mpenn

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by mpenn 12y ago
Right now we have been spreading a lot through word of mouth, which has been awesome. We have also been playing a lot with advertising.
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by mpenn 12y ago
Definitely in the pipeline! We had to start somewhere, but we plan to expand into every article of clothing for men and women.
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by mpenn 12y ago
Thanks rahimnathwani. I had already looked at that -- the fact that they don't link to where you go to sign up for that arrangement didn't look promising for happening in a timely matter. We also currently ship all our shirts to t
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by mpenn 12y ago
Mostly from mainland, but we only put fabrics on the app that I've felt personally thought were good enough. Since you cannot feel our fabric, if you don't like a shirt from us, we'll remake the shirt with a different fabric
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by mpenn 12y ago
Thanks for placing an order, and thank you for the feedback! We don't actually process your measurements in real time, which is why we couldn't say what your measurements are when you finish. For fabric selection, we're worki
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by mpenn 12y ago
Thanks! We have worked really hard to make the measurement process easy to do, testing with dozens of people for months.
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by mpenn 12y ago
From the video, we build a full 3D scan of you (lots of math / machine learning here). Then we essentially take a digital tape measure to your 3D scan.
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by mpenn 12y ago
I don't argue that there isn't a big market below the $69 price point, but as jsmthroway is saying, there's a large market at our price point, and up to now, it's almost exclusively off-the-rack. We think we can provide
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by mpenn 12y ago
Or if you get really fit :-)
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by mpenn 12y ago
I would just say here people have very different expectations for what a nice dress shirt should cost. There's everything from $13 ones at Walmart to $70 - $90 ones at J. Crew and Brooks Brothers (MTailor price point) to $300 Armani sh
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by mpenn 12y ago
I spent some time looking into it. Quoting a customer in Europe 1 price (pre-VAT) and then they need to figure out how to pay the extra VAT separately didn't sit well with me. So I want to figure out a way where the customer wouldn&#x2
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by mpenn 12y ago
Right now, you can only see our selection in the app. The website right now is essentially a landing page to drive you to the app (where all our functionality is).
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by mpenn 12y ago
As trevyn mentioned, we have both options -- shirtless or a contour fitting shirt. We've found there's no accuracy difference. You can't wear a normal, loose t-shirt or shirt; that unfortunately destroys our accuracy.
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by mpenn 12y ago
We are making custom patterns! We use over 14 measurements for each shirt -- everything from chest to shoulder slope. Solid black has been a big request -- we ran out but are working on getting more :-).
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by mpenn 12y ago
We have definitely found that more expensive doesn't mean a better fit. Because every person is shaped differently, what fits great for me will almost certainly not fit as well on someone else. And being more expensive doesn't sol
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by mpenn 12y ago
cpayne, I don't quite understand your question. Since we don't make VERY cheap clothing, squeezing pennies by using harsh working conditions hasn't been something we've wanted to pursue.
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by mpenn 12y ago
Definitely planning on Android (but not for a few months). You're definitely right about precision vs. accuracy. The phrase never polled as well. Maybe if we'd run our surveys in the statistics department it would have been differ
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by mpenn 12y ago
The shirts are made to our stringent quality controls in China. We're definitely planning to expand into other types of clothing. And since we take all your measurements, you'll only have to get measured once! We get what you&#x27
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by mpenn 12y ago
I feel honored about your account creation :-). Our shirts are made by hand by professional manufacturers in China. We work with them closely to ensure that every shirt meets our high standards and is what a customer would love. Since we ma
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by mpenn 12y ago
No white paper or blog post explaining the behind-the-scenes stuff (kept proprietary for now, but we may write something later). Yes, the Kinect would probably be more accurate (it was one of our original ideas), but it wouldn't have m
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by mpenn 12y ago
It takes ~2 weeks to make your shirt and another 1/2 week for delivery. Just checked on your order, and it should be finished by the 6th and hopefully get to you by the 8th (may be the following Monday though).
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by mpenn 12y ago
Ok, some more of the statistics on the 20% number. We had each tailor measure each person across 17 different measurements. Across those 4 tailors (on each person and each measurement), you could see a standard deviation. So then we also lo
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by mpenn 12y ago
Realized I didn't actually explain the measurement process. You put the phone down by leaning against a wall (or chair or something else), stand ~10 feet away (so your whole body is in frame) and do 1 spin. The software takes care of t
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by mpenn 12y ago
We have definitely thought about licensing outside the US. However, we should be able to figure out the logistics of shipping shirts internationally in the next few months, so we should be shipping worldwide soon! When you say advice, do yo
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by mpenn 12y ago
Sorry, not yet! We've had problems with VAT / taxes, so we're US only (and we'll ship some shirts to Canada as well).
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by mpenn 12y ago
My cofounder and I spent over a year developing the measurement technology -- it's a ton of math / machine learning. The process is also easy to do (you don't need to stand as still as a statue or anything). We also really st
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by mpenn 12y ago
Yes, the website is definitely a work in progress. Most of our efforts have been focused on improving the app, but totally understand!
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by mpenn 12y ago
Miles Penn here, cofounder of MTailor. Feel free to post any questions -- happy to answer them!
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Show HN: MTailor – Get measured by your iPhone's camera for a custom shirt(mtailor.com)
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