Image search refinement using facets

A system comprising:

• a processor for executing instructions stored in computer-readable medium on one or more devices,
• the application comprising one or more modules configured to perform the steps comprising:
• generating on a first implementation, via the processor, a plurality of descriptors for images of items available via an electronic shop service;
• receiving a search request, from a requesting source, that includes a search criteria comprising a plurality of images;
• identifying a search criteria descriptor based at least in part on the received images;
• identifying the items that correspond to the search criteria descriptor;
• and
• providing the images associated with the identified items in a user interface to the requesting source.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code, the program code comprising:

• program code for receiving a request for items that satisfy a search criteria, the search criteria being defined by a plurality of criteria images;
• program code for identifying a search criteria descriptor based on the criteria images;
• program code for identifying the items that satisfy the search criteria based at least in part on the search criteria descriptor;
• and
• program code providing a plurality of images that depict the identified items.