Author: Julia Gilroy

September 24, 2015 Does Size Matter?

Ever wonder why you wear a size 2 at J. Crew, but a size 6 at Givenchy?  And, along these same lines, why do you experience a better “fit” with J. Crew clothing than with any other brand? Thanks to vanity sizing and the fit...

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March 24, 2015 How Do Bodies Measure Up?

Even as our world becomes more and more digitized, measurements are still used to quantify the shape and size of the human body. But measurements are human constructs and there isn’t an objective truth for what makes a measurement “accurate.” To further complicate things, no...

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January 9, 2015 The ABC’s of Avatars

OUR MISSION At Body Labs, our mission is to digitize and organize all the information about a human body’s shape, size, and pose. We see the digital body model as a platform – literally an object upon and around which goods and services are created and acquired. We...

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