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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 probab

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.

Timpy 6y ago
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.
- omeze 6y ago
  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!
  - throwaway201103 6y ago
    So we just need Garanimals for grown ups?
marcinzm 6y ago
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.
- baron816 6y ago
  Well, I think what they need is to look at a blog like https://putthison.com/ https://putthison.com/. It’s easier to read a few articles on there than to try to use some janky app everyday.
  - Godel_unicode 6y ago
    You must be confused, they said they want to look good...
sologoub 6y ago
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.
BurningFrog 6y ago
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 :)
- chordalkeyboard 6y ago
  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.
- cercatrova 6y ago
  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 https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/wiki

Timpy 6y ago

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.

omeze 6y ago
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!
- throwaway201103 6y ago
  So we just need Garanimals for grown ups?

marcinzm 6y ago

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.

baron816 6y ago
Well, I think what they need is to look at a blog like https://putthison.com/ https://putthison.com/. It’s easier to read a few articles on there than to try to use some janky app everyday.
- Godel_unicode 6y ago
  You must be confused, they said they want to look good...

sologoub 6y ago

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.

BurningFrog 6y ago

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 :)

chordalkeyboard 6y ago
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.
cercatrova 6y ago
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 https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/wiki