[Women's Style] | [Guide] What is Polyvore?

If you have checked out the Women's Apparel category on Pinterest you may have seen something like this...

Casual Touch of Yellow by youcanpinterest featuring heart shaped jewelry

When I first saw this I thought, what exactly is this?  And how can I make my own outfits?

The answer is Polyvore.

What Exactly is Polyvore? 

[From their website]

Polyvore is the web's largest community of tastemakers where people can discover their style and set trends around the world. Trendseekers and shoppers alike come to Polyvore to discover the hottest brands, products, trends and looks.
Polyvore's easy-to-use virtual styling tool lets you mix and match products from any online store to create fashion collections called "sets".
After you have created a set, you can publish and share it with your friends and the Polyvore community.

 How Can I Make My Own Outfits?

•  Simply sign up at polyvore.com.  It's so simple.  You can follow me at YouCanPinterest on Polyvore.
• Once you are apart of the community you can begin creating your "set" (or outfit as I call it). 
•  All the categories can be found to your right.  Find the category you'd like to begin with and click on it.

 How Can I Narrow My Choices or See More?

• On the right hand side there are small tabs to narrow your search by color, price and even enter your own keywords (which are pre-set to help you find keywords)
• You can also click on the arrow or type in a page number to see more options.

What Do I Do When I Find Something I Like?

• Simply drag it to the left side.  
• Here you can move the item, resize it or rotate.  You can also flip it, flop it, copy it... it's your blank canvas to design.
• Clicking on the little house will allow you to go back home to the categories and continue browsing.

How Do I Publish?

• Simply hit "Publish" on the far left side with the white check in the green box. 
• A screen will pop-up and ask you for a title, description and category.  
• You may add optional tags (which are also preset).
• Hit Publish and...

Your outfit is now on your Polyvore page for all to see!

• Share it on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr... 

Such a fun and simple way to explore the fashionista in you!  You can even look for items in your price range for everyday looks or check out the latest designer fashions.

Keep stylin' and Polyvore (& Pinterest)!

[Guide] What is a board?

 A Quick Guide to Pinterest Boards

What is a board?

•  A board is where all of your pins are categorized for you and your friends to look at. 

How do I create a board?

• On your Pinterest page, you will see the "Add+" tab. Click on that and you will get 3 options...
• Click on Create a Board.

• Then simply name your board and choose a category most of your pins will come from. This helps others see what you have pinned and allows Pinterest to keep the Pins orderly.
• If you want to allow other to add to your board, click "Me+ Contributors". If you'd like to be the only person to add to your board, click "Just Me".

And Volla! You have your first board. You can have as many boards as you'd like. When you create your account, Pinterest will automatically create boards for you. You have the option to keep these boards or rename them or delete them.

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions. Thanks for visiting!

[Guide] Easy User Guide to Pinterest

This is an Easy User Guide to Pinterest!

How do you begin?

• First, go to www.pinterest.com. 
• If you do not have an invite from someone, you will need to click on "Request an Invite".  It is not the quickest way to enter the world of Pinterest, but it will get your foot in the door.  Finding someone with a Pinterest account is the easiest way to join immediately.

I need an invite?

•  Simply enter your email address... but as mentioned above, it can take a very long time to get an invite from Pinterest themselves.  

What does the main Pinterest site look like?

• Once you get in to the main page on your personalized Pinterest homepage, it will look like this:

How do I use Pinterest?

• Now, you can scroll through idea after idea of any category you chose.  For this example I chose "Kids".  When you see something you like, just scroll your mouse over the picture and you get three options: "Repin, Like or Comment"
• Repin means it will now show up on one of your boards (See "How to Create Your Boards") and your wall for you and your friends to see.
• Like means you like the idea and the person that posted the idea will be notified of the "like".
• Comment means you can leave a comment for the person that posted to see.

How do I repin?

• Select the Board you would like it to go to and click "Pin It"
• You can now view this idea on your Board for future reference and for your followers to see.

What does it look like when I click on a picture on Pinterest?

• If you click on the link itself, it will take you to the actual page  where you can choose to go to the original website where the idea  originated.  When you click on the picture a new window or tab will pop up and take you to the hosting website.
• You can also choose to follow the person that Pinned it or share it, on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. 

It is a fairly simple website to navigate.  If you have any questions or comment, please contact me.


Thanks and enjoy!