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Tokyo resident Atsushi Kumon models his Zozosuit. Using the Zozotown app, he sets up a smartphone to take 3D images of his body, with 18 measurements from neck to ankles. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

Robotic tailoring is the future for online retailer Start Today

Company aims to join global ranks with new private label Zozo and size-measuring technology

TOKYO -- Japanese online fashion mall Start Today is offering a future that begins with customers donning a black-and-white polka dot bodysuit and rotating in a full circle while being photographed by a smartphone.

The reason for this curious ritual: The polka dots on the garment, called a Zozosuit, and the company's app work together to record the wearer's measurements.

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