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Your Inner Fake Fashionista

January 25, 2011 /

I would not consider myself a fashionista. As much as I love shopping, I don’t really spend a lot of time thinking about my wardrobe or what I’m wearing. Easy, casual, and comfortable are my main criteria.

BUT.

Last week I was visiting my BFF’s blog, The Pioneer Woman, and she shared a website she had recently found. It was called Polyvore and it was a website where you could create your own style creations. I read her post, but didn’t really think too much about it. But tonight I was sitting on my couch trying to relax my stupid back which is protesting my pregnancy by seizing up on me. There wasn’t anything on TV. Bean was sleeping. Chris was working late. And I found myself surfing the internet.

And actually, that might surprise you, too. I’m not a big internet surfer person. You’d think that being a blogger, I’d know my way around Internet Land pretty well. But not really. I tend to go to the same handful of websites and don’t venture too far from those. But I was feeling frisky. So I strolled on over to Polyvore.com to see what all the fuss was about.

Oh. My. Goodness.

I became instantly addicted to this website. I thought it would be complicated to create your own fashion sets, but it is so darn easy! And fun! And the blogger in me loves that you can publish your creations so that everyone can see them.

When I was in high school and college, my sister and I would go to the mall or into a store and we’d give each other missions. Like, “You’re going to an evening wedding on a yacht off the coast of Maine. Go!” and then we’d have to put together an outfit for that event. (Full Confession: We did this mostly with baby clothes. “You’re taking your daughter to the Nutcracker for the first time. Go!”) This website reminded me of that. In fact, there were so many choices of outfits to put together that I had to find some way to organize myself and so I started giving myself missions. Here’s what I came up with:

SATURDAY SHOPPING WITH THE GIRLS:

shopping

SUNDAY BRUNCH IN SANTA MONICA WITH MY BFF, EMILY:

brunch

MEETING WITH A VERY IMPORTANT CLIENT:

work

And my personal favorite…

SUMMER COCKTAIL PARTY IN NEW YORK CITY:

cocktail

I mean, it’s the most fun website ever. You can go to my page and see all my creations or you can go to the homepage and see other people’s collections or you can create your own (to share with others or to keep private – you decide).

It’s Tuesday.  What good are Tuesdays?  Anything critical, you got done on Monday.  Anything you’re planning for you can do on Wednesday.  Tuesdays are for playing online.  We all know it.  So go forth, my children, and create style.  Find your inner fake fashionista and, if you’re so inclined, come back here and post a link to your profile in the comments section so we can all go check out your style.

Happy Tuesday!

*****

Today I am grateful that Bean is feeling better.

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