AI Creates Fashion Models With Custom Outfits and Poses

Being a fashion model isn't as easy as it looks. Good looks go a long way, but presenting an outfit in the best possible light also requires a an exhaustive awareness of poses and the patience to perform for hours under hot lights in the studio or on the catwalk. AI has taken on a wide range of challenges in the last several years, and now machine learning researchers have set their sights on fashion models. A new research paper from Berlin-based unicorn fashion and technology company Zalando uses generative adversarial networks (GANs) to produce high-resolution images of virtual fashion models ready to model clothes of any style. The researchers set out to create an AI system capable of transferring customizable outfits and body poses from one fashion model to another.