrity photoshoots featuring everyone from Estelle to Letoya Luckett to Love B Scott.

17-Imogen Lloyd Webber

Conceived to capture the exciting life of the Single Girl, Imogen Lloyd Webber covers fashion with a NYLON (New York and London) slant.

18-Temptalia

Temptalia provides in-depth product reviews, make-up looks, how-tos and tutorials that make beauty accessible to all women.

19-StyleBakeryTeen

The teen version of StyleBakery.com, this fun site features fashion and beauty advice, shopping deals, celebrity gossip and more from a youthful viewpoint.

20-A New Mode

A New Mode has one goal: to make readers feel beautiful from the inside out. The inspiring fashion, beauty and lifestyle website features articles on relationships, self-improvement and the secrets to feeling as fabulous as you look.

21-Ecouterre

Fans of sustainable fashion design will love Ecouterre.  The site showcases designers who consider a garment’s social and environmental impact, from its creation to its use and disposal, while facilitating a conversation about why sustainable fashion matters.

22-Focus On Style

Focus On Style is your fashion, beauty, and style guide to can-do chic. Founded by a former fashion stylist with over 20 years of professional experience, it offers scads of fashion tips, beauty hints, and priceless shopping advice.

23-Micah Jesse

Finally, a website with positive celebrity news! MicahJesse.com covers everything Hollywood with an upbeat, light-hearted twist.

24-The Recessionista Blog

To survive the economic downturn in style, fabuless shoppers look to the Recessionista Blog. Each post covers the best deals in fashion, entertaining and more.

25-GLOSS Magazine

The online equivalent of a glossy fashion magazine, GLOSS explores the substance of popular culture by blending underground currents of art and fashion with mainstream trends.

(Photo Courtesy of The New York Times)

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