diff --git a/src/app/ItemPage.js b/src/app/ItemPage.js
index 5d4edfb..78c78db 100644
--- a/src/app/ItemPage.js
+++ b/src/app/ItemPage.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {
   itemAppearanceFragment,
   petAppearanceFragment,
 } from "./components/useOutfitAppearance";
-import OutfitPreview from "./components/OutfitPreview";
+import { useOutfitPreview } from "./components/OutfitPreview";
 import SpeciesColorPicker, {
   useAllValidPetPoses,
   getValidPoses,
@@ -646,39 +646,28 @@ function ItemPageOutfitPreview({ itemId }) {
     valids,
   } = useAllValidPetPoses();
 
-  // To check whether the item is compatible with this pet, query for the
-  // appearance, but only against the cache. That way, we don't send a
-  // redundant network request just for this (the OutfitPreview component will
-  // handle it!), but we'll get an update once it arrives in the cache.
-  const { data: cachedData } = useQuery(
-    gql`
-      query ItemPageOutfitPreview_CacheOnly(
-        $itemId: ID!
-        $speciesId: ID!
-        $colorId: ID!
-      ) {
-        item(id: $itemId) {
-          appearanceOn(speciesId: $speciesId, colorId: $colorId) {
-            layers {
-              id
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    `,
-    {
-      variables: {
-        itemId,
-        speciesId: petState.speciesId,
-        colorId: petState.colorId,
-      },
-      fetchPolicy: "cache-only",
-    }
-  );
-
   const [hasAnimations, setHasAnimations] = React.useState(false);
   const [isPaused, setIsPaused] = useLocalStorage("DTIOutfitIsPaused", true);
 
+  // This is like <OutfitPreview />, but we can use the appearance data, too!
+  const { appearance, preview } = useOutfitPreview({
+    speciesId: petState.speciesId,
+    colorId: petState.colorId,
+    pose: petState.pose,
+    appearanceId: petState.appearanceId,
+    wornItemIds: [itemId],
+    isLoading: loadingGQL || loadingValids,
+    spinnerVariant: "corner",
+    loadingDelayMs: 200,
+    engine: "canvas",
+    onChangeHasAnimations: setHasAnimations,
+  });
+
+  // If there's an appearance loaded for this item, but it's empty, then the
+  // item is incompatible. (There should only be one item appearance: this one!)
+  const itemAppearance = appearance?.itemAppearances?.[0];
+  const isIncompatible = itemAppearance && itemAppearance.layers.length === 0;
+
   const borderColor = useColorModeValue("green.700", "green.400");
   const errorColor = useColorModeValue("red.600", "red.400");
 
@@ -687,12 +676,6 @@ function ItemPageOutfitPreview({ itemId }) {
     return <Box color="red.400">{error.message}</Box>;
   }
 
-  // If the layers are null-y, then we're still loading. Otherwise, if the
-  // layers are an empty array, then we're incomaptible. Or, if they're a
-  // non-empty array, then we're compatible!
-  const layers = cachedData?.item?.appearanceOn?.layers;
-  const isIncompatible = Array.isArray(layers) && layers.length === 0;
-
   return (
     <Stack
       direction={{ base: "column", md: "row" }}
@@ -714,18 +697,7 @@ function ItemPageOutfitPreview({ itemId }) {
           overflow="hidden"
         >
           <Box>
-            <OutfitPreview
-              speciesId={petState.speciesId}
-              colorId={petState.colorId}
-              pose={petState.pose}
-              appearanceId={petState.appearanceId}
-              wornItemIds={[itemId]}
-              isLoading={loadingGQL || loadingValids}
-              spinnerVariant="corner"
-              loadingDelayMs={2000}
-              engine="canvas"
-              onChangeHasAnimations={setHasAnimations}
-            />
+            {preview}
             <CustomizeMoreButton
               speciesId={petState.speciesId}
               colorId={petState.colorId}
diff --git a/src/app/components/OutfitPreview.js b/src/app/components/OutfitPreview.js
index bab512f..1f1c68e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/OutfitPreview.js
+++ b/src/app/components/OutfitPreview.js
@@ -28,7 +28,19 @@ import useOutfitAppearance from "./useOutfitAppearance";
  * TODO: There's some duplicate work happening in useOutfitAppearance and
  * useOutfitState both getting appearance data on first load...
  */
-function OutfitPreview({
+function OutfitPreview(props) {
+  const { preview } = useOutfitPreview(props);
+  return preview;
+}
+
+/**
+ * useOutfitPreview is like `<OutfitPreview />`, but a bit more power!
+ *
+ * It takes the same props and returns a `preview` field, which is just like
+ * `<OutfitPreview />` - but it also returns `appearance` data too, in case you
+ * want to show some additional UI that uses the appearance data we loaded!
+ */
+export function useOutfitPreview({
   speciesId,
   colorId,
   pose,
@@ -41,13 +53,14 @@ function OutfitPreview({
   spinnerVariant,
   onChangeHasAnimations = null,
 }) {
-  const { loading, error, visibleLayers } = useOutfitAppearance({
+  const appearance = useOutfitAppearance({
     speciesId,
     colorId,
     pose,
     appearanceId,
     wornItemIds,
   });
+  const { loading, error, visibleLayers } = appearance;
 
   const {
     loading: loading2,
@@ -76,7 +89,7 @@ function OutfitPreview({
     );
   }
 
-  return (
+  const preview = (
     <OutfitLayers
       loading={isLoading || loading || loading2}
       visibleLayers={loadedLayers}
@@ -89,6 +102,8 @@ function OutfitPreview({
       isPaused={isPaused}
     />
   );
+
+  return { appearance, preview };
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/components/useOutfitAppearance.js b/src/app/components/useOutfitAppearance.js
index 1ffa48b..3420b10 100644
--- a/src/app/components/useOutfitAppearance.js
+++ b/src/app/components/useOutfitAppearance.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default function useOutfitAppearance(outfitState) {
       ) {
         items(ids: $wornItemIds) {
           id
-          appearanceOn(speciesId: $speciesId, colorId: $colorId) {
+          appearance: appearanceOn(speciesId: $speciesId, colorId: $colorId) {
             ...ItemAppearanceForOutfitPreview
           }
         }
@@ -86,20 +86,25 @@ export default function useOutfitAppearance(outfitState) {
     }
   );
 
+  const petAppearance = data1?.petAppearance;
+  const items = data2?.items;
   const itemAppearances = React.useMemo(
-    () => (data2?.items || []).map((i) => i.appearanceOn),
-    [data2]
+    () => (items || []).map((i) => i.appearance),
+    [items]
   );
   const visibleLayers = React.useMemo(
-    () => getVisibleLayers(data1?.petAppearance, itemAppearances),
-    [data1, itemAppearances]
+    () => getVisibleLayers(petAppearance, itemAppearances),
+    [petAppearance, itemAppearances]
   );
 
-  const bodyId = data1?.petAppearance?.bodyId;
+  const bodyId = petAppearance?.bodyId;
 
   return {
     loading: loading1 || loading2,
     error: error1 || error2,
+    petAppearance,
+    items,
+    itemAppearances,
     visibleLayers,
     bodyId,
   };