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Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by jadlimcaco »

AlexC04 wrote: post #131
7Figures2Commas wrote: post #31

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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.

Yes. $2.1m suit against Perez Hilton who was linking to a store carrying the outfit. http://petapixel.com/2013/06/29/nytimes-photographer-sues-pe... Interesting to note that all the major online gossip rags appear to have links to outfits already. The personality rights probably have no bearing with respect to paparazzi photos. Still, I love the "do this but for Bollywood" suggestion.

Thanks for posting and checking out the site. From the article that was linked, it sounds like reason for the suit was a refusal to remove the photos after a cease and desist. We are actively looking for the best solution.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by jadlimcaco »

timfrietas wrote: post #101
grimtrigger wrote: post #70

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He's linking to the products... why would they send a cease and desist to a website sending them targeted leads?

Because companies are pretty defensive their brand and also in some cases the contracts with modeling agencies may be a factor. Source: I work at Amazon and am working closely with product imaging at the moment.

Thanks for your insight. We're doing our best to represent the brands we link to positively. In fact, we've already had two of the brands we link to reach out to us and ask if they could be of help in any way.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by jadlimcaco »

calmturtle wrote: post #67

I love this idea! I don't think you need to use celebrities at all. If you had well dressed men with different styles with links to the stores where one can purchase the items, I think men will like it more. I don't think a lot of men feel comfortable with "dressing like a celebrity" but most don't mind getting ideas for a wardrobe. It will also solve the issue of rights infringements. The only thing I didn't like is…

Thanks for commenting. You are right! We will be adding non-celebrities too. This will be in addition to the current offering. . . a bit of a different angle though. The socks are added as a fun way to accessorize the outfit. Sometimes we add phone cases and wallets for this reason too.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by jadlimcaco »

jacquesm wrote: post #107
calmturtle wrote: post #67

I love this idea! I don't think you need to use celebrities at all. If you had well dressed men with different styles with links to the stores where one can purchase the items, I think men will like it more. I don't think a lot of men feel comfortable with "dressing like a celebrity" but most don't mind getting ideas for a wardrobe. It will also solve the issue of rights infringements. The only thing I didn't like is…

You see carbon copies of celebrities running around all the time, in fact that is one of the main drivers behind the fashion industry. Both men and women do this and even though it totally weirds me out (I'm a jeans-and-t-shirt guy on private time and I'll add a simple shirt on professional days) I do think there is a business case by tying into celebrities. It immediately creates a rights issue though.

Thanks for taking a look at the site. You're right. Celebrities often drive fashion trends.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by adrianwaj »

Nice. Of course the obvious criticism (to me at least) is that the exacts products are not the same even, though the overall look is, eg David Beckham's shirt or JT's cardigan.

http://famousoutfits.com/dress-like-david-beckham/

http://famousoutfits.com/dress-like-justin-timberlake/

Comments are a good idea, but I wonder if eventually you could crowdsource finding the exact product, perhaps giving a reward to whoever guessed it right from some bounty pool.

You might even get celebs themselves cooperating - perhaps you could notify them by twitter, and post their replies to the page, or offer some unique hashtag if they want to declare what they were wearing.

Or, more realistically, have fans send tweets out on your behalf to elicit a response from a celeb that you could then record: that can be done automatically. Eventually you could have a celeb claim their page for customization.

It'd be also interesting to allow users to post pictures of themselves trying to look-alike. They could mention if they found the exact brand-copy in their subsequent shopping. Then the underlying celeb (or rather brand) might become interested in working with you.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by jadlimcaco »

Clanan wrote: post #44

Great-looking site, but did you license the images used? Celebrity photogs won't take kindly to usage without permission. I've even heard of blogs being sued for similar.

That's a valid point, and it was already something that we have been looking into, and possibly even doing the Getty editorial images.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by huangc10 »

dxbydt wrote: 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…

I agree. This site can definitely be expanded towards European and Asian cultures.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by jadlimcaco »

lobster_johnson wrote: post #50
jadlimcaco wrote: post #21

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Thanks for the feedback. AS you notice, we want to keep it afforable. Same overall look, but different because of price. Will work on being more accurate though. Thanks!

That's definitely not the Levi's trucker jacket that Efron is wearing, either. (His jacket has buttons on both sides, and what looks to be a sheepskin or fleece collar, and the breast pockets have hidden buttons. And so on — it's completely different.) People who care about fashion care about details like these. Personally, I find it disingenuous. I like the idea, but associating these outfits with glamorous celebrit…

Thanks for chiming in. In our footer you'll find this "Famous Outfits is not just another site that finds the latest in celebrity men's fashion. We take it a step further by showing you how to achieve the same look affordably." They key here is the "look." We don't say that we're going to exactly identify every piece of clothing the celebrity is wearing. If you look at Robert Pattinson's outfit on the site, he's actually wearing a $3000 Gucci jacket. We link to a jacket that has a very similar look for $30. The audience and niche we're aiming toward is more in line with the $30 price range.
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