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A clear stock brief helps you decide whether a trade clothing lot suits your business before you request it. Start with your customers and selling format. “Mixed vintage clothing” leaves more unanswered questions than “Adult casualwear for an online shop, with labelled sizes and space to photograph each item”.

Write down the points that would change your decision:

• Garment mix: tops, bottoms, outerwear or a stated combination, including anything you cannot use.
• Sizing: the labelled range you need and how you handle inconsistent or missing labels.
• Condition: the wear, marks, repairs or missing components you can realistically process.
• Quantity and timing: how many pieces you can inspect, store and prepare, plus your preferred delivery window.
• Uncertainty: which details need a written answer or clearer photograph before you commit.

Keep requirements separate from preferences. A particular colour mix might be flexible; a need for complete fastenings may be essential. A grade name alone does not answer every condition question, and photographs of examples do not necessarily describe every piece in a mixed lot.

On Vrool, open Resellers B2B and read the actual lot description before using its request controls. Follow the current reservation, review and invoice instructions shown there. A question in this forum is not a reservation, and a stock brief does not guarantee availability, a chosen brand mix or a resale margin.

Which single stock detail would make the biggest difference to your first clothing lot decision?

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Buying preloved fashion is easier when you decide which details matter before falling in love with a photograph. Start with the garment you need, the way you plan to wear it and the information required to make a considered choice.

Compare the listing with a similar piece that fits you. Check the labelled size, useful flat measurements, fabric composition and any alterations. A brand name or familiar size is a clue, rather than a fit promise. Ask how a measurement was taken if the starting point or units are unclear.

Look through the full photo sequence. Can you see the front, back, labels and areas that usually show wear? Read the condition description alongside the photographs. Ask a specific question about missing information: “Could you show the cuffs and lining?” is more useful than “Is it nice?”

• Check what is actually included in the sale. Styling accessories in a photograph may be separate.
• Read the displayed item price, delivery choices and checkout total before committing.
• Use the conversation and buying controls on the actual Vrool listing. A message, a saved favourite or a wardrobe offer is not a completed purchase.
• Read the current Buyer Protection information and the terms shown for the transaction rather than assuming an AI preview or forum reply guarantees a refund.

If an item is marked Show only or Not for sale in a shared wardrobe, enjoy it as inspiration. For items offered for sale, keep relevant questions in the item's Messages conversation so both people can refer back to the same details.

What single detail has helped you make a better clothing decision? Share a checking habit without posting another member's private messages.

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Useful feedback describes a real task. Whether you are adding a garment, opening Explore Wardrobes, preparing a listing or using Try On, explain what you wanted to do before describing the problem or suggesting a change.

For a bug report, include the page or feature name, the steps you took, what you expected to happen and what appeared instead. Mention your device and browser, and whether you were using light or dark mode. If refreshing changes the behaviour, include that observation too.

A simple report might read: “On Explore Wardrobes in Chrome on my phone, I searched for a member and opened their cabinet. I expected the clothes to appear immediately, but I saw an empty rail until I refreshed.” This is an example report format, not a statement that this issue is currently present.

Before posting a screenshot, crop or cover private messages, addresses, email addresses, payment or transaction details, account identifiers and anyone else's personal information. Never post a password, sign-in code, private photo or API key. If a support question needs private details, use the Contact Vrool route instead of a public thread.

For feature ideas, explain the outcome you need: “I want to find all my blue tops before a trip” is easier to assess than “make it smarter”. Say what you do today and where you get stuck. Add your experience to a relevant existing discussion when one already covers the question.

Please avoid posting repeated reports or promising a fix date on behalf of Vrool. A clear report helps investigation, but a forum post is not a guarantee of a particular release or response time.

Which clothing task should Vrool make easier next, and what would a successful result look like to you?

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This is a place to talk about the clothes we wear, the pieces we pass on and the ideas we want to try. You can enjoy fashion conversations whether you buy new, shop preloved, repair favourites, sell occasionally or work with resale stock.

If you would like to introduce yourself, choose a few details you are comfortable making public:

• A garment you reach for often and why you enjoy wearing it.
• A style, fabric or clothing era you would like to understand better.
• A practical project: repairing a jacket, organising a rail or learning to photograph a listing.
• A question you would like the community to explore in a future guide.

There is no need to share your address, exact shopping location, contact number, measurements or personal photo. If you include an outfit image, use your own photograph or an image you have permission to share. Tell readers when an outfit is an AI preview so they can understand what they are looking at.

Keep feedback specific and kind. Discuss the colour combination, garment details or the question being asked. Avoid comments about someone's body or making accusations about another seller. If a post contains a commercial or referral link, explain your connection clearly and follow the relevant sharing controls.

For a useful reply, add one reason rather than a one-word reaction: “I like that jacket with the straight trousers because the lengths work together” gives the poster something to consider. You can disagree about styling while respecting another person's taste.

What is one piece you would like to wear more often? Start there, and tell us what makes it difficult to style.

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A useful fashion search starts with the garment itself. Try a short description that combines the item type with the details you care about: “navy linen blazer”, “wide leg jeans” or “black ankle boots”. These are examples of search wording, not claims that a particular item is in stock.

Start from the Vrool search field or the Search Engine link. If your first phrase is too narrow, remove one detail and try again. If the results are broad, add a useful distinguishing word such as fabric, colour or shape. Use only the category and filter controls offered by the screen you are viewing.

Different sellers may describe the same shape differently. “Wide leg trousers” and “palazzo trousers”, for example, can be useful separate searches. A label photograph, condition description and measurements still matter after you find a promising result. Search wording alone cannot verify fabric, age or authenticity.

You can also discover fashion by browsing a member's collection through Explore Wardrobes. This is useful when you like the overall style of a seller or shared collection. Check whether each piece is For sale, Open to offers or Not for sale before deciding what action to take.

Sellers can help by using a precise title and describing the actual piece. Add the brand only when it is supported by the item. Avoid unrelated labels, repeated keywords or describing a modern garment as original vintage without evidence.

Which words help you find clothes in your own style: garment shape, fabric, colour, a brand or an occasion? Share an example search and explain what you hoped to find.

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A useful clothing photo answers a buyer's question. Start by showing the whole garment, then show the details someone would inspect if they were holding it. You do not need a studio to make the item easy to understand.

Prepare one simple photo spot

Clear a clean surface or use a plain wall and a suitable hanger. Check that sleeves, hems and straps are visible. Soft window light is a good starting point; Etsy's product photography guide explains why uncluttered backgrounds and indirect light help show details and colours.

Build a useful photo sequence

1. Take a full front view and a full back view.
2. Show the brand, size, fabric composition and care labels where present.
3. Add a close view of texture, embroidery, fastenings or other features.
4. Photograph each mark, repair, missing detail or area of wear. Include a wider image so its location is clear.
5. If you show a tape measure, make the start and end points readable.

Keep the phone steady and check each image before putting the item away. If black fabric looks grey or cream looks bright white, try a different light position and compare the screen with the garment. Mention colour uncertainty in the description when needed.

Use photographs of the actual item you are offering. A styled outfit can provide inspiration, but it should not replace evidence of the garment's present condition. Avoid edits that remove marks, change the shape or invent fabric detail. Keep unrelated personal information out of the background.

Community prompt: Which photo do you find most useful when buying preloved clothing: the label, the fabric close-up or a measurement photo? Share your own photography tip without posting anyone else's images.

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A useful clothing listing answers the questions a buyer would ask if the piece were in front of them. You do not need a long sales pitch. You need clear photographs, an accurate description and enough detail for someone to decide whether it suits them.

Start with New Listing and choose the closest fashion category. Follow the clothing detail prompts, then review the title, description, photographs and price. If Vrool asks you to verify your mobile number before selling, complete that step first.

Try a specific title such as “Navy linen blazer, UK 12” rather than “Lovely jacket”. Add the brand only when you can confirm it from the item. Describe the labelled size and include useful measurements, particularly for vintage pieces or anything altered. Say whether a fit description is your observation or information on the label.

Photograph the actual garment in good light. Include the front, back, relevant labels and close-ups of wear or flaws. Mention repairs, missing buttons, marks, pilling or changes to the original shape. A buyer should not have to discover these after delivery.

Before publishing, check:

• Does the category match the item?
• Do the photographs and description show the same condition?
• Are the brand, size and price correct?
• Have you removed personal details from any supporting image?

Read the current fees and fulfilment choices shown in the listing and checkout screens rather than relying on an old forum price example. If you start from List for sale inside Your Wardrobe, you still need to complete and publish the normal listing separately.

What is the most useful detail you look for when buying secondhand clothing?

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Your Wardrobe is a place to organise clothes you own, including pieces you want to keep. It is separate from your public marketplace listings. A new garment is private by default, and adding it does not automatically create a sale listing.

On the UK site, open Explore Wardrobes and choose Your Wardrobe near the top. Select Open wardrobe, or tap the cabinet doors. The cabinet groups clothes into a hanging rail, a middle shelf for bottoms, and a shoe shelf.

Choose Add tops, Add bottoms or Add shoes. Select the clothing type, enter a recognisable item name, and take or upload a photograph of the garment. Brand and size are optional fields. You can also keep colour, model and description details when they are useful to you.

Start with a small, practical set: a jacket you wear often, two favourite tops, a pair of trousers and your everyday shoes. Naming a piece “My navy work blazer” may help you find it again more quickly than a vague label.

You can use Manage item details and privacy to review entries, filter them and edit details. Where Identify with AI is offered, read the photo-sharing consent first. Treat the returned fields as suggestions and check them against the garment and its labels before saving.

Your Wardrobe does not currently provide resale estimates. A brand suggestion or possible model identification is also not a guarantee of authenticity. Keep details you can verify and correct anything uncertain yourself.

What would make your own wardrobe easier to organise: garment type, colour, season or outfit combinations?

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Saving a garment and sharing a garment are separate choices on Vrool. Your owned items start private. You can decide item by item whether a piece should remain visible only to you or appear in your shared wardrobe.

Open Your Wardrobe, expand Manage item details and privacy, and find the garment. Under Edit details and visibility, review its current visibility before making a change.

• Private: the garment is not displayed as a public shared wardrobe item.
• Show only — Not for sale: visitors can see the garment and its photograph, but it has no wardrobe offer action. This is useful for outfit inspiration or pieces you want to keep.
• Open to offers: visitors can see the item and start an item-related message request. Receiving a request does not sell the garment automatically.

For a public choice, read and tick the confirmation box, then choose Save visibility. Simply selecting a new option without saving is not the completed step. To withdraw a shared garment, change it back to Private and save.

List for sale is a separate handoff to the ordinary Vrool listing editor. You must add the required listing details and photograph and confirm publication there. Opening the editor does not automatically turn your private wardrobe entry into a marketplace listing.

Check your photograph before sharing: keep addresses, receipts with personal details and anything unrelated to the garment out of view. Only share an image you are comfortable making public. Generated try-on sharing has a different confirmation screen and should be reviewed separately.

Would you use Show only for favourite pieces, or keep your wardrobe entirely private?

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Explore Wardrobes lets you browse members’ public fashion collections in a cabinet layout. It brings together eligible marketplace listings and owned garments that members have explicitly chosen to share. Private wardrobe photographs are not automatically added to the public collection.

Open Explore Wardrobes from the main navigation. Use Find a wardrobe to search by member name, then open the collection you want to explore. If you want your personal collection instead, choose Your Wardrobe near the top of the page after signing in.

Open a member’s cabinet by tapping its doors or using its open control. Browse the clothing sections and move along a rail with the arrows or a horizontal swipe. Where more pieces are available, continue along the rail or use the browse controls. The cabinet is a way to explore the collection; its decorative hangers do not represent extra items for sale.

Choose a garment to see its details. Pay attention to the availability label:

• Not for sale is for viewing and inspiration.
• Open to offers can lead to an item-specific message request.
• For sale leads to the marketplace item and its available buying or offer controls.

Category, search and availability controls can help narrow a large collection. Counts describe the currently eligible public pieces, so they can change when stock sells or a member changes sharing choices.

A photograph alone does not tell you the fit or condition. Read the details and ask the owner or seller for anything missing before deciding. Browsing a wardrobe does not place an order or send an offer.

Which type of collection would you enjoy browsing: everyday outfits, vintage finds or occasionwear?

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Retail Try On is designed for pieces you discover while shopping. It keeps the shop context with your saved finds so you can revisit an idea without mixing it up with clothes you already own.

Choose Try On, then Retail Try On. Vrool first asks where you are shopping. Choose a listed shopping centre, High street or Other location. Next, select or enter the retailer name and choose Save visit & continue. A shop name is a label for your visit; it does not mean that retailer has a partnership with Vrool.

The initial centre directory includes Westfield London in White City and Zara. Other retailer names can be entered manually. For a supported centre, the welcome screen can open the official centre map in a separate tab. Return to Vrool to continue; the map is not a live indoor navigation service.

Choose Start capturing. Add a clear photograph under Top or one-piece, Bottoms or Shoes, or choose a saved item from that visit. At least one item is needed. You can try a single piece; all three sections do not need to be filled.

Before generating, check your private head-to-toe photo, the displayed allowance or credit cost and the photo-processing consent. Choose Generate my preview only when you are ready. The pending screen uses your saved retailer name, for example “Generating your Zara look”.

An AI preview is an outfit visualisation, not a guarantee of garment size, fit, stock or availability. Check the real item, its measurements and the retailer’s own information before buying.

Which shop would you want to organise a visit for first?

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Home Try On helps you explore combinations using your own clothes. It is useful when you want to see a different top with familiar trousers, reconsider a pair of shoes or plan an outfit from items already in your collection.

Open Try On and choose Home Try On. Saved owned garments appear in the relevant selectors. You can also choose Take or upload photo to add an owned piece from the try-on screen.

The available sections are Top or one-piece, Bottoms and Shoes. Add one piece or more. Leaving a section empty is fine: a top is not compulsory, and you do not need to create a complete three-piece outfit. A dress or other one-piece should not be combined with a separate bottoms selection in the same preview.

Use clear garment photographs and check that each item is in the right category. If something is missing from a selector, review how it was saved rather than picking an unrelated piece. A retail find that you have not bought belongs in Retail Try On; Home Try On shows clothes recorded as owned.

Add or check your private head-to-toe photograph. Read the allowance or paid-credit information shown for your account and the processing consent, then choose Generate my preview. Generation can take a few minutes. A successful preview is saved in Try On history.

Use the result for style inspiration. AI can change details, and the image cannot establish whether the real garment fits, stretches comfortably or feels right. For an important outfit, try the actual clothes on too.

What combination would you like to revisit from your existing wardrobe?

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Retail captures and generated looks are useful records of a shopping visit, but they are different things. A captured item is the garment photograph you saved. A look is the AI preview created from selected pieces and your private try-on photo.

Open Try On, choose Retail Try On, and look for Continue a saved visit. The visit shows the retailer, location and date. Open it to continue capturing, or choose View saved items to return to the shop’s saved finds. You can also use See all saved shopping items to browse the wider history.

Try On history separates items and looks and provides location and retailer context where it was recorded. If an older capture does not have a saved visit, it can appear with earlier shopping captures instead. Vrool does not invent a shopping centre or visit for that older image.

When you actually buy a saved retail piece, choose Move to my wardrobe. The confirmation asks whether you have bought it. Confirming records the piece as owned, so it can become part of your personal collection and appear in Home Try On.

That action does not purchase the item from the retailer, reserve stock, record a Vrool marketplace order or create a sale listing. Complete any retailer purchase separately through the shop’s own process.

A generated look keeps the descriptive context saved when it was made. Moving a source item later does not rewrite the history of that preview. Give captures useful names while the visit is fresh, so similar pieces are easier to distinguish on your next visit.

Would you organise saved finds by shop, occasion or planned outfit?

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You can share a saved generated outfit from Try On history when you want feedback or inspiration from the Vrool community. Sharing is optional and has its own public-post confirmation.

Open the saved look, then choose Share to Vrool Social. Review the generated image and write a caption that explains the idea: perhaps a colour combination, occasion or question about the outfit. Say what you actually know about the pieces, and keep the AI-preview label clear.

The form has an optional Retailer product or referral link field. You can leave it blank, add a normal product URL, or add a referral link provided or permitted by the relevant retailer or referral programme. Use a complete public HTTPS link.

If it is your referral link and you may earn a commission, tick the referral checkbox. The public post will show Ad · Referral link, alongside an explanation that the member may earn a commission under the retailer’s terms. Your referral parameters are retained as entered, but Vrool does not promise commission, enrol you in a retailer programme or pay that commission itself.

Before submitting, read and tick the publishing and automated-review consent. The shared image is the generated outfit preview; the share action does not attach your original body photograph or waist measurement. Still review the preview itself carefully, because it may depict you and will be public.

Do not describe a normal product link as an official collaboration or claim that a brand has approved the preview unless that is independently true.

What would make an outfit post more helpful: styling notes, item details or the question behind the look?

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On a shared wardrobe piece marked Open to offers, an interested visitor can start an item-specific message request. This is a conversation starter. It does not accept a price on your behalf, take payment or transfer ownership of the garment.

As the owner, open Messages to review requests. A new conversation may need your acceptance before the discussion continues. The initial wardrobe offer request includes the item name and a link back to the wardrobe piece, helping you check which garment the visitor means.

Use the same thread for follow-up questions. For clothing, useful details often include the labelled size, actual measurements, fabric, condition and any alterations. If someone asks for a photograph, make sure it shows the relevant garment without exposing private information in the background.

Notifications depend on your settings. Conversation email alerts follow that conversation’s email setting. Bell and mobile push alerts follow the message-notification controls; device push also needs a registered device and permission. A missing email or push alert does not by itself mean the conversation is empty, so check Messages directly.

The public availability setting matters. Show only — Not for sale is not an invitation to make an offer. You can change an owned piece back to Private through the saved visibility controls if you no longer want it displayed.

Marketplace listings may have their own Make offer controls and buying flow. Follow the controls shown on the actual listing rather than treating a wardrobe message as a completed order. If you decide to list an owned garment, use List for sale and complete the normal editor.

What information helps you answer an offer without lots of extra messages?

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Resellers B2B is the navigation group for Vrool’s resale sourcing and trade area. Wholesale opens the Selling to Resellers B2B catalogue, where stock is described and priced as lots for trade buyers.

Start by opening a lot and reading its actual description. Check the category, number of pieces, grade, mix and sizing notes, photographs and any product video. The per-piece figure helps compare lots, while the lot total shows the items subtotal for that bundle. Delivery and any applicable VAT are confirmed through the invoice process, so the items subtotal is not necessarily the final delivered cost.

Do not assume that a grade label tells you every detail about every garment. Ask about the condition and mix you need for your business. Plan for inspection, cleaning or repair where appropriate and decide whether the stock suits your customers. Future resale prices and profit are not guaranteed.

To request a lot, sign in and provide the business, contact and delivery details requested on the form. Read the exact reservation or request terms shown before submitting. Depending on the active checkout, the page may ask for a reservation payment or offer an unpaid request followed by business review. Follow the invoice instructions before paying any remaining balance.

Use My requests to review your trade requests. If Book video call is available, it opens the offered hand-pick booking option; booking a call does not itself reserve stock.

The present catalogue is managed by Vrool. It is not an open self-service wholesale publishing area for every member. Individuals who want to sell a few owned pieces can use the ordinary marketplace listing process instead.

What would you need to know before choosing your first resale lot?

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We Buy Y2K is Vrool’s sourcing route for selected Y2K, true vintage, designer and used branded clothing. It is different from listing each garment yourself or buying a trade lot through Wholesale.

Open Resellers B2B, then We Buy Y2K, and read the current acceptance criteria. The page asks for clean, wearable pieces with resale appeal. Generic basics, new fast-fashion clearance, counterfeit, soiled, damaged or otherwise unsellable stock do not fit the brief.

Choose the individual or business form as appropriate. Describe the type of pieces, approximate quantity, brands and condition, and provide the requested contact and collection-address details. Use photographs of the actual bundle, with enough space and light to make individual garments visible. Add labels or close-ups when they explain the brand, era or condition.

Do not send a parcel just because you completed the form. Submissions are manually reviewed first. Keep the items until Vrool responds with the posting decision and, if approved, the instructions for sending them.

Read the ownership declaration before agreeing. The current form states that a parcel becomes Vrool’s property once it arrives and cannot be returned. It also makes clear that submission is not a guaranteed offer or valuation. The assessment happens after physical inspection, and unsellable stock may receive no payment.

For current bundle thresholds, valuation information and payment details, read the live We Buy Y2K information and the pricing page linked there. Those sourcing terms are separate from any Try On Social sharing feature.

Which details help explain a bundle best: era, labels, condition or a clear overview photograph?

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Vrool brings preloved fashion, personal wardrobe organisation and outfit inspiration into one place. You can look for clothes, shoes, bags and accessories, list pieces you no longer wear, and connect with other people through fashion posts and conversations.

If you are new, start with the part that suits you:

• Shopping: browse fashion categories or search for a specific garment, brand, size or colour. Read each listing carefully and ask the seller about details that matter to you.
• Selling: use New Listing to describe and photograph an item you own. Check the category, condition, measurements and price before publishing.
• Organising: open Explore Wardrobes, then Your Wardrobe, to keep a private record of your own clothes. Adding a garment there does not put it up for sale.
• Styling: choose Try On, then Home Try On or Retail Try On, to create a private AI outfit preview when generation is available.
• Sharing: use Social Fashions for style conversations and outfit inspiration. A saved generated look has its own sharing form.

These tools do different jobs. A saved favourite is a find you want to revisit; an owned wardrobe item is part of your collection; a retail capture records something seen while shopping; and a generated look is an AI image.

Try one small task first: find a jacket, add one owned garment, or prepare one accurate listing. For the wider introduction, see About Vrool.

Which part of Vrool would you like a more detailed walkthrough of?

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A size label is useful information, but it does not tell the whole fit story. A practical starting point is to compare the item with a similar garment you already enjoy wearing. Use the same measuring points on both pieces.

For context, eBay's clothing fit guide notes that sizing varies between manufacturers and countries. Its inside-leg example measures along the seam of trousers laid flat. Our checklist below helps make an individual listing easier to interpret.

Record the method as well as the number

1. Lay the garment on a clean, flat surface and smooth it gently without stretching it.
2. For a top, describe where you measure across the chest and where the length begins and ends.
3. For trousers, state the flat waistband width, the inside-leg seam length and, when useful, the rise.
4. For a dress or skirt, explain the waist measurement and the point used for the overall length.
5. Write the unit beside every measurement. Say whether the figure is a flat width or a full circumference.

For example: "Waistband approximately 38 cm across when laid flat, measured unstretched; inside leg approximately 72 cm along the seam." This is clearer than "waist 38". Do not silently double a flat number and present it as a person's body measurement.

Keep the original labelled size in the listing too. Note an elasticated waist, stretch fabric, an asymmetric hem or alterations that affect the comparison. If a label is missing, say so rather than inventing a size. A photograph of the measuring points can resolve ambiguity.

Measurements still cannot promise comfort, drape or an exact fit. Buyers can ask for one missing measurement before deciding.

Community prompt: Which measurement makes the biggest difference for your favourite garment type?

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"Lovely condition" is a starting opinion, not a complete description. Buyers need to know what they will receive, which details come from the label and where the garment shows wear. A short, specific listing can answer these questions without sounding like an advert.

Inspect before you write

Work around the garment in the same order each time: neckline, underarms, sleeves, seams, fastenings and hem. For trousers, include the waistband, pockets, crotch and inside-leg area. Look at the lining too. Check both sides in useful light and note anything you would want to know as a buyer.

eBay's clothing listing guidance recommends relevant attributes, an accurate description and photographs of imperfections. The same basic idea is useful here: give the reader observable information.

Use a simple description order

1. Identity: garment type, brand as labelled, colour and labelled size.
2. Fabric and shape: composition from the label, lining, stretch and useful construction details.
3. Condition: wear, fading, marks, repairs, alterations and missing parts.
4. Measurements: approximate figures with units and measuring points.

An example: "Navy short-sleeve shirt, labelled size M. Cotton composition shown in the label photo. Small pale mark near the lower front, shown in photos four and five. All front buttons present. Approximate chest width 52 cm measured flat under the arms."

Separate facts from uncertainty. If you cannot establish a production year, fabric or style name, say what you can verify. Avoid unrelated brand names and repeated search phrases. If you spot a fault after publishing, update the description and photos promptly, and communicate relevant changes before a buyer commits.

Community prompt: What detail do you wish more clothing descriptions included? Please discuss the information, rather than naming or criticising an individual seller.

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