Alvanon Overview
Alvanon is a leading provider of regionally-specific sizing standards and 3D body modeling solutions, designed to enhance the fit, efficiency, and sustainability of the fashion and apparel industry.
Product Overview
Alvanon Standard Series
The core of Alvanon’s offerings is the Alvanon Standard Series, a collection of regionally-specific sizing standards developed using proprietary body scan data, global body measurements, demographic studies, and population data. This series includes standards for various demographics such as North American men, women, and children, each optimized to represent the size and shape of the respective population accurately.
Virtual AlvaForms
A key product is the Virtual AlvaForm, a digital representation of Alvanon’s physical body forms or avatars. These 3D avatars are crucial for visualizing and ensuring consistency in fit across the entire size range of garments. Virtual AlvaForms are compatible with most 3D garment simulation systems, including Browzwear, CLO3D, Optitex, and others. They feature:
- Accurate 3D Mesh: High-resolution 3D mesh to minimize interference and increase accuracy during draping processes.
- Measurement Landmarks and Seam Lines: Textures and measurement lines that mimic the physical AlvaForm.
- Multiple Poses: Additional poses (T and A) created to ensure correct shape deformation.
- Human-like Features: Options to add human-like features to enhance realism while maintaining key body shape and measurements.
Alvanon Body Platform (ABP)
The Alvanon Body Platform (ABP) is a cloud database housing over 6,000 virtual bodies designed for hundreds of fashion and retail brands globally. This platform allows brands and their authorized vendors to access and use these virtual bodies seamlessly, facilitating a smooth transition into the digital supply chain. The ABP supports the distribution and monitoring of fit standards across the supply chain.
Key Features and Functionality
- Regionally-Specific Standards: Tailored sizing standards for different regions, such as North America, ensuring that garments fit the local population optimally.
- Inclusive Sizing: Size sets that are inclusive, ranging from XS to 6XL, and offering options for different body shapes like Athletic and Classic.
- Educational Resources: Alvanon provides education, seminars, and an online learning platform (MOTIF) to help brands and their teams execute fit consistently and efficiently.
- Compatibility and Integration: Virtual AlvaForms are designed to work with various 3D design and development software, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs associated with physical fittings and sampling.
- Enhanced Realism and Customization: Virtual AlvaForms can be customized with human-like features and posed in different ways to ensure realistic body tissue deformation, aiding in accurate garment draping and design.
Benefits
- Improved Fit: Ensures garments fit consumers accurately, reducing returns and enhancing customer satisfaction.
- Efficiency and Sustainability: Reduces waste and costs by minimizing the need for physical prototypes and fittings.
- Global Accessibility: The cloud-based Alvanon Body Platform allows for easy access and distribution of fit standards across the global supply chain.
- Continuous Innovation: Alvanon is committed to ongoing enhancements, including poseable parametric bodies and enhanced textures, to stay at the forefront of fashion technology.
By leveraging Alvanon’s products and services, fashion brands can achieve better fit, streamline their design and production processes, and contribute to a more sustainable fashion industry.