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Meta Quietly Drops Style Sketch, Turning Instagram Feeds Into an AI Wardrobe

Meta has quietly dropped an artificial intelligence app called Style Sketch that turns a user's existing wardrobe into a virtual closet for outfit planning and virtual try-ons.

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Meta has quietly dropped an artificial intelligence app called Style Sketch that turns a user's existing wardrobe into a virtual closet for outfit planning and virtual try-ons. Spotted first by social media consultant Matt Navarra, the app is currently available on iOS and Android in three countries including Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, though Meta has not responded to requests for comment regarding a wider release.

Style Sketch connects directly to Instagram to automatically build a digital wardrobe from photos people have already posted online. Users can also manually add clothing items by uploading images from their camera roll, snapping a photo, or recording a quick video. Once populated, the app suggests outfit combinations tailored to the user's personal style, factors in local weather forecasts, and builds day-by-day packing plans for trips based on destination and planned activities.

Users can even preview the generated outfits on a realistic model matched to their specific body shape and skin tone. While startups and tech giants already offer similar wardrobe-digitization tools, Meta's clear advantage lies in its social media integration. Rather than forcing users to photograph every piece of clothing from scratch, the app mines the visual history people have already uploaded to Instagram.

This release follows a string of recent software rollouts from Meta, including an AI-powered Tamagotchi clone called Waddle World, a game-building tool named Pocket, and a video generator called Vibes.

Our read is that this flurry of releases reflects a structural shift inside Meta driven by artificial intelligence efficiencies, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told employees has made shipping new standalone software faster and easier than ever.

That suggests we will see many more quiet test launches as the company tests what sticks in global markets.

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Original author: Aisha Malik

Original publication: 30 October 2026 00:44

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