Sleeve Description is an optional feature attribute on Bloomingdale's Marketplace for the women's dresses department. It states the sleeve length and style, or the strap style on a dress without sleeves, and Bloomingdale's shows it as a feature bullet on the product page. Sleeve length is one of the most-used filters when shoppers browse dresses, so a clear value helps the dress get found and keeps the shopper from ordering a long-sleeve dress expecting three-quarter.
Bloomingdale's Marketplace runs on Mirakl and shares its attribute definitions with Macy's. Each apparel department has its own sleeve field; this page covers women's dresses. The same attribute exists for women's tops and, as a required field, for women's jumpsuits.
The rules
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Level | Parent listing, one value shared by every color and size |
| Length | Up to 254 characters, spaces included |
| Format | One phrase, no trailing period |
| Content | Sleeve length and type, or the strap style when the dress has straps instead of sleeves |
Lead with the length: long, short, three-quarter, elbow, cap, sleeveless, strapless. Add the type when it defines the look: puff, bell, dolman, raglan, flutter, bishop, one-shoulder, off-the-shoulder. A cuff detail is worth a few words when it is distinctive, such as "with button cuffs" or "with rib-knit thumbhole cuffs" on a knit dress. For a dress with straps rather than sleeves, describe the straps here (adjustable, tie, spaghetti). Because the value lives on the parent listing, it applies to every colorway and size.
Examples
| Value | Verdict | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Long sleeves | Good | Length alone is complete for a plain sleeve |
| Three-quarter puff sleeves | Good | Length plus type |
| Sleeveless with adjustable spaghetti straps | Good | Sleeveless dress described by its straps |
| Long bishop sleeves with button cuffs | Good | Type and a defining cuff detail |
| Sleeves | Weak | No length or type |
| Flowy sleeves look great dressed up. | Weak | Sentence with a period and no length |
Common mistakes
- Skipping the length. "Puff sleeves" could be cap, short or long.
- Writing "sleeveless" alone when the dress has straps. Name the strap style so the shopper knows what holds the dress up.
- Describing the neckline here. Off-the-shoulder is a sleeve treatment; the shape at the bust goes in Neckline or Collar Description.
- Describing one colorway's contrast cuff. Describe what every variant shares.
How Osello fills this field
Osello treats Sleeve Description as an optional, parent-level text field on Bloomingdale's women's dress listings, so one phrase is shared by every variant. The AI reads the product description first, then the attributes, then the images, and writes one phrase of at most 254 characters with no trailing period. When nothing in the source states or shows the sleeve, the field is left blank. Brand vocabulary, such as "bracelet-length" for three-quarter, can be set through custom instructions.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sleeve Description required for dresses on Bloomingdale's?
No. It is optional in the women's dresses department, though filling it helps the dress appear in sleeve-length filters.
What do I write for a strapless dress?
"Strapless". If it has removable straps, say so: "Strapless with removable straps".
Should the strap details go here or in Straps?
For a dress with straps instead of sleeves, describe them here so the sleeve bullet is not empty. The dedicated Straps field covers fixed, removable, adjustable and convertible construction in more detail.