Put clothes on an AI model from one photo

Garmo is built for fashion, so the clothes you can put on the model are the ones online shops actually sell: tops and knitwear, shirts, trousers and jeans, dresses and skirts, jackets and coats, and matching two-piece sets. Each category has its own framing, so a jacket is shot to show the collar and pockets while a pair of trousers is shot full length.

Outfits work as well as single pieces. If you photograph a top and trousers together, Garmo puts both on the model in one go and keeps their colours and proportions. That is faster than shooting every piece alone, and the two pieces are guaranteed to look good together because they were styled from the start.

The source photo does not need to be pretty. A wrinkled duvet, a sofa or a bedroom floor is fine, because the AI rebuilds the whole scene around the garment. What matters is that every edge of the clothes is in the frame and nothing covers them. Only have a photo of the garment laid flat? See flat lay to model for how to shoot it.

The model is what shoppers look at first, so it is worth choosing on purpose. Garmo's stock line-up includes women and men with different looks, such as Maya, Yuna, Theo and Kerem in the pictures on this page. Pick the one that fits your brand and your customers, or leave it on Auto.

A studio setting gives the clean, neutral look marketplaces expect. A street setting puts the same outfit in a real city, which suits social media and lookbooks. An editorial setting adds light and shadow for a more styled feel. You can mix them across one product to get a main image, a lifestyle image and a detail image from the same photo.

Keep the model and the setting the same across a collection. Shoppers read a shop with one consistent look as a more established brand, and it is much easier to do when every photo comes from the same place.

Garmo keeps the silhouette, colour and material of the clothes you upload. Solid colours, knits, denim, tailoring and clear prints come through reliably, as the examples above show.

Look closely at small logos, lettering and very fine patterns, because those are the details most likely to shift, and at sheer or very shiny fabrics. If something is off, re-render, or add a second photo of that detail.

An on-model image shows how the clothes look when worn. It is not a size or fit prediction, so keep your size chart and measurements on the product page.

Different clothes need different photos. A dress is judged on drape and movement, so see dress on model AI for the poses that show it. Tops need the rest of an outfit (shirt on model AI), trousers and skirts need the rise and the hem in view (pants on model AI), and coats need the shoulders and the length (jacket on model AI). Co-ords are shot as one look: two-piece set on model AI.

The photo you start from matters too. Knits and t-shirts that stretch on a hanger work best laid on the floor (flat lay to model), shirts and dresses can hang on a door (garment to model AI), and if you already shoot on a dress form, upload that photo as it is (mannequin to model AI).