The RomCom, the App and the Wardrobe
Channel: LinuxConfAu 2018 - Sydney, Australia
Date: 26/01/2018

Hannah Thompson

http://lca2018.linux.org.au/schedule/presentation/43/

22 years ago, the coming-of-age romantic comedy film Clueless introduced teenage girls (amongst others) to the possibility of using computers and artificial intelligence for fashion. The main character, status obsessed Cher, uses her classic Mac (with added touchscreen) to swipe through her virtual wardrobe and create a real outfit. This movie, a modern remake of a Jane Austen classic, looked into the future with it's wardrobe app - and has become the inspiration for many actual clothes management software projects. For example, in 2017, Amazon released Echo Look - a robot that hides in your wardrobe and judges your clothing.

This talk will discuss the creation of a modern, open source app using open source tools, through the lens of it's Clueless inspiration. Utilising Facebook open source tools React Native and Redux, Jules' Wardrobe is a recreation of Cher's Wardrobe. While Cher and Jane Austen could only have dreamed of holding their wardrobes in their hands, it is now a possibility.

Audience takeaways will include an overview of creating mobile phone applications with open source tools, a better understanding of the potential for using technology with fashion, and an overall sense of nostalgia for 90s movies.

This talk was given at Linux.conf.au 2018 (LCA2018) which was held on 22-26 January 2018 in Sydney Australia.

linux.conf.au is a conference about the Linux operating system, and all aspects of the thriving ecosystem of Free and Open Source Software that has grown up around it. Run since 1999, in a different Australian or New Zealand city each year, by a team of local volunteers, LCA invites more than 500 people to learn from the people who shape the future of Open Source. For more information on the conference see https://linux.conf.au/

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