Waistband description is an optional feature bullet on Bloomingdale's Marketplace for the women's active bottoms department. It tells the shopper how the waist of a legging, short, jogger or skort is built and how it stays up: elasticized, wide, ribbed, drawstring, smocked, high-waisted. Bloomingdale's shows it in the details section of the product page. For active bottoms the waistband is usually the single most-asked-about construction detail, so the bullet is worth filling on every style even though the marketplace does not require it.
The rules
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Maximum length | 254 characters, spaces included |
| Form | One phrase, no trailing period |
| Level | Parent listing, one value for the whole style |
| Department | Women's active bottoms |
State the construction: elasticized, wide elastic, drawstring, ribbed, banded, belted, smocked, shirred, ruched, tie, contoured or high-waisted. A drawstring is described as interior and concealed or as exposed, and the bullet says whether it is functional. Combine the parts that apply into one phrase ("Wide elasticized waistband with interior drawstring"). Bloomingdale's attribute definition also asks for how many and where, which matters for a waistband with more than one element, for example a ribbed band with side ties.
Examples
| Value | Verdict | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Elasticized waistband with interior drawstring | Good | Construction plus drawstring type |
| Wide ribbed high-rise waistband | Good | Width, texture and rise in one phrase |
| Smocked waist with tie | Good | Two elements named |
| Contoured waistband with hidden pocket | Good | Construction plus a functional detail |
| Comfortable waistband | Weak | No construction stated |
| Waistband | Weak | Says nothing the shopper cannot see |
| The waistband stays put during your workout. | Weak | A sentence with a period, no construction |
| Black elasticized waistband | Weak | Names a colorway; the bullet is shared |
Common mistakes
- Stating the rise measurement here. It has its own bullet, Rise Type & Measurement.
- Calling a decorative drawstring functional. Say "exposed decorative drawstring" when it does not adjust the fit.
- Writing a comfort claim instead of a construction.
- Ending the phrase with a period.
How Osello fills this field
Osello treats Waistband description as an optional parent-level text field capped at 254 characters. When a women's active bottoms listing is filled in, the AI reads the product description first, then the attributes, then the images, and writes one phrase naming the waistband construction and any drawstring. The value is set once per style and shared by every size and colorway. When the source says nothing about the waist and the images do not show it, the field stays blank. See how Osello AI fills listing fields and custom instructions if your brand uses its own waistband names.
Frequently asked questions
Is Waistband description required on Bloomingdale's women's active bottoms?
No. It is optional, but the waistband is visible on nearly every active bottom, so Osello fills it whenever the source or the images describe it.
How do I describe a drawstring?
Say whether it is interior and concealed or exposed, and whether it is functional, for example "Elasticized waistband with functional interior drawstring".
Does the rise go in this bullet?
No. Rise has its own bullet in this department. Keep this field to how the waistband is built.
Can the waistband bullet differ by size?
No. The bullet is written once for the style and shared by every size and colorway, so describe the construction all sizes share.