Article: Simulation modelling of fashion colour harmonisation with visual transformers Journal: International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling (IJSPM) 2026 Vol.23 No.2 pp.77 - 89 Abstract: In the field of fashion design, colour coordination is a critical factor in enhancing market competitiveness. This study aims to develop a simulation model for colour coordination within the fashion design process to improve its quality. First, the simulation model was constructed based on a visual transformer. This model treats the visual transformer as a simulation of the designer's decision-making process. By learning from a large dataset of fashion images, it captures intrinsic patterns between colours and simulates the decision logic designers employ when selecting and coordinating colours. As a workflow simulation model, it focuses not only on colour coordination within images but also on emulating the fashion design workflow itself. Simulation experiments conducted on the dataset demonstrate that the proposed model achieves an image quality distance of 5.09 and a colour richness of 40.14, outperforming the comparison model. Significant improvements are observed in colour harmony and image generation quality. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Simulation modelling of fashion colour harmonisation with visual transformers

Authors: Bei Li

Addresses: Faculty of Art and Design, Shanghai Business School, Shanghai, 200235, China

Abstract: In the field of fashion design, colour coordination is a critical factor in enhancing market competitiveness. This study aims to develop a simulation model for colour coordination within the fashion design process to improve its quality. First, the simulation model was constructed based on a visual transformer. This model treats the visual transformer as a simulation of the designer's decision-making process. By learning from a large dataset of fashion images, it captures intrinsic patterns between colours and simulates the decision logic designers employ when selecting and coordinating colours. As a workflow simulation model, it focuses not only on colour coordination within images but also on emulating the fashion design workflow itself. Simulation experiments conducted on the dataset demonstrate that the proposed model achieves an image quality distance of 5.09 and a colour richness of 40.14, outperforming the comparison model. Significant improvements are observed in colour harmony and image generation quality.

Keywords: fashion design; image colour coordination; visual transformer; ViT; process simulation; workflow modelling.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSPM.2026.154272

International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, 2026 Vol.23 No.2, pp.77 - 89

Received: 18 Dec 2025
Accepted: 03 Mar 2026
Published online: 18 Jun 2026 *

Title: Simulation modelling of fashion colour harmonisation with visual transformers

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