About Priya Raghavan
Fit testing, fabric and print durability, wash testing and comparison-table maintenance.
Priya Raghavan leads reviews at Yupoo Tips, overseeing the wash-and-wear protocol, fit-check panel and comparison tables. Flat measurements, five days of normal wear and two care-label washes provide the setting for observations of shrinkage, colour bleed, print cracking and hardware tarnish. Fit checks involve two desk members, with photographs documenting measurement gaps above 1 cm. Priya also decides whether a published score stands after a retest, connecting the initial examination of fit and durability with the editorial treatment of later test results.
8 years covering this niche
- Garment fit sessions and grading
- Fabric weight and hand-feel assessment
- Wash, shrinkage and colour-fastness testing
- Screen-print and embroidery durability
- Size-chart verification across regions
- Comparison-table design and scoring transparency
- Wardrobe use-case matching
- Photography standards for garment review
Career timeline
- 2015
- Completed a diploma in garment technology in Amsterdam
- 2016
- Joined a European apparel brand as an assistant garment technologist
- 2018
- Certified in textile testing and colour fastness
- 2020
- Joined Yupoo Tips as reviews editor
- 2023
- Rebuilt the site's wash-and-wear test protocol
- 2025
- Standardised the two-person fit-check panel
Credentials
- Diploma in Garment Technology
- Amsterdam Fashion Institute 2015
- Certificate in Textile Testing and Colour Fastness
- European Textile Testing Association 2018
How I test
Priya Raghavan first measures each garment on a flat ruler board, then wears it through five days of normal use and washes it twice according to the care label. Shrinkage, colour bleed, print cracking and hardware tarnish are recorded, with new measurements after each wash. Two desk members carry out fit checks against the listed size chart, and every gap above 1 cm is documented in a photograph.
