What happened to Polyvore?
What happened to Polyvore?
Polyvore was acquired by SSENSE, a Montreal-based online retailer, and shut down in 2018. Founded in 2007, Polyvore gave users the tools to create collages of clothing, beauty, and home products, and in doing so, created a community of people getting creative and following each others’ work.
What are the alternatives to Polyvore?
Founded in 2007, Polyvore gave users the tools to create collages of clothing, beauty, and home products, and in doing so, created a community of people getting creative and following each others’ work. Now there are many alternatives to Polyvore, such as Fashmates , URSTYLE, TrendMe, ShopLook, Bantoa and Stylevore.
When did Polyvore reach US$5 million in funding?
In August 2009, Polyvore reached four million unique visitors, 150 million pageviews a month, and received US$5.6 million in series B funding led by Matrix Partners, alongside previous investors Benchmark Capital and Harrison Metal Capital.
The sudden news rocked the Polyvore community down to their stilettos and sneakers. Many were left wondering why would Polyvore betray their loyal users with such an abrupt decision to remove the app from existence without warning. Such a move fueled more than three weeks of anger and disappointment, and for good reason.
Is Polyvore a safe haven?
For some, Polyvore was a safe haven. To others, Polyvore was a stress relief from the outside world. Then, there’s me. As a fashion stylist of over six years, I’ve used virtual styling to reach fashionistas, inclined and styled challenged.
What app do Polyvore users use now?
Shoplook Shoplook was the app most Polyvore users made the switch to after the deactivation of the app. Shoplook’ helps everyday women discover and shop expertly designed outfit ideas for any occasion, body type, and budget.’
What is TrendMe and Polyvore?
TrendMe describes themselves as a ‘fashion social network,’ a place to show your style off to the world. This app allows you to ‘shop the latest products and follow fashion trends.’ Like Polyvore, on TrendMe you can also change the backgrounds of your mood boards and also add text and buildings.
