A friend of mine works at Levi and says they have MANY more sizes available, which you can try, and then they will tweak the closest fit for you and keep the info, so that whenever you want another pair, you just phone and have them sent.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marie Stewart Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 10:30 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Clothes fitting 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 > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
