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ChatGPT Can Now Show How Clothes Look on You Before You Buy

ChatGPT now has a Try On button that shows outfits on a photo of your own body, which could cut online returns but means sharing a picture of yourself.

By the Dashline deskSource: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
ChatGPT Can Now Show How Clothes Look on You Before You Buy
Photo: James Sutton jamessutton_photography, CC0

ChatGPT now has a Try On button that lets you preview clothes on a picture of your own body before you buy. The idea is simple. Instead of guessing how a shirt or dress will look on you, you see it first. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram published a how-to guide on the feature on October 30, 2026.

What changed

The button is meant to take some of the guesswork out of shopping for clothes online. Many people buy an item, find it does not look right, and send it back. A preview on your own photo is meant to make that less likely.

Who it affects

Anyone who buys clothes online could use it. It may matter most to people who are tired of returns, since sending items back can cost time and sometimes money. The feature is part of ChatGPT, the AI chatbot app.

The privacy question

To use the button, you may be sharing a photo of yourself with an app. That is worth pausing over. A picture of your body is personal. Before you upload one, check what the app says it does with your photo, including whether it is stored and how long.

What is not known yet

The material available does not say how accurate the previews are, which stores or brands work with the button, or what ChatGPT does with uploaded photos. It also does not say whether the feature costs extra. Those details are worth checking before you try it.

The takeaway

Try On could cut guesswork when buying clothes online, but read how your photo is handled before you upload one.

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