Congrats! Stoked for the new line, loved the first [Kickstarter] package.
Can't wait to get you your hoodies. :)
Kickstart the first tailor-fit, American-made henleys and hoodies
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Re: Kickstart the first tailor-fit, American-made henleys and hoodies
#12Shane, one of the other co-founders from Pistol Lake, here. We started Pistol Lake to make basic, well-crafted shirts that just fit. Happy to answer any questions!
Very interesting, as this is the first time seeing your company. Perhaps I missed this (I went over about three pages on the website), but:
1) How much are you trying to raise? What if it fails to meet the goal?
2) How exactly can I get a perfectly fitting shirt? What do I need/get to measure (i.e. is it two things and you get close or is it more)?
Love this idea for a company, by the way. I often have to find clothing in odd corners to fit my physique (tall, thin, long arms and torso). I've ordered tech shirts just because of how they fit (e.g. http://www.googlestore.com/Google+Redesign/Wearables/Men+s+T...) and buy lots of cycling oriented clothing as it seems to fit me better than "mainstream" clothing without being tailored.
Re: Kickstart the first tailor-fit, American-made henleys and hoodies
#13Shane, one of the other co-founders from Pistol Lake, here. We started Pistol Lake to make basic, well-crafted shirts that just fit. Happy to answer any questions!
Very interesting, as this is the first time seeing your company. Perhaps I missed this (I went over about three pages on the website), but: 1) How much are you trying to raise? What if it fails to meet the goal? 2) How exactly can I get a perfectly fitting shirt? What do I need/get to measure (i.e. is it two things and you get close or is it more)? Love this idea for a company, by the way. I often have to find clothi…
1. We just hit $10K, our goal was at least $5K, which is the minimum to place an order for 16 rolls from the mill.
2. Most people are adequately covered by the standard 6 sizes. Ours fit particularly well - how a shirt should. It is a lot about how it fits in certain areas of the body and then drapes. We spent a ton of time perfecting our block, specific for our cotton, and then expanded it with other shirt designs. We take it a few steps further and have made a number of other sizes to fit between a Small and a Medium, and one between a Medium and a Large, and then tall sizes, tapered cuts for extremely athletic people, and a relaxed cut for heavier.
We're working on the interface now, and will have it done when the campaign ends to collect measurements. We can match you pretty well with height and weight, but chest helps a lot as well. Whatever you're comfortable giving!
Re: Kickstart the first tailor-fit, American-made henleys and hoodies
#14I'm a big fan of custom-made clothing (I'm an engineer at ThirdLove [1] - you take a picture of yourself, we figure out your measurements based on the picture, and you can buy clothes from our vertically-integrated brand based on your fit).
Maybe I'm a pretty standard size, but is there really a huge demand for custom-fitted t-shirts/henleys? Custom fit is valuable for clothing that is three-dimensional (suits/sports coats) and/or has many different fit parameters (dress shirts). For the segment of people that are interested in custom-fitted clothing, is a custom tee significantly better than an off the rack one? I guess I'll answer the question for myself - buying the $99 package.
On a side note, some feedback on your checkout process:
As a guest, when I go to check out, after I register/log in, it takes me to a referral page instead of the payments page. That was really confusing. You should be taking people straight to the payments page if you want to maximize your conversions.
Re: Kickstart the first tailor-fit, American-made henleys and hoodies
#15Shane, one of the other co-founders from Pistol Lake, here. We started Pistol Lake to make basic, well-crafted shirts that just fit. Happy to answer any questions!
Very interesting, as this is the first time seeing your company. Perhaps I missed this (I went over about three pages on the website), but: 1) How much are you trying to raise? What if it fails to meet the goal? 2) How exactly can I get a perfectly fitting shirt? What do I need/get to measure (i.e. is it two things and you get close or is it more)? Love this idea for a company, by the way. I often have to find clothi…
Great idea guys- I'm wondering about #2 as well!
Re: Kickstart the first tailor-fit, American-made henleys and hoodies
#16Shane, one of the other co-founders from Pistol Lake, here. We started Pistol Lake to make basic, well-crafted shirts that just fit. Happy to answer any questions!
Very interesting, as this is the first time seeing your company. Perhaps I missed this (I went over about three pages on the website), but: 1) How much are you trying to raise? What if it fails to meet the goal? 2) How exactly can I get a perfectly fitting shirt? What do I need/get to measure (i.e. is it two things and you get close or is it more)? Love this idea for a company, by the way. I often have to find clothi…
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#17Wearing the v-neck right now! Congrats.
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#18Seems you have every country on the planet in your drop down list for the shipping address, but I keep getting "no shipping option" no matter which country I choose.
Re: Kickstart the first tailor-fit, American-made henleys and hoodies
#19I'm a big fan of custom-made clothing (I'm an engineer at ThirdLove [1] - you take a picture of yourself, we figure out your measurements based on the picture, and you can buy clothes from our vertically-integrated brand based on your fit). Maybe I'm a pretty standard size, but is there really a huge demand for custom-fitted t-shirts/henleys? Custom fit is valuable for clothing that is three-dimensional (suits/sports…
I think there is a demand for t-shirts and henleys that a certain online-savvy, fit-conscious consumer demographic perceives to be customized.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very interesting, as this is the first time seeing your company. Perhaps I missed this (I went over about three pages on the website), but: 1) How much are you trying to raise? What if it fails to meet the goal? 2) How exactly can I get a perfectly fitting shirt? What do I need/get to measure (i.e. is it two things and you get close or is it more)? Love this idea for a company, by the way. I often have to find clothi…
1. We just hit $10K, our goal was at least $5K, which is the minimum to place an order for 16 rolls from the mill. 2. Most people are adequately covered by the standard 6 sizes. Ours fit particularly well - how a shirt should. It is a lot about how it fits in certain areas of the body and then drapes. We spent a ton of time perfecting our block, specific for our cotton, and then expanded it with other shirt designs.…
Just ordered, and your reply is confusing me a bit regarding the measurements. I entered some measurements under "My Profile", are those all I need to enter, or will there be a different interface once the campaign ends?
First time I'm doing something like this, so I'd like to make sure I'm doing it right :).