Fashion for All: Using Augmented Reality to Explore Digital Archives
By Miyo Sandlin, Joseph Anderson January/February 2021 Issue
Figures | | Figure 1: A charming look, but too many buttons clutter up the interface. | Figure 2: Does the user want all that explanatory text in their selfie? Probably not. | | | Figure 3: An attempt at AR makeup gone terrifyingly wrong. | Figure 4. Hattie Carnegie, Inc., “Black Day Suit with Flared Jacket and Fitted Skirt” (SPARC Digital; sparcdigital.fitnyc.edu/items/show/951). | | | Figure 5: Wearing a look from the 1950s—with AR Lipstick! | Figure 6: Barbier, George, 1882–1932, “L’Officier Duc” (SPARC Digital, accessed Sept.3, 2020; sparcdigital.fitnyc.edu/items/show/2882). | | | Figure 7: “Wearing” a hat drawn by legendary artist George Barbier is history brought to life. | Figure 8: A poster mock-up planned for an AR experience in a pre-pandemic world. | | Figure 9: Enter The FITting Room. The finished website has multiple AR options for webcam or smartphone camera. | | Figure 10: An example of a simple, yet effective Instagram post. |
Miyo Sandlin is research and instructional services librarian, adjunct assistant professor, Fashion Institute of Technology. Joseph Anderson is assistant professor, digital initiatives librarian, Fashion Institute of Technology.
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