I Catalogued My Wardrobe!

I’ve been wanting to do this for months but resisted the urge because it would be an “unproductive” time sink. It would mean spending five hours taking pictures of my clothing and jewelry which I’m sure seems like a huge waste of time to the average person. The thing is, though, it was productive for me. The process itself was tedious, sure, but each time I finished another chunk of my closet, it immediately felt worth it. 

I’m now able to view my wardrobe digitally (Clueless style) and put together outfits without trying on different combinations, which has already saved a lot of time. I’m pretty sure that over the course of a month or two, I’ll actually get those five hours back.

My outfits this past week :)

I used an app called Indyx for this endeavor and I couldn’t recommend it enough. I started by taking flat-lay pictures of each article of clothing and then tagged by type, color, etc. When I was done, I was eager to see the data on my closet composition.

Then, I put together the outfits that were already in my Notes app folder and added them to my calendar based on the date of the photo taken. Sure enough, the app generated another set of data based on my closet usage. There is nothing I love more than some data on myself (stay tuned for my 2025 boba wrapped).

My most owned colors (besides neutrals and denim) are pink, followed closely by purple and orange and absolutely no one is surprised. The other statistics I’ve included here are ones I’m quite proud of. Nearly a third of my wardrobe is secondhand and I’ve worn 70% of my clothes over the last three months. That’s pretty solid considering not all of my outfits are logged.

The next step, of course, was what I had gotten this app to be able to do — plan future outfits. I had so much fun fiddling with different combinations, especially outlandish ones I’d never waste my time on if I had to physically try them on.

On the left is the outfit I planned for beabadoobee this Thursday and on the right is the outfit I planned for a beach day next Sunday!

That’s all on how I’ve used Indyx so far, but here are some of the ways I’m excited to utilize the app in the future. I’ll be able to upload pictures of prospective purchases to see if I really will get wear out of each item I want to buy. Hopefully, that will help my spending problem. I’ll also be able to avoid my tendency to overpack because I can easily create a capsule wardrobe and experiment with various outfits from the same pieces. Ultimately, I’m most looking forward to seeing more accurate usage statistics as I start tracking my outfits every day so I can donate clothes over the summer.