Apparel and footwear QC, garment measurement, fit checks, fabric weight, sneaker sizing and construction notes.
8 years covering this niche
Priya Raman is Reviews Editor, covering apparel and footwear QC, measurements, fit checks, fabric weight, and sneaker sizing and construction notes. They run hipobuyyupoo's bench measurements, maintain hoodie, tee, and sneaker tables, open seam allowances when a stitch line looks off, and write every apparel review's fit section. Garment measurements are checked against size charts, with variances over 1 cm flagged; sneakers are measured with digital calipers and wear-tested for at least 14 days. Every garment is washed once before the final fit note, with shrinkage recorded. Garment records include chest, shoulder, sleeve, body length, and fabric weight on the 0.1 g scale. Sneaker measurements cover insole length, outsole width, and heel height.
- Published on this site
- garment flat measurement
- size chart variance
- fabric weight and shrinkage
- sneaker insole and outsole measurement
- fit checks and wear testing
- stitching and seam QC
Career timeline
- 2015
- Worked as an apparel technical designer writing size specs and fit notes.
- 2018
- Moved into consumer reviews covering clothing and footwear.
- 2019
- Joined hipobuyyupoo as Reviews Editor, building the bench measurement tables.
- 2023
- Completed a 300-item catalog wear-test cycle across apparel and sneakers.
Credentials
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Apparel Fit Technician Certificate
London College of Fashion 2018
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Textile Testing Fundamentals
Netherlands Textile Institute 2021
How I test
Priya Raman measures every garment flat on the bench, recording chest, shoulder, sleeve, and body length, then fabric weight on the 0.1 g scale. They compare every number with the listing's size chart and flag variances over 1 cm. For sneakers, they record insole length, outsole width, and heel height with digital calipers, then wear-test for at least 14 days. They wash every garment once before the final fit note and record shrinkage.
