Experiments

Capsule

What if AI expanded taste instead of automating it?

Tools: Factory, OpenAI API, Next.js

Overview

From closet to canvas - reimagining what you already own.

Capsule is an AI-powered fashion styling tool built as a one-month behavioral experiment. The test: could AI support everyday creativity without increasing consumption or cognitive load?

For 30 days, I used the tool regularly while restricting myself to only what I already owned, using AI to remix my wardrobe into new combinations. The system treats constraint not as limitation, but as a catalyst for expression.

This experiment formed the basis of "Seeing the Same Things, Differently," an essay published in The Future of Flourishing: AI and Human Flourishing at Stanford (ed. Dr. Jennifer Aaker et al.).

Insights

  • •The real barrier to everyday creativity isn't a lack of ideas, but the cognitive load required to act on them under time pressure.
  • •What feels like personalization is often just repetition in disguise.
  • •The danger of AI is not that it replaces creativity, but that it quietly narrows what we explore by making defaults feel sufficient.

The Experience

01

Choose a Starting Point

Start by typing in a single item to anchor the look.

02

Select From Your Closet

Or, pull from your closet to ground the outfit in pieces you already own.

03

Review Core Pairings

Outfits are generated using your selected item, combining it with complementary pieces from your closet and system suggestions.

04

Expand Into Visual Inspiration

Explore related looks and styling directions sourced from visual platforms like Pinterest and Cosmos.

05

Experiment With Color

Test alternate color combinations and see how different palettes change the overall look.

06

Maintain and Grow the Closet

Outfit suggestions become more creative as your closet grows over time.

Full Walkthrough

See the Complete Experience

Watch how Capsule transforms everyday styling decisions into moments of creative exploration.