VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

“JNANA SANGAMA” BELAGAVI-590018, KARNATAKA

Project Report on
HELPING IN THE SELECTION OF OUTFITS
for Course
Design Thinking & Innovation(21AE110)

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
In
INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
By
VIBHA SATHEESH DIXITH F54
SUMEDHA P RAO F39
YUKTHA R F66
VISHWAS S GOWDA F59

Under the guidance of

MR. THYAGARAJ TANJAVUR

BMS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Yelahanka, Bengaluru-560064
 B.M.S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Yelahanka, Bengaluru-560064

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project report entitled Helping in the selection of outfits for
different occasions is a bonafide work carried out by Ms. Vibha Satheesh Dixith, Ms.
Sumedha P Rao, Ms. Yuktha R and Mr. Vishwas S Gowda for the Course Design Thinking and
Innovation during the year 2021-22. It is certified that all corrections / suggestions indicated
have been incorporated in this report. The project report has been approved as it satisfies
the academic requirements of Design Thinking and Innovation Course

__________________
Signature of the Guide
Mr THYAGARAJ TANJAVUR

Name of the Examiners Signature of the Examiners

 B.M.S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

DECLARATION

We, Ms. Vibha Satheesh Dixith, Ms. Sumedha P Rao, Ms. Yuktha R and Mr. Vishwas S Gowda
pursuing BE degree from BMS Institute of Technology & Management, Yelahanka,
Bengaluru, hereby declare that the report entitled “Helping in the selection of outfits for
different occasions” carried out is a bonafide record of work done by me during the year 2021-
22 for Design Thinking and Innovation Course and all the contents of the report are prepared
and presented by us.

VIBHA SATHEESH DIXITH

SUMEDHA P RAO
YUKTHA R
VISHWAS S GOWDA

Place: Bengaluru

Date: 27-04-2022
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The success and final outcome of this project required a lot of guidance and assistance from
many people and we are extremely privileged to have got this all along the completion of our
project. All that we have done is only because of such supervision and assistance and we would
not forget to thank them.

We are deeply grateful to Dr Mohan Babu G.N, Principal of BMS institute of technology
providing us with an opportunity to do the project work which made us complete the project
duly.

We owe our deepest gratitude to our project guide Mr. Thyagaraj Tanjavur, who took keen
interest in our project work and guided us all along, till the completion of our project work by
providing all the necessary information for the successful completion of the project.

We are also thankful and fortunate enough to have got constant encouragement, support and
guidance from all teaching staff which helped us in completion of the project.
 ABSTRACT

The basic outline of our project is based on helping people chose the
right outfits for the right occasions without wastage of time. The
whole problem starts from too many choices and continuously
changing fashion trends. The basic idea is to provide styling ideas
with one’s own existing wardrobe and to encourage people to try on
new trends without any fear of judgements. We plan on doing so by
approaching the problem in an innovative way using the techniques
of Design Thinking and Innovation.
 REFERENCE

1-
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282571020
_Fashion_trends_and_their_impact_on_the_society

2-
https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-
article/3338/problems-faced-by-working-women-in-the-
preferred-dresses
COURSE AND PROGRAM OUTCOME
Course: Final Year Project

Course Outcomes (CO)

Students will be able to;
CO1 Demonstrate the concept of design thinking for real world problems
CO2 Illustrate empathetic design for potential users
CO3 Examine the problem based on customers requirements
CO4 Apply creative process and principles for products and services
CO5 Choose problem solving techniques for innovative products

Program Outcomes (PO)

PO 1 Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of Mathematics, Science,
Engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialization to the solution of
complex engineering problems.

PO 2 Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyse

complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first
principles of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences.
PO 3 Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering
problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs
with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural,
societal, and environmental considerations.
PO 4 Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and
research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of
data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
PO 5 Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
modern Engineering and IT tools including prediction and modelling to complex
engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
PO 6 The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge
to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent
responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
PO 7 Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional
engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the
knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
PO 8 Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and
responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
PO 9 Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member
or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
PO 10 Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with
the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to
comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective
presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
PO 11 Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a
member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary
environments.
PO 12 Life-long learning: Recognize the need for and have the preparation and ability to
engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of
technological.
 BACKGROUND
Fashion trends come and go; meanwhile a society’s values are established and
evolving characteristic to their beliefs and culture. Fashion is just not an
ambitious projected image of a reinterpreted good old value to fulfil some
function or agenda alike but rather a evocative and refreshing concept worthy
enough to be portrayed for society’s appreciation that makes us even
more instinctive. In the society, the individual’s appearance is the ticket to
transmit nonverbal communication signals such as possible cues about his / her
social stature, values and lifestyle. Fashion communication has under gone a
360-degree shift in its communicable aspects staring
from projecting a basic image of how we look like and how we feel like to
expressing us emotional experiences through interactive implements in the
dress. The success of the fashion trend lies in the way the society interprets the
fashion trend and judges it. Hence the impact is measured by the barometer of
social acceptance which in turn is driven by the several motivational forces that
underline the people’s values and behavioural traits. Today’s consumer culture
is driven by aspirationalism that diminishes the gap between the rich and
economically volatile sections when it comes to accepting and adopting a trend.
A classic example is, a consumer in China saves her three months’ salary to
purchase a LVMH hand bag. Further It does not stop here as the people’s cash
liquidity is extended by the easy provision of personal loans facilitated by both
private and nationalized banks alike. This is even extended by few Brands’
initiatives to offer fashion products on a credit basis with easy monthly part
payment options.
 INTRODUCTION

Clothing is dressed to be symbolic of working women success in life and social

position. Down through the ages women have taken pride in their personal
appearance and have sought the beautification of self through ornamentation.
There was a time in India when only typical Indian dresses were worn.
The selection of clothing was limited to special occasion like marriage
and religious function. In the present society, a woman leads a more active life.
She moves with man in all walks of life and now there is hardly any field, which
can be called man's exclusive domain. Now there is countless profession in which
Indian women have entered, some of the professions are uniform based while
some are non-uniform based like private corporate, advertising agency, interior
design firm, boutiques and colleges etc. At these places the employees have to
dress in a manner that will inspire their confidence (Kefgan & Specht, 1979).
According to Syber & Roach (1962) clothing behaviour is related to social
mobility if one failed to dress up as expected the occupational mobility is affected
adversely. As the working woman meets lot of people, she must have greater
variety of clothes and accessories. The working women require clothes that are
suitable, practical in nature, comfortable and business like in appearance. Clothes
not only help to achieve the success she desires but also gives her poise,
confidence and also self-identification.
 Problem Understanding and Analysis

QUESTIONNAIRE

Problem Non-Problem

WHO Fashion conscious people People with no fashion

conscious

WHERE Choosing outfit for an occasion Staying at home, meeting

close friends

WHEN Too many choices Limited choices, theme-

specific parties

WHAT Difficulty in choosing the right Availability of the outfit

outfit

HOW Not able to imagine how a outfit Ask for feedback from
would fit a given occasion family, friends, etc.
 PESTEL ANALYSIS
The first step in problem analysis is to clarify the framework conditions of the
problem areas so that you get a general overview of the external influencing
factors. The pestle method represents an analytical grid for recording external
influencing factors.

POLITICAL ECONOMIC SOCIAL

(Political influencing (Economic influencing (Social influencing
factors) factors) factors)

Trends set by political Cost New trends

leaders.

Maximum budget Peer pressure

Non-survival staple Pre-defined customs for

occasions.
Societal acceptance

TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL

(Technological influencing (Natural environmental (Legal influencing
factors) factors) factors)
Existing technologies Reusability Follow rules and
regulations like any other
business
Availability Sustainability
of mobiles globally
Social media
 BRAINSTORMING

 Colour coded organization of wardrobe

 Pre-sorting of clothes in terms of different occasions
 Publishing fashion magazines
 Multiple drawers and partitions for effective organization
 Provide more styling ideas using existing clothes or available resources
 POST ANALYSIS OUTCOMES

AI enabled app which helps in organizing and styling clothes for particular
occasions
The 3d try on will be the main feature where users can get a 3d rendered model
of them in the outfit and can easily look how exactly they look in the chosen
outfit and then decide accordingly.
SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGTHS WEAKNESS

• Boom of fashion • Third party

industry assistance in
• Combining app
existing wardrobe development
with new buying • Reluctance to
options download
• Notifications; unessential apps
Connecting with • Competitor apps
mobile calendars
• Sharing feature
• Free to download
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

• Partner with a • Rise of

brand or competition
magazine • Launch of similar
• Upcycling of features by
used clothing retailers
• Collaboration • Less existing
with global retail outreach
brands and network
• Retention and
maintaining
customer loyalty
• Deleting app to
free space
 PROTOTYPE

 Our prototype will be similar to the 3d try on feature offered by lenskart

and part of clothes retail apps like Myntra, Reliance trends, Ajio.com, etc.
 WORKING

Download

Sign in / register

Upload all the clothing items onto the app

Uploading full length images of the user

App will segregate the clothes occasion wise.

Select the occasion.

List of options for the occasion will be shown

Pick one of the options after seeing the 3d modelling.

 FEATURES

 Providing users with different styling options available to them for a

particular occasion from their own wardrobe.
 Helping customers organize their wardrobe according to the occasion or
season-wise
 News from the fashion industry will be shown in cards in the app to keep
up with the recent happenings.
 Providing information about sudden weather changes so as to carry an
extra jacket or umbrella
 Upcycling of clothes wherein the users can swap or sell used clothes and
promote sustainability and also encourage users to opt for sustainable
practices in their life.
 Help with accessories and footwear and not only limit to clothing.
 Computer generated outfit trial helps the users to literally see themselves
in the outfits and then decide accordingly.
 ADDITIONAL FEATURES

 Creating a community within the app wherein all the fashion enthusiasts
can exchange ideas.
 Campus based fashion events can be organized like a common colour or a
common theme for select days and events.
 Trend of the week can be voted by all the users to encourage participation
and engagement.
 Fashionable app which supports small businesses and gives them a major
platform to market their products.