Cornell Fashion & Body Tech Lab

Our Research

We explore the impact of digital data on the future of fashion, particularly how digital input can improve the fit, design, and production of clothing. This encompasses a wide range of topics from pattern making to computer graphics to virtual reality and as such. We collaborate with academic units, companies and artist on projects related to body-garment relationships.

Our goal is to transform apparel design, product development, manufacturing, and retail by leveraging digital technologies to create an environmentally sustainable apparel industry. We approach every project with a commitment to methodologically rigorous, multidisciplinary, and ethical research using both quantitative and qualitative methods. We ensure our findings have practical implications for academia, industry, and society.

Key Areas of Focus

• Technologies for apparel technical design teams and training the future workforce
• Tools and methods for virtual fit analysis
• Artificial intelligence for garment fit
• Virtual try-on and AR technologies for consumer use
• Improving mass-produced clothing fit (including protective apparel) using anthropometric databases
• Mass customization of clothing and understanding consumer interest in customization

Our Facilities

The Cornell Fashion & Body Tech Lab is located in Room 112, Human Ecology Building on the Cornell University Ithaca campus. Our space is equipped with advanced tools for apparel research and teaching, including two 3D body scanners, virtual/augmented reality applications and more! These resources enable our team and collaborators to prototype, test, and evaluate innovative approaches to apparel design and production.