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Show HN: MTailor – Get measured by your iPhone's camera for a custom shirt

70 pointsby mpennalmost 11 years ago

11 comments

artfuldodgeralmost 11 years ago
I'll admit, I was one of the most skeptical people trying it out. I thought that there's no way an app would be able to properly measure me by simply twirling once. I went through the process because it was super quick and I liked how I could customize my shirt the way I liked it. Words cannot express my astonishment when I received the package in the mail. The shirt fit so nicely and the quality was incredible. I wore it that same night, and then again the next day. Def worth trying out, especially if you dislike shopping like I do.
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cpksalmost 11 years ago
Where are the shirts made? Are you planning to go into pants, suits, jackets, etc.?<p>As a business decision, the $69 price-point seems a bit high. That sets it at elite, rather than mass-market. The problem with elite is outside of SFO and NYC, you&#x27;ll get a lot less viral word-of-mouth growth. In most of the world, elites do talk to each other, but they talk to non-elites a lot more, and when they do talk to elites, the topic is usually not clothing.<p>To give a concrete example: I am C-level. As such, I could afford it, but most people I know would not be able to. The only people I could mention it to would be VP-level or C-level, most of whom are colleagues rather than friends. This would limit word-of-mouth from someone like me to perhaps 2-3 people tops, rather than 20-30 (so in practice, 0 rather than 2-3, since it would come up in conversation for perhaps 10% of the people I know). At $69, I also won&#x27;t buy it on a whim. At a price point competitive with Eddie Bauer, or even Men&#x27;s Warehouse, I would, just to see how well it worked. If it worked well, I&#x27;d switch to it. If I did buy it, at $69, I also expect quality. I wouldn&#x27;t buy a second one until I see how long the first one lasts. That means repeat business won&#x27;t come until you probably run out of runway.<p>Custom-tailored pants, in India or Africa, cost $10 for the fabric and $3 for the labor (and are fantastic). Even with a generous mark-up, you ought to be able to have a slow but inexpensive process that competes with middle class mass-market goods (not Walmart and Target, but certainly EB and Men&#x27;s Warehouse).
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mpennalmost 11 years ago
Miles Penn here, cofounder of MTailor. Feel free to post any questions -- happy to answer them!
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l_perrinalmost 11 years ago
I&#x27;ve just received mine and I was surprised how perfect the fit was.<p>Of course, it should be expected considering the measurement process and everything, but when you receive a box from someone you have never met and the shirt inside happens to be made exactly for you, it still feels special :)
trevynalmost 11 years ago
I&#x27;m curious, are you making custom patterns based on the video data, or just extracting standard measurements and then doing traditional shirtmaking?<p>Also, please add a solid black fabric! :)
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com2kidalmost 11 years ago
There are a lot of similar &quot;custom men&#x27;s dress shirts&quot; services around now days (though good job on the cool tech!), but none of them offer fashionable men&#x27;s long sleeve shirts, in styles such as those mass marketed by Rag and Bone.<p>As someone with insanely long arms, who already gladly pays $200 per shirt for off the rack, I&#x27;d gladly pay for a service that offered custom tailored men&#x27;s fashion shirts.<p>Any thoughts of moving towards that market?
ajiangalmost 11 years ago
As someone who loves getting tailored shirts, the MTailor process was unreal. A couple minutes in front of an app, and a few weeks later I got a shirt that fits really nicely. This is a startup I really want to succeed, because if they do, I never have to go shopping at a brick and mortar again - just order online and everything will be tailored to my fit.
rahimnathwanialmost 11 years ago
I&#x27;m curious - do you source your fabric within mainland China mainland, or import it? I live in Beijing, and have found the selection and quality of fabrics at tailors in Beijing quite lacking (compared to Hong Kong tailor shops, or compared to ready-to-wear shirts from Charles Tyrwhitt).
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timrogersalmost 11 years ago
I&#x27;d love to use this - guess it&#x27;s not available outside the US? I&#x27;m in London.
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filmgirlcwalmost 11 years ago
Please consider a female version!
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elviejoalmost 11 years ago
this looks pretty cool