Google Photos uses AI to turn your wardrobe into the Clueless closet you've always wanted

Google Photos uses AI to make the iconic closet from 'Clueless' a reality

Google Photos on Wednesday announced a new AI-powered feature that will soon turn photos of your clothes into a digital closet where you can create new outfit ideas, and even virtually try on your creations. Yes, the idea takes obvious inspiration from Cher's iconic virtual wardrobe featured in the movie "Clueless," where she could scroll through her various ensembles while deciding what to wear. Google says the new feature will leverage AI technology to automatically create a copy of your wardrobe that's based on the pieces of clothing appearing in your Google Photos library. From the app, you'll be able to filter items by category -- like tops, bottoms, jewelry, and more -- then mix and match them to create different outfits. The idea of a digital closet in "Clueless" was meant to highlight Cher's life of privilege. As a result, the fashion industry and various startups have long sought to recreate the feeling of easy outfit creation. Google is betting that AI technology will make it possible for anyone to have access to a similar tool, one that could improve over time as AI advances. Those outfit ideas can either be shared with friends or saved to a digital moodboard, where you could save ideas for different occasions, like travel, events, date nights, work, and more. In addition, another feature will let you virtually try on items to preview the looks. The feature is not yet live, but Google says it will roll out to Google Photos on Android later this summer, followed by iOS, where it will be found under "Collections." It will compete with existing apps like Acloset, Combyne, Pureple, Wearing, and others. The company didn't go into detail about how the AI works, but notes it will recognize the clothing and accessories featured in your library to create its individual snapshots. Of course, while the AI may be able to pull images from well-lit, full-body photos, we imagine you would get better results by taking the time to photograph your clothes yourself, much as Cher had.

Google Photos Wardrobe will scan your pictures to compile a digital version of your closet - Engadget

Google Photos is adding a new AI feature this summer. Wardrobe creates a "digital closet" for your clothing and jewelry, making it easier to organize them and pick what to wear. The feature discovers your clothes by scanning your Google Photos library. It then creates a catalog of your items, organized by category (tops, bottoms, jewelry, etc.). Thumbnails give each piece of clothing a simple visual reference.From there, you can mix and match items to create outfits -- sharing them with friends or saving to a "digital moodboard." There's also a try-on feature. Like a corresponding feature in Google Shopping, it will generate a photo of you wearing the clothes you chose.

Google Photos can now become Cher's wardrobe planner from Clueless

After first debuting on Android devices, including the new Moto Razr lineup, Google plans to extend the feature to iOS users. One of the more useful tricks AI has enabled involves tracking down new clothing. If we see someone wearing something we like online, tools like Circle to Search make it easy to not just find where we can buy the garment, but also preview how it might look on someone like us. That's great for new acquisitions, but what do we do if we're having trouble picking out an outfit from our existing wardrobe? Google Photos might have just the solution.

Google Photos Wardrobe finally makes the 'Clueless' closet a reality

Chandra Steele has been writing about tech for the entirety of her journalism career. She loves making tough topics easy to understand. Before joining Android Police, Chandra was senior features writer at PCMag where she did everything from interviewing Jeff Goldblum to explaining crypto. There is no way to talk about Google Photos' latest feature without invoking Cher Horowitz. In the movie "Clueless," Cher opens up a program called Dress Me! on her desktop PC that sorts through her separates and puts them on a virtual version of her until it makes a successful outfit that she then pulls from her closet. Now the Wardrobe feature from Google Photos is set to do pretty much the same thing. Wardrobe uses AI to go through photos of you and create individual snapshots of the clothing and accessories you wear. You can then browse them by category (tops, pants, skirts, jewelry, etc.), create an outfit, and click "Try it on" to dress an image of you. You can also save outfits for future occasions, share them with friends, and create moodboards. This Wardrobe feature will be available this summer, starting with Android devices and then moving to iOS. It looks to be the most promising in a long line of attempts at similar technologies. Movie magic made real The "Clueless" closet has been a dream of millennial women for over 30 years, and Google is not the first company to try to make it a reality. There have been countless attempts that have come and gone. I receive a press release every few years that swears that the technology touted is finally the one and neither I, nor the market, have ever found it to be the case. Right now you can download apps like Indyx, Whering, and Stylebook that either directly claim inspiration from "Clueless" or garner references to it in press coverage, but they fall short. They all require that you take photos of each item in your closet yourself and none of them let you put the assembled outfits on an image of you before you experience the hassle of trying things on IRL. There's a cost involved with each of the apps. Indyx and Whering offer some very basic features for free and then add on things like social sharing, moodboards, and outfit planning as in-app purchases. Stylebook is a flat $4.99. Amazon attempted a hardware-based solution with the Echo Look, introduced in 2017. It used a camera to take photos or videos of you in an outfit so that Alexa could render a style judgment on it and offer fashion advice. I reviewed the Echo Look when it came out and felt that though it held the promise of declaring an outfit a "Mis-Match!" like the fictional Dress-Me! did, it ultimately didn't deliver. Using the Echo Look was not the smoothest; it required that you stand and model five feet away from the camera, which is a challenge if you live in a small space. It also came with considerable privacy concerns because not only were you taking countless photos and videos of yourself and delivering them to Amazon, they were all sent to "fashion specialists" at Amazon for review. Subscribe for hands-on coverage of Google Photos' Wardrobe Curious whether Google Photos' Wardrobe lives up to the 'Clueless' dream? Subscribe to the newsletter for hands-on testing, practical how-tos, privacy and setup breakdowns, and real-use assessments that help you judge the feature yourself. Get Updates By subscribing, you agree to receive newsletter and marketing emails, and accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe anytime. The Echo Look was $199.99. I say was, because Amazon discontinued the device in 2020 and rendered all existing Echo Looks useless. If Google Photos' Wardrobe works as advertised, the fashion-focused feature will be frictionless. Not having to take photos or videos of your wardrobe or yourself and being able to try things on virtually will save countless hours over other solutions. And best of all, the feature is free. While a lot of what's promised in movies doesn't translate to real life, there will be lots of people (and by people, I mean me) hoping that Wardrobe does.

I tried Google Photos Wardrobe on the Motorola Razr Ultra 2026, and it's the AI 'Clueless' closet I've always wanted

I'm not ashamed to admit that outfit meltdowns are a frequent occurrence in my daily routine of getting dressed. Whether I forget what I have, can't find what I'm looking for or feel that "I'm already running late" stress, even a freshly organized closet can't stop me from not knowing what to wear. But Google Photos is rolling out a new feature that potentially can help. One of the most interesting features I tried on the new Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 had nothing to do with processors or cameras. It's Google Photos Wardrobe, and it's basically Cher Horowitz's iconic 'Clueless' closet from the '90s manifested for modern day styling needs. Google Photos can pull from images already in your library and identify clothing items you own. Using Google's Nano Banana image generation tech, it can turn those real-life photos into cleaner, catalog-style cutouts that look almost like product shots from an online store. From there, the app sorts everything by category, including tops, bottoms, dresses, bags, shoes and more. Essentially, it creates a digital version of your closet from photos you've already taken. That alone would be useful for someone like me, because I often forget what I actually own. I'll stare into a full closet convinced I have nothing to wear, while multiple great options are apparently hiding in plain sight. But the feature gets better. You can pull pieces into outfit boards, mix and match looks, save combinations and experiment with styling before ever trying anything on physically. There's also a virtual try-on option that uses AI to preview how items may look together on you. I travel often, and one of the hardest parts of packing is building outfits that all work together. I want versatile pieces, shoes that match multiple looks and enough variety without overpacking. Google Photos Wardrobe feels built for that exact problem. Instead of throwing six "maybe" tops into a suitcase, I could actually plan combinations in advance and have them lined up for the entire trip. Google Photos Wardrobe is debuting initially on the Razr 2026 family. That makes a lot of sense considering that Motorola's clamshell foldable is unapologetically style-forward device, with textured finishes, bold colors, and design choices that make the device feel more like a fashion accessory than your average smartphone. It also helps that Motorola uses Google Photos so deeply across the experience. If your best outfits already live in your camera roll, you've got the materials to get started with this wardrobe feature. Is it perhaps a little gimmicky? I might think so if I hadn't gotten to try it out myself. Based on the demo I did, the feature is intuitive and borderline effortless. I think if you love clothes, take outfit photos, travel often or just want help seeing your own closet differently, this is the kind of tool that'll make you question why it's taken over 20 years since Clueless to practically execute. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Subscribe to Tom's Guide on YouTube and follow us on TikTok.

Google Photos Will Help You Choose Outfits Based on Clothes You've Worn in Photos

Just over a week after Google added AI-powered "beautification" tools to Google Photos, the company is showing off yet another addition. This time it's a wardrobe feature that will let people virtually try on different outfits in Google Photos on Android later this summer. People's photo libraries are often full of them wearing a wide variety of clothes and outfits. Google Photos will soon be able to automatically catalog all these different pieces of clothing, including tops, bottoms, jewelry, shoes, and more, creating a virtual wardrobe. Users can then browse this digital closet to dial in a fresh outfit, which Google says will eliminate people's "nothing to wear" mornings, evenings, vacations, and special occasions. Soon enough, Google Photos will have tools to give users smoother skin, generate AI images from their real photos using Nano Banana, and even pick out their outfits. Google Photos sure has come a long way from a simple image gallery in the AI age. Google says people will be able to mix and match items of cataloged clothing, share them with friends, and create mood boards. Importantly, users will also be able to virtually try on their clothes to get a sense of how an outfit will look before digging through their closet to find the real pieces. "Wardrobe can recognize clothing and accessories in your Google Photos library to create individual snapshots, so you can virtually mix, match, and try on different looks with ease. It is a whole new way to get dressed!" says Google. Given how clothing items are presented in Google's preview videos, it appears that Google Photos is identifying clothing items in a user's image library and then pulling product photos of those items from Google Images. For example, a person is extremely unlikely to have photos of folded jeans or shoes as seen from above in their personal photo collection. However, as Google has long demonstrated through features like Circle to Search, its AI can consistently identify items in photos and then pull up websites where those items are sold. Google Photos wardrobe will launch first in Google Photos on Android "this summer" and then arrive on iOS later.

A new way to create a digital wardrobe from your Google Photos

This content is generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental Getting dressed is about to get easier, no matter how full your closet is. To help streamline your "nothing to wear" mornings -- and evenings and vacations -- a new Google Photos feature will soon catalog the clothes you're wearing in photos and create a digital closet that puts your wardrobe at your fingertips. The new wardrobe feature in Google Photos uses AI to automatically create a dedicated "wardrobe" collection based on pieces of clothing that appear in your photos library. It will give you an organized view of your wardrobe from from your past photos, where you can: