Your virtual model

Your virtual model
One of the hardest things about shopping for clothes online is that you have no way of knowing how they will look on your body. After all, it's not like you can try on the items you like and see how they fit while you're sitting in front of your computer. Well, now you can.
My Virtual Model (www.myvirtualmodel.com/mvmhome/jsp/home.jsp?) allows you to create a digitized mannequin to help you preview clothes before you decide to purchase them. Think of it as a computer stand-in.
Upon logging onto the site, you answer a questionnaire to help determine your model's appearance. For men, the survey includes answering questions on build and shoulder width. Women select such things as their body shape and waist definition.
After then answering questions on facial features and hairstyle, voil & agrave;, you will have created a virtual you to use on select retail Web sites including Land's End, Lane Bryant and Levi's. Once on the retail sites, you can further modify your virtual model to reflect your specific body measurements.
The site has its limits -- the virtual you, won't be a mirror image. But your model will give you an overall idea of how clothes will look, so you can mix and match different apparel without stepping foot in a store. My Virtual Model makes online clothes shopping a breeze!
XEric Goodwin writes Hotlink for Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. You can send e-mail to egoodwin@krtinfo.com.