DeepSummary
The episode discusses the enduring fascination with Cher's digital closet from the 1995 movie Clueless and the attempts by various individuals and companies to recreate it. The challenges faced in replicating the closet stem not from technological limitations, but from fundamental psychological issues around how we perceive and interact with our wardrobes.
The hosts interview several people, including a fashion enthusiast named Meacham Winston Merriweather, who was disappointed by existing closet organization apps failing to capture the essence of Cher's closet. Two developers, Maxwell Neely Cohen and Jesse Char, share their experiences building their own versions of the closet, revealing the difficulty in creating a truly customizable outfit-making system due to the limited size of most people's wardrobes.
The episode also explores the behind-the-scenes efforts of the Clueless production team in creating Cher's closet, as well as insights from the makers of the Stylebook app, which aims to help users make the most of their existing clothes rather than encouraging excessive shopping.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The appeal of Cher's digital closet from Clueless stems from a fantasy of effortless self-acceptance and style.
- Recreating Cher's closet faces psychological barriers around our relationship with fashion and shopping rather than technological limitations.
- Existing closet organization apps struggle to capture the essence of Cher's closet due to wardrobe size limitations and the inherent conflict with promoting consumption.
- Random outfit generators challenge conventional notions of fashion rules and can provide unexpected yet functional combinations.
- Successful closet organization apps prioritize maximizing the use of existing wardrobes over encouraging excessive shopping.
- The behind-the-scenes efforts of movie productions in creating lavish closet sets highlight the challenges in replicating such environments in real life.
- The creative process behind Cher's character and closet in Clueless was inspired by a desire to portray a happy, self-assured persona.
- Closet organization apps aim to help users better understand their personal style and make the most of their existing clothes.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Essentially, I was like, why doesn't the tech that Sher Horowitz had in the nineties from clueless exist yet?“ by Speaker A
- “We let the robot pick our outfits today. I never would have worn this, but it seems fine.“ by Speaker D and Speaker C
- “Like, that's at least my belief. You can't make it into a good business.“ by Speaker D
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Avery Trufelman
3/29/23
Ever since 1995, a generation has been dreaming of Cher’s digital closet from the movie Clueless. So why don’t we have it yet? It’s not the technology. It’s a psychological problem with the way fashion works.