would make it actually helpful for you?

Hello,

I'm doing the research before the building, and I was wondering if people would be willing to give some insight?

The concept: a marketplace app, in the spirit of Depop or Vinted, where clients post what they want, "I have this blazer, I want it tailored properly with the sleeves shortened," or "I want a midi skirt made from this fabric I thrifted", and get matched with a tailor or seamstress who takes it on.

The aim is to revitalise more sustainable forms of clothes shopping by bringing local trade back into the process

So: what would you actually need?

I'm thinking about the obvious things — how briefs come in and what info you'd need from a client before you'd even quote, how pricing should work (flat menu, per-job, something in between),

what a fair commission looks like vs one that feels extractive, when you'd want to be paid, whether remote/mailed-in jobs are workable for you or a non-starter, and what protections you'd want against the kinds of clients you've all dealt with before. But the more useful answer is probably the thing I'm not asking.

The other thing I'd really value your view on: is "alter existing garments and work with thrifted or sourced material" the kind of work people would be happy to take on, or is it generally a pain compared to working with proper new fabric?

I am building this, so this isn't a neutral research post, but I'm not trying to sell anything today and I don't want to launch something the professional community thinks is a bad idea. Happy to go into more detail in the comments.

Thanks for reading.