Closet - Clothing Organized Review
Price: $2.99
Version: 1.4.2
App Reviewed on: iPod Touch 4g
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Not just for the fashionista set, clothing organizers like Closet are awesome for clothing-adverse people. In fact, they probably work even better for the fashion-unconscious, as they provide a visually appealing and lower-stress way to organize and assemble outfit options in private.
Not feeling inspired? Toss fashion fate to the wind and hit the "Random" button, and Closet will concoct an outfit instantaneously. If it turns out to be a keeper, the outfit can be marked as a "Favorite.
The thumbnail pictures in Closet's default view are really too small to see clearly. Fortunately an alternate landscape mode gives a much clearer view. Individual items can also be tapped to see them full-size.
Closet also makes it easy to window shop from the web in a store. See blouse that would be perfect with that pair of shoes? Snap a picture (or save it from the web), create a new wardrobe item in Closet, and try it out with other items already owned.
After spending all that time entering wardrobe items nobody wants to lose the data, and Closet thoughtfully offers a backup option (a .zip file accessible via iTunes). For those who are curious, the app will also offer wardrobe stats, so a girl can tell at a glance how many shoes she really has.
Overall, Closet is a highly polished and very functional app. A couple nitpicky UI points: imported photos, whether they are taken from the Camera Roll or saved from the web, are cropped around the edges, so when taking them be sure to leave some padding on all sides so clothing items can be seen clearly. I noticed in a few places the font size was too small to read comfortably, especially in the aforementioned "Packing List" area. Lastly, it would be nice to be able to create a new outfit without having to select a category first, but this can be worked around by choosing the "All" category and then reassigning the correct category later.