Yeup... and I thought seriously about trying a pair... but in the end found another maker of jeans that fit - sigh - well enough, although I am always wanting the denim to be of a heavier weight.
On 3/31/06, Sharon at Collierfam.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mari, do you know of the custom fit jeans available from Levis? > Sharon > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Marie Stewart > Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 6:39 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Clothes fitting > > > Thank you for that article... very interesting. > > Now what the retailers are missing is the opportunity to expand, and raise > their sales. > > Imagine... A large chain adopts the Fitlogic system. Inside their > stores, they create separate boutiques, or even a small independent entity. > One for each body type. Stock the items that flatter that body type the > most in their respective sections. In larger chains you could even have > different stock for a particular body type in different stores. If a > customer finds something they like in one section, but it is not their body > type, allow them to order (or > request from another store) that item in the fit they want. This > wouldn't be anything revolutionary, major chains already swap clothing > around between stores. > > How many women would love to have a store that they knew the items would be > a better fit. You see it already, women have brand loyalty, if a line > provides better fit. > > Oooooh, just think about it... stores might actually have to sell more > items on style and quality if they took out the fit roulette. > > Mari - still irked that Banana Republic stopped making "the perfect > fitting jean" in 1992. > > >Clothes That Fit the Woman, Not the Store > > By MICHAEL BARBARO > > Published: March 31, 2006 > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
