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by larrywright 4665 days ago
Actually, there is something special about Vastrm.

There are plenty of companies that do made to measure clothing online, but they require you to do a lot of measuring (either having someone measure your body, or taking a shirt that fits you well and measuring it). This is a somewhat involved and error prone process. What Vastrm is doing is letting you get some shirts in different sizes and fits, and then returning the ones that don't fit you well. That's very different than what the other companies MTM online sites offer. They generally have very restrictive return policies since the shirts were made custom for you.

As for Warby Parker, I've bought two pairs of eyeglasses and a pair of sunglasses from them, so I have a little more experience here. Buying glasses online was a bit of a crap shoot previously. You look at some frames online (the sites are pretty crappy) and find something you think might look good, and then order your glasses and have them shipped. Not ideal. What Warby Parker offers is for you to choose 5 frames, have them shipped to you, and then you get to try them on and figure out what works best. They also encourage you to share the photos on social media to get input from your friends. Clever marketing, but also pretty effective. As for the quality, in my experience their frames are of a higher quality than the much more expensive frames that I've been buying from my local optometrist. All this to say: Warby Parker combines great designs, an easy process, and high quality to make for a much better experience than exists today.

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> They generally have very restrictive return policies since the shirts were made custom for you.

The two I've used, Black Lapel and Indo Chino, both allow you to return anything for any reason.

We offer no questions asked returns. If you don't like the shirt for any reason. We will refund you.
Ditto.

Look at Charles Tyrwhtt, they're in London, they ship custom shirts to anywhere in the world and you can return for any reason.

http://www.CTShirts.com