Re:Show HN: Twelve70 - Men's outfit generator and closet man...
by cercatrova on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:48AM
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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.
There's a massive chasm between the abstract pictures of the clothes and what you could end up wearing.
I think it would be more helpful to let men select actual shots of real clothes with price tags that they can buy (clothes they might already have), and then generate images of the accompanying clothes along with with prices that they can buy. Much nicer looking at actual merchandise than an <svg>.
When I was in my early 20s and clueless about what looked good, I really just wanted to spin a "Next Model" button until a guy had an outfit I liked and then purchase it. For example, I would go on clothing sites and shop by looking at the male models. I precisely lacked the taste to go from these abstract <svg>s to concrete clothes. I wanted to see an actual look and just buy it or parts of it.