Exotic Skin is an optional feature attribute on Bloomingdale's Marketplace for the women's outerwear department. It tells the shopper, and Bloomingdale's content reviewers, what the leather or suede on a jacket is: genuine or faux, and whether an exotic look (python, croc, snake) is an embossed pattern or an actual skin. Bloomingdale's shows the value as a feature bullet on the product page.
Bloomingdale's and Macy's do not sell exotic animal skins. A jacket made from actual python, snake, crocodile, alligator, ostrich or stingray skin is not listable on either marketplace. The field exists for the far more common case: cow leather or polyurethane embossed with a reptile print, which must be described so the shopper does not read "python" and assume real skin.
The rules
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Required | No. Blank when the item has no leather, suede or exotic-look material |
| Level | Colorway. One value per color, shared by all of its sizes |
| Length | Up to 254 characters, spaces included |
| Format | One phrase, no trailing period |
| Real or faux | Say which. Faux leather or suede must name the material (polyurethane, polyester microsuede) |
| Exotic look | Name the pattern as embossed: "Croc-embossed leather", never plain "Croc leather" |
| Actual exotic skin | Not accepted on Bloomingdale's or Macy's |
Bloomingdale's asks vendors to double check with the factory that an exotic-look material is embossed rather than genuine. A brand's line sheet often says "python" when the material is embossed calfskin; the field needs the embossed wording. The value also covers trim: a faux-shearling collar on a leather moto counts, as does a snake-embossed belt on a wool coat.
Examples
| Value | Verdict | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Croc-embossed cow leather | Good | Pattern named as embossed, base leather named |
| Faux snake-embossed leather (polyurethane) | Good | Faux stated and the material given |
| Genuine suede body with faux leather trim (polyurethane) | Good | Real and faux parts both identified |
| Faux leather | Weak | Faux is stated but the material breakdown is missing |
| Python jacket | Weak | Reads as real exotic skin, which is not listable |
| Croc-embossed leather in the black | Weak | Names one colorway in a shared bullet |
Common mistakes
- Writing "python" or "croc" without "embossed". The reviewer reads it as an actual skin and the item stalls.
- Leaving "faux" without its fiber. Bloomingdale's requires the breakdown, and the shopper wants to know it is polyurethane.
- Filling the field on a wool or nylon coat with no leather or suede anywhere. Blank is correct.
- Repeating the full fiber content here. Percentages belong in Product Material.
How Osello fills this field
Osello fills Exotic Skin per colorway on women's outerwear listings: the value is set once for a color and shared by every size of that color, so a style with a leather-trim colorway and a plain one can carry different values. The AI reads the product description first, then the product attributes, then the images, writes at most 254 characters with no trailing period, and never writes an actual exotic skin. When the source mentions no leather, suede or exotic-look material it leaves the field blank. Brand terms for your synthetics can be set with custom instructions.
Frequently asked questions
Can I list a real python or crocodile jacket on Bloomingdale's Marketplace?
No. Bloomingdale's and Macy's do not sell exotic animal skins, so an actual python, snake, crocodile, alligator, ostrich or stingray skin is not listable. Embossed leather and embossed faux leather are fine when described as embossed.
The jacket is polyurethane with a snake print. How do I write it?
Say it is faux and name the material: "Faux snake-embossed leather (polyurethane)". Bloomingdale's requires the material breakdown whenever the leather or suede is faux.
Does Exotic Skin change between colors of the same style?
It can. The value is set per colorway, so a style whose black colorway has a leather trim and whose camel colorway is all wool can hold a value on one and stay blank on the other.
My coat has no leather at all. Should I write "None"?
No. Leave the field blank. Bloomingdale's only prints filled bullets, and "None" would appear on the product page as a pointless line.