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Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by baron816 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:40PM (#25128610)
Even if it worked well, it hard to believe using it would be less effort than figuring things out on your own. Men who care about what they look like are probably going to have decent instincts about what to wear. Men who don’t care, well, they’re not going to try.
Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by Timpy on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:53PM (#25128788)
I think there's a third very specific category of "men who care but don't know how, but they love making systems out of things to help solve their problems." You might find one or two of these kinds on Hacker News.
Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by omeze on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @03:48PM (#25129617)
Totally agree & I started in this category so I can sympathize. I spent more $ & time in dressing rooms than I care to admit to figure out what specific outfit combinations worked and how different brands fit. Having something like this that worked well would've been an amazing starting point, and I was hoping that Pinterest's visual search feature would eventually become something like this (as that'd get me to actually use Pinterest). I think more men would dress well if it weren't so hard!
Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by throwaway201103 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @04:56PM (#25130470)
So we just need Garanimals for grown ups?
Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by marcinzm on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @04:19PM (#25129988)
There's men who care because society cares but don't want to spend all the effort gaining the instincts themselves. Probably also useful for people who come from, for example, poor families and never had guidance on such things growing up so would need to devote extra effort to gain the instincts.
Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by baron816 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @05:23PM (#25130716)
Well, I think what they need is to look at a blog like https://putthison.com/. It’s easier to read a few articles on there than to try to use some janky app everyday.
Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by Godel_unicode on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:38AM (#25133825)
You must be confused, they said they want to look good...
Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by BurningFrog on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:27AM (#25133516)
I for one would love to be well dressed, but I don't know how.

We exist, but it's not something you exactly brag about :)

Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by cercatrova on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:46AM (#25133863)
Read through r/malefashionadvice and their wiki, they have a bunch of info on how to improve your style. Specifically, they have threads every day called What Are You Wearing Today which has people take pictures of themselves and what they're wearing specifically (brands, name of clothing SKU) which you can then pick up to buy if you like it, or find alternatives for it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/wiki

Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by chordalkeyboard on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:32AM (#25133548)
Start reading fashion magazines and tear out the pictures of stuff you like. Then when you see something you like at the mall or Macy's, get it. If there's stuff in your closet you don't wear (or don't like to wear), fold it and put it in storage and if you haven't needed it for 6-12 months, give it away and replace it with a garment of the same type that you like.
Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man... by sologoub on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:04PM (#25131995)
You can probably get this integrated into some other lower friction point than the phone/browser, such as a smart display or assistant. Could also be useful for shopping to make sure the person actually has the right clothes to make the combos. Problem is, until they crack the combos, there is no product.