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 1: A charming look, but too many buttons clutter up the interface.](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23543) | ![Figure 2: Does the user want all that explanatory text in their selfie? Probably not. Figure 2: Does the user want all that explanatory text in their selfie? Probably not.](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23544) | 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 3: An attempt at AR makeup gone terrifyingly wrong.](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23545) | ![Figure 4. Hattie Carnegie, Inc., “Black Day Suit with Flared Jacket and Fitted Skirt” Figure 4. Hattie Carnegie, Inc., “Black Day Suit with Flared Jacket and Fitted Skirt”](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23546) | 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 5: Wearing a look from the 1950s—with AR Lipstick!](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23547) | ![Figure 6: Barbier, George, 1882–1932, “L’Officier Duc” Figure 6: Barbier, George, 1882–1932, “L’Officier Duc”](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23548) | 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 7: “Wearing” a hat drawn by legendary artist George Barbier is history brought to life.](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23549) | ![Figure 8: A poster mock-up planned for an AR experience in a pre-pandemic world. Figure 8: A poster mock-up planned for an AR experience in a pre-pandemic world.](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23550) | 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 9: Enter The FITting Room. The finished website has multiple AR options for webcam or smartphone camera.](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23551) | 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. Figure 10: An example of a simple, yet effective Instagram post.](https://www.infotoday.com/onlinesearcher/images/default.aspx?ImageID=23552) | 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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