HUMBLEBOB

AI fashion production pilot brief and vendor checklist

A reusable checklist and editable pilot brief for commissioning AI fashion images: inputs, garment fidelity, review, corrections, rights, disclosure, delivery.

A clothing rail of sample garments in a daylight studio; a sheer blouse, a pinstripe shirt and a patterned knit hang at the front.
A pilot rail of real products, with the hardest pieces hung at the front so they are part of the test. AI-generated image

Use this checklist and brief to commission AI-generated fashion images from any vendor, including HUMBLEBOB. It puts the production questions first: who prepares the inputs, who checks the garments, who fixes failures, and what counts as accepted. Settle these before the pilot and every vendor can be judged on the same terms.

How to use it

  1. Download the editable Markdown version of this page and fill in the brief below.
  2. Send the same brief to each vendor you are considering.
  3. Run a pilot on a few dozen real products, including your hardest ones, and judge the results against the acceptance criteria you wrote down.

The checklist

  1. Inputs. Which references you will supply per product (front, back, details), their resolution, and whether colours have been checked against the physical sample. See product references.
  2. Scope. Categories, number of products, and images per product. Our shot list per category is a starting point.
  3. Models. New or existing model identities, how they are approved, and written consent terms if a model is based on a real person. See approved model identity.
  4. Garment fidelity. Which attributes are checked and what counts as a reject. See garment fidelity.
  5. Colour. The colour reference and the tolerance, for example a Delta E limit.
  6. Review. Who reviews what, in how many rounds, and how quickly you respond.
  7. Corrections. Who fixes failed images, and how many correction rounds are included.
  8. Brand consistency. The style guide the images follow, and sign-off on a first batch before volume.
  9. Delivery. Formats, sizes, colour space and file naming per channel.
  10. Acceptance. The pass or fail test, and whether the vendor reports its acceptance rate.
  11. Rights and data. The licence you receive, whether your images are used to train anything, and model likeness terms.
  12. Disclosure and provenance. Who labels AI images under the EU AI Act, which metadata the files carry, and each marketplace's rules.
Checklist in three groups: inputs and scope, quality and review, delivery and terms, twelve items in total.
The checklist items grouped by stage, so every vendor answers the same questions before the pilot. Diagram: HUMBLEBOB

Pilot brief

Copy this section and fill in each line.

Printed front, back and pocket-detail photos of a canvas jacket in a row, the real jacket beside them and a hand comparing the cuff.
One product's references, front, back and a detail view, checked against the physical sample before they are listed in the brief. AI-generated image
  • Brand and contact: [fill in]
  • Products in the pilot: [number, categories, including the hardest ones]
  • References available per product: [front, back, detail, flat lay, ghost mannequin]
  • Images needed per product: [shot list]
  • Channels and specs: [own site, marketplaces, social; sizes and backgrounds]
  • Models: [new identities, or existing approved models; segments]
  • Garment attributes checked: [silhouette, construction, colour, print, logos, hardware, texture]
  • Colour tolerance: [reference and limit]
  • Review and correction rounds: [who, how many, response times]
  • Acceptance test: [what passes, what fails, who decides]
  • Rights, training and likeness terms: [what you require]
  • Disclosure and metadata: [who labels what, which metadata]
  • Timeline and budget range: [dates, range]

Check this brief with your AI assistant

To check the brief or prepare vendor calls with an AI assistant, open one of these links. Each opens the assistant with this visible prompt, which you can edit before sending:

Read https://humblebob.com/pilot-brief.md. I am commissioning AI-generated fashion images for my brand. Using that checklist, list the questions I should ask each vendor I am considering, and what a good answer to each looks like.

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Where HUMBLEBOB stands

Checklist item HUMBLEBOB
Inputs Send the drop the way you have it: spreadsheets, PDFs, packshots, CAD, emails. We turn it into one checked product list and ask for anything missing
Models Digital models, each approved by you before it is used
Garment fidelity and review Each image passes a defect check, then people review each batch against your packshots and your rules before delivery. You review in one place and write notes in your own words, and we turn them into fixes
Brand consistency Your look written down as rules and a shot list per category, approved by you before production starts
Delivery Sizes and resolutions per channel, named to your convention, masters kept. On request, files come with a data file that lists the products in each image, ready for your PIM
Correction rounds, timeline, pricing Agreed in the pilot
Disclosure responsibility and metadata Agreed in the pilot, per channel, before production

For anything not in this table, ask us directly. More in how HUMBLEBOB works, and the five steps of a drop are on How we work.

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