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Show HN: My weekend project, Costume Database

costumedb.com

15 pointsKennyCason11 comments

Hey guys, it's not 100% finished but plenty functional. Log in upload and vote on costumes, create your own public profile, and just in general let me know what you think! I wanted to create an easier way to find cool costumes. :)

Also, let me know of any feature requests! :)

I had an idea the other day when trying to think of a costume idea for my friend. You could do it.

For each costume, break it down into its components.

Clark Kent: black glasses, superman t-shirt, fake press pass, black suit. (Basically just tags)

Then allow someone to input all the random crap they have laying around their house and you can tell them which costumes they can create from that random crap.

It's like an ingredient based recipe search engine, but for costumes. http://allrecipes.com/Search/Ingredients.aspx

Interesting... haha I actually stripped out the tagging features lol I'll re-add them

Some suggestions: - Include ability to vote on pictures from the thumbnails, and without having to click on the picture and go to its own page first.

- Include ability to vote without logging in. It's a huge barrier for people wanting to participate. At the very least have an easy facebook log-in.

- Have more costumes, at least 100x this much. There's a lot of sources where you can find users showing off their costumes (like reddit).

Thanks! I like your advice and will implement it today or tomorrow!

Great idea and execution. Now you just need to link up with some costume/craft sellers for monetization. You of course have the seasonal problem of extreme interest for a few weeks, but maybe it can be an active site.

Yeah I'll definitely look into more things to do with the site :)

There are plenty of other times during the year in which people wear costumes. Theme parties, for one.

I love the NES cartridge costume... would've loved it to see that in person ;D. Great work, I wish you posted before I wore my lame costume this weekend.

Thanks :) yeah it was fun to make, but wayyyy too bulky to wear at the club haha

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