I wrote about Indyx in my one of my recent posts. If you missed it, it’s an app that allows you to catalog all your closet items. You can then use your items to build outfits, make a packing list, and keep a record of what you wore on what day, complete with a selfie feature to visualize the outfit on your body. You can also hire stylists to create outfits for you directly from the app. It was honestly kind of calming/peaceful? to obsessively catalog and digitize my wardrobe. As a bonus, it also made me really evaluate what I have (repeats, substitutes, never-worns, etc). I’m not QUITE data-driven enough to dive into cost-per-wear, but you can do that on the app too.
So I’ve been using it for the past month or so, and here are my takeaways.
Visualization is key. Probably one of the biggest reasons why I don’t utilize most of my closet is because things are hidden. You buy something and into the closet it goes. Unless you wear it right away and keep it at the front section of your closet/dresser, it gets tucked away. When it’s not fully incorporated into your closet, it’s easy to forget that you have this newish item. Like most people, I have the typical sliding door closet that, at most, only exposes half of my wardrobe. This means half the stuff I have, I’m supposed to just remember that I have it and remember to wear it.
This is probably one of the benefits of having a bigger walk-in closet. You can also use a hanging rack to pick out and display a “capsule” of items you want to wear for the upcoming season. My tiny bedroom doesn’t really make that a viable option for me either. For now, a digitized closet will have to do.
as close as it gets to Clueless outfit app Wear what you have! Some of my favorite videos are from @Christina.Mychas on TikTok. She has a video series where she takes photos of outfits she likes on Pinterest/social media, and recreates it using pieces she already has. I think it’s easy to feel like to dress like x, I need exactly A, B, and C. But most of the “inspiration” in an outfit probably lies in the unique or unexpected combination of pieces rather than a specific piece itself. IF you find a repeating theme in the type of item (barrel jeans or metallic Maryjanes, for example) you keep wanting to incorporate that you don’t already have, then it might be worth investing in that piece. But it’s a helpful thought exercise to at least see how the item will fit in with the rest of the items in your wardrobe.
from @christina.mychas on TikTok
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