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jontang
13y ago
Great point. And yes, we have been building our corporate business and decorating shirts with corporate logos.
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jontang
13y ago
thanks for taking the time to show us that. You would be charged in US $. We will look into this asap.
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jontang
13y ago
Agreed.
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jontang
13y ago
Give us a shot to get you perfectly fitted. We'll make the first shirt for you for free. send us an email at warriors@vastrm.com
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jontang
13y ago
You make great points. We should talk.
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jontang
13y ago
Yes, we have been approached by folks with physical disabilities that need custom solutions. We have been looking into that.
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jontang
13y ago
There are no manufacturer in the USA would allow us to produce one garment at a time. Most mfr. have minimum order requirements of approx. 1,000 pcs per style per color. We would not have been able to offer custom styling NOR custom fitti
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jontang
13y ago
We offer no questions asked returns. If you don't like the shirt for any reason. We will refund you.
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jontang
13y ago
That $115 is in dollars. We only support USD at this point. Our site should not convert.
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jontang
13y ago
Our value is not being a low cost leader. Our value is in getting people into shirts that fit perfectly. We hope to get our pricing down as we find efficiencies in the mfr and supply chain process. We are making one unit at a time. Not
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jontang
13y ago
Thanks larrys. Greatly appreciate your thoughts and insights!
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jontang
13y ago
We have been testing out hoodies as a follow on product through our retail channels as well as through a few crowd funding sites.
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jontang
13y ago
Great points here. Thanks for your insight. We will continue to learn from all these comments. re: men not caring about fitted polo shirts: we think the market here is fairly large. Mass merchandised clothing today only comes in 4 - 5 s
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jontang
13y ago
Somewhat, but our customers aren't buying an off the rack shirt here. We are sending sizing templates for people to try on. They then go back to our site to determine any adjustments to their sizing profile (adding length to shirt or s
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jontang
13y ago
apologies for this. We will fix this. We just started shipping to Australia, UK, Canada, France, Germany and Japan. More countries to come as we set up logistics in those countries.
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jontang
13y ago
Our customers aren't buying an off the rack shirt here. We are sending sizing templates for people to try on. They then go back to our site to determine any adjustments to their sizing profile (adding length to shirt or shortening a
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jontang
13y ago
blank label makes only dress shirts and does not offer any sort of home try on program. We are big fans of Fan Bi and co. re: a different experience. We are sort the anti-Gap. At the Gap, one size fits all. With us, we will fit the shirt
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jontang
13y ago
Most custom shirt companies out there only provide custom dress shirts and suiting. We are looking at going after the sportswear category. No one, we know, as of yet, has set up a supply chain and factory that can produce a quantity of on
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jontang
13y ago
see above response...
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jontang
13y ago
The comparison to Warby Parker was more in terms of customer engagement model vis a vis the home try on program. Cost structure, supply chain, mfr, and the competitive nature of our businesses are quite different, as you point out.
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Vastrm is the Warby Parker for shirts
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jontang
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13y ago
We are selling a similar hoodie with the same fabric, but different style treatments in boutique retail stores. These are stores that sell brands such as Cucinelli, Zegna, Brioni, Kiton. They have polo shirts that retail for upwards $450.
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How we used Crowdtilt to test a new product idea: the ultimate hoodie
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5 Custom Online Dress Shirt Companies to Watch For That Perfect Fit
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jontang
13y ago
Great eye. Shirt was not actually ours. The blazer and bow tie were though.
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Define your sizing parameters on any shirt we make
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Front End Developer for Fashion Tech Co. (YC S12)
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14y ago
Yes, we could recommend some color selections for you. email me at jtang@vastrm.com
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jontang
14y ago
Yep. We do embroidery. Let me know what you may need. We also can create the DSTs if you do not have them on hand.
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jontang
14y ago
Black is certainly a popular color.
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