DIY Fashion Site Brings Out Your Inner Stylist

What do you get when three ex-Yahooers who are self-professed "corduroys wearers" decide they want to start a fashion site? Well, you might think, disaster, but far from it: Polyvore.com might be one of the greatest ideas for a fashion webpage that has come around in years.

So what exactly is Polyvore.com? Don't get nervous and think that IT professionals are making fashion picks for the general public. Definitely not the case. In fact, the general public is the one playing stylist. You search their database of thousands of tops, dresses, pants, and accessories to create a look for your virtual closet. Then, if you like what you put together, you can purchase the clothing online or find out where to purchase it. Or, if you find that you like some else's style choices better, you can search what they put together.

Sound awesome? It is. Forget trolling through online shopping sites and wondering if those boots you bought from shopbop are going to go with the dress you bought from Bloomingdales. This way, you can can make your fashion decisions on one webpage as opposed to twenty.

And, if you're really good at styling, the sites periodically hands out awards for your talent. Now, you can justify your dawdling at work with some virtual accolades.

--Daphne