Comments on: Million Dollar Ideas: Copying Clothes

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 14:12:00 +0000

David,
That leads to the question of how much people are willing to pay for something like this. More than normal clothing? I’m not sure…

By: David Foster

David Foster — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 18:39:09 +0000

Very interesting. Seems like it would require a substantial change in the business model…issues to be addressed include:
1)Where is the custom mfg done? If it’s done in the Far East, where the original garment is pRobably made, transit times will be too long.
2)How is the split of $ and responsibililties between mfr and retailer done? I’m thinking the mfr runs the US custom mfg site, and the retailer runs the website for placing orders, with a direct feed to mfr. There must be enough markup for both to make a profit. Retailer agrees to put up signs at physical stores telling customers about the program.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 20:30:27 +0000

Or better yet, just get measured and have a fashion book with sketches, pictures, and material samples sent to you a couple times a month and order from the book. Your clothes will be made to fit your body. Easy for the customer and from a business stand point you can charge a premium price and you waste a lot less inventory. It could possibly be set up to operate on a streamline just-in-time basis, a la Dell.

By: Travis Jones

Travis Jones — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:00:02 +0000

I know how you must feel. My wife is 6′4″ and when she finds something in a store that she likes she tends to clean the place out of that item. Now you would think that being 6′4″ would mean not finding very many items that fit… but she seems to find something every single time we go anywhere!

-Travis