Custom Jeans For Every Butt

from the close,-but... dept

Taking a page from the guy who tried to get custom Nike shoes to say "sweatshop" is this Salon reporter who tried to get an anti-mass customization tract printed on a pair of "custom" Levi's jeans (actually, I'm a little confused as to what she actually wanted printed on the jeans - the article rambles on quite a bit at points). In the end, it didn't come out the way she wanted, which isn't really a surprise. The concept of "mass customization" isn't so much about creating unique products - as it is about offering plenty of different options that a consumer can tweak to meet their own requirements.

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    Jeans for Gs

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    dorpus, Mar 4th, 2003 @ 11:32pm

    If customized jeans could make pockets in obscure places, then drug dealers and junkies can better hide their pills, packet, syringes, or blades. If such jeans become popular, then strip searches may have to become the norm of police conduct. Minority organizations will no doubt raise a fuss, and jeans makers will eventually be held responsible.

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    Re: Jeans for Gs

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    Anonymous Coward, Mar 5th, 2003 @ 8:48am

    Once again you've managed to pack an extraordinary amount of wrong into surprisingly few sentences.
    This web log's primary subject matter is technology and the technology industry. I wonder if you understand this. This is not a place for you to express your thinly veiled hatred of others. Go play on Metafilter.

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    Re: Jeans for Gs

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    dorpus, Mar 5th, 2003 @ 9:50am

    Thanks for the lead, though it looks like they aren't taking new logins at this time. Unless you happen to have a spare login I could use....

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    Re: Jeans for Gs

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    Anonymous Coward, Nov 30th, 2003 @ 3:06pm

    can't drug dealers just sew on pockets wherever they want? i know it's a foreign concept but clothing was made pre-technology.

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    custom made jeans

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    david, Jan 9th, 2004 @ 3:10pm

    custom made jeans availble online ..i have been purchasing them since 1999 from www.americanfitclothing.com i believe mass-customization is slowly begining to surface in different industries including the garment industry.

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    custom made jeans

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    david, Jan 9th, 2004 @ 3:11pm

    custom made jeans available online ..i have been purchasing them since 1999 from http://www.americanfitclothing.com i believe mass-customization is slowly begining to surface in different industries including the garment industry.

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    Re: Jeans for Gs

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    Hank Phillips, Jan 2nd, 2005 @ 6:28pm

    Gosh! As things stand today folks can already hide hip flasks or other drugs in their pockets. If the idea is to make a police state as convenient as possible, and not to repeal the idiotic prohibition laws which begat it, why not simply ban all clothing? It's the logical conclusion, is it not?

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    Re: custom made jeans

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    Allen, May 4th, 2005 @ 5:43pm

    I could not pull up the website...canyou help?

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    Re: custom made jeans

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    P.J., Oct 28th, 2005 @ 12:18pm

    I tried that, but I think they're no longer around. I found mejeans.com, a "true" custom jeans website. Great selection and really easy ordering...Plus free shipping (what a bonus)! Really a great find, and I (and my wife)will always buy custom jeans from now on!

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    Custom Jeans For Every Butt

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    P.J., Nov 12th, 2005 @ 6:49pm

    Good comment about mass-customization...True Customization is what's offered at mejeans - Custom jeans that are made to fit you and only you, and look exactly the way you want them to look. It's a slam dunk as far as I'm concerned...Custom made jeans inherently will be exactly what the customer wants - And since shipping is free and there's a satisfaction guarantee, mejeans seems to be the way to go!

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    Personalized Custom Made Jeans

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    S.M., Jun 18th, 2006 @ 4:14am

    At Tailormade Jeanswear you not only get mass customized made to measure custom denim jeans but you can even get your name or nickname embroidered in the right fly.

    Yes the mass customization industry in slowly moving into the garment industry. At TJ's you can choose everyting from fit, fabric, finishes and features for a pair of jeans made from measurements taken from your favorite best fitting pair of jeans.

    Or you can send them your best fitting worn out pair under the TJ's Clone a Jean service.

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    MakeYourOwnJeans

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    Neil, Aug 13th, 2006 @ 9:31pm

    Our entire family uses the services of www.makeyourownjeans.com to get our jeans custom made.
    Pretty satisfactory, trying on jeans in a mall is a real headache, you never find what you want.

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    IndiCustom Apparel

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    Yoon Choi, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 11:41am

    The technology behind mass customization has finally reached the premium denim jeans market. A san francisco company just launched indi a premium apparel brand for both men and women. You can try it out at custom premium denim jeans. There slogan is "fits your style and your genes"

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    I bought a suit, what a rip-off!

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    Shawn Forgaard, Dec 29th, 2007 @ 8:07pm

    I ordered a suit, it came all wrong….Wrong color, wrong measurements, and wrong sleeves. They decided not to take responsibility and fix the problem. Instead they wanted me to pay for *another* suit (at a discounted rate). I guess they want me to keep paying for suits until they get it right…What a rip-off!

    They sent me the wrong size (on multiple measurements).
    -Shoulders measure 18.75" (I ordered 20")
    -Thighs are 23.5" (I ordered 26")
    -Color was wrong (They were out of the material I ordered so they sent me a different color w/out asking me - the color they sent looks very outdated).
    -Jacket has 4 button sleeves (I ordered 3 buttons)

    The customer service is terrible…, everything done via email. I ordered the suit at the beginning of Nov. It’s been almost 2 months later now and they are still giving me the run-around.

    Take a look at the negative feedback on eBay; I’m sure it’s all true (no matter what excuse he makes up to defend himself). If you decided to take the risk of buying something from him.

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    Got my indi!!!

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    Yoon Choi, Feb 11th, 2008 @ 6:07pm

    I am so happy, just got my pair of indi jeans and they look and feel hot!!! I created mine with just the style I like, low rise with back pocket flaps. I even got a discount using a coupon code I found, not sure when it expires.

    The coupon code is getindi, you can save $10 off your order.

    Shawn, good luck getting your money back from americanfitapparel.com, looks like they went out of business.

    Cheers,
    Yoon

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    Custom made jeans

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    Eric, Jul 30th, 2008 @ 11:25pm

    checkout this company as well, www.z2jeansco.com. Price is much better and you will get expensive coated denim with all smaller details customization. I ordered and get the jeans within 2 week with delivery via fedex. Free shipping worldwide.

    price is US85-110 at the max.

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