Comments on: What’s next: A Pandora for fashion?

By: James Stewart

James Stewart — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:49:49 +0000

I found this startup to not be a tangible one at the moment. Fashion style is a very personal experience. Not only does factors such as comfort and looks go into making someone fashionable, but also fit and personal expression. Yes there are trends that make someone sort of fashionable. You can see it all the time when you go into malls, but does it make anyone look better? I don't think so. I think the best thing that can be done is suggest clothing store brands. People express themselves publicly through their clothing open for ridicule and judging. With music it is more personal and easier to label (Genres). While fashion has style labels their is far more blending of topics then in music. Search bohemian fashion in google and you will see the huge wide range. Not only is style, fabric, fit, design, and cut different, but much much more.

Good idea if it is ever possible.

-James Stewart

By: bnn

bnn — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:43:09 +0000

guiggbu

By: Den

Den — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:34:40 +0000

I think this article missed a very important point: people who hate to shop, hate to shop period. Be it online or in a real store. I am one of those people. I can't stand going to stores for clothes and equally bored to death looking through the web pages. So the idea of another website that would make recommendations for me is not very appealing (especially if it would require a lot of work fine tuning it on my part). Fashion trends change fast. This means that someone who hates to shop would have to use this service frequently. Plus, you never know how something would look on you until you try. People who love to shop don't mind buy stuff online and then returning it at the store. I would not like it at all.

What I like the best is Men's Warehouse approach, where from the moment when you walk into the store, fashion professionals take care of you from top to bottom. They offer you different looks and pick stuff up for you to choose from. The only problem – Men's Warehouse is not cool enough! They should implement the same approach at Gap, Banana Republic and other fashionable stores. This would at least solve my problems!

By: Phoebe

Phoebe — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:42:44 +0000

The "Pandora for Fashion" angle offers some interesting thoughts on how recommendations are tricky for products that create a visceral and personal "you know it when you see it" response. Movies are similar in this sense, which is one of our challenges at Jinni in creating what's often called "Pandora for movies."
As fashion is fun, a recommendation site should recreate the aesthetic pleasures of shopping, not just hurry you to the shopping cart with a quick answer about what fits.