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How virtual try-on works at Stitch Fix

Stitch Fix Vision lets subscribers upload a selfie and a full-length photo and uses proprietary generative AI to show them in selected outfits before the box ships. Here is how it works, and how your clothing store can offer the same on-body preview without building a styling AI platform.

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The quick read

  • Stitch Fix Vision is a proprietary generative AI try-on feature: subscribers upload a selfie and a full-length photo and see AI-rendered versions of themselves wearing outfits curated for their Fix before the box ships.
  • It is built in-house by Stitch Fix and integrated directly into the styling subscription flow, not a third-party plug-in.
  • A hosted widget brings the same photo-in, worn-result-out experience to any clothing store, installed with one line of code.

Why on-body beats a flat photo

2.3x
higher conversion for try-on users(eMarketer, 2024)
-35% to -45%
fewer returns in fashion try-on(Focal research summary)
29
languages supported out of the box(Photta)

How Stitch Fix's virtual try-on works

Stitch Fix Vision is an AI-image try-on feature built into the Stitch Fix styling subscription. Before a Fix ships, subscribers can upload a selfie and a full-length photo. The proprietary generative AI then renders the subscriber wearing each outfit their stylist has selected, so they can see how the clothing looks on their own body before the box arrives at the door.

The try-on is entirely AI-image based: the subscriber uploads static photos and the AI generates new images with the selected outfits layered on them. The feature is designed to increase confidence in the curated selection and reduce the number of items sent back.

A Stitch Fix subscriber viewing AI-rendered outfits on their own uploaded photo before the Fix ships
Stitch Fix Vision shows outfits on the subscriber's own photo before delivery

The catch: it is woven into a subscription platform

Stitch Fix Vision is built into a closed styling subscription loop: the AI has context on the subscriber's style profile, body measurements, and curated selections. Reproducing that requires both a proprietary AI pipeline and an entire styling platform underneath it.

For an independent clothing retailer without a subscription model, the goal is simpler: let any shopper on a product page upload a photo and see the item on themselves before buying. A managed widget delivers exactly that.

How to add the same try-on to your store

A hosted try-on widget brings the photo-in, worn-result-out experience to your own product pages on the web, with no subscription platform and no in-house AI team. Photta installs as a single script tag.

The shopper taps Try it on, uploads a photo, and sees the top, dress, or jacket on themselves right in the browser. It covers apparel and jewelry, runs in 29 languages, deletes the shopper's photo after processing, and you manage and brand it from a dashboard.

A clothing store product page showing an AI-rendered try-on result with the shopper wearing the item
Your store, your own branded apparel try-on

Why it pays off for a clothing store

The whole point of Stitch Fix Vision is to reduce the number of items returned when the box arrives. The same principle applies to any online clothing store: shoppers who see a garment on their own body before adding to cart convert at higher rates and return less, because the purchase is based on a realistic preview, not a flat product image.

For stores where returns run 20 to 40 percent of online orders, even a modest reduction in return rate from try-on confidence translates directly into improved margin per order.

A graph showing clothing store conversion increasing and returns falling after adding on-body try-on
On-body previews increase purchase confidence and reduce returns

Set it up in minutes

Sign up at business.photta.app and start the free trial (14 days, 30 try-ons). Create a key, choose apparel, and add your store domain.

Paste the one-line script into your Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, or custom HTML theme, pick your product image and brand color, and your shoppers can preview clothing the way Stitch Fix's subscribers can. Paid plans start at $49 a month for 500 try-ons after the trial.

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What you get with Photta

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Apparel-tuned AI

Tops, dresses, jackets, and more rendered on the shopper's uploaded photo with accurate fit and fabric detail.

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30-second install

One script tag on Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, or custom HTML. No developer needed.

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Privacy-first

Shopper photos delete after processing. Results auto-expire. GDPR and CCPA friendly.

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ROI dashboard

See per-product try-on counts, conversion deltas, and projected return savings in real time.

FAQ

Stitch Fix Vision is a proprietary generative AI feature. Before a Fix ships, subscribers upload a selfie and a full-length photo, and the AI renders them wearing each outfit curated for their box so they can see how everything looks on their own body before the package arrives.

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