I Wore Digital Clothes For A Week
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- Publicado el 20 sep 2023
- HELLO FRIENDS!! So, a couple of months ago I got this ad on facebook for "digital fashion" - which, as a weird fashion lover, piqued my interest. So, I decided to use the DressX digital fashion service and "wear" digital clothes every day for a week to see how it turned out -- and then I posted those pictures to instagram to see what you all thought of my virtual digs! Which outfit from this week was your favorite?
You can check out DressX's website here!
dressx.com/
Quick note -- these looks that we bought are not NFTs, and most of DressX's looks are not NFTs -- (the ones in the app are also not NFTs) -- they seem to dipping their toes into that space, but for now it's mainly just photoshopping individual images!
Also, the shots in the art museum were taken in the middle of the summer, when mask mandates were lifted!
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HELLO FRIENDS!! i hope you guys enjoy our romp into digital fashion!! honestly, even though i started off thinking it was kind of dumb -- i ended up liking some of the looks we ended up with 👀 lol don't kill me. what do you guys think of our digital looks?? also, just to clarify -- these looks that we bought are *not* NFTs, and most of dressx's looks are not NFTs -- they seem to dipping their toes into that space, but for now it's mainly just photoshopping individual images! xoxo, saf
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Seems so cool to me honestly, thanks for all the content you :)
This was such a cool video
I can't believe we've actually arrived at "digital clothes for your Internet persona because what you seem like on social media is so much more important than real life" stage of dystopia already.
These are the exact words to describe the feeling of dread I had watching the video
Absolutely. Dread is the word.
Word.
It's not that social media is more important than real life sometimes it's just for the fun of it lol
@Juan Perez if it was just for fun it wouldn't cost 30-1000 dollars.
I'm a digital artist and I have to say; I hate this entire concept, lol.
What it entails is that these companies hire someone to make a 3D Model of a dress or outfit that they cause edit in a 3D software such as Blender/etc and "form it" to you. They come in all sizes because they can easily be deformed in these programs. Once the dress is shaped to your photo, someone takes that crop and brings it into photoshop and they edit it on to the model in the photo, and from the looks of it, they're not very good at it. They don't even account for lighting/atmosphere or even add shadowing to make the fabric appear is if it's actually on your body; it's just a very basic rush job in Photoshop that you get to pay for. This is why actual digital artists exist; because we have the ability and knowledge to make a "photoshop job" have some layer of believability. While I respect the creativity in this Hussle, it's still pretty much a scam in my honest opinion. While yes, someone is taking the time to design and render these outfits, in the end it's for the sake of giving you a very lazy product that you could probably ask your teenage kids to do for you and get something equally as believable.
Totally. They make you feel like you're buying the flashy fashion, but what you're actually purchasing is a digitally altered photo of yourself, and that product appears to be rather sub-par.
I totally agree! none of the photos looked realistic at all, and it bugged me to no end that she kept saying they're so realistic even when i can see it from a tiny thumbnail and KNOW its photoshopped on badly. its so bad i really hope this isnt what fashion turns into
@rubrb Nah, you misread me; I was saying most teenagers are probably better at photoshop than the companies she paid. The average teen knows far more about photo editing/etc than older generations. I said that people would be better off paying their teenagers to do this because they'd do a better job 😂
As a digital artist shouldn’t you be in on this too? This can be profitable for your line of work. I don’t understand why you creat digital art and hate photo bashing simultaneously
As a 3D artist, I find it really interesting how many people didn’t see right through the outfits right away, since the photoshop jobs weren’t bad for the price paid, just….. not very good in terms of consistency and lighting. To me they all looked fake from a mile away, but not necessarily awful, just strange.
The thing with that is like, if you don't come into it knowing there's photoshop involved then it's just like there's something weird here but Idk what it is
I think on social media people are wont to overlook shoddy/ unprofessional photoshop since everyone edits the photos they post. But yeah as a graphic designer i can totally tell especially with the lighting angles and shadows, and the different resolutions between the photos and the 3D render. The shadows and blending the edges of the render into the photo are just atrocious
@Rose definitely! Of course that happens with many people. It’s just easier to spot specific reasons why it looks “off” when you’ve done similar things yourself. :)
@kt oh yeah, I totally agree XD I wonder what sort of pipeline they have for all of this, professional editing is expensive and time consuming, I don’t know how these price points are lining up with a big company involved, either o.O
I think there’s a possibility that people who are online more consume so many edited images it just doesn’t occur to them to question things as much anymore-There’s a possibility they know that everything is retouched to some level or another, so they just assumed that it was a bad retouch job as opposed to an actual fake outfit. I think there’s also a culture of it being almost rude or mean to point out when someone you like is retouching their photos, which might keep people from saying something.
I was pretty disturbed by some of the photoshop jobs though-it worries me that this company is contracting out the editing to some kind of digital sweatshop where an artist gets paid 2 cents an image or something. That’s the only reason I can think some of these would have been done in such a mediocre fashion.
That would also match generally with how we know the tech industry treats creatives-They love to middleman between us and our customers so that they can make most of the money and deliver a suboptimal experience to people on both ends. (Edited for spelling error).
Why don’t we just start a new era where we all learn how to sew, and upcycle clothes into bonkers new fashion we ourselves invent? 😏
sewing is harddd!!!
@bones but extremely worth it, I'd say
What a great idea! We'd be like the punks in the 70s/80s, but even weirder!!
@bones honestly it’s not my mum taught me in 5 minutes and from then you just need practice
lol that’d be hilarious 11/10 would participate
Just to be clear if this company does end up doing NFT's, the electricity one dress would burn would be more harmful to the environment than if you bought a physical version, flew it to you, and just threw it out immediately.
Thank you, for real, thank you. I pretty much just a few days ago learned about NFT's... and why they're harmful, and it's just so crazy to me that even on that level, we can fuck the environment. Like, I learned from this acrylic pouring artist that did a few of those, just what those were, and I'm just here wondering... why?
And I wonder if this is going to be the next generation (if theres one by the time we reach our older years...) technology that will just confuse us immensely when we get older. I doubt it, I think that the impact they have is just too much, but at the same time, when have they ever cared about it?
I still havent been able to grasp the concept fully as of now, specially since many of the people that talk about them just absolutely dismiss the impact that they have, but, time will tell I guess.
There are much more efficient NFT minting options than ETH that relies on proof of work. Proof-of-stake tokens are like 100x more efficient
☝☝☝ NFTs can also die
Yeah its a dumb scam, they never cared about the environment if they are planning to use NFTs
"Cheaper digital versions of clothes!"
The clothes: $35 for a single dress.
Actual cheap dresses are 30 bucks nowadays.... they must buy some expensive rich people brands in the most luxurious places of new york to think 30 bucks is "cheaper"
@Susanne Eby If they're new, yes. But at least you get to wear them more than once.
that’s the price for a pretty cheap dress nowadays tho. Some of the clothes on this website is like 200 bucks tho. maybe that’s a better example?
SMH. These people literally make it into a whole different thing on its own.
As a professional retoucher, these guys did a piss poor job of the photoshopping. I'm actually surprised people were fooled by any of it.
As someone who did 3 years of photoshop in high school, I COULD DO BETTER.
especially the final dress? the texture on the chest is so flat and low rez what the heck
as a person w just eyes, it looks very obviously photoshopped
For me the first one wasn’t too too bad (I still could see that it was photoshoped) but after that it became more and more obvious…I do understand tho people saying it looked good in the sense that if she did have the real clothes it’d be cute but the editing itself was awful 🥴
They didn’t even do any shadows. And the sharp edges hurt my eyes
I can see this being realistic as a cheap sustainable source of cute looks for Instagram, memories, etc. but the price would need to be waaay lower for it to be accessible.
Unfortunately the process of making the files for virtual clothing uses up so much energy that it is actively harming our environment. NFTs are not sustainable.
@Toadfrend these aren't NFTs though, just 3d models photoshopped onto pictures.
Absolutely
@Megan Ryan the fashion industry isn't sustainable either, that hasnt stopped anyone from wearing clothes.
I think it’s very, very sad…like….you’re paying to have a fake dress put on you so you can post a picture on Instagram…? How can someone be so obsessed with socials and self-image to reach such a level?
It’s honestly scary…
Kind of interesting that they're trying to sell this as an eco-friendly disruption of the fashion industry, but through terribly damaging and unsustainable NFTs
What’s nft?
@Fiona NFTs are the non-fungible tokens - essentially those unique digital Blockchain tokens that can be used to sell unique digital art. However, they are incredibly detrimental to the environment because they are very resource intensive
@Alyssa Pfluger oh like bit coins
Can we please talk about how harmful NFTs are for the environment and how the fashion is preying on consumer’s lack of knowledge to sell these products??
I don't think these are NFTs (or at least were sold to Safiya as NFTs).
@Isabella Morris What Safiya bought was not an nft, they are talking about when she mentioned it
can you explain it better? I don't understand why NFTs would be bad for environments, since it's virtual
@Maria Paula they way they are bought uses the same amount of electricity a house would use in a day.
Its like sims CC creators have finally found a way to break into high fashion and make money off their virtual creations.
ive seen better cc than some of the clothes tho. like what was the texture of the first one how did people think its real
Nah, a CC creator could probably do better
How dare you, sims fashion was MUCH better 😂😂😂
Sims CC creators have been slaying though, even their announcements of new creations are better than the advertisement of these digital clothes
So accurate!
This is scaring me.
Sometimes I think people forget that Instagram is an accessory to our lives not the basis.
This hit it right on the head. This is a symptom of how there's more effort into looking happy than actually being happy.
This feels like an elaborate prank in the vein of "The Emperor's New Clothes" fable. Either that or I've finally just gone insane. I give it a 50/50 probability.
I feel the same about this whole digital art thing, when I first learned about it I felt pranked and still kinda think I'm in crazy town anytime I see someone selling NFTs for hundreds of dollars.
No no you’re right
@Sonja Persch digital clothes vs digital art is completely different.. the clothes make actually no sense-like you still need clothes whether we’re a digital age or not. digital art, however, is something so needed in our also digital society. believe it or not, the computer doesn’t do shit for you when it comes to drawing (unless you use stamps and stuff which i very much hate). art (i’m referring to painting and digital painting and such medias) will always require creativity, talent, and effort, all of which digital art still requires. i don’t understand how people can criticize digital when other art like abstract exist (which i know you didn’t say that, i’m just putting that out there). nfts are a great way for artists work to not go unappreciated in this digital age, since people harness the idea that digital =/= art, which just isn’t true. i can definitely see how it looks that way though, considering things like digital clothes exist, but once you become more accustomed to digital art, you can understand the effort behind it.
so im not the only one who immediately thought of that story??? at the risk of sounding like a boomer its 2021 and i can still barely stomach the concept of paying for reusable cosmetics in a video game...... and now we're paying for single use cosmetics for our actual selves ???? for what??? insta likes???
Would love to see how they manage photoshopping around a wheelchair. Even real clothes designers don't get wheelchairs
That's actually a very good point. Thanks for sharing it, I'll keep it in mind!
That would be great to see if they are actually as "inclusive" as they claim to be
Tbh, this is actually a GREAT use case for digital clothes (being able to wear very impractical or impossible clothing that normally you wouldn't be able to, including because of wheelchair use). So I think doing this right is important.
@Isabella Morris As a wheelchair user, I’m not wild about this concept. It kinda feels like a cop out… you can’t have cute real clothes, so here, have some digital stuff. I also highly doubt they could make any of this work with a chair without upping the price, which feels gross also.
@Tiny Valkyrie I'm not a wheelchair user so can't speak at all about the practicalities of it - yeah, you're fully right. Thanks for the new perspective and apologies if I was being a bit thoughtless.
ok but i still can’t get over how perfectly and effortlessly photogenic saf is
This is insane!! Paying $80 for something you can't actually wear??
Or $1000+
@Emilia Lindberg $1000 is not crazy for an exclusive NFT considering what people pay for gifs and jpegs
@S Dreaver we live in a weird time
@S Dreaver I i'm paying thousands of dollars, I would like it to be a useful physical object.
also, don't really have to spend thousands. The vast majority of digital fashion items out there are 50 or less
$40 for a non-existent dress, I can't
$1000 for a virtual dress... it better come with friends or something
I’d be friends with anyone who wore that outfit tbh
Yeah I need those
Virtual friends 🥰
@astrokitten93 perfect :D
I love how people keep feeding into literal scams.
Yes it's a service,but it's very expensive for how bad the photoshop is
Agreed. It's a fun idea but the work is so awful
Honestly, that’s why I’ve been watching this channel less and less lately.
It used to be funny when she’d buy stuff that she knew it was a scam, but with this one she seems almost completely unaware how big of a scam it is, or she doesn’t feel comfortable calling it what it is if she knows.
It’s just really frustrating to watch her make a video about something that’s so obviously a rip off like this, and then also talk about NFTs, which are a whole separate MAJOR scam, and just be kind of blindly optimistic the entire time. I love her and her optimism, but sometimes, you need to come back down to earth and point out the serious problems with something.
@Dark_Red_Echo that needs to be a standalone comment
This is such an incredible waste of money, but I appreciate the idea, since you're paying for a service. However, their photoshop abilities are ROUGH, and I don't understand why they'd be offering a service that isn't very good? Maybe I'm overthinking things, because we pay for digital services all the time, but other than reducing clothing waste (which there are other, more fiscally responsible and easier to access options for), what's the point?
This idea is great for special effects in movies!
@Chris Bailey also they could make fashion shows/runaways with this kinda of stuff
@Chris Bailey Cgi already exists though? Most movies have a separate team for it. A movie would literally never use this kind of app for its special effects and neither would a runway.
The AR-thing could be used as a virtual changing room to let you try before buying online, in fact that's been a thing for ages.
The actual service seems more like a service for influensers and they already upload obviously doctored photos so I don't think quality is much of a concern there.
i literally could never justify spending 30 dollars on virtual clothing
As other digital illustrators have chimed in on this, I think to me every single one of these was painfully obvious in it's photoshopping. A few of them are worse than Snapchat filters. I don't say this as a way to put down the overall concept, but it seems to me that most people won't be fooled by these. And at their pricing level, the only people who could possible afford this anyhow are people with so much excess that they don't know what to do with it. Maybe one day this is a concept that can be revisited at a much more affordable price (one that most people could afford) - because this is the sort of thing that would mostly see success from the average person having access to it and wanting to use it on their Instagram etc.
I know of a rising project that is doing just that.
Something about Safiya is comforting to me and idk why, I just feel like she is a genuinely friendly person.
As an artist, it kills me that they didn't shade the clothing or Saf's legs/body to match the newly-draped clothes. It's definitely contributing to the fake appearance for most of these.
EDIT: Stop replying to this. It's old. I don't need criticism. If you don't like my comment, just ignore it.
hopefully that will be fixed as they work on it more-
This is EXACTLY what i was thinking of.. I saw it instantly and I am just kind of mediocre in skill. It is pretty bad photoshopping imo. Looks like a rushed job to me. Or maybe done by people not very familiar with the surrounding tones, lighting and shadow.
They should shade it to match the surroundings. Shadows aren’t just black
FRRR THIS IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT. Like, why don't they give at least som shading to safiya's skin, or whatever 😩
I would like to see a I wore sims4 auto generated outfits for a week. Anyone who has played the second sims knows that it would be disastrous
If she does an outfit from every game I will lose my absolute mind
Yes she should totally do this lol
Conceptually, I love the idea and potential of AR content. IRL, everything about how it's being implemented in society is horrifying to me
You will own nothing, and you will be happy.
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I mean, if you think about it, I’m sure in the olden days people had the painter paint them in a marvelous gown and jewels they didn’t have 😂
This honestly just gives me major "Ready Player One" vibes....like we're getting closer to living the majority of our lives in VR, with virtual clothing and everything.
Edit: Thanks for all the likes!
'as if' *the majority of us* we're getting closer to living the majority of our lives in VR, with virtual clothing and everything...technologically speaking feasible but not very eco-friendly and goodness knows how Breadtube ( ^_^ plus Isaac Arthur) exists in part to persistently remind us why this stuff isn't happening. Note: I appreciate both.
I see that this channel is incredibly popular, but I’m new here 😂 I love the friendship between her and her husband (he’s the videographer right?) When they have little side conversations, it’s just a really cool little window into their closeness.
Once we they have the digital fashion line for pets we'll have to do part 2 with Crusty.
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I need this in my life
Pls put iced/cold coffee in the face mask maker (Eve) 🥰
If it really is like NFT, then you should own it and be able to "wear" it whenever, I agree that its flawed if you have to buy for an individual photo.
it wouldnt be realistic to force people to photoshop you for free for as many times as you want though lol
If it's like NFTs then all you should get is a receipt.
If it's NFT, it should be dunked to trash and shat on
@Scribble Cloud could be cooler if you have access to the source files and edit them yourself
Yeah :/
The year is 2121. Everyone's walking around in extravangant, expensive looking clothing, or so it seems. In reality they are wearing suits that resemble something of a scubadivers equipment with special tech attached to them. A hologram of any clothing piece they have downloaded to their cloud appears on the surface of their suits, creating fashionable illusions, available for everyone (who can afford it with the cheap price of 9999.99USD)
The possibility of this happening scares me
@Benita Anand Same, but I won't be around at that time (and neither will anyone else alive today), so it won't matter to me. The closest I have to this concept is a pair of reflective sandals. (Jan Griffiths).
Well , it could be a solution to overconsumption , or fast fashion ……😂
That would be awesome tho, because you would own it and be able to used them in the real world were other people can see it as normal clothes, even if they don't exist. It would solve many problems of over consumption, even tho I prefer normal clothing. I would LOVE that these clothes exist in real life, they're very artistic and could really make it in the fashion world
Think of all the wardrobe space you'd save though! They did it with cassette tapes and record collections being digitized onto ipods. It's only a matter of time before pocket wardrobes are a reality... **evil corporate laugh**
Honestly this is just like when Snapchat was starting filters and it was big cartoon silly dog ears... Now just like 6 years later we've got realistic makeup looks and everything under the sun.
I love the idea of digital clothing for influencers or other social media users who just take a picture in an outfit for a post and then never or hardly ever wear it again.
Can we just appreciate how absolutely beautiful Safiya is? Like she could be a model!
this concept is absolutely horrifying in all contexts EXCEPT for those girls on tiktok that call themselves fAsHiOn InFlUeNcErS but just buy thousands of dollars of shein and throw it all away within a week. 100% support this for THEM.
VOUCH
Agreed, as a regular human, I would be smacked by my mom for buying something like this and for what? An instagram pic
Thing is, why do they even feel the need to show off? Even if digital clothing is more sustainable (we still waste electricity), it still supports their low self-esteem, shopping addiction or any worse mental illness.
@Offensive Username I suppose it’s their ‘job’ and they make money off of it, however this is far better than buying off bloody shein or Ali express
@K F one of them at least tries to help poor people that needs clothing. the other is just a playground for rich people
As an artist I think this is really cool, and it’s a very interesting way to showcase garment designs without the waste of actual fabric etc. for something that may only ever be worn once for, say, fashion weeks (especially in a time where virtual events and showcases have taken over).
As a human being who has bills to pay, it absolutely infuriates me to be faced with a future where someone would spend life changing amounts of money just to digitally wear a designer item. Not saying Saf did that, just talking in a general sense of people who would spend thousands on one thing (akin to NFTs).
That, and designer items are wearable art to begin with, so why not have that physical piece that’s been made with care and has a history within the fashion industry instead of a digital item that you could never truly experience?
Tldr; it’s good for the fashion industry to showcase designs before production, but bad for use by the general public.
Lots of conflicting emotions with this one lol.
Someone NEEDS to actually attempt to make some of these crazy outfits 😂
When I was little my aunt made magnetic paper dolls of me and my cousin that we put on the fridge and we had different dresses that would go on top and stick with the magnets. This is giving me that energy.
These outfits are everything the met gala is always missing.
Forbes have already said that the ‘metaverse’ is totally crap as they have seen it so far, so I think their clothes will follow. Digital clothes are just another way to divide people and keep them indoors. Not for it but you personally are beautiful and have a stunning character. I loved it when you went to Besame. You look great! xxx❤
This seems ideal for clothing companies to "send" products to influencers to wear once
YES
That's actually genius
Idk. The way it's photoshopped on is not necessarily the way it would fit in real life. It would definitely need to be disclosed at the very least that it's digital. So people aren't mislead.
Or influencers get a “green screen” outfit that can be used for several different outfits several times. The opportunities are endless!
@Karleigh ElizabethLust they never wear the same thing twice though
Imagine paying for photoshops you could literally do yourself in 5 minutes, lmao
As someone who actually super admires the 3d modelling scene and stuff with that, I was BOGGLING that you're not actually purchasing the clothing models, but what essentually amounts to a commission that looks like they just slapped your photo in their already made app and called it a day. The other thing too is that their models are so extremely simple and boring compared to the wild shit you can get up to with 3d models - when I'm thinking this doesn't come anywhere near to some MMD clothing models I've seen or shining nikki, that's a bad sign.
At the same time, can't blame them for trying to grift cash from an audience that doesn't know they're being ripped off. That's capitalism, baby.
vbddfy euuyt I am aware? I don't think i mentioned that in my comment.
I would feel it at least has to be an NFT that I can export to other wallets.
You picked such a fun selection of outfits! This was super interesting, I didn't know digital fashion was a thing before this and i was initially so confused by the title of the video haha :P I think the real way for the fashion industry to get more sustainable isn't this, it's focussing on ethical production and less excessive consumerism. BUT what a cool way to be able to design clothes and experience clothes that just like couldn't exist in the real world :o
I think an interesting idea would be for actual photoshopped to be given the same budget and clothing concept and photoshop it to the same original pictures that Safiya took to see the difference
The weirdness with the legs is a lack of a shadow, like the edges of the legs should be shaded and make more sense with the fabric. Im not a photoshop god, but in my digital design course we have done projects where we try and make a subject fit into a different background with different lighting, and changing shadows is important because without them its just jagged and feels wrong.
One thing I find really interesting about this concept is that one of the value propositions (at least according to the marketing) of this service is that the clothing can fit any size, yet any photos I've seen of this service are on straight sized people. I don’t think I've seen any examples of these being "sizeless" because any examples I've seen have been of people that are roughly the same size.
It’d be nice if normal brand websites had this VR feature to “try on” clothes before buying to see if a style would actually look good on you before buying. It could probably reduce shipping waste and the returns conundrum where returned items just sit in a warehouse somewhere (think Amazon…)
I really like this idea. Of course you will still run into the issue of the item simply not being made the way you thought in some instances, but likely far less often. I would really love some new pants, for instance, but at 4'11" buying pants in the actual store is just as much of a struggle as online.
Amazon does have this SORT OF already, for like TV's and some furniture and such, so it's not too far fetched tbh
Yes!!!! 100% agree!!! ✨🖤✨ I love this idea!!!
fast fashion sites like shein and fashion nova would benefit greatly with this
Tbh this idea isn't all bad if they did a good job w photoshopping it. It's a smart way to create fashion jobs and intricate pieces with less environmental damage than fast fashion typically brings
Let's be real, e-fashion is getting us ready for future Sword Art Online type VR. This is only the beginning! But on the real Safiya is dominating that last dress though!
I like the idea of wearing cool clothes once without waste, but the crew needs a better photoshopping job lol
for the pricing issue with the pictures. i think a nice solution would be to lower the price of the outfit itself(only by a bit) and make each individual picture worth maybe 10-20$ maybe lower or higher depending on the complexity. so you could get multiple for generally the same price range.
well with 10 dollars you can only pay maybe 10 minutes of the time of a retoucher, you can't get that price for a good integration, or it will came out worst than what has been done in the video '----'
In a world where fast fashion is among the bigger industries that cause a lot of waste (and has a lot of malpractice), I *really* like this idea. It's definitely not to the affordability point I think it should be at yet, but this is a good start. Augmented reality continues to improve, so I hope to see their AR app get better too. I also really like that they don't change your body shape but instead fit the clothes to your body - would be really interesting to see how good they are at photoshopping clothes onto a variety of body types.
There are digital dresses worth way more than my actual wedding dress. That's enough of society for today
money does not measure worth. it measures how much someone, somewhere is willing to pay for it
we live in a society
For $1000 it better come with an actual dress
the closest ive come across this is with taking a 2x2 picture where they digitally added a collared shirt w/ blazer because it was for my resume. i can definitely say i wore digital clothing in 2015
This video is so entertaining. Thank you for making these. I'm watching them during difficult times and laughing so hard. Before this, I was watching the platform crocs video and laughing and reliving my own moments of wearing high heels to a beach and falling down just like you
So thank you Saf. Much love. ❤️
As a graphic designer who is absolutely NO expert on Photoshop.... I gotta say I can still spot bad Photoshop and I would've clocked ALL of these digital outfits with, perhaps, the exception of the last one. (So I believe the cost is going into the skill of the Photoshopper and if you want something convincing, you gotta pay more.) EDIT: Oh but the sleeves of the purple one were done VERY WELL and I might've instead thought you just photoshopped something in your own photo.
I cant even believe that such a supportive man like Tyler exists in real life. You guys are a dream couple
How is Safiya not a model already?
I love how possitive her instagram comments are, it doesn't matter how crazy, ugly or outrageous the outfit is, everyone expects it from Safiya and they just support her weird fashion choices 😂❤
I know, I'm sitting here thinking being able to show the awesomeness of her commenters is the only reason this has any real benefit
Safiya posing is just a reminder of how stunning she is! Like girl! 🔥Making Squidward cosplay look high fashion! Lol
If the manage to ever make them look more natural and real, it could be a cool thing if we all walked around with VR glasses to check out everyone’s digital clothes.
This would be a fantastic tool for future aspiring clothing designers and artists to create and get inspired. Interesting stuff albeit a bit pricy in my opinion.
This video has been live for a couple of months and I just realised digital fashion is the reason why Gucci was looking to hire digital artists at the beginning of last year (I know that because a friend of mine who works as a texture artist got that position)
They really need to make these one time purchases and it’s in your “closet” forever
Agree
I love this concept for enabling designers to fully go wild with their creativity and make garments that needn't conform to the constraining laws of physics, and I can totally see this as something that would be amazing for influencers and photographers to use instead of wasting clothing. I also imagine for new designers who maybe don't have the money to bring their clothing to life irl, this could allow them to profit off their work anyway, which is rad.
However, I don't really see how it's useful for the average person, since most people want to actually wear they things they buy multiple times, but there's nothing wrong with this being more a tool for artists/aspiring artists I guess.
idk about the new designers thing, digital arts programs can be pretty expensive specially 3d ones. I agree with everything else though, it's a tool for artists as well as a good way for fashion influencers to get to show and try a lot of clothes without contributing to the giant mountains of clothing trash we've been having a problem with in the last decade or so
I guess its more for influencers who take lots of photos and cant repeat outfits
I could envision a near future where they finally nail AR glasses and businesses pop up where you buy clothing that shows up in AR. Like you sell clothing with qr codes on it that link up to a digital clothing brand and you can digitally wear the clothes irl. It's hard to explain lol
This concept is cool for a digital spin on high fashion, all the guests watch the models with VRs and such. But even that can be considered problematic because haute couture is quiet prominently about breaking through the challenges and limitations imposed by the materials, that's why it's a form of Art.
Oh my god. Okay so i work in quinceañera, and currently because of the pandemic there's been an uptick of people wanting those huge poofy ball gowns solely for photos. I can imagine using that for. The girls that only want to do a photoshoot and don't want/can't do the huge party. It would be so useful.
I genuinely love this conceptually. Although they really need to rethink their prices and realism, I love the idea of anything that can cut down on excess clothing manufacturing.
It reminds me of a story I read as a child. A merchant sold gorgeous invisible cloths to the a king to make amazing robes lol
When he went to show his people, he was just completely naked.
i dont know whats more frightening the idea that safiya spent actual money for these god awful photoshops or that the majority of her instagram audience didnt realize the god awful photoshop
I could apply clothing to my body using PicsArt and get a pretty similar look...
I love the idea of being able to interact with art in this manner but I really wanted to look better haha
Respect to Safiya for developing seven distinct yet almost completely black outfits here. Very consistent.
Absolutely, it's one of the thing si love about her 😂
I think it helps that you are ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL Saf! Seeing the clothes on you also makes me feel like I myself could pull some of this off. It definitely needs to be so that you can build a digital clothing closet. If one is paying for digital clothing surely you should be able to own it for multiple photos.
i am just appalled with how extremely expensive each seperate item was, like that is absolutely insane
Not gonna lie, this is one of my favorite videos you've made so far!! I LOVE THE WAY THIS VIDEO WAS MADE!! WE LOVE YOU SAF!!!!!
I know I’m kinda late to the party, but I want to share some thoughts on digital clothing!
I think it should be treated more like any other artist’s commission than traditional fashion. In my opinion, digital fashion has way more in common with the former. You are paying an artist (or artists) for a cool looking picture, just like how you pay an illustrator to draw or photoshop you. The only difference is that it’s specifically about a piece of digital clothing (In this case the artists who designed the photoshopped assets, the clothes, are getting paid as well). Looking at digital fashion in that way makes a whole lot more sense to me. Even if you still don’t really get it I think it’s childish to say it shouldn’t exist. If things were decided to exist based on whether I thought they were dumb or not there would be a lot of stuff that would cease to be, stuff other people do actually like. Basically respect stuff other people find enjoyable as long as it’s harmless.
Something that was pointed out a lot is that the ps job isn’t great. I agree with the fact that they could be a lot better. Providing the ps artist with some notes and reference I think would provide for a far better outcome. For example if you are posing for a digital jacket you would take a photo of yourself without a jacket and one with a jacket. Not only are you giving reference for the artist you are also giving yourself a better idea on how to pose and compose the shot. Also, maybe not wear black, because shape and shadow is often lost in black. Wearing a different color or even something with a consistent pattern (like a grid) would lessen the guess work for the ps artist and could provide a better outcome.
My final point is pay. The audience for this sort of stuff is niche and presumably well off so I think upping the price wouldn’t be too much of an issue. IMO the 3D modelers/animators deserve more pay for what they did. Designing, modeling, and animating clothes is not easy nor cheap! A higher cost would also most likely incentivize the ps artist to do a better job. I’ve seen people pointing out that other ps jobs are way more expensive than the price that was paid in the video. Again treat it more like an artist’s commission rather than actual clothing (That $1,000 one should’ve been better, IMO it doesn’t have the excuse the cheaper ones had). I think this (potential?) industry is great for digital artists who want work outside of more traditional commissions and NFTs (Some people are confused and think what Saf shown were NFTs, but they simply weren’t. TBH I think they don’t even resemble NFTs that much outside of the surface level fact that both are digital).
I think digital fashion could be a better, but overall, I’m looking forward to see digital fashion improve and evolve! It’s still young so hopefully there will be a shift sometime soon. IDK how many people are gonna see this comment, but I hopefully I laid out my thoughts reasonably!
I didn't liked most of the designs on this website, but some rare of them are really helpful just as idea to make something more normal-looking and more comfortable to wear. Just thank you for introduce me to this site, it's really helpful. I'm sure i will take idea and make something comfortable and sew it.
Why their photoshop is so bad, tho? For a paid service it should be much better 🤔 What you did here was a public service, now we know it's not worth the investment yet
The lighting in the pictures isn't exactly right. I feel like they should ask for a panorama of the environment you're taking photos in: in order to get better lighting and reflections on the clothes.
Too few ping-pong balls for real-time, I'm betting. And, they're never going to get a true skin tight look at this level. It's always going to look like something stretched over a plastic mannequin. That ping-pong ball technology is desperately going to need an upgrade.
@Minipop 103 They are a long way away from matching lighting to the environment. I just watched how VFX experts do that over on the Corridor channel, and it's a labor intensive process involving multiple stages of captures. It's just not going to happen in the next decade.
That said, the flouncy stuff looks pretty good, at least at the places where you expect to be flowing away from the body.
Why don't people use the actual word "though"?
@English at Heart why don't people use the actual words "do not"?
I really like the idea of this technology because I personally like taking photos at aesthetic locations during vacation and such but it’s so inconvenient to wear fancy clothes when you’re going to be traveling all day and I just don’t want to keep a huge wardrobe of things I might only wear a few times in general. I also would really love to wear the costume-ish avant-garde outfits but at the price they’re at, you might as well buy the real thing. I think the technology is just too underdeveloped in terms of quality and too expensive right now to be worth it. Glad you tried it out!
Very interesting exploration into a product that made ZERO sense to me before watching. Thanks for checking it out for us! ❤
The only thing about this, is that they are claiming to get rid of sizes and clothes, yet you still have to have clothes to use this!!!
Just casually watching breakfast TV on a Sunday in Australia and they're talking about digital fashion. Next minute it cuts to Saf trying on all of the clothes 😂
Awesome video as always, Saf! Honestly though, I don't really see this as being a super bad thing, *IF* they had the intention of selling the physical clothing. As a sort of, less embarrassing dressing room scenario. Like, "Hmm, how would this look on me ___ months postpartum?" or, "How would this work with my *insert descriptor word here* now?"
However, considering the price point, and how shit the Photoshop is, I think it's a scummy scam for catfishing and that's disappointing.
The concept is pretty cool, and I especially love the idea of having the fun of fast fashion without the environmental impact, but the photoshop needs a lot of work. The unrealistic light and shadows are the biggest issue to me. But to be fair, looking at these pictures on a small phone screen in Instagram hides a multitude of photoshop sins, especially if all I do is casually scroll through.
NTF’s just as bad for the environment as plastics. I was the one who “Berated” Saf on YT. One evil is not worse than the other. There is still a huge Carbon footprint when making e fashion.
@Jennifer Criss these arent NFTs its 3d models photoshopped onto people
@Jennifer Criss The energy issues with NFTs only happen with the blockchain/cryptocurrency aspect that makes them "exclusive". This digital fashion is not exclusive, it's just photoshop - no more energy than digitally drawing something or editing a video. Actual crypto/NFTs suck ass, but this isn't them.
@Jennifer Criss but e fashion isn't being sold through crypto is it?
@Jennifer Criss girl calm down
I think i only learn about obscure fashion trends by watching these hilarious videos of yours. I wish you posted more often, but i understand why you dont. Great video🤗💜💙
I think the concept makes a lot of sense. Because people on instagram are buying the outfits to wear once anyway for their job. the digital is more sustainable (considering its a 3d model and photoshop, not an nft) and it lets you have more options and more unrealistic options. the photoshopping would need to be better to be useful to influencers actually wanting to make photos and content from this. probably not useful for the average person unless you do a little photoshoot with friends for fun and you can get some cool photos of you guys in silly outfits
i was surprised people were fooled by the bad photoshop, but then i remember the excessive filtering that people believe are legitimate. it boggles my mind how people will argue and say these overly filtered people actually look like that. i feel like the idea is good but the photoshopping is way too bad, and the price would end up being a lot higher for good ones
Is it just me or does Safiya SERVE as a model
i could listen to safiya for hours everyday- her pacing and rhythm, vocabulary and reference choices, and just the overall tone and sound :') *chef's kiss*
I loved all of the photos taken, with and without the digital clothes ❤️
Yes! I think it's great that saf was willing to evidently step so far out of her comfort zone and have more skin exposed. She's gorgeous and I can't love her enough
It’s so odd to think you just spent all this money on clothes you can’t actually wear.
True and either ways it looks fake
I don’t think it’s worth it
And that you can only "photograph" once
You basically paying the artist who created the clothes and the photo editor.
i guess it makes sense for influencers tho :/
seriously, I was confused. you pay for the clothes to be photoshopped on you but you can't have the item? 😭
I'm struggling with how expensive this is vs how it looks. If it was flawlessly done then I get it, but it's not
The pics that she took in the art gallery looks great without the dress!!!❤❤💜💜💜
I' m photographer and I can say that for each outfit there should be the right place to wear it and the right model for it, everybody knows that! When I make photoshoot I make sure that the environment and the styling if the the model match!
OMG I love this!!!! I would definitely do this for like a birthday outfit/dress, but maybe later on when their photoshop skills get a little better
YOU LOOK SOOOOOOO GOOD WHILE TAKING PICS! ty for this video safiya
I look at this kind stuff as the most useless "what is the point" kind of companies. It blows my mind that people would spend money on virtual clothes... especially so much money... So I give you props for doing this so those of us who would never get to see the experience and judge if we're missing out on something. In this instance, I did not think the photos were worth the cost.
Tbh, this is one of the dumbest things i’ve ever heard
Why is it so mind blowing to you? It can make sense for a lot of stuff. People who make a living out of fashion pictures could use this instead of overconsuming, and since it doesn't exist there's no limit to the creativity. One comment mentioned that in the movie industry it's pretty common to dress up actors in virtual clothes. I just think it's a super cool thing
@Giulia D But wouldn't it be cheaper to pay professional photoshop artists to draw clothes for you? Not to mention that they could photoshop it properly with all the shading etc. Paying thousand of dollar (Some of them) seems a bit much to me.
I couldn't agree more. I don't see the point in it either. People are letting technology run their lives way too much. We need to get back to the simpler life we had like in the 80s and 90s. Those were much happier times, and not so complicated. (Jan Griffiths).
@Meow you're forgetting the design. That's what you're actually paying. Yes you can ask a photoshop expert to do it and it would be cheaper but it would be a graphic tee and that's not the point. I will agree that the photoshop on the cheap ones looks botched, what can you expect though? You can't have an original design and a good photoshop job for only 30$
I knew they were going to screw up the hat before you showed anything. Their obvious weakness is with integrating the digital clothes into physical reality, and a fur hat has so many points of interaction they'd need to model your whole head and probably some hair too just to begin making it look acceptable.
Ok also can we talk about how good Safiya is at posing? like WOW she looks SO interesting nothing more than leggings and a crop top/sports bra!
OK but all the original photos that you took looked BOMB. Safiya Hadid!
I never question anything saf posts 😂 I just like it and think wow that’s cool and move on. I guess we all know her too well