iPhone App News and Updates

Dear Polyvore Community,

You constantly amaze us with your creativity on the app. It's with your help that Polyvore has achieved a new milestone:

One Million Downloads!
Thanks to you, the Polyvore iPhone app has been downloaded over a million times! We look forward to more of your marvelous style.

Thank You for 1 Million App Downloads by polyvore on Polyvore

Today, we are also excited to announce another update with features that you've requested. It includes:

Editor Changes

• Undo/Redo: Undo changes you make in the editor.
  
• Fit to view: Resize everything to fit in the screen.
  
• New items: Now you can add arrows, numbers, textures and patterns to your creations.
  
• Text alignment: Change how text appears with the new alignment tool, available only on the iPhone.

Mentions and Links
Mention friends in comments with an @ and get notified when they mention you. Click on any @ mention to see that person's profile, as well as links to their sites.

Hashtags
Add # hashtags to your sets or comments, then click on the hashtag to see what other people have tagged.

And in case you missed them, other recent updates included:

• Search: Find your Polyvore friends, inspiring sets or products from the Browse tab.
  
• Pinch to zoom: Zoom into a set or product image for more detail.
  
• Shop trends: Check out the latest trends from the Polyvore community in the Shop tab.
  
• Profile editing: Edit your information in the Me tab.

Try the latest update from http://www.polyvore.com/iPhone and keep the feedback coming!

Love,
The Polyvore Team

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Polyvore Member Meetup in London!

Nothing means more to us than our passionate and creative member community. One of our greatest joys as a team has always been meeting our members in person. Last week, we held our very first international member meetup in London! Joining us from all over Europe were members golestaneh (Germany), frou-frou (Czech Republic), nookiefime (Romania), bellamarie (Germany), voguevictim (Greece), pocaqooka (the Netherlands), mrs-box, roza-guianna, sherbetfountain, pearlsandstars, bittersweet89 and loeswhite (London).

Polyvore members Maria (voguevictim), Denisa (nookiefime), Indira (pocaqooka), Zara (roza-guianna), Agnes (frou-frou) and Katie (pearlsandstars)

Polyvore partnered with NET-A-PORTER to host this exciting event at NET-A-PORTER's London headquarters on Thursday, May 30. The day kicked off with breakfast at NET-A-PORTER. We spent quality time getting to know our members better over a roundtable discussion. Agnes (frou-frou) shared that she got her job working in fashion PR because of Polyvore. When applying for the job, she was asked what she could offer that was different from other candidates. She shared her Polyvore sets with her prospective employer and got the job. When Agnes asked for time off to attend our meetup in London, her manager was happy to offer it to her. Polyvore member and blogger Denisa (nookiefime) told us that Polyvore changed her life. She started her blog because of how much her interest in fashion grew from the site.

Members met various members of the NET-A-PORTER team, chatted with designers Erdem and Nicholas Kirkwood and had a master class with beauty brand Natura Bissé.

Polyvore members Maria (voguevictim) and Golestaneh (golestaneh)

Polyvore members Angela (bellamarie), Thuong (bittersweet89), Gaia (sherbetfountain), Chrystal and Loes (loeswhite)

Designer Erdem Moralioglu

Designer Nicholas Kirkwood and Polyvore member Zara (roza-guianna)

Polyvore member Agnes (frou-frou) getting a Natura Bissé mini-facial

Member Katie (pearlsandstars) had a particularly exciting day with us. The NET-A-PORTER team presented her with a £500 gift card for best sets created around the Erdem and Nicholas Kirkwood collections. Katie said on her blog, "I was so happy to be invited to a meetup like this, but the fact that the former Fashion Director of Vogue Japan and China appreciates what I do in my bedroom is unbelievable. I was presented with my prize, which was a £500 gift card to NET-A-PORTER - mind blowingly generous, I was so shocked!"

Polyvore member Katie (pearlsandstars)

Looking forward to many more meetups to come. Many thanks to the NET-A-PORTER team and our amazing community members for creating such a memorable day for all of us!

Love,
The Polyvore Team

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New Commenting Features

Dear Polyvore Community,

We’re excited to share some new features that will make comments a lot more fun!

New Commenting Features by polyvore featuring vix

Comments on Items
We’ve added comments on items so you have a new way to share your style:

• See something perfect for someone you know? Mention a friend’s @username to share what you’ve found!
  
• Does this product run true to size? Share what you know with the rest of the Polyvore community.
  
• Tag along! Use hashtags to mark related trends like #Summer or #Neon so items are easy to find.
  
• Play nice! Remember, items are shared by the entire Polyvore community, so any comments that are rude, off-topic or spam will be removed.

Attachments
There's more: all our comments support attachments! Some things are easier to say with a picture, so now you can choose to attach the perfect set or item to make your comment complete.



Now, when you’re tagged in a friend’s set, you can respond with a set of your own! And when commenting on items, you can show how you’d style an item by attaching another product or a set.

We hope these new changes make your Polyvore experience even better!

Love,
The Polyvore Team

New Following Page Design

Dear Polyvore Community,

We recently added items in your Following page, and we’ve heard from many of you who enjoy this new way to learn about your friends’ style. We’ve been working to make this even better, and have made some changes based on your feedback:

New Following Page Design by polyvore featuring cotton dresses

• We’ve included more items on the page so you can discover more of the products your friends love.


• The items are now smaller so that sets and collections are easier to see.


• Newly clipped items will not show up in the Following page right away. However, these are still public, and people can still find them on your Profile page.

If you're looking for a way to see just sets and collections from the people you follow, you can use the Creations filter.

Try it out and let us know what you think!

Love,
The Polyvore Team

Hashtags on Polyvore

Dear Polyvore Community,

You can now add hashtags in set and collection descriptions as well as in comments! Hashtags are a great way to:

Join a topic: 
Use hashtags to add your sets and collections to a particular topic or theme. The theme can be ongoing like #WorkWear or a one time special event like #MetGala.

Discover new styles: 
Click on a hashtag to discover new styles. For example, check out #SimpleOutfits or #Casual.

New: Hashtags on Polyvore by polyvore featuring flower shorts

We hope you enjoy hashtags!

Love,
The Polyvore Team

New Editor features!

Dear Polyvore Community,

We wanted to share a couple new features recently added to the Editor.

Templates: Move items between placeholders! 

Now you can rearrange your items easily by dragging them from one placeholder to another. (Hint: You need to drag the item all the way "out" of the placeholder first, then drag it back over another spot to see it highlighted.) Plus, when you move an item into another occupied spot, it will swap the items so they're both still in the set. That way, you can play around with the layout and pick the best arrangement for the items you've chosen.

iPhone: Add text when creating sets on the iPhone! 
We've made several updates to our iPhone app over the last few weeks, but in case you missed it, now you can add text in your choice of color and font when building sets in the Polyvore iPhone app! If you don't have the app yet, be sure to download it from the App Store.

We hope these changes will make your sets even better!

Love, 

The Polyvore Team

Removing Pinterest Quick Share Feature

Dear Polyvore Community,

We know that many of you love using Pinterest to share your style, and that you inspire many more people when they find and repin your sets. That's why we made it as easy as possible for you to pin all of your sets and likes from Polyvore.

However, this week Pinterest asked us to remove these features until they have an official API because sharing your Pinterest password and login with any other website is a security risk.

We respect Pinterest’s decision (we don’t want your accounts hacked either!), but unfortunately this means you will no longer be able to directly connect your Pinterest account.

You can still pin any set or item using the "Pin It" button or the bookmark in your browser.

We hope you'll follow us on Pinterest and keep pinning the great things you find and create here on Polyvore!

Love,
The Polyvore Team

New: Discover Products Your Friends Like!

New: Discover Products Your Friends Like! by polyvore on Polyvore

On your Following page, you already see sets and collections from people you follow. Now you can also see the products and items they like too! You can easily like your friends' items to let them know you like their style!

In case you'd like to see just sets and collections created by those you follow, you can still use the Creations filter to see just that. You can use the Likes filter to see all the creations and the items your followers like.

We're continuing to improve this feature, and we welcome your feedback. Let us know what you think by leaving a comment here on the blog.

Love,
The Polyvore Team

Site Down for Maintenance

From 9:00PM through midnight PST on Thursday, April 4, we're taking the site offline intermittently as we do maintenance. Sorry for the inconvenience.

We're in the midst of replacing hardware and overhauling connectivity of our data center. The move will allow us to make the site faster. This round of maintenance does not include any site design changes.

Thanks for your patience!

Member Spotlight: fashionmonkey1

Today's member spotlight is on fashionmonkey1, a member of two years. Her sets help show how outfits look on and they always come with a great quote. Here are a few of her favorite sets.

Coat by ROCHAS by fashionmonkey1 featuring a tear drop necklace

Dress by ERDEM by fashionmonkey1 featuring a lace dress

Blouse by DOLCE & GABBANA by fashionmonkey1 featuring prada handbags

Tell us your name, age, profession and anything you’d like to share.

My name is Jackie and I am 54 years old. I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California and I’ve been in the Pharmaceutical Sales industry for the past 20 years. Before attending USC I actually attended a Fashion School (Bauder Fashion College – Miami, FL) and had big dreams of becoming the next top fashion designer until I realized how much it hated to sew!  I still have a very strong creative side and over the years started making and selling my own jewelry. Now, I’ve found Polyvore which keeps me tapped into that design/stylist/creative side and I couldn’t be happier.

Where do you live, and what trends are big there?

I live in the Los Angeles, CA area (right at the beach in Redondo Beach).  One of the biggest fashion trends I’m seeing around LA lately are boyfriend jeans rolled up at the ankle with high heeled booties or pumps.

What is your favorite brand/designer? What do like about that brand?

Wow, where do I begin! There are so many that I love.  I like the prints and patterns of Marni and Missoni.  I love the conservative/preppy styles of Burberry and Tory Burch.  I also like the casual and edgy looks from Acne and Rag & Bone.

Describe your personal sense of style.

I try to dress “age appropriate” but also like to show my figure. Just check out my “skinny jeans rock” collection and that is pretty much my style for casual wear.  I also have a little bit of a preppy side. I own a lot of J.Crew pieces. When it comes to work wear, I’m pretty much a business pant suit kind of gal.

Which celebrity has great style? What do you like about their style?

I really like Victoria Beckham’s style.  She is petite and small framed (like myself) and just knows how to make it work for her body.

What are your personal aspirations/goals?

I would love to travel to all of the beautiful and wonderful beaches throughout the world.

How has Polyvore affected your life?

It helps me stay tapped into my creative side along with keeping up with the latest fashion trends.  I love the sense of community and the positive atmosphere we all share.  Polyvore for me is kind of like a form of meditation. It doesn’t matter how grumpy I might feel at the end of a long day, just spending some time on Polyvore and I’m like new again.

Does you username have any special meaning?

Not really.  I just wanted something kind of quirky and easy to remember.

How would you describe your set style? 

I really like to get a sense of how an outfit would look as if it were on a person or mannequin, so I try to make my sets look like that. I usually include a simple phrase or line that has a positive meaning.

How often do you sign on and what is the first thing you do when you sign on?

That really depends on my work schedule but usually a couple times a day, first thing in the morning and again before bed. I sign on directly to my home page and look for the red number to check whether I need to respond to anyone.  Next I go the top sets and do congratulations. Then I check the following-creations tab and look at the new sets of those I am following. Then finally I go to my drafts to see whether there is anything ready to publish or finish creating. Then I have to PULL myself away to get ready for the day!

What is your favorite Polyvore feature?

Clipper and editing. Sometimes I can spend an hour just “shopping” for new items.