Room with a view

Style gurus Trinny Woodall and

The new invention — yet to be
named — uses six digital cameras to
feed precise measurements from more
than 1,000 points on a person’s body
into a computer which creates a 3D
image of how clothes will look on
them.

The image is then scanned by
software linking fashion styles to body
shapes. The system was created as a spin-off from weapon range-finders by
QinetiQ, formerly the Defence
Evaluation Research Agency.

Spokesman Douglas Millard said: ‘The
system could advise on dress sense and
what clothes don’t flatter you.

‘You can choose to ignore the
information if you want but it could be
of help to those of us with hopeless
fashion sense.’

Another bonus of the system is its
relatively modest cost — the cameras
cost £30 each.