Famous Outfits

Consumer and social

fashion style guide

SHOW HN2014

358points
201comments
#34of 2,272 in 2014
Top 2%of 2014 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

22 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 9 mixed, 33 critical, out of 91 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.

Idea: 10 for, 14 againstExecution: 1 for, 12 againstDesign: 5 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean design and good execution.

    From 3 comments
    • This is amazing and I've wanted this for awhile but didn't know where to find it. Great execution, keep on trucking and it'll do very well.
      josephjrobison on HN
    • This looks pretty neat and you did a great job with your Pin It buttons. You may wish to consider adding this META: <meta name="pinterest" content="nohover"></meta> ... to the…
      kentbrew on HN
    • Great looking site. Funnily enough, asos.com, which is something like the third biggest UK Internet company now (according to some slightly dubious stats that were posted here a…
      bshimmin on HN
  • Useful for finding where to buy items.

    From 2 comments
    • I found some shoes to buy from your site, great job! This also works for interior design, most people just want to find out where to buy the items they are looking at. Houzz is…
      jasondc on HN
    • This is really good...I like the concept. I hate shopping online for single items online and i do find myself 'borrowing' from the style of others. Packaging up all items for…
      safelysell on HN

Objections

  • Linked products often do not match the pictured items.

    From 3 comments
    • Looks like a cool idea, I'm not sure how accurate the products you link to are to whats pictured though. I would work on making that more accurate.
      math0ne on HN
    • This is a great idea. I would be careful going too cheap on the recommended pieces. For example, on the Theo James, there is no way I would buy a Haynes T-shirt. If super-cheap…
      orasis on HN
    • Nice. Of course the obvious criticism (to me at least) is that the exacts products are not the same even, though the overall look is, eg David Beckham's shirt or JT's cardigan.…
      adrianwaj on HN
  • Photo licensing and personality rights may infringe.

    From 3 comments
    • If you made this as a commercial venture you are probably infringing on these celebrities personality rights.
      rootedbox on HN
    • Great-looking site, but did you license the images used? Celebrity photogs won't take kindly to usage without permission. I've even heard of blogs being sued for similar.
      Clanan on HN
    • How are you handling photo rights/licensing?
      prawn on HN
  • Cheap clothing is low quality and wasteful.

    From 1 comment
    • 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…
      encoderer on HN

Requests

  • Add affiliate links.

    From 2 comments
    • You need to sign up for Viglink or Skimlinks ASAP - the fact that you aren't using affiliate links is literally costing you. Those services are a single line of javascript which…
      jasongill on HN
    • Very nice! I just placed an order on the watch that Daniel Craig wears [1] (not because he wears them, just because I like them) and noticed that there is no affiliate code in…
      usaphp on HN
  • Let users buy the whole outfit in one checkout.

    From 1 comment
    • It would be a much better customer experience if you could buy the entire outfit in one action -- add outfit to cart, checkout, done -- instead of going to each product's…
      dtournemille on HN
  • Include non-celebrity and more varied body types.

    From 2 comments
    • Suggestions from Mrs Browl - great, but do the same for celebrities of different ethnicities and sizes. There are plenty of guys who are shaped like Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, John…
      anigbrowl on HN
    • I love this idea! I don't think you need to use celebrities at all. If you had well dressed men with different styles with links to the stores where one can purchase the items, I…
      calmturtle on HN

Questions

  • How are photo rights and licensing handled?

    From 1 comment
    • How are you handling photo rights/licensing?
      prawn on HN

Alternatives named

  • ASOS (As Seen On Screen)

    From 2 comments
    • Great looking site. Funnily enough, asos.com, which is something like the third biggest UK Internet company now (according to some slightly dubious stats that were posted here a…
      bshimmin on HN
    • 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…
      gadders on HN
  • Lookbook and Pinchthelook

    From 2 comments
    • Nice execution. We had a similar idea called http://www.pinchthelook.com but for women. The feedback was great and people 'loved' the site but ultimately we couldn't get to a…
      ralphos on HN
    • Thanks for commenting! We think what we're offering is unique to lookbook. Lookbook is almost all women (and almost everything similar to this concept is too) and a small…
      jadlimcaco on HN
  • InStyle and Celebrity Style Guide

    From 1 comment
    • Pretty similar to what you see in lots of magazines: http://www.instyle.co.uk/fashion/get-the-look And the celeb style guide: http://www.celebritystyleguide.com/
      drinkzima on HN

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