# Bloomingdale's Pockets & Location (Women's Blazers, Women's Coats, Women's Jackets and 4 more) Field Guide

> Functional or faux, number of pockets, type & location Note: pockets may be real not faux when temporarily stitched shut for shipping purposes. Max character limit of 254 characters (including spaces).

**Pockets & Location** is an optional feature attribute on Bloomingdale's Marketplace for the women's outerwear department. It lists the pockets on a coat or jacket: how many, what type, where they sit and whether they are functional or faux. Bloomingdale's prints the value as a feature bullet on the product page, and for outerwear it is one of the bullets shoppers read most, since pockets decide whether a coat works for phone, keys and gloves.

Bloomingdale's Marketplace runs on Mirakl and shares attribute definitions with Macy's. This page covers the women's outerwear department's version of the field.

## The rules

| Rule | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Required | No. Blank when the garment has no pockets |
| Level | Parent listing, one value shared by every color and size |
| Length | Up to 254 characters, spaces included |
| Format | One phrase, no trailing period |
| Count | How many pockets |
| Type | Slit, welt, patch, zip, snap-flap, kangaroo, cargo, five-pocket |
| Location | Front, back, side, chest, hip, interior, upper left sleeve |
| Functional or faux | Say which when known |

Bloomingdale's adds a rule that matters for reviewers: pockets stitched shut for shipping are still functional pockets. Do not call them faux because the sample arrived tacked closed. Faux pockets are decorative flaps or welts with no bag behind them. For jeans-style pocket silhouettes, Bloomingdale's uses set phrases: "Five-pocket styling", "Four-pocket styling" or "Faux pockets". Since the bullet is shared by the whole style group, never describe one colorway or size.

## Examples

| Value | Verdict | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Two front slant pockets, one back welt pocket | Good | Count, type and location |
| Zip chest pocket and two hand pockets | Good | Types and locations |
| Two snap-flap patch pockets at hip, interior zip pocket | Good | Exterior and interior covered |
| Faux flap pockets | Good | Correct when the flaps are decorative |
| Pockets | Weak | No count, type or location |
| Plenty of room for your essentials. | Weak | Sentence with a period, no detail |
| Faux pockets | Weak | Wrong when the pockets are only stitched shut for shipping |

## Common mistakes

- Calling stitched-shut pockets faux. They are functional; open the stitching before you judge.
- Giving the count without the location. "Four pockets" tells the shopper little.
- Filling the field for a pocketless cape or bolero. Blank is the correct value.
- Naming the pocket a jacket packs into. That detail goes in [Packable](/marketplaces/bloomingdales/fields/fnb1-womens-outerwear).

## How Osello fills this field

Osello treats Pockets & Location as an optional parent-level text field on women's outerwear listings, so one phrase covers every variant. The AI reads the product description first, then the product attributes, then the images, and writes at most 254 characters with no trailing period. It states count, type and location, marks functional or faux only when the source says so, and leaves the field blank when the garment has no pockets. Set house pocket terms with [custom instructions](/help/ai-prompts/custom-instructions). The department's other attributes are in the [Bloomingdale's field directory](/marketplaces/bloomingdales/fields).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pockets & Location required on Bloomingdale's?

No. It is optional in the women's outerwear department. Fill it whenever the garment has pockets.

### The pockets on my sample are sewn shut. Are they faux?

Usually not. Bloomingdale's notes that pockets are often stitched shut for shipping and remain functional. Call them faux only when there is no pocket bag behind the opening.

### How much detail does Bloomingdale's want?

Count, type and location, for example "Two front slant pockets, one back welt pocket". Add interior pockets when the source lists them.

### Should I write "Five-pocket styling" on a jacket?

Only when the jacket is cut like five-pocket jeans. The phrase is a set silhouette term; for other layouts describe the pockets individually.