Portable wardrobe previewing device

A method for previewing how a clothing item will look on a person using a portable device having a memory, a display, and a scanner, wherein an image of the clothing item is embedded in a tag and an image of the person is stored in the memory, comprising the steps of:

• accessing the clothing item image from the tag of one of the clothing items by reading the tag with the scanner;
• overlaying the read clothing item image onto the image of the person stored in the memory to produce a composite image;
• and
• displaying the composite image on the display.

A computer program product for use in a portable device having a memory, a display, and a scanner, wherein an image of a person is stored in the memory, comprising:

• an instruction for reading a clothing item ID from a clothing item tag with the scanner;
• an instruction for accessing a clothing item image based on the read clothing item ID;
• an instruction for overlaying the retrieved clothing item image onto the image of the person stored in the memory to produce a composite image;
• and
• an instruction for displaying the composite image on the display.

A computer instruction product for use in a portable device having a memory, a display, and a scanner, wherein an image of a person is stored the memory, comprising the steps of:

• an instruction for reading and rendering a clothing item image embedded in a clothing item tag with the scanner;
• an instruction for overlaying the read clothing item image onto the image of the person stored in the memory to produce a composite image;
• and
• an instruction for displaying the composite image on the display.