residualGet paid for the collections you've already made.
AI companies are paying brands for years of tech packs, fit comments, factory email and wholesale orders. We check if yours qualify, introduce you to the right buyer and stay with you until you're paid.
Two minutes. No access to your systems. Nothing upfront.
What fashion companies like yours can earn.
It depends mostly on how many studio and office staff you have, and how many years of records you keep.
Our market estimate for a US company with 8–12 years on its tools, built from three buyers' published pricing. Staff means studio and office staff. Not an offer: the buyer sets the price after review.
Recent deals
Communications, product knowledge, order history and supplier records.
Dispatch, customer messages, SOPs and fulfilment workflows.
The agency's operational record, anonymised before delivery.
No fashion brand has published a deal yet. These are the closest published comparisons from 2026, as reported by the firms that did them. Not independently verified.
What buyers pay for in fashion
AI has seen millions of product photos. It has almost never seen how a garment actually gets made and sold.
Tech packs and fit comments
How a sketch becomes a garment that fits: measurements, fit sessions and the fixes in between. Specialised and rare.
Lives inPLM, shared drives, email
Factory and mill email
How costing, minimums, lead times and quality problems really get negotiated.
Lives inEmail, WhatsApp or WeChat exports, Slack
Wholesale orders and line sheets
How buyers choose styles, sizes and reorders, and why some lines sell through.
Lives inNuORDER, JOOR, email
Customer service and returns
Why things come back: sizing, fabric, delivery. It's exactly what support AI needs to learn.
Lives inGorgias, Zendesk, Shopify
Your clients and team are never named.
Before anything is delivered, an independent firm swaps every name, contact detail, address and reference number for a consistent placeholder. The work stays readable. The people in it don't.
To: Mr Chen, Hangzhou Silkworks
Re: PO 7781, SS27 linen shirt
Fit sample 2 approved with a 1cm sleeve fix. Please confirm bulk ships 14 January: 2,400 units across three colourways. Our buyer at Hollis & Grey needs the line sheet by Friday.
To: [Factory_Contact_08], [Factory_03]
Re: PO [PO_NUMBER], SS27 linen shirt
Fit sample 2 approved with a 1cm sleeve fix. Please confirm bulk ships [DATE]: 2,400 units across three colourways. Our buyer at [Retailer_02] needs the line sheet by Friday.
To: Production team
Re: Fit session, style LS-204, size M
Worn by Jess (fit model). Shoulder seam pulls forward 0.5cm; drop the armhole 1cm and add 1cm to the sleeve. Approved for bulk once fixed.
To: Production team
Re: Fit session, style [STYLE_ID], size M
Worn by [Fit_Model_01] (fit model). Shoulder seam pulls forward 0.5cm; drop the armhole 1cm and add 1cm to the sleeve. Approved for bulk once fixed.
To: Customer care
Re: Order #48213, exchange
The size 8 runs small in the waist, so I'd like a 10 instead. Ship to 14 Elm Row, Leeds.
To: Customer care
Re: Order #[ORDER_ID], exchange
The size 8 runs small in the waist, so I'd like a 10 instead. Ship to [ADDRESS].
Illustrations; all names are made up. Before you sign anything, you see the method and a de-identified sample of your own records.
Nothing upfront. You only pay if a deal completes.
Our success fee is agreed privately, in writing and under a mutual NDA, before we introduce you to anyone. No deal, no fee.
Four steps. About five hours of your time.
Check if you qualify
2 minutesTalk to us
20 minutesMeet the buyer
1 callSign and get paid
8–16 weeksFashion companies with years of decisions in writing.
- 30+ studio and office staff (design, merchandising, production, ops), now or at your peak
- 3+ years on the same email, chat and PLM tools
- Decisions in writing: tech packs, email, Slack or Teams
- Shoppers' payment details kept separate from the rest
- US or UK, mostly in English
Store and warehouse teams don't count toward size, and don't need to. Operating, winding down or closed: all can qualify.
Questions owners ask us
Will our designs be copied?
Buyers license records to train AI that does office work, not to make clothes, and licences forbid reproducing designs. Unreleased collections can be left out.
Are shoppers' details shared?
No. Names, emails, addresses and order details that identify people are replaced with placeholders, and card data is never included.
Do retailers and factories get named?
No. Retailers, factories and suppliers become consistent placeholders like [Retailer_02], so the story of the order stays intact.
What does it cost?
Nothing upfront. If a deal completes, you pay our success fee, agreed in writing under a mutual NDA before any introduction. No deal, no fee.
Find out in two minutes if your records qualify.
Check if you qualifyOr email hello@joinresidual.com.