It was found that the virtual and physical garments in Figure 1 are similar. With appropriate textile characteristics measurement and textile mapping, virtual garments have the potential to replace physical garments in sampling. Improvements can be made by outsourcing 3D model features such as hair and by documenting physical garments in 360 degree format concurrent with offering runway viewing format (or similar) as output from Optitex. MSI data could be seamlessly incorporated into CAD system to facilitate sustainable material selection. Future studies include to compare virtual and physical garments by an industry expert panel survey; to measure potential waste reductions of virtual apparel prototype production in contrast to physical apparel prototype production; and to develop recommendations in optimizing apparel product development via virtual prototyping methods.