Fashion Time Traveler

This post is my submission for DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio.

What I Built

I built an interactive app called Fashion Time Traveler that lets users input any year and instantly see the dressing styles from that era. Using Google AI Studio, I combined Gemini for descriptive fashion insights and the Imagen API to generate visual representations of outfits. The prompt I used was: “Build a web app that allows users to input one or more years and displays the typical dressing styles of those years, including descriptions, images, and cultural influences.

Demo

https://ai.studio/apps/drive/1oANrl2oQrLZBOBaC3Tyd38JuAZmr3Hns

This is the main screen of my app, Fashion Time Traveler. You just type in any year—like “1975, 1992, 2008”—and hit Generate Styles. The app then shows you what people typically wore in those years, with descriptions and AI-generated images. It’s a fun way to explore how fashion has changed over time, decade by decade.(https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/sk8lcqd9ebjqbskgk9l9.png)
This screen shows the results after entering the years “1975, 1992, 2008” into the app. Each fashion style is brought to life with AI-generated images—bohemian looks from the '70s, grunge vibes from the '90s, and casual streetwear from the 2000s. It’s like stepping into a visual time machine and seeing how fashion evolved across decades.
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My Experience

Honestly, this was such a fun project to work on. I started with a simple idea — what if we could explore fashion history just by typing in a year? And thanks to Google AI Studio, I was able to bring that idea to life way faster than I expected.

The Gemini model handled the fashion descriptions beautifully, and Imagen added that extra spark with visuals that felt surprisingly accurate and stylish. I didn’t have to worry about writing tons of backend code or setting up complex environments — everything just clicked.

One thing I really enjoyed was experimenting with prompts. It taught me how small changes in wording can totally shift the results. And seeing the app live with just one click? That was a moment.

This track made me realize how accessible AI development can be — and now I’m excited to build more apps that mix creativity with tech. Fashion Time Traveler was just the beginning!

Thanks for checking out my submission! This was a fun challenge, and I’m looking forward to building more with Google AI Studio.