With the development of technology and social progress, digital teaching has become the mainstream trend, and digital teaching technology is constantly integrated into the teaching of fashion design majors. Fashion design will further evolve and improve virtual simulation technology, continuously enhancing the intelligence and interactivity of teaching, and providing students with comprehensive and practical fashion design learning experiences. This article provides an overview of virtual reality technology, its application in fashion design teaching, application types, problems and solutions in the application of virtual reality technology in fashion design, and research on the reform of virtual reality technology in fashion design teaching. It proposes that virtual reality technology effectively improves the classroom teaching efficiency of fashion design, stimulates students' design and innovation inspiration, promotes the practicality of fashion design, and provides students with a good learning environment and methods. Applying VR technology to the field of modern education continuously promotes the development of teaching and education work, providing new teaching models and innovative teaching methods for national education work.