diff --git a/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.html b/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.html
index 0329b3c..95e33f9 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.html
@@ -102,19 +102,19 @@
             }
           </div>
 
-          @if (availableColours().length || availableSizes().length || item()!.colour || item()!.size) {
+          @if (availableColours().length || availableSizes().length || item()!.colour || (item()!.size && item()!.size!.toLowerCase() !== 'default')) {
             <div class="novo-variants">
               @if (availableColours().length) {
                 <div class="variant-group">
                   <span class="variant-label">{{ 'itemDetail.colour' | translate }}:</span>
                   @for (c of availableColours(); track c) {
-                    <span class="variant-chip colour-chip" [class.active]="selectedColour() === c" (click)="selectColour(c)">{{ c }}</span>
+                    <span class="colour-swatch" [class.active]="selectedColour() === c" [style.background-color]="c" [title]="c" (click)="selectColour(c)"></span>
                   }
                 </div>
               } @else if (item()!.colour) {
                 <div class="variant-group">
                   <span class="variant-label">{{ 'itemDetail.colour' | translate }}:</span>
-                  <span class="variant-chip colour-chip active">{{ item()!.colour }}</span>
+                  <span class="colour-swatch active" [style.background-color]="item()!.colour" [title]="item()!.colour"></span>
                 </div>
               }
               @if (availableSizes().length) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                     <span class="variant-chip size-chip" [class.active]="selectedSize() === s" (click)="selectSize(s)">{{ s }}</span>
                   }
                 </div>
-              } @else if (item()!.size) {
+              } @else if (item()!.size && item()!.size!.toLowerCase() !== 'default') {
                 <div class="variant-group">
                   <span class="variant-label">{{ 'itemDetail.size' | translate }}:</span>
                   <span class="variant-chip size-chip active">{{ item()!.size }}</span>
@@ -381,19 +381,19 @@
           }
         </div>
 
-        @if (availableColours().length || availableSizes().length || item()!.colour || item()!.size) {
+        @if (availableColours().length || availableSizes().length || item()!.colour || (item()!.size && item()!.size!.toLowerCase() !== 'default')) {
           <div class="dx-variants">
             @if (availableColours().length) {
               <div class="variant-group">
                 <span class="variant-label">{{ 'itemDetail.colour' | translate }}:</span>
                 @for (c of availableColours(); track c) {
-                  <span class="variant-chip colour-chip" [class.active]="selectedColour() === c" (click)="selectColour(c)">{{ c }}</span>
+                  <span class="colour-swatch" [class.active]="selectedColour() === c" [style.background-color]="c" [title]="c" (click)="selectColour(c)"></span>
                 }
               </div>
             } @else if (item()!.colour) {
               <div class="variant-group">
                 <span class="variant-label">{{ 'itemDetail.colour' | translate }}:</span>
-                <span class="variant-chip colour-chip active">{{ item()!.colour }}</span>
+                <span class="colour-swatch active" [style.background-color]="item()!.colour" [title]="item()!.colour"></span>
               </div>
             }
             @if (availableSizes().length) {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
                   <span class="variant-chip size-chip" [class.active]="selectedSize() === s" (click)="selectSize(s)">{{ s }}</span>
                 }
               </div>
-            } @else if (item()!.size) {
+            } @else if (item()!.size && item()!.size!.toLowerCase() !== 'default') {
               <div class="variant-group">
                 <span class="variant-label">{{ 'itemDetail.size' | translate }}:</span>
                 <span class="variant-chip size-chip active">{{ item()!.size }}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.scss b/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.scss
index b895b12..4dab463 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.scss
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ $dx-card-bg: #f5f3f9;
 // Variant chips (colour/size) — shared between dexar and novo
 .dx-variants, .novo-variants {
   display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  flex-direction: column;
   gap: 12px;
   margin-bottom: 12px;
 
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ $dx-card-bg: #f5f3f9;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 8px;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
   }
 
   .variant-label {
@@ -335,6 +336,25 @@ $dx-card-bg: #f5f3f9;
       box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(73, 118, 113, 0.25);
     }
   }
+
+  .colour-swatch {
+    width: 32px;
+    height: 32px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    border: 2px solid $dx-border;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: border-color 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+
+    &:hover {
+      border-color: $dx-primary;
+    }
+
+    &.active {
+      border-color: $dx-primary;
+      box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(73, 118, 113, 0.25);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .dx-attributes, .novo-attributes {
diff --git a/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.ts b/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.ts
index 24b63da..35477da 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/item-detail/item-detail.component.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class ItemDetailComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     const filtered = colour
       ? details.filter(d => (d.colour || d.color) === colour)
       : details;
-    const unique = [...new Set(filtered.map(d => d.size).filter((s): s is string => !!s))];
+    const unique = [...new Set(filtered.map(d => d.size).filter((s): s is string => !!s && s.toLowerCase() !== 'default'))];
     return unique;
   });
 
diff --git a/src/app/services/api.service.ts b/src/app/services/api.service.ts
index c30ff0b..ef45d1b 100644
--- a/src/app/services/api.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/api.service.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ export class ApiService {
     return map[apiLang] || apiLang.toLowerCase();
   }
 
+  /** Convert Go-style hex colour (0xfffca0) → CSS hex (#fffca0) */
+  private normalizeColor(c: string): string {
+    if (!c) return '';
+    return c.startsWith('0x') ? '#' + c.slice(2) : c;
+  }
+
   /** Resolve relative image URLs (e.g. ./images/x.webp) against site origin */
   private resolveImageUrl(url: string): string {
     if (!url) return '';
@@ -46,10 +52,14 @@ export class ApiService {
     const details = raw.itemDetails || raw.itemdetails;
     if (details && Array.isArray(details) && details.length > 0) {
       const detail = details[0];
-      item.itemDetails = raw.itemDetails;
+      item.itemDetails = details.map((d: any) => ({
+        ...d,
+        colour: this.normalizeColor(d.colour || d.color || ''),
+        color: undefined,
+      }));
       if (item.price == null || item.price === 0) item.price = detail.price;
       if (!item.currency) item.currency = detail.currency;
-      if (!item.colour) item.colour = detail.colour || detail.color || '';
+      if (!item.colour) item.colour = this.normalizeColor(detail.colour || detail.color || '');
       if (!item.size) item.size = detail.size || '';
       // Use remaining from detail for stock level
       if (raw.remaining == null && detail.remaining != null) {
@@ -111,7 +121,7 @@ export class ApiService {
     item.attributes = raw.attributes || [];
 
     // Preserve colour & size (only if not already set from itemDetails)
-    if (!item.colour) item.colour = raw.colour || '';
+    if (!item.colour) item.colour = this.normalizeColor(raw.colour || '');
     if (!item.size) item.size = raw.size || '';
 
     // Map backOffice comments → legacy callbacks