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Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

#31

If you made this as a commercial venture you are probably infringing on these celebrities personality rights.

Not to mention the copyrights of the photographers who took the photos, assuming these haven't been licensed.

The companies and freelance photographers who focus on the celebrity market are some of the most aggressive you'll encounter in protecting their rights.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

#32

If you made this as a commercial venture you are probably infringing on these celebrities personality rights.

He/she is also infringing on IP rights. For example they are photoshopping out the model from Amazon and Lord and Taylor product pages and reusing those images without permission. Even though it's not for profit as soon as it gets large enough for those companies to notice the creator can expect a cease and desist letter.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

#34
Nice execution. We had a similar idea called http://www.pinchthelook.com but for women. The feedback was great and people 'loved' the site but ultimately we couldn't get to a scale where there was enough traffic and clicks to make it worthwhile. Engagement isn't fantastic since it's more of a quick browse and if I like something click away from site.

Perhaps this idea will work better for Men as they probably need a bit more help in piecing together a look (more often than not) ;)

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

#36
Great looking site.

Funnily enough, asos.com, which is something like the third biggest UK Internet company now (according to some slightly dubious stats that were posted here a month or two ago), actually started out with a similar premise: they don't mention it much these days (a tiny link in the footer which leads to a page looking like it needs a bit of love [0]), but the acronym originally stood for "As Seen On Screen", and you could buy near-replicas of clothing worn by stars both on and off the screen. Back when I was young and impressionable, I bought a leather jacket much like one of the ones Brad Pitt wore in "Fight Club".

[0]: http://www.asos.com/asos-as-seen-on-screen/cat/pgehtml.aspx?...

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

#37
Sorry to interrupt the party, but LookBook was already doing it at least 3 years ago - that I remember: http://lookbook.nu/look/6605676-Sheinside-Bet-Printed-Choies...

Also, if you liked that site + you would like to do money with it, check out http://www.seedtag.com/ it's like the big brother idea of that site. I see an incredible potential on it.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

#38
post #11

Very nicely done. If you did this for Indian celebrities, VCs in India would throw eight figure sums to buy you out. As an immigrant, I'd say Americans are relatively more rational ie. not so celeb-crazy as to completely remodel themselves after a celebrity, though teens, especially teen girls tend to be an the outlier in this aspect. But if you look at celeb-crazy countries like India, you have grown men & women in…

Also South Korea and Japan are also more openly interested in fashion.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

#39
post #34

Nice execution. We had a similar idea called http://www.pinchthelook.com but for women. The feedback was great and people 'loved' the site but ultimately we couldn't get to a scale where there was enough traffic and clicks to make it worthwhile. Engagement isn't fantastic since it's more of a quick browse and if I like something click away from site. Perhaps this idea will work better for Men as they probably need a…

Nice looking site!

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

#40

I like the concept - most of these kinds of posts are done completely ad hoc and are distributed across all of the various men's fashion forums - but the URL made me think this was going to be a breakdown of famous outfits worn by characters in TV and movies (e.g. The Driver's outfit from Drive). Also, most of the outfits you picked are pretty stale. Go for one that are more exciting or with pieces that would be more…

Thanks for the feedback. I definitely appreciate it. The reason for these outfits being more "normal" is because our goal is for most people to actually be able to wear these outfits. But we do plan on doing some crazy outfits in the future. Thanks again!

A couple other naming ideas:

Consider using Star or Celebrity instead and Duds or Getups.

If I were doing this site I'd probably call it "Stylebiter" it's Catchy and could apply to more than just celebrities.

Doh. it's taken: http://stylebiter.com/

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