​About the talk 

​Vinted's secondhand fashion marketplace had a big problem to address: sizes. In addition to missing size schemes and missing values, incorrect international conversions confused buyers engaged in cross-border thrifting. Bridging this international size conversion gap was essential: improvements would allow sellers to upload in a size that is familiar and meaningful to them, while also enabling shoppers to feel confident that they’re getting an item that will fit.

​Through a case study of Men’s pant sizes, we’ll share what we learned about taxonomy and data modelling while working on improving sizes, including understanding just how vast and varied fashion sizing is worldwide; how to feel out the sweet spot between a perfect solution and an actionable minimum viable product; and how what might seem like a data model problem ultimately has larger UX and content design implications.

​Meet the speakers

​Laura Horan

​Laura is a Berlin-based taxonomist at Vinted, Europe’s leading secondhand retail platform. Prior to working at Vinted, she spent 5+ years working on expansions, global alignment, and taxonomy improvements at Amazon. She has an MLIS from the University of Washington iSchool with a background in museums, non-profits, and instructional design.

​Eidvilė Bagdonaitė

​Eidvilė is a product designer based in Vilnius, Lithuania working on the Ontologies team at Vinted, Europe’s leading secondhand retail platform. With a foundation in marketing tech and communications, she discovered her passion for design — a powerful approach to a wide array of challenges. At Vinted, she cherishes the opportunity to create experiences that support more sustainable consumption and resonate with millions of users across Europe

​Charlie Lapin

​Charlie is a Berlin-based taxonomist at Vinted, Europe’s major secondhand retail platform. Prior to starting at Vinted, he worked as a taxonomist at Amazon specializing in home improvement categories as well as attribute creation and management. He received his BA and MISt from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

​About Taxonomy Talk 

​About Taxonomy Talk

​Taxonomy Talk is a Discord community that is open to anyone working within information architecture and knowledge organization spaces, no matter their level of experience or knowledge. This includes people who work on, manage, or are responsible for taxonomies even as just part of their job.

​Critically, the community is open and encourages aspiring practitioners to join to network with, communicate with, and learn from current practitioners.

​Have questions? comments?

​Contact the event organizers listed.

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