Those who are my Facebook friends might have noticed some pictures I posted up named Polyvore Sets. What is Polyvore? Polyvore is a website where fashionistas come together and conceptualize fashion layouts (like a magazine) using existing products found all over the web. Polyvore is American-based, so most of the brands are American ranging from Forever21.com to Marc Jacobs. The site is very active and truth be told, sometimes I think that these women are better than fashion magazine designers and editors in capturing trends and fashion.
I tried my hands at Polyvore too, and here is a showcase of my designs:
This set is special – I own the main pieces such as the purple top, the jeans, the iPod. I have similar pieces to the rest – the pumps, the Coach bag, a flower head pin and sunglasses. This shows how I create and outfit out of what I own.
This set is another autumn set I did for one of the contests (but I didn’t win – the others are way ahead of me). It’s very classically autumn hues.
This set was my first set on Polyvore; it was inspired by Shane McCutcheon from The L Word. See, you can also include pictures of your inspiration, as many of the fabulous designers on Polyvore do. So I gather Polyvore is a fun fashion website where you get to play dressup and virtually shop for clothes based on inspiration. Fortunately (or unfortunately) for no-US Polyvore users, we cannot click on the links of the items to purchase them. That would be a shopping dream (nightmare?) I suppose.
On another note, I will be using Polyvore a lot in future to illustrate what I want to talk about fashion, and how to dress up an item that I find interesting. You can participate and help me by letting me know if you want to see a particular item featured. Say, ask me how to wear a pair of purple trousers or a toga top and I can share with you what I think works.
If you want to try your hands at Polyvore, go to http://www.polyvore.com to sign up for a free account!
