MEN.. i need your input!!!

[supergirl]

if you all could mention your pant length.. aparently the average size is 32" but should i carry 34"?? I mean those shorter than 32" can get them altered but is there a common demand for 34" pants or jeans??

Thanks again to all who have contributed!! Karma has been given to all!!

 

[anabolicmd]

Oh, you are talking about THAT kind of input...never mind...

 

[anabolicmd]

if you all could mention your pant length.. aparently the average size is 32" but should i carry 34"?? I mean those shorter than 32" can get them altered but is there a common demand for 34" pants or jeans??

34 inch inseam, thats mostly people 6-3 and up.

 

[Heahy Minister]

I buy 32 pant length, however, I am shorter than a 32 length so I alter it. Sometimes a 32 fits depending on the brand.

You should carry some 34 as well for the taller crowd, but anything over that is for those who are around 6'5+ so you won't find many people requiring that.

The majority of your pant size should be in 32.

 

[Hannibal]

if you all could mention your pant length.. aparently the average size is 32" but should i carry 34"?? I mean those shorter than 32" can get them altered but is there a common demand for 34" pants or jeans??

Well I don't know about Common Demand, but I personally wear a 34" inseam. I know the demand for 32" is high...but there are some tall guys out there.

 

[Paulo]

1) average size in shirts and sleeve length, pants and length???
2) how much do you normally buy in one particular store? item count.
3) casual or work?
4) favorite thing to buy?
5) types of socks you prefer?
6) favorite brands? designer and lower end...
7) do you shop alone or with your wife/girlfriend?
8) do you like boutiques or big department stores?
9) loose or fitted clothing?
10) favorite type jacket?

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I would defintely like to see more stores with the following attributes...

Good quality, classic, dressy designs for shirts and pants. There are enough trendy stores out there.

Good assortment of ties and belts. I think it would be cool to set up your displays so that someone could walk in, and find a complete outfit in the same area of the store. Like a pant rack next to shirts and ties that complent each other. By color, pattern etc. Get customers to buy as many accessories as possible. Socks, ties, belts, hell, even wallets. Have your employees wear the same style that you sell. Kind of like a walking, talking manequin.

Armani, Donna Karren, Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein (the Italian stuff, not their sweatshop crap) Those are my favorite upper-end styles. As for suits, three and four button should be fine. Carry the traditional Solids along with a few newer styles like Windowpane. I reckon you need to do some market 'surveying' to see if your town will support a higher-end clothing store if you go that route.

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I assume that you don't have the capital to start a department store, but I would stick with a 'boutique' style anyways. It may be more benificial to stock the majority of your items in the back so that the display area doesn't get cluttered.

IMO, it would be great to have on-site tailoring/fitting. Customer service and little extras like that make businesses stand out from the crowd. Of course, having an on-site tailor may put too much on your plate.

Oh yeah, you might even try carrying some slick watches.




Paulo

 

[Dial_tone]

You might consider offering dress slacks unhemmed and having an inhouse tailor for basic alterations. I'm 5'8", 240 and I wear a 38 waist (for the thighs) with a 30" inseam. If the pants are pre-hemmed at 30" then only someone with my leg length can wear them. If they're unhemmed (and say 40" long) you could sell the same pant to someone much taller.... less inventory cost for you that way BUT it means the customer has to pay someone else to do the hem. That's why I suggest having an inhouse tailor with free or cheap hems, preferably same day service.

 

[ZKaudio]

brands to carry:

Energie
4you
Buddhist Punk
Paul Frank
Ruca
Diesel
G*star
Paper Denim and Cloth
Save the Queen
R.A.R.E.
Itsus/Gsus
J. Lindeberg
pm me for more.

 

[javaguru]

Are you targetting the athletic/bodybuilding market? Otherwise your data will be schewed but regardless here is what I am looking for.

1. I'm a 32 inseam like most.
2. I have a 32" waist but have to go to 34" waist in a levi 550 or I can't get them over my thighs.
3. 18 1/2" neck with a 32" waist. Can't find a dress shirt that looks decent unless I have it tailored.
4. Casual shirts have sleeves that go too far down the arm for my liking. Admit it or not, I work hard and like to show it off.

 

[NoDaddyNo]

I thought this "male input" was going to be about anal.

That said, for me:
1) average size in shirts and sleeve length, pants and length???
Shirts 16" collar and I am too lazy to go look at the arms, but I think it is 36.
Pants waist is 32-34 and the length is 34-36 (depends on who makes them and what types of shoes I'm likely to be wearing with them)
2) how much do you normally buy in one particular store? item count.
I hate to shop, so if I go out, I will buy enough for a week all at once and then not shop for a few months to a year after that. So I will buy 5-8 of everything for an outfit (outside of shoes, which I will get a brown and a black pair of similar styles)
3) casual or work?
If my workplace lets me dress casual, then that is how I dress all the time, and vice versa - although I wouldn't wear a suit all the time were that required at work. When I'm in the states, business casual is how I dress most all the time (outside the house), and when I'm here I always dress casual ("smart casual" as they call it here).
4) favorite thing to buy?
Of clothing? I hate shopping, so it all sucks to me unless it is a shiny gadget.
5) types of socks you prefer?
Thin and knee high these days since they will be under pants and I want to be cool (as in temp). Most of the time I don't wear socks here.
6) favorite brands? designer and lower end...
Brooks Brothers
7) do you shop alone or with your wife/girlfriend?
Alone while my fiancee is off trying on 8 pairs of the same exact pants and then not buying any of them.
8) do you like boutiques or big department stores?
Brooks Brothers - whichever that is.
9) loose or fitted clothing?
When I was younger I liked loose clothes, and I rarely if ever wear fitted stuff in the International Male sense - but I always wear stuff that fits in the sense that it isn't baggy on me.
10) favorite type jacket?
I hate wearing jackets because I'm always overly warm. But here I have to wear a navy sportscoat to get into many places - just the normal Brooks Brothers kind.