Fashion is no stranger to new technology — just look at how Fashion Week events around the world are so digitally connected now. We were invited to the debut of the BodyMetrics Pod to see how the device attempts to put an end the hunt for that elusive perfect pair of jeans.
For most people, buying the perfect pair of jeans is not an easy task. Some people aren't comfortable shopping online for that particular reason. It's hard to tell which articles of clothing will look good on you in real life.
Bodymetrics uses Microsoft's "Kinect for Windows" technology. The technology uses a process called "light coding" which uses light to derive a 3D map of a person.
The pod is equipped with this technology and maps your body into hundreds of measurements and contours, creating a 3D version of your body that Bodymetrics Stylists can then dress with the best fitting jeans. You can virtually see how these jeans look on you without having to physically try them on.
This 3D map of your body is saved when you create your Bodymetrics account to do the initial body mapping. You can then use that 3D image of your body to try on different clothes and see how they look, true to life. This could definitely make online shopping a lot easier, and we're excited to see how this becomes integrated in the future.
Those of you in Los Angeles can experience the pod this weekend at Bloomingdale's in Century City.
(Images provided by BodyMetrics)
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I heard about something like this being installed in malls. It would scan your body measurements and tell you what size you are in the different stores. Rather neat!
This article would be a lot more interesting if there were some information on where to find these pods.
It looks like the Orgazmitron from the movie "Sleeper".
Correction: Orgasmatron.
Oh, that would be awesome! I'm of those who can't really shop online, unless I've tried it on in a store before.
People's bodies change, and jeans shrink after purchase. Perfection doesn't exist except perhaps momentarily. Still, this looks fun and promising. I'd be curious to try it.
Very neat; I imagine in the next few years or so they'll have this so streamlined we can probably use a video game console to scan ourselves so we can shop right away online.
Levis store in SOHO had something similar... couldn't squeeze into the machine's selected pairs any better than hand selected ones!!
Actually, good jeans don't shrink... They usually get bigger... Has something to do with good cotton will stretch, icky polyester will shrink. If they shrink, you're either buying cheap clothes or washing them wrong. Levis has you try on jeans that are a tad tight because they stretch slightly after about 1/2 a day of wear. Like they're supposed to...
Alternatively, don't get fat and your jeans won't "shrink."
Yep you just walk into the pod and someone in there takes out a tape measure and measures you.
There's on in a mall near me, though I haven't tried it. Not sure if this is really accurate, though. Don't the jeans you have on change your body size? Like, by compressing some areas?
It's a cool idea, I'd be curious how it works in practice.
Okay, that's kind of cool. I'd like to try one. I'm curious to see whether my butt is really a size bigger than my waist, as I suspect.