TailorMate — Designing a More Structured and Trustworthy Tailoring Experience
Client: Bob Thomas
Sparkline Solutions
Role
Lead Product Designer
I led the redesign of the mobile experience, working closely with the project owner to refine user flows, information architecture, visual direction, and interaction patterns across the platform.
Services
Product Design
Mobile App Design
UX Strategy
Information Architecture
Design Systems
Skills
User Experience Design
Product Design
Mobile UI Design
User Flow Design
Information Architecture
Interaction Design
Design Systems
Wireframing
Prototyping
Overview
TailorMate is a mobile platform that helps users discover trusted tailors, place tailoring orders, manage measurements, track progress, and receive completed outfits with confidence.
I was responsible for redesigning the end-to-end mobile experience, from information architecture and user flows to the final visual direction.
The Challenge
Tailoring is personal, but the experience around it is often fragmented.
Users needed a way to:
Find trusted tailors nearby
Submit measurements without confusion
Track order progress
Feel confident about the final outcome
The challenge was making a complex tailoring process feel simple, structured, and easy to trust.
Rethinking the Experience
As we mapped the product, it became clear that the challenge wasn't the number of features.
It was the amount of decisions users had to make.
The initial experience felt functional but overly technical for a service built around craftsmanship and personal relationships.
Rather than adding more screens, I focused on simplifying the journey, reducing friction, and creating clearer pathways through the product.
Key Design Decisions
Simplifying Discovery
Instead of creating multiple browsing experiences, discovery was centralized into a single Explore experience.
Users always arrive at the same destination, but with different filters already applied based on where they entered from.
This reduced complexity while keeping navigation predictable.
Streamlining Order Creation
Ordering a custom garment involves multiple inputs, from garment selection to measurements and delivery preferences.
To reduce fatigue, related decisions were grouped together and the flow was restructured around how users naturally think through the process.
The result was a shorter and more intuitive ordering experience.
Designing Around User Intent
One of the most impactful changes came in the order completion experience.
Originally, completed orders focused heavily on tracking information.
But when an order is finished, users care less about the process and more about the outcome.
The final garment preview was elevated, turning the completion state into a more rewarding experience.
Visual Direction
The project went through several visual explorations before landing on a direction that felt right for the product.
The goal wasn't to create another fashion app or another tech product.
Instead, the visual system was refined to feel:
Calm
Trustworthy
Refined
Crafted
This helped the experience feel more aligned with the nature of tailoring while maintaining usability and clarity.
Outcome
The final product transformed a traditionally offline and fragmented process into a structured digital experience.
Users can now:
Discover tailors more easily
Submit and manage measurements
Track progress with confidence
Review completed garments
Leave feedback after delivery
Most importantly, the experience feels intentional from start to finish.
What I Took Away
This project reinforced an important lesson:
Good design isn't always about adding more.
Sometimes the biggest improvements come from simplifying, restructuring, and knowing what to leave out.
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Posted Jun 6, 2026
Redesigned TailorMate's mobile experience to create a more structured and trustworthy tailoring service.