# Change Shirt in Video

> To change a shirt in a video, upload the clip to Kenerate Genjutsu, choose Change outfit and name only the shirt: "replace his grey hoodie with a white oxford shirt, keep the jeans". Add a photo of the shirt as @image1 for an exact match. Face, hair, motion and lip movement stay; the new fabric moves with the body.

URL: https://kenerateai.com/change-shirt-in-video
Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com)
Last updated: 3 October 2026

## Key facts
- Mode: Change outfit
- Shirt from: A description or a photo (@image1)
- Kept: Face, hair, motion, lip movement, background
- Rest of outfit: Kept when you name it in the prompt
- Clip length: 2–15 s, or 4–30 s on Seedance 2.5
- Audio: Original kept by default
- Kenerate Genjutsu (Kenerate): Clip 2–15 s + up to 10 references → 480p, 720p or 1080p · ~2–4 min. Talking heads and social clips up to 15 s.
- Kenerate Genjutsu Pro (Kenerate): Clip 2–15 s + up to 10 references → 480p, 720p or 1080p · ~3–6 min. Collars, buttons, checks and linen texture in close-ups.
- Seedance 2.5 (ByteDance): Clip 4–30 s + up to 30 references → 480p to 4K · ~4–8 min. Interviews and scenes up to 30 s, shirt photos from several angles, 4K.

## Steps
1. Upload the take — MP4, MOV, WebM or M4V up to about 100 MB; 2–15 s, or up to 30 s on Seedance 2.5. The shirt should be clearly visible.
2. Choose Change outfit — It's the mode built to keep the face, identity, hair, motion and lip movement while the clothing changes.
3. Describe the new shirt — or show it — "A light-blue linen button-down, sleeves rolled to the elbow, top button open." Or add a shirt photo as @image1.
4. Protect the rest of the outfit — End with what stays: "keep the black jeans, the belt and the watch unchanged."
5. Compare, then finish — Check the collar and cuffs in the synced compare view, then download or Add subtitles.

## In depth

### Naming one garment so the rest stays
Change outfit is built to change "the clothing of the main person", so an explicit list of what stays is how you narrow it to one garment. A short, explicit prompt is more reliable than a long one.
- Name the shirt by type and colour: "his grey hoodie".
- Name the replacement just as precisely.
- List what stays: trousers, jacket, accessories.
- Mention items on the shirt: badge, mic, sunglasses.
- Keep the prompt short — two sentences.

### Continuity fixes across takes
Continuity slips happen on every shoot: a different shirt after lunch, sleeves rolled in one take and not the next. Pick the take with the best performance, use a still of the correct shirt from a neighbouring take as @image1, and match the details that editors notice — collar, buttons, sleeves, tuck. Keep the engine and resolution the same as any other edited shots in the scene.

### Fit, tucks and layers
A new shirt has to fit the body that's moving in your clip. Close-fitting shirts on close-fitting originals are the safest; a boxy shirt on a slim original, or the reverse, makes the engine redraw more of the silhouette. Under a jacket or sweater, only the collar and cuffs show — describe those, and say the outer layer stays.

## FAQ
Q: Can AI change just the shirt and leave the rest of the outfit?
A: Yes, if you say so. Change outfit changes the clothing of the main person, so name the shirt as the only garment that changes and list what must stay — "keep the jeans, belt and watch". Then check the compare view; if a jacket or trousers drifted, run again with a shorter, more explicit instruction.

Q: Can I turn a T-shirt into a button-down, polo or long sleeves?
A: Yes. Describe the new style — collar, buttons, sleeve length, fit — or add a photo of the shirt. Changes that add fabric, like short sleeves becoming long ones, are easier than ones that remove it, because the engine has to invent less of what was underneath. Keep the new shirt's fit close to how the original sat.

Q: Will a pattern or graphic on the new shirt stay steady?
A: Simple patterns hold best: solid colours, wide stripes and large checks. Fine prints, small graphics and lettering can shimmer or change between frames, and text may not be reproduced exactly. For a specific shirt, add a clear flat-lay photo as @image1 and choose Kenerate Genjutsu Pro or Seedance 2.5 for finer detail.

Q: How do I fix a wardrobe continuity error between takes?
A: Run the take with the wrong shirt through Change outfit using a frame grab or photo of the correct shirt as @image1: "dress him in the shirt from @image1, keep everything else". Compare the result against the neighbouring takes before you cut. Matching collar and sleeve state — buttoned, rolled, tucked — matters as much as colour.

Q: Will lip sync survive in a talking-head video?
A: Yes. Change outfit keeps lip movement and expressions exactly the same, and Keep the original audio is on by default, so the voice stays in sync. A shirt change in a talking-head clip is one of the gentlest edits Genjutsu makes, since the person barely moves and the camera is usually still.

Q: What if I only want a different shirt colour?
A: Then describe the same shirt in a new colour — "the same cotton T-shirt in rich emerald green, same cut and fabric" — as in the recolour demo on this page. For more on matching specific colours, prints and two-tone garments, see our guide to changing clothes colour, which covers recolours in videos and photos.

Q: Is it OK to change what someone is wearing in a video?
A: Only with their consent and the rights to the footage. Re-dress people who agreed to it — your own takes, your cast, your team — and keep the change appropriate. Don't use it on strangers, celebrities or people you're impersonating, and don't make anyone appear to wear something that misrepresents them or what they endorse.

## Related pages
- AI Video Editor: https://kenerateai.com/ai-video-editor
- Change clothes colour: https://kenerateai.com/change-clothes-color
- Clothes swap AI: https://kenerateai.com/clothes-swap-ai
- AI clothes changer: https://kenerateai.com/ai-clothes-changer
- AI costume changer: https://kenerateai.com/ai-costume-changer

## Sources
- Kenerate Genjutsu (video editor): https://kenerateai.com/app/genjutsu