What is a Virtual Dressing Room?
The virtual dressing room is a relatively new and fun way to shop for clothing. While the exact configuration of different software packages vary, all of them allow the user to either select a body type from a menu or enter data to have the software create a virtual model that tries on any clothing the user may wish. Several major apparel companies with online stores have added this feature recently and find that the tool helps to stimulate online shopping. These online dressing rooms are sometimes created using software that has been customized for a particular retailer or design house. Other online retailers prefer to make use of a general product such as My Virtual Model™ or KnickerPicker. All types currently in use seek to recreate the shopping experience in a virtual environment. Some examples of the virtual dressing room even allow the model to pull garments from a virtual rack and walk to the virtual dressing room. Others simply pick up the activity by having the selected garmen
