The gap between idea and wearable digital garment is getting smaller.

What if you could design clothes just by sketching in the air? No training. No fancy tools. Just motion controllers and your imagination.

That’s exactly what the new research project From Air to Wear - released in May 2025 is all about.

Users can draw clothing in 3D space using VR controllers — kind of like air-doodling. Then, an AI model steps in and turns those loose sketches into detailed, realistic 3D garments. It uses a technique called diffusion modeling to handle all the messy, imperfect input and turn it into something wearable.

There’s no need for precise lines or artistic skills. Just rough shapes are enough to generate full outfits.

To train the system, the researchers built a dataset called KO3DClothes, which includes real human-drawn 3D sketches paired with 3D clothing models. This makes it one of the most human-centered tools in the 3D fashion space.

The model outperformed earlier systems like 3DSketch2Shape and Deep3DVRSketch. It was also tested by professional designers and got a high usability score of 4.6 out of 5.

One of the biggest breakthroughs? You don’t need to mentally convert a 2D drawing into 3D. You draw directly in space, and the system does the rest.

This is a huge leap for creative accessibility.
Imagine the impact on:

• Digital fashion

• Avatar customization

• Virtual try-on experiences

• Real-time co-creation in the metaverse

Based on the research: “From Air to Wear” — Yang et al., 2024. Full paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.09998