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Vastrm (YC S12) Promises The Perfect Fitting Polo

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Re: Vastrm (YC S12) Promises The Perfect Fitting Polo

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Post by papercruncher »

jontang wrote: post #18
BadassFractal wrote: post #7

Perfectly fitting clothes is a pretty hard problem to solve without human intervention (a tailor). Sites like BlankLabel do a decent job at getting you a dress shirt that will fit you alright, but it's not quite there yet. The shipping times are quite long, and the cost is very high unless you go for the rather disappointing fabrics. Affordable, rapidly produced and perfectly fitting clothes would be a dream.

This is precisely what we are striving for. Not an easy task. Our fitting process will require no measuring tape and no human intervention. From size optimization to recommending adjustments for perfect fit, we hope that the whole process is frictionless and hassle free. We will work on pricing and speed to delivery in the meantime!

Could you please explain how it would possibly not require a measuring tape? Site is down right now, so I can't try it

Re: Vastrm (YC S12) Promises The Perfect Fitting Polo

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Post by jontang »

pragmatic wrote: post #19

Oh man...if this works, it will be fantastic. I'm 6'5" 220+ lbs. If I can't find a tall size, I have to get a XXL which is made for chubby guys, not tall thin (well not as thin as I used to be :-) ) men. A good fitting shirt is the hardest thing to find. Pants already come in a variety of sizes (length + waist) so it's not as big of an issue.

We can totally help you! ping me and we'll get you set up with a polo that fits you perfect!

Re: Vastrm (YC S12) Promises The Perfect Fitting Polo

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Post by SoftwareMaven »

jontang wrote: post #12
zacharyb wrote: post #8

I have an idea, let's make the entire site using Flash, it will be super awesome! cache:vastrm.com = "get adobe flash player"... Fail.

Yeah... we know... totally our bad. We were focused on scaling supply chain, mfr and coming up with great product. Unfortunately, made the rookie mistake of building in flash. That will change for sure. Sooner the better...

I would put that VERY low on your priority list (with the possible exception of the iPad impact). Don't let techno-elites drive you the wrong direction.

Re: Vastrm (YC S12) Promises The Perfect Fitting Polo

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Post by jontang »

papercruncher wrote: post #21
jontang wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is precisely what we are striving for. Not an easy task. Our fitting process will require no measuring tape and no human intervention. From size optimization to recommending adjustments for perfect fit, we hope that the whole process is frictionless and hassle free. We will work on pricing and speed to delivery in the meantime!

Could you please explain how it would possibly not require a measuring tape? Site is down right now, so I can't try it

We will ask you a few simple questions to optimize a size selection. From there we will send you 2 - 3 of our unique fit types to try on at home. In most cases, one of those 3 sizes will fit almost perfect. Then we will allow you to adjust +/- inches to sleeve length, bottom hem or width of shirt. More if necessary, but we have found these 3 minor adjustment points make a significant difference in finding just the right fit.

Re: Vastrm (YC S12) Promises The Perfect Fitting Polo

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Post by jonah »

I just ordered some custom made shirts for my brother's wedding. I'll know how they are next week.

For things like that they're great too - we needed an obscure combination of color and features which surprisingly didn't exist ready-made. (Ivory, French Cuffs, Slim.)

You might find a side-market for groups. e.g. the MSL/Curiosity team's EDL event polos.

Re: Vastrm (YC S12) Promises The Perfect Fitting Polo

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Post by jdminhbg »

SoftwareMaven wrote: post #24
jontang wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah... we know... totally our bad. We were focused on scaling supply chain, mfr and coming up with great product. Unfortunately, made the rookie mistake of building in flash. That will change for sure. Sooner the better...

I would put that VERY low on your priority list (with the possible exception of the iPad impact). Don't let techno-elites drive you the wrong direction.

I'm not sure that people browsing on iPhones, iPads, and most (all?) Android devices in 2012 count as 'techno-elites'. The site should at least degrade gracefully to give an idea of what the company's about on Flashless platforms.

Re: Vastrm (YC S12) Promises The Perfect Fitting Polo

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Post by nchlswu »

I'd love to tackle a problem like this.

One thing I like is the approach compared to someone like an Indochino who gets you to take your measurements and then their tailors take liberties with the measurements you provide (accounting for your lack of skill) leading to unpredictable results.

I'm curious who the target for this is, specifically. I personally know that fit is everything, but I'm not sure if most (male) style conscious consumers will gravitate to such a product, especially at this stages. I struggle to tell if this is targetted at an "every man," or those who just can't find anything that fit (those who are in odd proportions of the spectrum)

Re: Vastrm (YC S12) Promises The Perfect Fitting Polo

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Post by pbreit »

SoftwareMaven wrote: post #24
jontang wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah... we know... totally our bad. We were focused on scaling supply chain, mfr and coming up with great product. Unfortunately, made the rookie mistake of building in flash. That will change for sure. Sooner the better...

I would put that VERY low on your priority list (with the possible exception of the iPad impact). Don't let techno-elites drive you the wrong direction.

I would put it high on the list. Building this thing in Flash in 2012 is just dumb. We saw how the launch went. As noted, their missing out on the tablet users. Building in HTML5 is not much harder (might even be easier). Flash is dead-end.
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