Bare Necessities

Redesigned the eCommerce platform to prioritize inclusivity and personalization, introducing features like Fit Finder to improve the online shopping experience.

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“Inclusivity has always been a focal-point so deepening the connection with their core older audience, while building relationships with a younger one was a natural step in the brand’s trajectory.”

Role | Lead Interaction Designer

Focus | Conversion Rate Optimization, Personalization, and Engagement

Highlight | Led the design of a personalized Fit Finder tool that streamlined size selection and delivered tailored product recommendations, enhancing product discovery, boosting user satisfaction, and driving deeper engagement

IMPACT

Transformed Bare Necessities' eCommerce platform with inclusive, scalable design, optimizing engagement, personalizing journeys, and ensuring consistency.

  • Elevated customer engagement by designing an inclusive, scalable eCommerce platform that resonated with Millennial and Gen Z audiences

  • Refined the shopping experience by personalizing user journeys and simplifying product discovery, cultivating stronger customer relationships

  • Guided Bare Necessities in adopting a scalable, inclusive design system, ensuring consistent and cohesive experiences across the platform

Bare Necessities is one of the world’s premier multi-brand intimates eCommerce platforms.

They are a one-stop-shop for all things intimates and carry the world’s best lingerie, underwear and loungewear for both women and men.

THE CHALLENGE

Appealing to a new generation.

Bare Necessities has had an authority over the women’s intimates eComm space with over 25 years of subject-matter expertise. They’ve become a trusted destination for women looking to replenish their wardrobe with the latest undergarments from the world’s best brands.

Although they have been dominant with middle-aged consumers, there was room for growth with inclusivity-focused Millennial and Gen Z audiences. With eCommerce sales at all time highs since the global lockdowns, our client wanted to capitalize on recent advancements and broaden its appeal with younger shoppers.

THE SOLUTION

Meeting in the middle.

Our task was to reimagine the Bare Necessities brand, while staying true to what made their current customer-base loyal shoppers. We developed a brand strategy that accommodated present and future shoppers, and redesigned the shopping experience, all while keeping business goals front of mind.

Inclusivity has always been a focal-point so deepening the connection with their core older audience, while building relationships with a younger one was a natural step in the brand’s trajectory.

A BETTER FIT FOR ALL

Bare It All is a new brand platform we developed that empowers shoppers to recognize their confidence. Our unique proposition emphasizes how the right fit can encourage customers to reclaim their self-image and focus on finding garments that are best suited for your unique needs.

With inclusivity in mind, we created a Fit Finder tool that shifts the conversation on size to a focus on fit — providing a more user-friendly and informative experience.

GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT

We reimagined their taxonomy into a global navigation that prioritized efficiency, exploration, and personalization.

MORE THAN A PRODUCT

With a track record of expertise and empathy, Bare Necessities has the ability to deliver a comprehensive user-experience for a diverse cohort of shoppers.

By emphasizing exploration via inspirational content, educating its user-base with vetted guidance, and highlighting community throughout its platform experience we’ve created a space where shoppers can become a part of Bare Necessities’ mission to provide a better fit for all.

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  • What stands out most about Obi is his professionalism, particularly in high-pressure situations where he remained focused and solution-oriented.

    Cuau Romero, Visual Designer

  • Obi is consistent, timely and a true student of design. He’s great at research and overly communicating. I always benefitted from his design perspective.

    Clarence Boone, UX Designer

  • While at Blackstone, he showed himself to be an extremely valuable member of the design team, always willing to take over any project assigned to him and using his skills to elevate the brand.

    Alex Basmagian, Graphic Designer

  • His exceptional foresight throughout the design process was invaluable. He consistently upheld the highest standards in his work.

    Stephanie Cardenas, Visual Designer