Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): Do you also face trouble while selecting clothes and seeking fashion advice? Seems like your phone will be your helping hand soon. A University of Texas at Austin computer science team, in partnership with researchers from Cornell Tech, Georgia Tech, and Facebook AI Research, has developed an artificial intelligence system that can look at a photo of an outfit and suggest helpful tips to make it more fashionable. Suggestions may include tweaks such as selecting a sleeveless top or a longer jacket. "We thought of it like a friend giving you feedback," said Kristen Grauman, a professor of computer science whose previous research has largely focused on visual recognition for artificial intelligence.

People turn to different sources for tips on clothing - be it magazines to best friends to Instagram - now researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can look at a photo of an outfit and suggest on how to make it more fashionable. "It's also motivated by a practical idea: that we can work with a given outfit to make small changes so it's just a bit better," said Kristen Grauman, Professor from University of Texas at Austin. Suggestions may include tweaks such as selecting a sleeveless top or a longer jacket, said researchers. The tool, named Fashion, uses visual recognition systems to analyse the colour, pattern, texture and shape of garments in an image. It considers where edits will have the most impact.

Amazon's Echo smart speakers just went in an unusual (but potentially very helpful) new direction. Meet Echo Look, an Alexa-powered camera designed around taking your own fashion photos and videos. If you want to show off your daily wardrobe, you just have to ask the Look to take a snapshot -- you don't have to take a selfie in front of a mirror to get a full-length picture. And since it includes a depth-sensing camera, it can blur the background to make shots pop. The real party tricks come when you're not sure about your outfit, however.