I logged my entire wardrobe into a Clueless-style closet app

polygon.com:

When I tell people that I have my entire wardrobe uploaded to an iPhone app, I eagerly anticipate the response I’ll receive: Will they be curious and impressed by this digital masterpiece, or low-key aghast at my compulsive need to organize and categorize everything in my life? I’m never offended by the latter; in fact, I lean into it as I walk them through, in great detail, how the Stylebook app allows me to not only upload photos of each clothing item I own, but also tag the entries with the brand, size, cost, color, season, and more. But while I love showing off my digital closet, even to people who think the very concept is slightly unhinged, I don’t actually use Stylebook very much anymore. And yet I’ve never been happier with the app.

I downloaded Stylebook in 2015 as a way of helping me get a better sense of what I owned and how often I wore each item. I’m equally frugal and analytical, and I wanted to get data-based wisdom to help me determine which pieces were worth investing real money into instead of getting cheaper fast-fashion items that would likely fall apart within a year.

I spent weeks — okay, months — getting my Stylebook closet ready to use. This involved taking photos of the 200-some clothing items and pairs of shoes I owned, manually erasing the background in each picture, and then inputting facts and descriptors for each piece (Sorel boots: black, size 6, waterproof, $80; 1861 sweater: gray, size small, very cozy, $73). These literal and aesthetic labels helped me track my purchasing habits and spot trends across my closet. The app’s Style Stats section even turned this information into graphs visualizing the breakdown of colors, price points, and brands that make up my wardrobe.

Then, I built