# Elysian Thread

[Elysian Thread](https://apparel.mock.shop/llms.txt) is a [mock.shop](https://www.mock.shop/) sample store for building against a women's apparel catalog with size and color variants before a real Shopify store is ready. It includes blouses, loungewear sets, trousers, outfit sets, cardigans, and blazers. The catalog has 30 products across 4 collections. Every product has 12 variants from four sizes and three colors, variant prices change with the product's first option, and 8 products have a compare-at price.

mock.shop is an auth-free Shopify Storefront GraphQL API backed by sample reference stores. Find out more about [mock.shop sample stores](https://www.shopify.com/blog/mock-shop).

## When to use this store

Choose Elysian Thread when the storefront needs shoppers to select a size and color before adding a product to the cart.

Use Elysian Thread for:

- Apparel, boutique, or fashion storefronts with a compact curated catalog
- Product pages with option selectors, variant availability, and variant-level prices
- Collection grids, carts, and compare-at price display for products with multiple variants

Choose another mock.shop store if you need a large single-variant catalog, subscriptions, digital delivery, appointments, or made-to-order configuration. Browse <https://mock.shop/llms.txt> to find a store that matches your catalog.

## Example Elysian Thread query

Here’s an example GraphQL `POST` request that retrieves product options and variant pricing from <https://apparel.mock.shop/api>:

```bash
curl https://apparel.mock.shop/api \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"query":"{ products(first: 3) { nodes { title options { name values } variants(first: 3) { nodes { title price { amount currencyCode } compareAtPrice { amount currencyCode } availableForSale } } } } }"}'
```

This query returns product titles, option names and values, variant titles, availability, current prices, and compare-at prices. Adapt the query for your storefront needs.

The endpoint doesn't require authentication or an access token. Read <https://apparel.mock.shop/llms.txt> for catalog details and store-specific instructions.

## What this catalog lets you test

The catalog’s size and color options let an agent build and test variant selection rather than only catalog browsing. Because every product has 12 variants and prices change by option, the store supports testing option selectors, selected-variant price updates, variant availability, cart line items with variant titles, sale badges, and struck-through compare-at prices.

Preview the catalog in a storefront by opening <https://apparel.hydrogen.mock.shop> in a browser.

![Elysian Thread's Oat linen tailored pants product page with four size options, three color options, and an Add to cart button.](images/elysian-thread-pantalon-sastre-lino-avena.webp)

## Build with an AI coding tool

To build an apparel storefront with Elysian Thread using Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable, or another AI assistant, copy the prompt below. It gives the assistant the store domain and directs it to the catalog instructions before it starts writing code.

```text
Build me a Hydrogen storefront using apparel.mock.shop as the store domain. Setup instructions: apparel.mock.shop/llms.txt
```

Shopify also provides a [mock.shop starter project](https://github.com/Shopify/mock-shop-starter): a Hydrogen storefront with product pages, collection browsing, and a working cart already connected to mock.shop. You or your AI coding tool can customize this code instead of building those pieces from scratch.

Follow the repository’s setup instructions, then set `PUBLIC_STORE_DOMAIN=apparel.mock.shop` in `.env` and restart the dev server to use Elysian Thread’s catalog. Leave `PUBLIC_STOREFRONT_API_TOKEN` empty; mock.shop doesn’t require a token.

## Move to a real Shopify store

mock.shop uses fictional, read-only catalog data. Cart operations work, and checkout is mocked: no payment is taken and no real order is placed. The Customer Account API isn’t supported.

When you’re ready to launch, point your storefront at a Shopify store and add that store’s public Storefront API token. If you don’t have a Shopify store yet, [start a Shopify free trial](https://www.shopify.com/free-trial) to create one.

Read the [mock.shop developer documentation](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/headless/mock-shop) for setup and migration details.

## Store facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Store handle | `apparel` |
| Catalog model | Multi-variant apparel catalog |
| Products | 30 |
| Collections | 4 |
| Categories | 13 |
| Variants per product | 12 |
| Compare-at prices | 8 products |
| Requires shipping | All products |
| API endpoint | <https://apparel.mock.shop/api> |
| Store instructions | <https://apparel.mock.shop/llms.txt> |
| Browser preview | <https://apparel.hydrogen.mock.shop> |