A Guide to Acloset

The Sexiest Closet Organization & Outfit Planning App

Have you ever utilized an app to manage your clothes, style yourself and log your daily outfits?

There are many virtual closet apps which offer you such experiences. We’ve also been using some of those apps to digitize our closet, but we found point of improvement in UX for every one of them. So we’ve studied every one of the virtual closet apps out in the store, to create the sexiest one with a great design and tech. This is a complete introduction to the our app.

Potentials of having a clone of your closet on your phone

If you are often complimented by others that you have a nice style, you might have already noticed what quality makes you a fashionista. Do you have outstandingly more clothes than others? Do you wear a different piece every other day? Quantity matters less here. You would clearly know which piece suits you well — conceal your imperfections and make your advantages stand out. You would also know the combo of pieces that go well together to give you a neat look. Finally, you would know the mood your outfit delivers and how you could express yourself uniquely through your fashion. To have a nice style means no other than knowing the clothes that you own, knowing yourself, and knowing how those two interact and communicate.

When you have a clone of your closet on your phone, you can easily access them whenever you need a reference for your styling. You can take a look at what you already own when you are hanging out in the vendors to shop for new clothes. One of our team members used to write down all the pieces she owned (she named each of them for the differentiation) on a sticky note to know which pieces she had in each section of her wardrobe. Digitizing such a process with an app made everything a lot easier for her, and this time she had pictures to aid her memory.

With our app, all you have to do is take some pictures of your clothes. We’ll do the rest!

We have studied so many apps on the store and noticed that they share some key functions. Users can upload jpg images of their clothes, remove the background, and collage them to create outfit presentations. Some apps supported activities like sharing your outfits to the feed and getting outfit suggestions based on the clothes that you own. Anyways, we found some features that could be automated with technology even for the priciest one in the store.

So, we made our own app with optimized user experiences. We reduced so many bothering steps such as categorization and background removal with our AI technology and user engineering. Though our app needs expansion, we confidently present it to you, telling that you’ll find superior usability compared to any of the existing apps. Our users are loving our app. You will love it too.

Cloning your entire closet online just in 15 minutes

Everyone can follow these o-so-simple steps to make the most of our app. Upload your clothes, create outfits with the automated images of your clothes, and add them on the calendar to keep track of what you wear.

1

Upload images of your clothes.

Hit the [ + ] button on the <clothes> tab. You can either pick them up from your phone gallery, take pictures on our app, or bring it from the web if you shopped them online. We also prepared some essential items like white shirts and tees in a starter closet called “find my basic items” so that you could kick-start your collection.

If you want to get through this fast, we recommend you to take pictures of all your clothes with your default camera app. Place your clothes on any surface — our AI is smart enough to tell the floral prints on your clothes apart from floral prints on your tablecloth. Just prepare as much clothing pictures as possible.

Once gathering all images is done, the rest wouldn’t be a task at all.

2

When you are uploading from the album, you can add up to 10 images at once.

AI auto-classifies the clothes and removes background for outfit collage within a second.

Our AI will remove the background of the images and put it the right information — seasonal wearability, color, category — for you. If the image is clear enough and easily recognizable from vision, our AI will auto-crop the image and classify each one properly.

3

There. Your closet is organized. Don’t worry if you have hundreds of clothes in your wardrobe. We have filter options which allow you to find the wanted item easily.

4

Move on to <outfits> tab. Hit the plus button, and scroll each row to collage your clothes into your loved outfits. Hit <create> and continue the process seamlessly. You can always edit them later.

5

Use our calendar on <Home> tab to get more insights of how you style.

You can log your daily outfits or plan your looks ahead of events. You can find what’s the most worn item and outfit on the stats page.

🔥 This is how our team members are utilizing the app.

Andie uses Acloset to discover different ways to mix-and-match hundreds of powder pastel colored items in her closet.

“My closet looks like this when I filter light pink and purple items.I use Acloset to wear the most out of my clothes. I casually swipe through the list of my clothes to see what I have and create outfits that could be worn later — this has become a ritual while I am on the way to my work.”

Kijun uses Acloset to get insights for shopping and gather useful information about his outfit patterns.

“My closet is composed of pretty ordinary items. Most of the nice images are directly brought from the website of the brand where I bought my clothes. Acloset is a great app to see what you have worn for a month. I refer to this data when I am shopping for new clothes. The full outfit calendar fires my imagination on new outfit ideas.”

In case you’re thinking about moving your virtual closet from another app — Acloset is exceptional.

We compared different virtual closet apps popular on the app market with the criteria below:

1. Operating system: does it run on your phone?
2. Pricing: does it run on a subscription model? Should you pay to use unlimited features?
3. Data stored: are the data stored on Cloud so you can access with your account info even if you switch your phone? Or are they stored locally? Can you use the app when you are offline?
4. Is the background of the image removed automatically so that you could collage your clothes into a flat-lay? Or are you given an option to remove background manually after uploading?
5. Are the categories put in automatically or should you label every clothes by yourself:
6. Can you upload multiple images at once to the right category?
7. Can you use calendar features?
8. Are there further features such as community and feed?

Every app tested, updates by April 1

Here’s the summary. If your sole objective is to organize your closet digitally, Stylebook would satisfy you with its minimal functions. If you want help of a professional stylist for daily outfits, Caldwell’s premium membership is your perfect match.

Currently, Acloset lies somewhere between Stylebook and Smart Closet, having everything you’ll need for closet organization but with limited features for fashion community. We have a long list new features to be added, including community and shopping. Keep up with our evolution!

Comparing Smart Closet, Pureple and Acloset screen-to-screen

You cannot tell if the app has everything for you just with the crude data above. Since we’ve seen that these three functions are most essential to begin styling:

1. Easy upload and edits.
2. Being able to see everything at a glance
3. Recording your mood and evaluations of your daily outfits so you can refer to it later — making every style of the day memorable through text, image, others’ rating, calendar tracking, etc.

Let’s compare the apps with the criteria above.

We are starting from here. Here’s the default screen of each app without having any clothes uploaded.

What are the main navigations?

From left to right: Acloset / SmartCloset / Pureple

Acloset

On Home, you can access your calendar and get outfit suggestions based on the weather of your location(if you have uploaded at a few clothes). On Search tab, you can browse outfit inspirations for your clothes or new items. You can add your clothes on clothes tab, and generate outfits with those clothes on outfit tab.

Smart Closet

On Home, you can take a look at popular outfit uploads by other users and post your outfits to the feed. You can add your clothes on Closet tab, and create outfits on Lookbook tab. You can shop for new clothing on Shop tab.

Pureple

You’ll be directed to clothes tab where you can upload your clothes. You can generate outfits with the clothes you uploaded on the Outfits tab, and share your outfit ideas with others on the Social tab.

How can I upload my clothes?

Acloset

Batch edit Supported. Automatic categorization + background removal done for every selected item. Image editing (✏️ icon) supported.

Smart Closet

Batch edit supported. You should input every information manually. Image editing(background removal, adjustment) unsupported.

Pureple

Batch edit except tonal adjustment unsupported. Background removal unsupported. You should input every information manually after you go back to the main.

How do I collage outfits?

Acloset

You start from a clean wardrobe. All categorized, background removed! Rotate the carousel to mix-and-match your clothes. Batch collaging is supported.

New outfit added

Smart Closet

You start with raw images on the closet tab, unless you have removed the background of the images one by one. You can directly place images on the collage board. New outfit is added.

Pureple

You start with raw images on the closet tab. You can directly place clothing image on the collage board. New outfit is added.

Awaken your dormant wardrobe with us!

While you are having Alexa to order your groceries and controlling your home lights with a single button in an app, how you manage your closet hasn’t changed a lot from what your parents did in the 20th century. The potential of digitalization of your closet is massive. We can provide so much from your clothing data — styling tips, personalized shopping experience, etc. Our focus was on lowering the threshold of recreating your closet on a digital surface until now. We are continuously evolving, so stay tuned! There will be updates every other week, including:

• Advanced Outfit suggestion
• Multiple Capsules for your closet and a wish list
• User profiles and community, so you could take a look at others’ closets
• Style pinboard where you can save all your inspirations and favorite looks

We are envisioning a fashion platform where everyone can have a personalized styling and shopping experiences without any barriers.

Here are the download links for you.

Get Acloset on Google Play

Download Acloset on App Store

We’d love to hear from our users. Enjoy our app, and contact us in case you have any feedbacks!