Development of fashion recommendation system using collaborative deep learning
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 27 April 2022
Issue publication date: 2 August 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to solve the cold start problem caused by the lack of evaluation information about the products.
Design/methodology/approach
A recommendation system has been developed by using the image data of the clothing products, assuming that the user considers the visual characteristics importantly when purchasing fashion products. In order to evaluate the performance of the model developed in this study, it was compared with Random, Itempop, Matrix Factorization and Generalized Matrix Factorization models.
Findings
The newly developed model was able to cope with the cold start problem better than other models.
Social implications
A hybrid recommendation system has been developed that combines the existing recommendation system with deep learning to effectively recommend fashion products considering the user's taste.
Originality/value
This is the first research to improve the performance of fashion recommendation system using the deep learning model trained by the images of fashion products.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) grant funded by the Korea Government (MOTIE) (P0012770).
Citation
Lee, G.H., Kim, S. and Park, C.K. (2022), "Development of fashion recommendation system using collaborative deep learning", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 34 No. 5, pp. 732-744. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-11-2021-0172
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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