How Do You Look? Web Site Gets You Wardrobe Advice From Strangers
Go Try It On lets people get honest online opinions on fashion choices.
May 25, 2010 -- When Asya Varshisky needed some first-day-of-work fashion advice, she didn't turn to best friends or a roommate, she turned to the Web.
Varshisky, a 26-year-old New Yorker, took a couple of pictures of possible first-day ensembles -- a sleeveless blue dress and a cap-sleeve black dress -- and uploaded them to GoTryItOn.com. By the time she finished her hair and makeup, she said the crowd had issued its verdict: the little blue dress had won out.
"I live alone, so it's great for me when I am getting ready alone and need advice," she said. "I felt more confident with the decision I was making before heading to the office."
Launched in March, Go Try It On lets women (and men) upload pictures of themselves and receive honest, anonymous feedback.
Wondering whether a cocktail dress is appropriate for a black-tie affair? Need some help accessorizing a first-date top? The site makes it easy to solicit unbiased opinions from friends and strangers.
Marissa Evans, 26, the site's founder and CEO, said the idea came from years of getting ready to go out with girlfriends and her sister.
Everyone always wants to know which outfit looks better, she said. "My response was always, 'Go try it on."
She said she's often Skyped with her sister to get fashion feedback. But when her sister isn't around, she said she's had to make do without.
"I wished there was some sort of marketplace of opinions," she said.
After working for the digital marketing agency Digitas, she decided to strike out on her own last fall and launched Go Try It On.
Now, she said, she manages a four-person team and a site which has attracted about 3,500 active users. Not only do the visitors sign on from as far away as Brazil, Russia and the U.K., she said 20 percent of the site's users are male.
"Women seem to mostly use it for a night out," she said. "And the men use it for dates and weddings. They like the opinions when there's a big, formal event. Women like them all the time."
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