Polyvore - Mix and Match items from anywhere to create your own online wardrobe
Lets face it, unless one knows exactly what one is shopping for online, one can get lost wasting hours of their life searching aimlessly. One of the reasons why we all love Google is because Google helps up filter through the online mess and narrows into exactly what we’re looking for. Well that’s what Polyvore does but for clothing. Polyvore is an online website that allows users to create a wardrobe of online outfits. All you have to do is sign up (free membership of course), and start piecing your killer outfit together. Polyvore allows users to create, modify, and save their masterpiece to each user’s account. But what makes Polyvore different for all those other shopping search engines is that Polyvore advocates users to publish their collage or “set” and other members of the community has to ability to view and comment.
Just a little something I put together-
What I love:
- from high end to low end, polyvore has an awesome selection of brands and shops
- has the ability to search by brand or by product type
- great place to browse for new products you wouldn’t have found if you stuck to a single brand’s website.
- i love the ability to create my own outfit and publish it to the community.
What I could live without:
- after selecting an item from the product tray, there isn’t a “close box” option in the popup.
- has the tendency to show duplicate items even from the same store, i like my search results to be clean.
- there is something off with the site’s cache. I was playing with my canvas and i navigated to the blog section, navigated back and for some reason it has my old, old set. Good thing I’m big on saving.
- can’t move the divs. it completely annoys me when I can’t move divs. What if I want to have a better look at what’s in the background?
Honestly aside from a couple of functionality issues, Polyvore is a great site to browse and create some fabulous outfits. Whether you’re browsing or purchasing, Polyvore is a great resource to piece together the perfect outfit. And don’t worry guys, Polyvore has mens clothing as well.
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July 27th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
hi
thanks for writing about polyvore and specially for providing feedback. we will definitely try to incorporate it where possible. could you elaborate about the not being able to move divs? which divs are you refering to?
July 27th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Wow, you guys are quick. I wish my customer service reps at tmobile were as attentive as
you are. I’m glad to see that you guys are constantly improving your site. As for the
divs, I believe multiple divs on your site is locked in the center position. Two
examples:
- when I choose to "Embed this set" a div with the codes pops up.
- when I try to edit the set’s title and notes, the div is locked in the center
position
As a consumer I would like the ability to drag my div to anywhere in the browser so that
I can have a better look at my set or anything else I have showing on the page.
I think your business model is interesting and I’m definitely excited to see your site
grow. I would humor the idea of applying for your jobs but too bad I’m located in LA.
Best of luck!
July 28th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
thanks for the clarification… we will work on making those dialog boxes draggable (and the rest of your suggestions).
thanks
July 29th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
wow…such a cute site! it reminds me of clueless when alicia silverstone was able to pick out her outfit on her computer. i thought that was the coolest thing! now…i can too!!!