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Launch HN: Queenly (YC W21) – Marketplace and search engine for formalwear

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Re: Launch HN: Queenly (YC W21) – Marketplace and search engine for formalwear

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Post by fakedang »

kathyqueenly wrote: post #12
adav wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry, I didn’t mean my comment to come off so negatively. I do wish the team the best of luck and think that reimagining aspects of the fashion industry is a very worthy ambition.

Haha thank you. For context, we launched on iOS, Android, and web within the same year, which has helped our marketplace grow, but we’ve since realized that we are outgrowing our engineering capacity (all done by me, a proud but headstrong full stack engineer ). Definitely maintaining a high sense of UX quality is one of our priorities, especially as we are trying to hire and dedicate better engineering resources to…

I'm curious, which framework are you using?

Re: Launch HN: Queenly (YC W21) – Marketplace and search engine for formalwear

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fakedang wrote: post #21
kathyqueenly wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Haha thank you. For context, we launched on iOS, Android, and web within the same year, which has helped our marketplace grow, but we’ve since realized that we are outgrowing our engineering capacity (all done by me, a proud but headstrong full stack engineer ). Definitely maintaining a high sense of UX quality is one of our priorities, especially as we are trying to hire and dedicate better engineering resources to…

I'm curious, which framework are you using?

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Re: Launch HN: Queenly (YC W21) – Marketplace and search engine for formalwear

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Post by bruckie »

kathyqueenly wrote: post #14
neximo64 wrote: post #4

It feels like having a marketplace for this cheapens the experience of using formalwear. Imo I would try and find a way to change the experience so its not similar to buying stuff on Ebay (i.e the homepage feels that way)

Definitely a tricky design challenge, to keep a playful but high end tone to the landing page!

"Playful" isn't really something I'd expect from a business like this, at least not at the expense of communicating "high end".

Re: Launch HN: Queenly (YC W21) – Marketplace and search engine for formalwear

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Post by kathyqueenly »

bruckie wrote: post #23
kathyqueenly wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Definitely a tricky design challenge, to keep a playful but high end tone to the landing page!

"Playful" isn't really something I'd expect from a business like this, at least not at the expense of communicating "high end".

Prom is supposed to be fun, but prom dresses are expensive!

Re: Launch HN: Queenly (YC W21) – Marketplace and search engine for formalwear

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Post by faitswulff »

neximo64 wrote: post #4

It feels like having a marketplace for this cheapens the experience of using formalwear. Imo I would try and find a way to change the experience so its not similar to buying stuff on Ebay (i.e the homepage feels that way)

If you want the experience of brand new formalwear, then the site is likely not for you.

Coming from an immigrant family myself, the utility of something is worth more than the perceived newness, and deal hunting is a prized skill. Queenly is a good match for demographics like that.

Re: Launch HN: Queenly (YC W21) – Marketplace and search engine for formalwear

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Post by faitswulff »

This site would be great for a lot of people I know. Being immigrants yourselves, are there any plans for adding support for ethnic formalwear or events? I've been on the lookout for qipao (Chinese) and aodai (Vietnamese), for instance.

Re: Launch HN: Queenly (YC W21) – Marketplace and search engine for formalwear

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Post by kathyqueenly »

faitswulff wrote: post #26

This site would be great for a lot of people I know. Being immigrants yourselves, are there any plans for adding support for ethnic formalwear or events? I've been on the lookout for qipao (Chinese) and aodai (Vietnamese), for instance.

This has been very top of mind actually! We have some users who have uploaded a lot of qipaos and aoi dais already. For immigrant women, it's difficult to find any formal cultural wear unless your town has a Chinatown or ethnic stores that cater to it. We want to provide easier access to this inventory, especially for those living in the Midwest/South, who normally would not have as many, if not any, ethnic stores that sell cultural formalwear. Thank you so much for recognizing this need for immigrants!

Re: Launch HN: Queenly (YC W21) – Marketplace and search engine for formalwear

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Post by kathyqueenly »

katehiscox wrote: post #27

Fantastic! Congrats Queenly team! Hardest workers in the room and a huge market. Quinceañera's alone!

Thanks! Quinceañera is super big but underserved. We hope to help provide more access and affordability to these big and celebratory dresses :)
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