Virtual Try-On: The Next Revolution in E-Commerce
By Hugo Rimélé | June 1, 2026

57% of consumers want to see, touch and feel items before they buy them. EY Future Consumer Index, 2024
That single stat captures the core friction of online retail: shoppers can’t handle a product before they buy it. For an e-commerce or digital director, that friction shows up very concretely hesitation at checkout, abandoned carts, and costly product returns. Virtual Try-On (VTO) tackles this head-on by letting the customer try a product, on themselves or in their space, straight from a smartphone. In this article, we’ll look at how VTO helps brands deliver a reassuring, high-impact omnichannel shopping experience, where the technology stands today, and how leading brands are positioning themselves around these innovations.
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