Acler “Bastor”, Acler “Albion”, Agua by Agua Bendita “Nuez Arrecife”, Aje “Motocyclette”, Aje “Psychedelia”, Alessandra Rich, Brock Collection “Samanta”, Carolina Herrera “Hildie”, Danielle Frankel “Lia”, Danielle Frankel “Jamie”, Ganni, Giambattista Valli, Johanna Ortiz “Ancient Dynasty”, Johanna Ortiz “Cat Goddess”, Khaite “Suanne”, Maticevski “Vowed”, Miu Miu, Miu Miu, Needle & Thread, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Rotate “Dawn”, Rotate “Tracy”, Staud “Demi”, The Attico, Ulla Johnson “Colette”, Zimmermann “Ladybeetle Fortune”, Zimmermann “Lucky”, Zimmermann “Charm Star”, Zimmermann “Charm Star”
Category: clothing
Dark Playroom
Paco Rabanne top, Simone Rocha skirt, Prada coat, Midnight 00 shoes, Carolina Herrera earrings, Valentino sunglasses, Clyde gloves, Staud bag
A Bit of Magic
Brunello Cucinelli sweater, Prada skirt and barrette, Marchesa cape, Maison Margiela boots, Jennifer Behr bobby pin, Jimmy Choo “Bon Bon” bag
My Favorite Reds
Lace
Street Dance
Valentino dress. Casadei pumps. Storets earrings. Carl F. Bucherer watch. The Row sunglasses. Vera Bradley cosmetic bag.
Blue Velvet
Luisa Beccaria dress. Miu Miu flats. Cesta Collective Sisal bag. All from Moda Operandi. Painting by Jayshree Sharma.
Bring Back Polyvore
A set the team at Polyvore made to announce the SSENSE takeover.
Polyvore was a platform that aggregated fashion, home, and beauty items from thousands of different websites. It was like Amazon, but without putting other retailers out of business (clicking a product on Polyvore directed the user straight to the original retailer’s website, where the transaction would take place). More than that, Polyvore was a place to make mood boards and collage art, which they called “sets”, about anything one would want to express, not just fashion or beauty or home. I made my family’s Christmas cards on Polyvore. All of the collages on this blog came from Polyvore. Sometimes I even used Polyvore to make sets that expressed pain that I felt but could not really articulate.
Sets by asia-12 and marianasm, whose bodies of work I cannot link to for obvious reasons.
Polyvore was a place that kept people informed of fashion trends by providing a daily list of its most common search terms for free; a place to discover brands and stores that you might never have found otherwise; a place to explore high-end fashion without having to be able to afford it; and a way to interact with fashion in a stimulating, game-like format as opposed to scrolling through the typical clothing website and merely clicking on things to add to your shopping cart.
Sets by dezaval and masayuki4499.
I found out about The RealReal in 2013 because Polyvore linked to their items. Now I work for them full-time as a copywriter. Many of the businesses placed on Polyvore in their early days might have failed otherwise. And Polvyore even started listing products from Etsy, helping artists like my sister (https://www.etsy.com/shop/roguecurrent?ref=shop_sugg) gain exposure and increase sales.
A set by mcrepower (see mcrepower.tumblr.com), who signed up for Polyvore and made several sets just one day before it shut down.
But last Thursday, online retailer SSENSE announced that not only had they acquired Polyvore, but they were shutting it down. I only ever knew about SSENSE because of Polyvore. If it wasn’t for Polyvore, I would never have visited their website or used any of their products here on Blissful Style! SSENSE benefited from Polyvore, and although they did pay Polyvore to acquire the company, SSENSE is really stabbing Polyvore in the back by removing its presence, by disconnecting its 20 million active users and 2 million daily users and by burying its unique tools to experience fashion into oblivion.
One of my own sets!
Please sign this petition. The Polyvore data is still there, through http://account-update.polyvore.com. If SSENSE has the ability to download users’ past Polyvore creations and email them, then they have the ability to bring it all back.
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Love This Site — Kissmiss
When I think about what to wear in the evening, I think of a dress. But finding the right wow-factor dress always seems to be harder than you think. Unless you’re getting your dress custom-made (which I feel like only celebrities do), you’re going to have to select a dress that was made for the ideal type of a given size. You know, the person that is, say, size large on top, size large in the middle, and size large on the bottom. Most people aren’t like that – everyone’s body has its own quirky idiosyncrasies. Personally, I have very narrow hips, so I need a smaller size for bottoms than I do for tops. What ends up happening when I buy dresses is that they look big around the hips and thighs, especially after repeated wear. And then I started noticing Nicki Minaj’s style and saw that a matching top and skirt has the same overall look as a dress. Especially when so many club dresses have cutouts anyway!
Alice + Olivia, Alice + Olivia, Calvin Klein
Jeremy Scott, Jeremy Scott, Tom Ford
Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Brandon Maxwell
Plus I love matching. I love coordination. I love themes. I like a bold color and especially a bold print. The “effortless style” ethos never appealed to me. I believe that effort is a virtue. Let’s face it, outfits that are well-planned tend to look more visually striking, on average, than honestly effortless outfits. The way I see it, if you’re going to do a certain look, really do it. Don’t hold back. What’s better than cute? Cutecute ♥♥
Nicki Minaj, Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian, Cara Delevingne, Rihanna
Gigi Hadid, Katy Perry
Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, Chanel Iman
I’m in good company, both on the Spring 2018 runway and with celebrities. The look of a matching top and skirt — the monochrome effect — is a tried-and-true strategy to fall back on. No matter the year or the season, designers and celebrities turn to it again and again. Our current fashion landscape is no exception.
That’s why I like Kissmiss. A site dedicated to sultry clubwear, they make sure to have a special place for bandage 2 piece top and skirt sets, of all colors and shapes, decadent to minimalist.
My favorite look from them is the Greta Wraparound Bodycon Dress Set. It’s $49, which would be quite affordable for a dress for going out…but remember, it’s actually even better than that. It’s two pieces for $24.50 each! That you can later pair with other things! That’s a pretty good deal.
This post is sponsored by Kissmiss Dress.
