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Hah, Superdry is overpriced rubbish bought by 45-year-olds who can afford it because they think that's what 25-year-olds wear.
Most 45 year olds would not give a flying duck to what 25 year olds year.
How did you actually do the measuring? The "manufacturing variance" chart jumped out at me as looking fairly unnatural: there's a variation in width or variation in length but very little points that mix. Then I noticed that we're talking about just over half an inch in each direction. How much of this effect is variation in your measurement?
There's a standard process we have for measuring each item. The goal is to flatten the shirt without pulling on the material. Measuring clothing is really, really hard to do in a consistent way. In my original plan for the project, I was going to hire 5 task rabbits to measure everything, then throw out the min and max and take the median of the remaining three numbers. It didn't work. The average taskrabbit had a st…
Do you really mean median here? Or did you intend to write mean?
If you're planning to take median, there no need to throw out the min & max first.
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Ditto. Then you finally find a shirt which is just the "right" length at the store, and three washes later and it is too short... But you cannot buy the next size up since you need more LENGTH not shoulder width. Very few brands make t-shirts which are 2x-tall (as opposed to 2x-large, where both the length AND width increases). A medium-2xtall would be like the unicorn of t-shirts. The sizes should be: S, M, L, 2x, 3…
There's a Dutch brand that specializes in extra long t-shirts: http://www.girav.com/ - they have Standard Long for men 1.75m (5.8 ft) to 1.85m (6 ft), Long Fit 1.85m (6 ft) / 1.90m (6.2 ft) or taller, and Extra Long Fit 2.00m (6.6 ft) and over.
side note to the web team: please add RSS to your blog.
I'm the founder of threadbase. Thanks everyone for your kind words. I'd love to hear any comments or suggestions for what you'd like to see next or how we can improve the user experience. We're also looking for front-end/design help, as well as help with computer vision tech. Feel free to email me chris@threadbase.com.
Yes: this is actually amazing, thank you. I'm 6.5" and way 175 pounds. No. Shirts. Ever. Fit. Me.
I hate you.
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(hey, you downvoters: that's a joke)
I'm the founder of threadbase. Thanks everyone for your kind words. I'd love to hear any comments or suggestions for what you'd like to see next or how we can improve the user experience. We're also looking for front-end/design help, as well as help with computer vision tech. Feel free to email me chris@threadbase.com.
You need kids! Well, at least kids sizes. I understand the desire for adults to have a shirt that fits, but I think that falls squarely in the bucket of "nice to have". As a parent of a child that doesn't fit any of the sizing charts, being able to predict what size of what brand will fit my kid would be a "must have"! Kids also tend to go through clothes a lot faster than adults, making the potential savings of gett…
It's pretty well known that tees made using 1920s-era loopwheeling machines don't suffer from size changes, and age really well. But sadly these are now super expensive, and only offered by Japanese niche brands who bought machinery from American corps.
Like the article suggested, materials in clothing these days cost very little. I used to own two Ralf Lauren Polo Cotton T-Shirt. One Cost $200 the other $100, both were a sensation to wear. I still have them today and i love them. The problem is i got them as gift. I could never afford to buy them myself. I just wanted simple styling and plain colour, nothing fancy, and decent quality materials like those Polo Shirt i have. I tried a few Start up who claim they uses premium quality but they surely dont match those.
For now i continue to stick to Uniqlo for pretty much everything. They sure are not the best, but I do find them value for money, at least comparative speaking.
It's pretty well known that tees made using 1920s-era loopwheeling machines don't suffer from size changes, and age really well. But sadly these are now super expensive, and only offered by Japanese niche brands who bought machinery from American corps.