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> They envisioned robotic tailors and even today we are far away from that There was a startup 3 decades ago, where you ordered custom khakis on the web. As a
by mncharity 3y ago
> They envisioned robotic tailors and even today we are far away from that
There was a startup 3 decades ago, where you ordered custom khakis on the web. As a first step towards broader custom clothes. Entering assorted measurements, or modifying the dimensions of a previous purchase, a custom pattern was quickly laser cut, manually stitched in one of the last garment factories in the US, and overnighted. Patented, sold, bungled, abandoned. Stitching automation continues to improve, but full automation isn't quite there yet? Body scanning seems close. So near-term next-day almost-automated tailoring from Mexico?
- type0 3y agoMargins are too low, unless we experience some sort of 3d printer like revolution for clothing it's likely to never catch up
- withinboredom 3y agoAt least until wherever the current sweatshops are decide to unionize.
- hef19898 3y agoThat is basically the B2C version of Zara. The start-up doesn't exist anymore, the Zara founder is one of the richest people on earth now. This particular problem is bot about production of clothing, it is about everything else: design, sourcing of rae materials, distribution. The standard start-up approach of applying "tech" to that doesn't work.