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People already do this, just without a website. My tailor was based out of Hong Kong. He flew to NYC every 3 months and rented a nice hotel room for 4 days.
by earl 16y ago
People already do this, just without a website. My tailor was based out of Hong Kong. He flew to NYC every 3 months and rented a nice hotel room for 4 days. You went there and were fitted, picked out fabric, etc. Somewhere between a week and 12 weeks later, clothes arrived in the mail. Paying $80 - $100 for a custom shirt is a pretty good deal.
- lifeoffbi 16y agoagreed, but isn't part of the point of the web to allow you to do things at your own convenience? i agree that some definitely prefer the physical tailor visit, we're just providing a web-enabled offering
- earl 16y agoSorry, my comment wasn't clear -- I thought it was interesting that you were closing the circle to bring it solely online. The outsourced clothes isn't interesting, but solely online is. Your website is cool and I like how you see the clothing combo you pick out, but I'd be concerned about getting the wrong measurements and ending up with not the shirt I want... In particular, I have a power lifters build so it's hard to find shirts that fit my shoulders that aren't far too big in other areas, and eg j crew's slim fit is just too tight for my biceps when it fits my shoulders.
- lifeoffbi 16y agothanks for the clarification, that helps. getting the sizing right online is a concern for any e-commerce apparel company. we have an online sizing guide here (http://bit.ly/e7q8La http://bit.ly/e7q8La) and if doesn't fit you great, we'll remake another one with new sizing for free.
- jaysonelliot 16y agoIn 1994, would you tell Jeff Bezos "people already buy books, just without a website?"