tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post5051423519124524656..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Are you Polyvore-ous?Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-61010500122340807232010-03-29T11:02:50.924-04:002010-03-29T11:02:50.924-04:00Just found your blog. Your writing is so conversa...Just found your blog. Your writing is so conversational and chatty. So much fun!<br /><br />I read the same piece in the New Yorker, went to the website, and was instantly hooked. I'm kind of horrified by how much time I wasted there on an otherwise perfectly lovely weekend.<br /><br />You're dead on about the demographic. I suspect I am probably in the oldest 10% of users. I about fell off my chair reading the creator comment on a very nice entry for a "10 year reunion" contest that included the words "cougar" and "age appropriate." Only someone 13 or younger would think a 27-28-year-old could be considered a "cougar."aeliashttp://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?id=1448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-29436354563638358682010-03-26T00:46:07.211-04:002010-03-26T00:46:07.211-04:00I'll have to check it out. I used to love my ...I'll have to check it out. I used to love my Colorforms!Serendipity Handmade + Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299784281067703466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-27779435239088536222010-03-25T06:34:34.928-04:002010-03-25T06:34:34.928-04:00Hi Peter Great blog very funny ..most impressed at...Hi Peter Great blog very funny ..most impressed at your prolific machine buying I have 7 Vintage/Antique & 3 modern a friend gets them from swap meets but Hubby has said no more large cabinet ones as we have run out of places to put them!! I have a Necchi that he restored the cabinet for...we use it as a phone table...I stopped sewing clothes when my daughters got too old for mums clothes although they then went to Op-shop refashioning (before it was fashionable!!)I then found quilting & I also make bags...but I am thinking of sewing for me again as I get really annoyed trying to buy clothes I won't pay for shoddy workmanship/bad fabric/illfitting clothes...so dont end up buying much!!...will certainly be backquiltygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336235138214606914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91553520737473336332010-03-24T22:03:33.279-04:002010-03-24T22:03:33.279-04:00I like the idea, but it was way too complicated to...I like the idea, but it was way too complicated to import images AND it won't let you take ones from Etsy. So I basically wasn't going to be able to use it at all!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204598010453409678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5413211837145803642010-03-24T19:54:43.977-04:002010-03-24T19:54:43.977-04:00I love Polyvore! It's totally an inspiration t...I love Polyvore! It's totally an inspiration tool for me. Mr. Friday - my husband - refers to it as Online Paper Dolls and he's not far off :). I've just placed 2nd in their Rockin the LBD contest. (Wowza!)<br /><br />It's so much fun, Peter. Really! You and Cousin Cathy would have a blast on there. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-84530520934650610732010-03-24T14:37:07.875-04:002010-03-24T14:37:07.875-04:00Wanted to add one more thing--not only can you use...Wanted to add one more thing--not only can you use the bookmark function to collect images from ANYWHERE... I used to buy lots of fashion magazines and tear out all the pages that had items I liked or got ideas from or was inspired by and keep them in binders. Needless to say this was messy/cluttery/expensive. Now I just troll my favorite sites (including vintage resale sites and Polyvore itself) searching for images I love for my digital lookbook and I use Polyvore to sort/store. So I might search for "peplum" or "striped top" or "green floral", or "pink wedge sandal", etc... just like I used to have a section in my binder for "handbags", "coats", etc...Mikhaela Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-30678463472390792102010-03-24T14:34:31.397-04:002010-03-24T14:34:31.397-04:00A paper doll kind of thing. I guess I am old.A paper doll kind of thing. I guess I am old.Stefanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72506410228922296722010-03-24T14:33:04.066-04:002010-03-24T14:33:04.066-04:00I have heard of Polyvore and have tried it once, b...I have heard of Polyvore and have tried it once, but like so many others I kind of think it is a waste of time, time I would rather spend sewing. Seems kind of like a pare doll time of thing, maybe I'm too old.Stefaniehttp://sat-on-a-tuffet.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-80669119624191489632010-03-24T14:03:26.377-04:002010-03-24T14:03:26.377-04:00Polyvore and I go way back. And I don't like i...Polyvore and I go way back. And I don't like it at all. Way too much effort - and for what (IMO)? Not that I'm dissing it for others. Some people really love it and use it to great effect.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-70069406779063899212010-03-24T13:11:30.609-04:002010-03-24T13:11:30.609-04:00Peter, you don't have to use the clothing or i...Peter, you don't have to use the clothing or images already available on Polyvore. There is a Polyvore app that you put in your bookmark toolbar, and when you are browsing your regular shopping sites, you can grab specific images that you want, and then go back to Polyvore and create an outfit.<br /><br />Before I started sewing and was doing a lot of my shopping online, I would put all of what I planned on buying into a new set and would see how much of it would go together, how many outfits I could create, etc. I can see it being used for sewers, maybe by clipping the pattern illustration into Polyvore, along with little swatches of fabric, and then accessorise it!reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776283905130149324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-12360449686567589342010-03-24T11:14:18.040-04:002010-03-24T11:14:18.040-04:00Yep, polyvore love here. Also love the click thro...Yep, polyvore love here. Also love the click through to net-a-porter. As someone earlier posted, it's a great source of ideas. Capture to Evernote & drool at will. :-)<br /><br />BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166520509616391248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-18238978220642966232010-03-24T11:11:30.501-04:002010-03-24T11:11:30.501-04:00I just keep a little notebook (it's red!) and ...I just keep a little notebook (it's red!) and paste in pictures from magazines or catalogs or things I've printed from the internet. If I see a color combo I like, I just write it down ("navy pants, lime green top"). You can print stuff in black-and-white and then use colored pencils to try different color schemes with it. I think this Polyvore thing would just take up too much computer time and I don't shop by outfit, anyway. Besides, I'm a collage artist. I prefer REAL glue and paper!Saint Pudaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985204831843063151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-90632747311742849492010-03-24T10:41:12.654-04:002010-03-24T10:41:12.654-04:00Rachel said...
I thought it meant people who ...Rachel said...<br /><br /> I thought it meant people who wear too much polyester.<br /><br /><br />Me too! I think I waste, um, spend too much time on the computer already when I should be sewing, but, yeah, I'll probably at least wander over and have a look. I'm thinking my 22 year old non-sewing daughter will love it (and probably already knows ALL about it)!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191713016037761271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-74874174365712881412010-03-24T10:16:48.209-04:002010-03-24T10:16:48.209-04:00A wonderful site for those with too much time on t...A wonderful site for those with too much time on their hands -- perhaps the unemployed? I barely have time to read a few blogs... San Antonio SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-27433292288963015002010-03-24T10:06:27.567-04:002010-03-24T10:06:27.567-04:00I discovered it a while back, and had lots of fun ...I discovered it a while back, and had lots of fun for a couple of days. But like Nancy K said, it is a time sink!<br /><br />Sometimes I use it as a wishlist of sorts.Bettyhttp://futurewardrobe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-20321349871720566902010-03-24T09:50:14.250-04:002010-03-24T09:50:14.250-04:00I've heard of it and even played around a bit,...I've heard of it and even played around a bit, but it doesn't seem to be my thing. At least not at this point. I am loving that pink, black and white ensemble above, though. We're headed to Palm Springs this weekend and what I wouldn't give to have it in my suitcase.amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-57128737662342062422010-03-24T09:44:57.166-04:002010-03-24T09:44:57.166-04:00Too funny - I am so out of touch I thought your qu...Too funny - I am so out of touch I thought your question was going to introduce a discussion on the benefits or otherwise of sewing with polyester!Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-62225427006519673862010-03-24T09:30:03.348-04:002010-03-24T09:30:03.348-04:00I had seen it when I was google-image searching fo...I had seen it when I was google-image searching for a RTW version of some patterns I recently made/started working on. I never actually went to the site. I do a lot on the computer but I think I am more of a tactile/hands on person (I don't even understand how Twitter works). When I am planning an outfit/sewing I like to take the pattern envelope, stick it in a clear presentation sleeve (that lives in a 3 ring binder), add a magazine/catalog page or internet printed image of my 'inspiration' piece, then add a Post It note with fabric ideas. I don't accessorize, so there is no need to worry about shoes and bags and jewelry.Kerryhttp://kerry-litka.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-25837565285618660202010-03-24T09:06:30.456-04:002010-03-24T09:06:30.456-04:00Very fun. I had never heard of it. I just threw t...Very fun. I had never heard of it. I just threw together a little outfit that would cost just short of $2000 to wear to the grocery store. Thank God I sew (and shop TJMaxx).BeckyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978486228919306813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-28532006480694659112010-03-24T08:21:09.997-04:002010-03-24T08:21:09.997-04:00I thought it meant people who wear too much polyes...I thought it meant people who wear too much polyester.<br /><br />I think I've heard of it or something similar but I don't have time to compile other than saving the odd photo for inspiration/wishlist.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904044713623219217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86903064646554199212010-03-24T08:01:25.275-04:002010-03-24T08:01:25.275-04:00I have heard of Polyvore. I even played with it f...I have heard of Polyvore. I even played with it for a bit, a very small bit! It is a time sink if ever there was. Not good for productivity and I already spend too much time on the internet!Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59121880856681684282010-03-24T07:56:16.267-04:002010-03-24T07:56:16.267-04:00Thanks for the information . . . now if someone me...Thanks for the information . . . now if someone mentions Polyvore, I'll have some idea what they're talking about. But I spend more than enough time doodling around on the computer, so I don't think I'll become a Polyvore myself (like Toby, I really don't think I'm the demographic they're shooting for). I've got just too many other things I want to do . . . like actual sewing!!AuntieAllynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192122099879165907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-14889720895223989242010-03-24T07:41:23.075-04:002010-03-24T07:41:23.075-04:00I love polyvore (bootzey). I find it inspirational...I love polyvore (bootzey). I find it inspirational to see how like minded folks put outfits together. Sometimes people's collages are composed of items already in my wardrobe that I never thought to combine. I love it.....Bootzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664655090937726673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-85695584045476589772010-03-24T07:32:32.471-04:002010-03-24T07:32:32.471-04:00Toby, I would say you are Polyvore-ous without eve...Toby, I would say you are Polyvore-ous without even knowing it. That is a VERY dangerous condition and I'd be careful visiting the site.<br /><br />Melanie Jade, your check is in the mail.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-39803334345386955432010-03-24T07:19:21.957-04:002010-03-24T07:19:21.957-04:00Yes, I have heard of Polyvore. I've even been ...Yes, I have heard of Polyvore. I've even been there a couple of times. I am definitely NOT in their demographic. That being said, I do the low tech, old fashioned version with cutting pictures out of magazines and putting them into my 'inspiration notebook' however.Toby Wollinhttp://www.kitchencountereconomics.comnoreply@blogger.com