The diligence framework that separates real fashion visual search from the rest — 8 non-negotiables, 11 nice-to-haves, before you sign.
Most fashion retailers evaluate visual search the same way: watch the demo, compare two or three pitches, sign with whoever looked best. Six months later the tags are wrong, the integration is brittle, and the model hasn't been updated since the day it shipped.
This is the diligence framework we wish more retailers brought to the conversation — built from working with fashion eCommerce teams who've been burned, and the ones who got it right.
What's inside:
6 questions that separate fashion-trained AI from general image recognition
A decision framework: 8 non-negotiables vs. 11 nice-to-haves
The single most powerful question to ask any vendor and why most won't agree to it on the spot
Specific red flags in pricing, integration, and ongoing model maintenance
For: Marketing directors, eCommerce leads, and product managers at fashion retailers with 1,000+ SKUs evaluating visual search, AI tagging, or recommendation platforms.
