Server side repo: https://github.com/damnDasha/virtual-closet-backend
App flow: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1cfbV-yugh6sdzjfmG5UQeC77wK681DQGgJ6oeb6bvJw/edit?usp=sharing
Wireframes: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1rFktVhrxRbVKXIcI-BV_-SN8PillyWk85imD5IMW_Iw/edit?usp=sharing
Users (who are they):
- Fashion lovers who are sick of never being able to find what to wear.
- Love organising outfits and creating wardrobe clusters.
- Want to create a lookbook for the week, or month, or plan vacation wardrobe in advance.
- Don't want to spend a ton of time standing in front of a close looking for something.
What this app does:
- You can add your favourite pieces to a virtual closet
- Play around with separates to create a whole outfit
- Organise outfits by occasion
- Able to compile a collection, or lookbook, to access later for easily choosing a pre-planned outfit
New Users:
- Can sign up for an account
- create collections or lookbooks
- immediately start adding outfits
existing users:
- Can sign in
- view existing collections
- Add outfits from a third party api
- Add outfits from their own photos
- Add events or days (vacation wardrobe,
- work wardrobe by day, etc
users can view:
- Start screen
- Closet view
how is this app different from Shopstyle.it -- shopstyle searches through third party apis to find outfits based on keywords (i.e. black jacket). It allows the user to see the price and links to buy this item. Users can also save the item in their collection. The app is primarily used for affiliate marketing by bloggers and influencers. Unfortunately, once the item is sold out or no longer available, it disappears from the app. This means that users can't add some of their favourite items to lookbooks, if the items are not currently for sale. The virtual closet app fixes this issue. Users can add their own clothes, and not search through endless search results for something that looks 'similar.' As a wearer of mostly vintage clothing, I myself have run into problems with shopstyle and cannot use the app as the clothing I own is no longer sold anywhere. Additionally, the virtual closet is for personal use, and does not require the user to add payment information, tax ids or paypal link.