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Further, we are all curvy in different ways. I couldn't wear either of the trousers he made, without the fabric bunching. Other women might fit one or the other

Further, we are all curvy in different ways. I couldn't wear either of the trousers he made, without the fabric bunching. Other women might fit one or the other, or none. I like my pockets in the back, for example, but I need zips so things don't fall out and maybe a way of securing them so things don't get stolen and well it's all too hard so I just carry a purse unless it's running pants and I just need to slot my house key in there.. I hope for the return for Zozosuit, personally. I didn't get a chance to buy anything before they shut down but I enjoyed the measurement process and was hopeful for a good pair of jeans. https://qz.com/quartzy/1539036/the-zozosuit-has-been-an-expensive-mistake-for-japans-zozo-inc/ https://qz.com/quartzy/1539036/the-zozosuit-has-been-an-expe...

imglorp 6y ago
> we are all curvy in different ways How hard can it be to 3d scan a person and output a custom fitted garment? Print? Robo sew? Anyway it seems like a bounded engineering problem.
- eli 6y ago
  I think this is a startup doing something like that https://redthreadcollection.com/ https://redthreadcollection.com/
  - telesilla 6y ago
    Thanks, I took a look and I think they have a really good approach.
- hedora 6y ago
  Tailored clothing can be surprisingly inexpensive, especially outside the US. A 3D scan / in-person fitting and then overseas garment manufacturing could be a solid business model.
- aasasd 6y ago
  There was a ‘startup’ that planned for the client to take a bunch of measurements and would then manufacture a garment to those. A post, which floated on HN, detailed why it turned out to not be too feasible. Edit: it was ‘Getwear’, found the name through the design company portfolio. They specialized in jeans. Alas, since the site is dead, I can't locate the postmortem, only this article in Russian: https://vc.ru/offline/6359-getwear-close https://vc.ru/offline/6359-getwear-close Basically, it seems that the demand just isn't there.
  - paulie_a 6y ago
    There is a suit company that does that already. Chino something. I've heard it's good but I don't have any first hand experience
    - allengeorge 6y ago
      Are you referring to Indochino? (https://www.indochino.com/ https://www.indochino.com/)
    - aasasd 6y ago
      Suits to measure aren't a new thing, but suits are expected to last for quite a while and thus they cost a bunch. Additionally, dunno about Indochino's web offering but they have offline shops where somebody takes measurements for you the old way, so apparently that's the experience many customers expect.
- ximeng 6y ago
  https://ai.facebook.com/research/publications/vibe-dressing-for-diverse-body-shapes/ https://ai.facebook.com/research/publications/vibe-dressing-...
- demosito666 6y ago
  Probably not very hard, but it will cost 10x more than regular clothes. Current process is highly efficient and produces thousands of units per day with a dozen of low skilled workers. Whatever is not automated (and it's not much) benefits from dirt cheap labour in Bangladesh or Vietnam. Your sewing robot will make a dozen of units per day and cost hundreds of thousands. Monthly salary of just several sw engineers from SV is probably greater than total operational expenses of a medium-sized factory in India for a year.

imglorp 6y ago

> we are all curvy in different ways How hard can it be to 3d scan a person and output a custom fitted garment? Print? Robo sew? Anyway it seems like a bounded engineering problem.

eli 6y ago
I think this is a startup doing something like that https://redthreadcollection.com/ https://redthreadcollection.com/
- telesilla 6y ago
  Thanks, I took a look and I think they have a really good approach.
hedora 6y ago
Tailored clothing can be surprisingly inexpensive, especially outside the US. A 3D scan / in-person fitting and then overseas garment manufacturing could be a solid business model.
aasasd 6y ago
There was a ‘startup’ that planned for the client to take a bunch of measurements and would then manufacture a garment to those. A post, which floated on HN, detailed why it turned out to not be too feasible. Edit: it was ‘Getwear’, found the name through the design company portfolio. They specialized in jeans. Alas, since the site is dead, I can't locate the postmortem, only this article in Russian: https://vc.ru/offline/6359-getwear-close https://vc.ru/offline/6359-getwear-close Basically, it seems that the demand just isn't there.
- paulie_a 6y ago
  There is a suit company that does that already. Chino something. I've heard it's good but I don't have any first hand experience
  - allengeorge 6y ago
    Are you referring to Indochino? (https://www.indochino.com/ https://www.indochino.com/)
  - aasasd 6y ago
    Suits to measure aren't a new thing, but suits are expected to last for quite a while and thus they cost a bunch. Additionally, dunno about Indochino's web offering but they have offline shops where somebody takes measurements for you the old way, so apparently that's the experience many customers expect.
ximeng 6y ago
https://ai.facebook.com/research/publications/vibe-dressing-for-diverse-body-shapes/ https://ai.facebook.com/research/publications/vibe-dressing-...
demosito666 6y ago
Probably not very hard, but it will cost 10x more than regular clothes. Current process is highly efficient and produces thousands of units per day with a dozen of low skilled workers. Whatever is not automated (and it's not much) benefits from dirt cheap labour in Bangladesh or Vietnam. Your sewing robot will make a dozen of units per day and cost hundreds of thousands. Monthly salary of just several sw engineers from SV is probably greater than total operational expenses of a medium-sized factory in India for a year.