HANGER: A New Approach to Outfit Selection and Closet Management

🔍 Challenge

  • How might we make outfit selection and closet management more efficient and less anxiety-inducing for the average person?

📣 Key User Insights

  • Conducted 6 interviews + 53 survey responses

  • Users experience emotional pressure and logistical stress when dressing for special occasions

  • 79% wear only half or less of their wardrobe

  • 46% feel overwhelmed by the volume of clothing they own

🚫 Limitations of Existing Solutions

  • Require full closet uploads to create virtual catalogs

  • Users found this process time-consuming and unappealing

💡 Our Solution

  • Interactive quiz suggests outfit ideas based on items users likely already own.

  • Optional uploads for select items, not entire wardrobe!

  • Gamified decluttering with discard/donate options!

💬 Language that Encourages & Connects

We frame clothing around connection and celebration:

  • “Congrats on the interview!”

  • “We hope you’re excited about the wedding!”

✨ What Makes Hanger Different

  • No full closet uploads

  • Emotionally supportive tone

  • Focus on usability + delight!

  • Addresses both style anxiety and wardrobe clutter

Takeaways: 

  • I loved the research process—user insights directly shaped a more thoughtful, emotionally aware product!

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