Colour Me Purple

Colour Me Purple by metropolis1 featuring strapless dresses

Colour Coordinating 1 - Black

The choice of colours used in a set is the first decision, and one of the most important, that you'll make during the creation process, so it's key you have a clear, defined and suitable colour choice.  Each set of colours that you choose will convey a different tone and style, so you need to be sure you pick the right ones in order for the set to reflect what you wanted.

When choosing colours you need to think of their connotations, what they mean, and avoid the ones which don't work with what you're trying to achieve.  

Black - If using black you need to be careful how you use it, in many cases it darkens a sets mood and tone, so wouldn't be the right choice if you wanted to make a light and fluffy fairy set, yet it would work well if you wanted to add some rockability to any set in the way of a studded bracelet for a night out or a pair of converse for a casual style.

It's also a good contrast colour, it makes other colours stand out and it gives a feeling of depth and perspective, a black dress flattens and slims the wearer.

Black is associated with;

Death and funeral attire, fear,  grief - Normally a very negative colour yet it also shows elegance, formality, power (think black suits and black cars), mystery and authority

Alternatives: If you want a colour that will go with everything. like black, but don't want to darken the piece then another good choice if silver.  It can give a glamorous touch to an everyday outfit or, if used with jewellery, a hint of sophistication.

In Under 2 Hours!

This afternoon I created another set, the first set I've done in UNDER 2 HOURS!

I was limited to this because it was for a competition for a group I have just joined and their most recent competition was due to end in just under 2 hours, I had no sets that matched the requirements of containing red, pink or floral dress and so I set out to create a new one.  

It roughly follows the same lines of the other sets I have created recently, being rather indie and vintage in style and set in very beautiful backgrounds of nature, this one being a rose garden.

The set will not be posted on here yet as I still need to edit it to perfection, but it will up soon.  For the time being I'll post a link to it HERE.

Part of the background for the new set

Instructions - How To add Pictures To The Polyvore Database

On polyvore if you can't find the item you want in the database of pictures already uploaded you can use the 'clip' tool to get the pictures yourself.

This works by you first downloading the clip tool onto your favourites bar - don't worry this takes a few seconds and is completely safe to do.

  You then find a picture on the internet that you want to add to the polyvore database and use.  

You click the clip tool on the favourites bar and a small box will appear in the top right hand corner of the browser - this will work on google chrome

 then click the picture you want to add - if they are items of clothes it works better if they are on a white background - and its details will appear in the small box that appeared, you add tags and a name and save it.

When you go back to the set you're creating on polyvore click the tab that say 'My Items' and the new item should be there - it may not appear right away and if it doesn't give it a little time to load.

And that's how you add pictures to polyvore - my newest item, Framing Hanley hoodie

Note: Pictures can not be taken from some websites due to active copyright blocks - e.g. photobucket, picasa - but you can take them from most websites including Blogger

Shadow Of Love

I've just finished my newest editions to my collection - it was originally made for a competition of a group I am part of on Polyvore but I developed it and made it so that I was proud of it whether it was entered or not.
It had very strong colour of red, white and black and a heavy emo style to it - this is partly because of the strong influence from Framing Hanley and their style.
Anyway, it can be found on the right of the blog =D

xxx

Framing Hanley

The most recent set to my collection is based on the alternative rock/post-grunge band, Framing Hanley.
I took the style from their promo shoots for 2009 and 2010 and combined them to make the perfect matching outfit for a girl.  It doesn't have a specific purpose but was really made show what could be worn to a concert of theirs which I will hopefully be going to next Febuary.

xxx

Polyvore

Polyvore is a fashion, interior design and graphics creation website,
I use it make fashion sets based on a range of things.
so far my collection is pretty small as I'm new to it but some of the long time and well known users have hundreds of collections up and being viewed constantly.

It's not only good for the fun of creation but many of the more experienced users have launched their own groups that anyone can join.  These groups can be based on different ideas but you can join as many as you please and they hold regular competitions which the members can enter a 1 or more sets they have created - based on a stimulus e.g. the colour green, prom outfit or dream home.