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Negative keywords for fashion stores. Shoppers, not pattern makers.

Clothing searches reach people sewing their own, dressing a game character, studying fashion or copying a celebrity look. This list blocks them and keeps the buyers.

  • 29 negatives for this industry, plus the general groups.
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29 negative keywords

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  • "celebrity outfit"
  • "celebrity outfits"
  • "dress up game"
  • "dress up games"
  • "fabric shop"
  • "fancy dress costume"
  • "fancy dress costumes"
  • "fashion design course"
  • "fashion design courses"
  • "fashion internship"
  • "fashion internships"
  • "fashion school"
  • "fashion schools"
  • "fortnite skin"
  • "fortnite skins"
  • "halloween costume"
  • "halloween costumes"
  • "how to sew"
  • "knitting pattern"
  • "knitting patterns"
  • "met gala"
  • "red carpet looks"
  • "retail assistant job"
  • "retail assistant jobs"
  • "roblox outfit"
  • "roblox outfits"
  • "sewing pattern"
  • "sewing patterns"
  • "what did she wear"

Check the list against your business before pasting it. Never add a negative for a search that has converted.

Oppy reads your own search terms every week and proposes the negatives your account needs, for your approval.Try it on your account

Why these searches cost you

Fashion keywords are short and visual, so they match patterns, games and celebrity news as easily as shoppers. Shopping and Performance Max campaigns see most of this traffic.

Add these negatives to the list attached to Performance Max as well as Search.

Words to check before you block them

These look like waste on most accounts. On some of yours they may be customers, so read your search terms before adding them.

cheap, sale, outlet
Bargain shoppers buy clothes. Keep unless your prices never match.
vintage, second hand
Keep if you sell pre-owned; block only if you sell new.
size guide
A buying question. Keep it.

How to use the list

Add the list to a shared negative keyword list and attach it to every Search, Shopping and Performance Max campaign. Phrase match is a safe default for single words.

Negatives do not match close variants, so the generator adds the plurals. Never add a negative for a search that has converted in the last year.

Then read your own search terms every week at first. A starting list catches the common cases; your report shows the ones that are yours.

Questions, answered.

Anything else? Ask Oppy in the product, or write to the team.

What negative keywords should a fashion store use?

Sewing and patterns, games and costumes, fashion school and jobs, and celebrity looks. Keep sale, outlet and size guide searches.

Should fashion stores block costume searches?

Block fancy dress and Halloween costumes unless you sell them. Keep costume on its own: in the UK, a swimming costume is a swimsuit.

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