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Blog/Instagram post

Blog/Instagram post

 

Reference list

TEMPLATE

Blogger, B./User Name. (date of blog post). Title or description of image [photograph]. From Title of blog post [Web log post]. URL

EXAMPLES

Blasberg, D. (2019, May 6). Bjork's swan dress. Metropolitan Museum of Art [photograph]. From Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxIDarNhsfE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link .

Liang, A. K. (2018, April 3). Bally Vita-Parcours [photograph]. From Sun, sea and sartorial nostalgia in Miami with Bally retro sneakers [Web log post]. https://alexanderliang.com/sun-sea-and-sartorial-nostalgia-in-miami-with-bally-retro-sneakers/ 

Mas Angelina. (2013, November 13). Topshop dress, Miss Selfridge jacket, Steve Madden heels [photograph]. From Pink love [Web log post]. http://mylookbooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/pink-love.html

 

In-text citation

TEMPLATE

(Blogger’s last name/User name, year of blog post)

EXAMPLES

(Liang, 2018)

(Mas Angelina, 2013)

 

Caption

TEMPLATE

Figure #. Title or description of image. Adapted from Title of blog post, by B. Blogger/User Name, year of blog post. blog post URL

EXAMPLES

Bally retro sneakers

Figure 1. Bally Vita-Parcours. Adapted from Sun, sea and sartorial nostalgia in Miami with Bally retro sneakers, by A. K. Liang, 2018.  https://alexanderliang.com/sun-sea-and-sartorial-nostalgia-in-miami-with-bally-retro-sneakers/ 

 

Topshop dress, Miss Selfridge jacket, Steve Madden heels

Figure 2. Topshop dress, Miss Selfridge jacket, Steve Madden heels. Adapted from Pink Love, by Mas Angelina, 2013.  http://mylookbooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/pink-love.html

 


TikTok

TikTok Videos

 

Reference list

TEMPLATE

  • "Present the name of the individual or group author the same as you would for any other reference. Then provide the TikTok handle (beginning with the @ sign) in square brackets, followed by a period.

  • Provide the specific date of the post.

  • Provide the first 20 words of the caption as the title. Count a URL or other link, a hashtag, or an emoji as one word each, and include them in the reference if they fall within the first 20 words. Do not italicize emojis". (APA Style https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/tiktok-references)

EXAMPLE

Dior [@Dior]. (2024, January 31). Backstage beauty in motion! #DiorBeauty #DiorMakeup [Video]. TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@dior/video/7330319408402861344

 

In-text paraphrase/quote

TEMPLATE

(Author’s last name, year)
 

EXAMPLE

(Dior, 2024)

X

X Post

 

Reference list

TEMPLATE

  • Present the name of the individual or group author the same as you would for any other reference. Then provide the X handle (beginning with the @ sign) in square brackets, followed by a period.

  • In the case of a group identified by an abbreviation (as with the CDC example), use the group name as shown on the work, to aid in retrieval.

  • Provide the specific date of the post.

  • Provide the first 20 words of the post as the title, in italics. Count a URL, a hashtag, or an emoji as one word each, and include them in the reference if they fall within the first 20 words. Do not italicize emojis.

  • If the post includes an image, a video, a poll, or a thumbnail image with a link, indicate that in brackets after the title: [Image attached], [Video attached], [Thumbnail with link attached].

  • Include the description “[Post]” in square brackets after the title.

  • Credit X as the site name in the source element and then provide the URL of the post. Currently URLs for X posts still include the twitter.com domain name.(APA Style https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/x-references)

EXAMPLE

WWD [@WWD]. (2024, February 5). In its second year, Áwet New York will expand its NYFW Showroom, which will include Black, Indigenous and people of color. [Image Attached] [Post]. X. https://twitter.com/wwd/status/1754588976487202839

 

In-text paraphrase/quote

TEMPLATE

(Author’s last name, year)
 

EXAMPLE

(WWD, 2024)