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Growing from 0 to 4M users on our fashion app with vertical machine learning

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Re: Growing from 0 to 4M users on our fashion app with vertical machine learning

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Post by ryanianian »

moeamaya wrote: post #45
mygo wrote: post #42

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Same. Bought a $600 leather jacket last month. But I also only own 8 t-shirts, 2 jeans, etc. And if I get a new t-shirt it’ll be quality and it’ll probably also mean I’m throwing away one that has become worn. I spend less money overall on clothes now than I did a while back when I’d buy a random $7 t-shirt just because I thought what it said was funny (and then wear it maybe once or twice before it getting lost in t…

Please feel free to advocate for a brand you like. I’m a 2 jeans 8 tshirts kinda guy too, and been struggling finding shirts that I’d recommend. Everlane ($ garbage), American Apparel ($ bad with new owners), Alternative ($$ so-so). Best shirts were the BDG brand ($ soft, last 4 years with weekly wear) at Urban Outfitters but they’ve been discontinued.

Brands come and go and get bought/sold and change production-values on such a regular basis that what was true 2 years ago isn't true now, and I find keeping up with the new brands on a regular basis is annoying. I also hate clothes shopping. So I'm not very brand-loyal. I love my AG "Protege" pants, but I'd switch in a heartbeat.

I rather like what Stitchfix and Trunk Club are doing. Trunk Club in particular but it's pretty expensive. They only do high-quality items and they're hand-picked by a stylist who knows your style & body-type to go with your existing wardrobe. I get much more use out of my Trunk Club items than I do others. But I stopped using TC because it's so expensive and I have a solid base wardrobe at this point and know how to add new items on my own every so often.

Re: Growing from 0 to 4M users on our fashion app with vertical machine learning

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Post by quadrature »

Helmet wrote: post #69
warent wrote: post #21

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Considering that traditional culture in my perspective includes racism, sexism, and homophobia, I'll have to pass on whatever point you're trying to make right now

Not at all - I abhor racism, sexism, and homophobia. My point has more to do with our general indulgence in materialism, offensive and gaudy cultural products (such as music that is highly denigrating and much of TV), a general contempt for anything religious or sacred, and our habit of placing relatively minor issues on the pedestal, while doing little in the way of pursuing policy that would benefit most people.

I dont think any of this is under attack by means of the "minor issues" that are addressed on HN sometimes. Everyone has their own cause to champion and I think that the ones you've mentioned are worthy things to address. It doesn't have to be an either/or proposition.

Re: Growing from 0 to 4M users on our fashion app with vertical machine learning

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Post by mtarnovan »

leereeves wrote: post #59
mtarnovan wrote: post #35

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Yes. We're talking fashion, so a pretty big market.

We're not talking "fashion". Not the whole industry. Just the market for an app like this.

Arguably everyone interested in fashion could be interested in an app like this.

Re: Growing from 0 to 4M users on our fashion app with vertical machine learning

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Post by dang »

Helmet wrote: post #6
williamdclt wrote: post #3

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Is that really of any importance here?

No, but it's important that we control and police language and shove PC culture into your head at absolutely any opportunity and just grind and grind and grind away at any artifact of traditional culture. Case in point - see the 900 post Tesla Falcon Heavy thread, where the majority of the discussion centered around a tangential point over gender expectations.

If you're talking about https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16319505, that's so far from true that I can't even find the comments you're talking about.

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Post by erichmond »

username223 wrote: post #70
edmack wrote: post #63

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Their R1 hoody and climbing pants are the two items I've worn the most this year. Their design is great, and as these pants wear out, they'll fix them for me.

The R1 hoodie is well-designed, but for $200 you can buy 2 essentially identical hoodies from UnderArmor at full price, or a quality 800-fill down parka on sale. It is literally the climber version of a Gucci handbag.

Underarmour and patagonia are VASTLY different in quality standards... I think you’re missing the point of this thread.

Re: Growing from 0 to 4M users on our fashion app with vertical machine learning

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Post by leereeves »

mtarnovan wrote: post #73
leereeves wrote: post #59

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We're not talking "fashion". Not the whole industry. Just the market for an app like this.

Arguably everyone interested in fashion could be interested in an app like this.

And arguably everyone interested in reading could be interested in Google Reader, but even that didn't interest Google.
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