Open Weave

Open Weave was a size-inclusive personal styling service. I founded it and built the software, from the storefront to the workflows for putting together style boxes.

Buying clothes online can involve a lot of guesswork, especially for plus-size shoppers. Sizes change from brand to brand, and the person in the product photo rarely looks like you. You order a few things, send most of them back, and try again.

I wanted to see whether a styling service could make that process easier, with secondhand clothing and more room for people to explain what they actually wanted to wear.

Getting to know the customer

I built an onboarding flow that asked about fit, style, colors, budget, and daily life. Measurements mattered, but so did how someone wanted to feel in their clothes and what they were comfortable trying.

The forms used sliders and color palettes alongside detailed sizing questions. The answers became customer profiles that could support the styling process.

Building the storefront

I used Shopify Hydrogen, React, and TypeScript for the storefront, with Shopify Oxygen for hosting. I worked on responsive layouts and accessible forms, and used the Shopify Admin APIs for customer profiles, tagging, and style box workflows.

I also explored AI-assisted tools for summarizing customer profiles and pulling out preferences. There was a lot of information to organize before a stylist could choose clothing, and I wanted to see which parts of that preparation software could help with.

What stayed with me

Building this meant thinking carefully about how people describe their bodies and what they feel comfortable wearing. A form can collect a size, but figuring out what someone means by a good fit takes more conversation.

The project brought together my work in software and my interest in clothing, and gave me a lot to think about around how personal an online shopping experience can be.