The Inbox15 May 2026

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The questions buyers
ask first.

Honest answers about what we do, where we win, and where we don't. Each one signed by who answered it — Anaita for the buying-floor questions, Yash for the business and data ones.

A designer's pinboard crowded with folded handwritten question slips in marigold, sage, maroon, and ivory paper

Questions, as they arrive.

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Buyer questions answered since launch. A small number, growing honestly. Counted as of May 2026.

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Showing 1 question on sustainability.

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— Chapter 04

Edge cases & honesty.

Sustainability scoring, what happens to your data if you leave, and where we differ from the global incumbents.

  • What's the story with sustainability scoring?

    Asked of Yash · founder

    Forty fibres rated on global-warming potential, water use, eutrophication, chemistry, and fossil-resource burden — an open mirror of the Higg Materials Sustainability Index, normalised from publicly available life-cycle assessments (Textile Exchange, EU PEFCR, Indian academic LCAs). Every fabric attribute page shows the score with sub-scores and cited sources. Useful for buyer orientation, but not for verified ESG reporting — for that you need a licensed Higg account directly.

The questions we cannot yet answer are more interesting than the ones we can. They are the next issue.
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— Asked, not yet answered

The open queue.

Questions in the inbox we haven't yet committed to in print. Listing them is the editorial move — it admits where we are still working. Push the one that matters to you and we will pull it forward.

  1. 01

    How do you handle saree blouse SKU permutations — colour × sleeve × neckline?

    In the queue · taxonomy team is sketching the variant model.

  2. 02

    Can the engine see Instagram Reels signal yet?

    Not yet · prototype shelved until the audio side is solved.

  3. 03

    What about Tier-2 and Tier-3 city buyers — does the signal hold outside the metros?

    In the queue · waiting on three pilot brands selling outside the top eight cities.

  4. 04

    When will there be a Hindi or Tamil version of the brief?

    On the roadmap · the brief generator is being audited for translation first.

  5. 05

    Can you forecast on a category I make up — say "festive co-ord set under ₹2,500"?

    Partially · custom price-band slicing works; custom category creation does not.

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