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I consider this a funny story. You might consider it just sad... Preface: my style could be considered wanting when it comes to picking out my own clothes. Man

I consider this a funny story. You might consider it just sad... Preface: my style could be considered wanting when it comes to picking out my own clothes. Many years ago, I did a complete refresh of my clothes because nothing fit and everything was well-worn. So I took a buddy whom I considered stylish to Nordstrom's and he, along with the salesperson, took what I gave them as my budget and general requirements to pick out a complete wardrobe. They did so. However, there were so many different items and colors and I didn't know how to mix and match. So my friend devised the following list which I still keep: Matching: Yellow Polo goes everything but black (blue and mocha best) Blue check goes with gray and stone (blue and stone best) Dark tan herringbone goes with black, camel, tan, stone (olive and mocha ok) Camel (shiney) goes with tan, black, mocha, and olive Camel (short-sleeve button down) goes with mocha, olive, and black (tan is average) Eggplant/Plum button down goes with blue, black, gray, camel, mocha, and tan Taupe goes with tan, stone, black, and camel (not blue) Purple goes with tan, stone, black, camel, blue, and mocha (not olive) Blue/Gray (slate) t-shirt goes with tan, black, and navy (stone is best and camel is ok) Sky blue t-shirt goes with everything but olive (tan and stone are best, black is ok) Burgundy t-shirt goes with everything (olive best) Olive/Green t-shirt goes with stone, tan, black, camel, and mocha (olive is ok) Black pants always black belt Tan (with black) -> black Tan (with lighter/softer) -> brown Yellow -> brown Tan goes with either Herringbone goes with either Green -> brown Mocha will almost always wear brown (except if black pants, then either) Black and blue pants will be black shoes except for light shirt (e.g., yellow) Stone will more often go with brown except with purple and black shirt (though not necessary) Treat gray as black Socks always match pants or darker Earth tone pants with black socks ok in bind Don't mix belt and shoes Served me many years. Sadly, none of those clothes fit me anymore. So here I am again...

rubanraj 6y ago
Oh man, that's alot of hardcoded rules to follow. They seem to make sense. Would it help if we suggested capsule closets to guide you? For example closet#1 has a set number of items for each category which you can just click and buy in your size and have added to the site closet. Then you can go and generate outfits from everything you own...?
- c_prompt 6y ago
  Probably not and, candidly, I'm not sure I'd use the app. Putting aside that my build is described as athletic and it's typically hard for me to find clothes that fit properly (e.g., larger shoulders/chest/biceps, small waist), for me to feel comfortable buying anything, I'd want someone to get to know my personality and nuances (e.g., overheats easily), make recommendations that I try on and model in front of them to get opinions (e.g., "yes, that works"; "next!"), and help me gain a better understanding of WHY something looks good vs. doesn't. I think it'd be hard for me to get that from someone other than a friend and not being in person (a video chat might work but I have doubts). I'm highly unlikely to rely on an algorithm when it comes to matching/style.
truckerbill 6y ago
You should plot this advice on a colour-wheel - try and form your own conclusions from this rigid set of rules. You'll find a simpler, smaller set of rules is guiding them (which can be somewhat unique to your tastes). Also as an artist I would advise paying attention to both hue and saturation when looking at outfits. Usually things look bad because people put too many brightly saturated colours next to each other.

rubanraj 6y ago

Oh man, that's alot of hardcoded rules to follow. They seem to make sense. Would it help if we suggested capsule closets to guide you? For example closet#1 has a set number of items for each category which you can just click and buy in your size and have added to the site closet. Then you can go and generate outfits from everything you own...?

c_prompt 6y ago
Probably not and, candidly, I'm not sure I'd use the app. Putting aside that my build is described as athletic and it's typically hard for me to find clothes that fit properly (e.g., larger shoulders/chest/biceps, small waist), for me to feel comfortable buying anything, I'd want someone to get to know my personality and nuances (e.g., overheats easily), make recommendations that I try on and model in front of them to get opinions (e.g., "yes, that works"; "next!"), and help me gain a better understanding of WHY something looks good vs. doesn't. I think it'd be hard for me to get that from someone other than a friend and not being in person (a video chat might work but I have doubts). I'm highly unlikely to rely on an algorithm when it comes to matching/style.

truckerbill 6y ago

You should plot this advice on a colour-wheel - try and form your own conclusions from this rigid set of rules. You'll find a simpler, smaller set of rules is guiding them (which can be somewhat unique to your tastes). Also as an artist I would advise paying attention to both hue and saturation when looking at outfits. Usually things look bad because people put too many brightly saturated colours next to each other.