Photos and notes

Measurements tell you the size of a client. Photos and notes tell you everything else: the fabric they brought, the neckline they pointed at, the sleeve that needed taking in last time. Both are Tailor Shop features, and both sit beside the measurements rather than in a separate app.

Where photos and notes live on a client

Open a client and look at the row of section buttons along the bottom of the screen, on iPhone and on iPad. On iPhone Duo, opened or closed, the same buttons sit in the strip on the right edge. On Android this bar stays at the bottom on both a phone and a tablet. With Tailor Shop on, it carries five sections in this order: the profile with its measurements, the body scan, the size recommendations, notes and photos. On iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo the buttons are icons only, and the selected one is a navy disc. Notes is the fourth, photos is the last. Without the subscription the row stops after the first three.

Notes on a client are for the things that stay true across jobs: the fit they prefer, the fabrics they like, an allergy to wool, how they want a hem finished. Photos are for references, whether that is the client themselves, a garment they want copied or a swatch they brought in.

Both are kept with the client’s profile on iPhone and Android. They also go with it: deleting a client removes their measurements, history, photos and notes together, which is what the delete confirmation warns you about.

Photos and notes on a single order

Tailor Shop also keeps photos and notes on the individual order, which is where most of them belong. A note about this wedding suit is not a note about the client forever, and a fabric shot taken for one garment is easier to find beside that garment.

Each order carries its own photo grid and its own notes list, both opened from the order itself.

How to add a reference photo

Photos are tagged, so a swatch and a sketch stay apart in the grid. Tap See all beside Photos and References, then the plus at the top right. On Android, tap the dashed Add photo tile in the grid instead.

1. Tap one of the tags along the top: Fabric, Sketch, Trim, Reference or Fitting. The chosen tag turns gold and shows on the thumbnail later.
2. Tap the dashed photo area. A small chooser offers Camera or Photo Library. On Android this opens as a dialog listing Camera, Photo Library and Cancel.
3. Take the photo, or pick one you already have. It fills the sheet, with a Replace photo link underneath.
4. Add a caption. It is optional, and it makes the photo easier to recognise later.
5. Tap the checkmark at the top right. On Android, tap Save at the top right instead. The photo joins the grid with its tag, caption and date, newest first.

How to look through and remove photos

Tap any photo in the grid to open its page, titled with its tag, with the photo in a card, its caption and date under it, and a strip of thumbnails below that. Swipe left or right, or tap a thumbnail, to move between the photos on this order, and the outlined thumbnail moves with you. Tap the photo itself to see it full screen. On Android the photo opens full screen straight away, with its tag at the top left and its caption and date at the bottom.

The pencil and trash buttons at the top right of the photo page edit and delete it; on Android both are in the three-dot menu. Edit reopens the sheet you used to add the photo, so you can re-tag it, reword the caption or replace the picture. Delete asks you to confirm, then removes the photo and shows the next one.

How to keep notes on an order

Notes are tagged the same way, so fitting notes and fabric notes do not run together. Open the notes card, then the plus at the top right. On Android, tap the dashed Add a note button at the top of the list instead.

1. Tap a tag: General, Fabric, Fitting, Materials, Design, and more if you scroll the row.
2. Write the note. The checkmark, or Save on Android, turns solid once there is something to keep.
3. Tap it to save. The note joins the list with its tag and today’s date, newest first.

To change a note, tap it to reopen the editor. To remove one, press and hold the note card until a small menu appears, then choose Delete and confirm. The order itself shows how many notes there are and the text of the newest one.