Women&#x27;s Fashion

The Metzee team2 min read

How to sell womenswear on Metzee

Measure every piece flat, describe the fabric, and say what has been altered.

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Buying womenswear in a live auction

Ask for flat measurements and the lining. Both decide whether you will wear it.

Pricing womenswear for a live auction

Occasion wear and everyday wear are different rooms. Price them like it.

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Packing and posting womenswear

Damp ruins cloth and beadwork catches on everything. Tissue and a sealed bag fix both.

Describing the condition of womenswear

The lining, the underarms and the beadwork. Three places that carry most of the faults.

What is your womenswear worth?

Occasion wear and everyday wear price differently. Measurements and the lining decide both.

Photographing womenswear

Daylight for colour, the lining turned out, and the tape where the measurements are.

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Delivering womenswear: courier, local or collection

Easy to post, except for the pieces with work on them — those want a box.

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Questions to ask before bidding on womenswear

Flat measurements, the lining, and whether the fabric was stretched when it was measured.

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Getting the size right when buying womenswear

Flat measurements, and the one question that makes them meaningful: was it stretched?

Storing and caring for womenswear

Refold the worked pieces, hang the structured ones, and keep the beading away from the fabric.

Building a wardrobe from second-hand womenswear

Keep your own measurements, and always ask what seam allowance is left.

Common mistakes selling womenswear

Measuring a stretch fabric while pulling it, and never turning the lining out.