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Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by adrianwaj » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 2:34 PM UTC

deveac wrote: post #173

adrianwaj wrote: post #168

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Yeah, but many people won't want to look like a celeb.. they may just like a shirt (rather than purchase an entire outfit.) Then I'd have cheaper alternatives listed. In fact, there would be many alternatives to many of those products, but let's start with the real one (ideally). There could even be a cost-calculator to work out some combination of items for some overall price-range.. some legitimate, some alternativ…

Every bit of that complexity comes with an increasingly high cost though. You start adding more messaging, cost calculators, starting points that aren't actionable by most of your customers, forums etc., and you can quickly damage your value prop. I think "Show me a celeb I want to look like and let me do it" has the best chance of working for many reasons. The message is clear, and the goal is easy to understand and…

Check out Head to Toe with Lenny Kravitz. http://vimeo.com/88261633 - he goes through one of his outfits and where he got the items, and declares his fashion philosophy "Be Yourself."

He's wearing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM_8YbRZYps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22tbWQgp5g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9j93MoZdeU (and in numerous photos from 2011 (with slight differences))

Not sure where this could lead, but that video alone could be on the site. Even that philosophy would be useful to people who have not realized it yet.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by nilkn » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 2:43 PM UTC

I like the simplicity of it. I could see myself actually using this to buy a new outfit, whereas for most fashion sites I feel hopelessly lost because, truthfully, I just need someone to tell me what to get. I have a vague desire to dress well, but I find I just can't be bothered to keep up on trends to research how different pieces go together myself.

Presenting a clean list of outfits from which I can choose, with each outfit having every individual component already mapped out, represents an easy compromise.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by deveac » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 3:00 PM UTC

adrianwaj wrote: post #180

deveac wrote: post #173

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every bit of that complexity comes with an increasingly high cost though. You start adding more messaging, cost calculators, starting points that aren't actionable by most of your customers, forums etc., and you can quickly damage your value prop. I think "Show me a celeb I want to look like and let me do it" has the best chance of working for many reasons. The message is clear, and the goal is easy to understand and…

ok, well to me that doesn't work for me, I'd prefer: "show me a great piece of clothing as exactly worn by a celeb, then let me buy it"

Of course, but you aren't the customer or part of the business model:

> Our aim is "affordable." Unfortunately, that's pretty subjective. So, we try to appeal to a broad audience under that umbrella.

The features of the site have to be tailored to the business objectives. Mass market aspirational as opposed to high-end.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by gadders » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 3:06 PM UTC

Isn't this how ASOS [1] started? It used to be called "As Seen on Screen" and you used to be able to buy, say, the same baseball cap as David Beckham or the leather jacket that Tom Hanks wore in Movie X etc.

[1] www.asos.com

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by isomorph » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 3:12 PM UTC

gadders wrote: post #184

Isn't this how ASOS [1] started? It used to be called "As Seen on Screen" and you used to be able to buy, say, the same baseball cap as David Beckham or the leather jacket that Tom Hanks wore in Movie X etc. [1] www.asos.com

Ha I never knew that. Here's where they say it now http://www.asos.com/asos-as-seen-on-screen/cat/pgehtml.aspx?...

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by kimagure » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 3:24 PM UTC

pterhx wrote: post #81

kimagure wrote: post #77

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> at the uniqlo, i may try going to their jeans section, but nothing fits me, nothing you don't get your pants fitted at uniqlo? it's free and only takes 30 minutes or so.

AFAIK, Uniqlo only hems, and the jeans probably don't fit in other ways (e.g. thighs, calves). I would, however, love to be wrong.

Ah, okay. Yeah, that's about the only way I've seen them fit jeans. Sorry to disappoint.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by aus_ » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 3:28 PM UTC

aarondf wrote: post #26

My roommate works at RewardStyle, you should look into their platform for monetization. It's pretty awesome.

RS is great. My wife runs a fashion blog and it's the best affiliate platform out there right now. It makes monetizing your links a cinch.

However, I have had problems with performance. I think they are just struggling to keep up with the growing scale. Resolving redirects through bit.ly to rstyle to finally the product can be very slow at times. And their image widgets are also pretty slow. I think they need to improve their CDNs. And iOS app is pretty buggy.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by cm2012 » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 3:45 PM UTC

michaelgrafl wrote: post #124

eloisant wrote: post #118

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South Korea and Japan and completely different in term of fashion, it doesn't make much sense to mix them. South Korea is much more flashy, celebrity-looking like fashion with huge sunglasses.

Yes, but are they similarly interested ?

Absolutely yes.

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by ecesena » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 3:47 PM UTC

natewinn wrote: post #114

ecesena wrote: post #86

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In Italy (I bet more generally in EU) I see more the use case of knowing what a celebrity wears, but have a couple of alternatives to do a good match, without looking exactly the same... food for thoughts :) Great work btw!

Thanks so much for the kind words and insight. Why would you say the trends are like that in Italy and EU? Also, how "close" would be a "good match?" We really value your thoughts, thanks again!

I was saying Italy as I'm Italian and by comparison with the parent comment on India. How "close" and what specifically to change is a good question... My requirement as a user would be that I should be inspired by the celebrity that I'm seeing, but I shouldn't feel like I'm copying his style. No idea on how to be more specific, beside doing a test.

Also, by reading other comments, I wouldn't be too strict in finding too cheap matches. Men that like fashion have no problem spending money. (but again, maybe it's just a cultural thing.)

Re: Show HN: Famous Outfits

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Post by encoderer » Fri, Sep 05, 2014, 3:54 PM UTC

marknutter wrote: post #89

encoderer wrote: post #78

Well done and congrats on launching. But I hate that it's all about promoting cheap consumer goods that were made in a Chinese sweatshop and are half way to their final destination in an American landfill. I'm not trying to sound elitist, but Old Navy? That stuff is garbage and will fall apart. And before somebody points out that not everybody is as fortunate as I must be: Clothes and other textiles once made up a mu…

Or maybe people don't want to wear the same thing for more than five years and like to change their style up from time to time without giving an arm and a leg. You're lamenting the wonders of economic efficiency and industrialization, not a "more-is-better" culture. And you may not be trying to sound elitist, you are elitist. Please go to your local old navy give the same speech you wrote here to the single mother tr…

If you think you can get 5 years out of Old Navy clothes, good luck to you in that. This is not about being inexpensive, which is why I shared the link to everlane. It's about being CHEAP. The clothes are cheap and fall apart. There is no wonder of modern supply chain there.

And save your "single mother" speech. Really. This site has nothing to do with buying for your children. This is aimed at adults. That's obvious. Besides, why exactly is it virtuous that the single mother is emphasizing style over economy here?