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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
It would be hard to price the service properly to attract that biggest group of shoppers, the not style obsessed but still care enough to want to pay for it. Like me I guess.
Also one of the issues is finding the right price point for shoppers. Just look at the free advice given here. Much of it is so vague. "buy clothes that fit" is one of the most common pieces of advice ITT and that is so hard to get right.
I haven't gone thru every post but very few of the people who have provided extensive advice have given advice on where to shop and even fewer have provided names/links of specific brands/styles to shop for. All the advice is about getting the "right" clothes but very little explicit advice on how to do that. And sometimes, looking in your direction peter, the links are for clothes that most people would never pay that much for.
Actually, there's an untapped market for Calgary based clothiers to join CP and low key advertise by recommending stuff from their store.
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Part of the problem is that for something like this, it's not always an all or nothing and in some scenarios, many individuals don't know what they want.
When it comes to fashion, there are many fundamental building blocks and you start somewhere and you slowly build up. There are no complete and hard rules with some of this stuff as well and there are also things that are different based on scenario (ie: certain restrictions on style, dress code, colors, patterns, specific event types, how much individual wants to spend, comfort etc.). However, there are certain fundamental things that are considered relatively universal for the fundamental building blocks.
- Well fitting clothing looks better than baggy and loose clothing of the wrong size.
- It really doesn't matter if you look good if you feel like crap wearing it (comfort, cost, completely wrong style, over/under dressed etc.)
After that, there's a bit of flexibility. If you like colorful and crazy, go for it. If you like neutral, sure. Wanna blow a lottery winnings on your new wardrobe, by all means. Spend as little as possible? Sure, but it might be restrictive.
That's why there's perhaps no consensus and the information is a little vague at times. But I do believe there are certain brands that can fit the criteria in all price ranges, but it depends if someone wants that. Usually someone asking for advice can look better than what they currently look spending little, but if they are serious, it might make sense to spend slightly more (but not quite ridiculously more). Some people just want the basics, others want to step it up and coordinate with an extensive shoe/watch etc. collection. Pardon the pun, but it's not a situation where one size fits all. Certain fundamentals are the same, sure. But after that, you do you and you have to decide what you want.
Basic off the rack brand examples:
Budget: H&M, Simons, Winners
Middle: Nordstrom Rack, Saks on 5th, Lululemon/Kit and Ace, The Bay
High end: Henry Rosen, Nordstrom, Saks, Boss
Bespoke/Custom fitted:
Basic: Indochino, Tip top
Medium: Buy a good off the rack, find a good tailor
High end: "This is my guy I go to"
Again, there's no specific rules to this. However, there are facets that are common to almost all advice no matter what you are aiming for.
You aim to have an outfit that is accepted by others (ie: Nothing totally crazy or over and under dressed/specific "correct" styles like no Toga etc.).
Something that looks like it goes well with your body shape (ie: good fit) and seems intentional vs something that doesn't look like it is for you at all (baggy that would fit anyone and no effort seemingly put in to find a good size).
Looking good isn't just visual either. It can look great on a mannequin, but awful on you. Then, as cheesy as it sounds, it can come from within. If you hate what you're wearing or the clothes are uncomfy, body language can show that and make the look not as great. You can look pretty good in general, but if you're like Rafael Nadal and picking at your butt and crotch, it's kinda gross looking and you might want to re-think the comfort facet. Another facet of comfort is if you walk out scared you're going to wreck your clothes (ie: too expensive), that might not work great as well.
The style police thing is obviously a joke, but for something like fashion which is kind of on a need to know basis with a crazy ton of options available, there's that want of knowing what others think. I think services for something like this already exists. Untapped market wise, there are apps etc. that are available, but honestly speaking, it's hard to tap a market that doesn't always knows what it wants.
That's perhaps like having someone sign up for a gym membership and gets a personal trainer, but only knows he wants to look good, but doesn't really know why and how he wants to look good. The personal trainer based on this vague information could sculpt the individual exactly how he wants to look, or he could end up sculpting in a way that is not how the individual wants to look or push the individual in a way that is actually more detrimental to the individual.
