https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:45:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1910411 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 01:22:07 +0000 rebekahphoto 1910411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I dont know if anyone has posted this already, but I came across these:</p> <p><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chicvore-a-polyvore-replacement-gains-thousands-of-subscribers-in-just-a-few-hours-in-the-wake-of-polyvores-deletion-300629336.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.prnewswire.com/new.....f-subscrib</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.racked.com/2018/4/17/17244662/polyvore-alternative-ssense-shutdown-mood-boards" rel="nofollow">https://www.racked.com/2018/4/.....ood-boards</a></p> <p>seems Like Shoplook is trying to fill the void<br /><a href="https://shoplook.io/home" rel="nofollow">https://shoplook.io/home</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1910351 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:06:36 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1910351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like JuniperGreen's idea </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1910347 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:54:19 +0000 Angie 1910347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>thanks, sweet <b>Mary</b>. Miss you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1910344 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:50:58 +0000 MsMary 1910344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bumping to say I ran across this today:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.racked.com/2018/4/17/17244662/polyvore-alternative-ssense-shutdown-mood-boards">https://www.racked.com/2018/4/.....ood-boards</a></p> <p>Maybe something in here will be helpful! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1906595 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:26:48 +0000 texstyle 1906595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally agree with junipergreen - the collections and Finds and the Ensembles in Finds are a great idea. And maybe in the future some additional behind the scenes magic could allow you to control how the Ensemble or Collection is displayed (such as which images are larger, maybe allowing them to overlap, etc.)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1906567 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:45:04 +0000 JuniperGreen 1906567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I saw the news about Polyvore and immediately felt my heart drop for you Angie!</p> <p>But here are a few thoughts that might not involve a 3rd party service:&nbsp;</p> <p>What about just using finds to create outfit formulas?&nbsp; You sometimes already do this within one post to separate out categories - like one part on tops and another part on skirts, another on footwear, etc, but not necessarily with an eye toward putting together a complete look.&nbsp; I'm picturing a grouping of finds that helped create the feel of an intended ensemble.&nbsp; The result might be&nbsp;bit more like loose ingredients than a completed recipe, but if you can find an outfit on a model or a street style pic that emulates the look,&nbsp;it could further help give the feel of the intended look. &nbsp;</p> <p>I also really like when you use the finds in the Collection Page format (that's my preferred method of browsing them) so there might be an opportunity to use that to add more commentary to the various outfit components.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1906080 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:26:04 +0000 Angie 1906080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, ladies. You're all lovely.&nbsp;</p> <p>I have to use the app on my<b> DESK TOP</b>, not my phone. I do all my YLF post writing on my huge Apple desk top screen. That's one of the ways we can maintain the high level of visual quality on the site. Same way outfit pics are taken with a magical REAL camera and an assortment of professional lenses. Not an iPhone </p> <p>I've worked out a temporary "outfit formula" solution. You can see it on Friday.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1906005 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:51:28 +0000 Deborah 1906005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie don’t know if these are of any help but Stylebook has a facility for outfit collages like Polyvore and also one called Boutine (which I’m not personally familiar with). I’m thinking there must be some apps available to do what you have been doing, I will investigate further xxx. Caldwell is another app that might work x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905999 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:08:51 +0000 lyn67 1905999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Frustrating:-((. Hope you'll find a replacement somewhere somehow.<br />But what about sharing your own outfits (for ex. in a mirror &amp; taken yourself:-)). Time for shooting&nbsp; those&nbsp; can be even less then that used for creating polywore ensembles:-)). (Now you can really tell how much I miss your own&nbsp; gorgeous IRL outfits:-)). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905898 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 04:27:22 +0000 Greyscale 1905898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a setback! I remember when Polyvore was a revolutionary concept -- I read this article about it in the New Yorker, back in 2010!<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/03/29/fashion-democracy">https://www.newyorker.com/maga.....-democracy</a></p> <p>I wonder if that's a bad sign for Pinterest (which is of course different in many ways).</p> <p>I also like the idea of refreshing old favorite outfits. I've been paying attention to fashion for just long enough now that I've cycled away from some key styles and then cycled back to the same looks but different (small fashion cycles, not decades). Analyzing the little differences helps me edit my old wardrobe and my new purchases so that I feel current. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905873 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 02:34:17 +0000 deb 1905873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I look forward to whatever you decide to post, Angie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905861 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 01:30:00 +0000 Windchime 1905861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a surprise and bummer about Polyvore, Angie! We never know what curveballs life will toss our way, do we?! </p> <p>I’m another who is intrigued by a Flashback or re-Fresh Friday—“Friday Flashback”? “Flashback Friday”? “Friday’s Fresh Flashback”? Some of our Forum wordsmiths could have fun with the name. </p> <p>I expect someone/something will step up to offer what Polyvore did, probably sooner than later! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905788 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 21:23:59 +0000 kkards 1905788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>angie-i was on my phone, but i was able to create an outfit....i can't seem to get there on my Mac, but i wonder if its because the site is just overwhelmed with more traffic than expect.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905721 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:55:31 +0000 Angie 1905721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, ladies. You are FAB.</p> <p><b>kkards</b>, now there's a site with potential. I went onto <i>Shoplook.io</i>, but couldn't find a way to CREATE my own ensembles. Can you do that?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905709 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:17:53 +0000 kkards 1905709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shoplook.io is apparently trying to fill the void. They said thst in the next couple of days it will be possible to upload old polyvore stars to their site (I think you need a file from polyvore to do this). And that they will be making other enhancemebts to make the "polyfam" welcome </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905695 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 17:34:42 +0000 CocoLion 1905695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ummlila, I think the idea of Flashback Fridays is how to <b>update</b> beloved ensembles. &nbsp;It's the update ideas that would show the new content/wardrobe pieces. &nbsp;So it's almost a reFresh Friday or Freshen up Friday as much as a Flashback Friday. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905651 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:38:50 +0000 Anonymous 1905651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Throwback Friday with fresh visuals sounds good! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905649 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:31:59 +0000 Angie 1905649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, <b>UmmLila</b>, I'm not part of any group. </p> <p>YES. Agreed. The content MUST be fresh. The way I see it, a Throwback Friday post would be fresh. And with some sort of fresh visual. That's precisely the part that is of interest to my readership. It would not be a repeat old post.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks, <b>LBD.</b> I like the wild card idea. I am very busy with clients at the moment - that time of the season - so I need to do whatever I can manage.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905644 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:15:49 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1905644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you on the time-consuming part for PP or Adobe, especially because you then have to edit the images and remove backgrounds, which often makes the item look weird.</p> <p>So many people used Polyvore, I think a replacement will eventually pop up. In the meantime, maybe Friday’s could be Wild Card, where you might write about, or feature anything: maybe take the things that are featured less frequently, like Link Loves or style bloggers, and run those more often for the time being. </p> <p>And I love the flashback idea: a “best-of” series where you re-run your most popular wardrobe planning articles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905642 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:11:41 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1905642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To clarify, is the issue that in order to have permission to use the images you need also preserve the link to the original retailer web site?</p> <p>Also, I'm not sure I like the idea of doing the throwback posts. I think it's fun on the forum when you post your old outfits, but the blog really needs fresh content.</p> <p></p> <p>Maybe a consortium of fashion bloggers should approach the owners of Ssense and ask to buy that technology that they aren't using anymore. Are you a member of any sort of fashion/styllst/blogger industry group?</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905634 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:46:47 +0000 Angie 1905634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, ladies. Appreciate the thinking caps.</p> <p><b>Scarlet, LBD&nbsp;</b>and <b>Smittie,</b> using Adobe, Power Point and Photoshop is not an option. Finding the images from scratch is too time consuming since I also I have a day job.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Janet </b>and <b>Bijou</b>, YLF is not about small budgets and frugality, although we respect all budgets <i>OF COURSE.</i> Making it a Friday feature sends the wrong message to our readers because it creates an emphasis, IYKWIM.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Texstyle,</b> I tried Fashion Mix, and&nbsp;unfortunately&nbsp;the site is not going to work. The search engine is awful and the it doesn't show enough options off the model.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905630 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:34:06 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1905630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just hopped over and took a look at The Vivienne Files again. I can’t remember her exact process, but I feel about 90% certain she once mentioned that she uses Power Point for all of her visuals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905627 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:28:01 +0000 Scarlet 1905627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just wanted to mention that if you want to keep up with the Friday ensembles, I think it would be quite possible to use Adobe software to make your own collages. You would have to download the images, remove the background (there is an easy way to do that, especially for images with strong lines like product images are), and place them onto a new document, where you could move them and resize to your heart's content, put one in front or behind, etc. If you had the patience to work with Polyvore, you might even find it easier. I am sure there are many people in your area who could teach you how to do what you want to do within an hour or two, and then it would become routine. I suppose two annoying things would be that you would have to find a new way to search to identify the items you want to include, and that you would have to manually provide the links in the post.</p> <p>If you don't keep posting ensembles, I will miss seeing which snack you choose </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905622 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 12:48:28 +0000 Bijou 1905622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like many of the suggestions. </p> <p>Janet's idea of Frugal Friday post appeals to me - style at any budget. I often enjoy seeing mid priced and budget items and how they compare to designer pieces. Eg: Gucci loafers (designer), as compared to Paul Green loafers (mid priced) and compared to Zara (budget item) for example.&nbsp;</p> <p>Like Shevia, I found this Friday's post very instructive. Wrap tops have never really worked for me because I have a small bust. Now I know the sort of top to look out for, if I want to try wearing one. It was very useful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905542 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 03:07:00 +0000 Janet 1905542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought of something today, also in the alliterative theme... what about an occasional Frugal Friday post? Special picks for great items on a budget? It could be themed each time, perhaps (“here are a dozen terrific striped items at great prices” or trendy handbags, etc.). Just a thought that occurred to me. Everyone loves a bargain! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/3#post-1905534 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 02:30:57 +0000 Jaime 1905534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel a new tool will come along to address the needs of ex-Polyvore users - and I hope it is easier to work with at that. Meanwhile, I liked this past Friday's post quite a bit, where you compared to versions of one type of garment and explained why each type worked for different types. Lots of great ideas in this thread too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/2#post-1905490 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 22:46:02 +0000 Angie 1905490@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of course, <b>Jenni</b>. You're lovely and make me laugh. Always happy to help. And expectations - like style - can be very personal.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/2#post-1905481 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 22:30:19 +0000 Jenni NZ 1905481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for the detailed reply! Of course you are the professional and have the knack of choosing for yourself and others. Which is why we all want to learn from you x<br /> I will need to now ponder if my expectations are unrealistic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/2#post-1905471 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 22:12:01 +0000 Angie 1905471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jenni</b>, (FWIW, I don't use the word cull. I edit and pass on).&nbsp;</p> <p>To answer your questions: </p> <ul> <li>I have a knack for choosing the right wardrobe items for myself and others - which is why I am a professional and have this site . I'm not infallible or perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but I get it right most of the time. I have a very effective wardrobe (which has taken years to build). It makes me very happy and I love it. You can't beat that type of style satisfaction, so I share my strategies with others hoping the info can help them too. Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>My expectations are different from yours. I do not expect items to last 5 years these days. Oh my word. No way. Especially not knits, jersey, natural fibres, and footwear. It's more like three years - and I don't include T-shirts and the like. That said, I have a slew of items that are five years and older that continue to earn their place in my wardrobe.&nbsp;Some items are 23 years old and still going strong, (like my Chanel bag).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>I try to make an&nbsp;informed&nbsp;decision about potential&nbsp;workhorses.&nbsp;And am very&nbsp;discerning up front about the purchase. But&nbsp;I'm not always right about that&nbsp;because of uncontrollable variables like <i>mood and emotion</i>. I can be in the mood to wear something all season one year, but not the next. And vice versa. And again - my expectation is different. I don't expect every item to be a workhorse. I don't count my wears so I'm not trying to achieve the types of goals that you might be. That takes the fun out of it for me, and prevents me from listening to my feelings - which I feel is best when it comes to having a style that makes me feel fab. People are different in this regard, and we all have to do what works best for our needs. I hope that all makes a bit of sense!</li> </ul> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-no-more-friday-ensembles/page/2#post-1905454 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:12:13 +0000 Jenni NZ 1905454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I spent some time yesterday trying to find where I was asking initially about when you decided to cull, Angie. And even searching on all keywords including ditch, cull and Angie, I couldn't find it. But it was in Suz's Citizens Dree thread where I expressed my frustration about not being able to tell at the point of buying something whether it would become a tremendous workhorse or not and wondering if you always got that right at the point of purchase. I think my fascination with your wardrobe is to do with wondering if you pick everything better than we do! I don't mean the exact items, I mean in general for your style sensibilities, practicality, current trends etc etc. I really like that first old thread Suz links to above, as I also often want to keep my things 5 years or more. If they don't wear out, of course, or look battered about which I personally dislike. </p>