Customized shops must have encountered this dilemma. Although they used the same size and pattern, due to different fabrics, the results after the clothes were made were very different, and they had to communicate and explain to the customer again.
When custom shops select fabrics for customized men’s clothing for men, they generally follow two rules: first, pay attention to the quality of the selected fabric; second, It is necessary to consider the applicable effect of the fabric after it is made into men’s clothing.
The quality of fabric generally requires custom shops to evaluate its fabric composition, color, feel, process, etc.
The effect of fabrics made into men’s clothing requires customization shops based on the fabrics selected by the customer, the variety, style, wearing occasions and seasons, and the objects to be worn. In other aspects, based on experience, we can speculate whether the effect of customized clothing is beautiful and practical.
The following is a comprehensive discussion of the principles and basis for selecting customized men’s clothing fabrics, selection methods and requirements, and the matching of fabrics and men’s clothing styles. Customized shops How to do it, you can guess the molding effect of customized men’s clothing just by looking at the fabric.
1. Principles and basis for choosing custom men’s clothing fabrics
Customized men’s clothing is especially important. Pay attention to listening to the needs of customers. Therefore, when recommending fabrics for customized men’s clothing to customers, you can follow the 5W1H principle, that is, who (who) when (when) why (why) where (where) what fabric (what) you want to wear, What price is acceptable (how many).
Compared with women, male customers are more rational. When customizing men’s clothing, they will not only consider the aesthetics of the fabric appearance and wearing comfort, but also consider The fabric must have good wearability and durability, be easy to wear, easy to care for, safe, economical, etc. Based on the above principles and the preferences of male customers, custom shops can also refer to the fashion trends of men’s clothing materials to select and recommend fabrics that meet their requirements.
The changes in customization are slower than that of ready-made clothing, but it is not without popularity. To grasp the fashion trends, customization shops must not rely on subjective ideas to focus on what they are looking for. We use “neighbors or regular customers” as the standard, but we cannot completely follow the advanced information released by so-called authoritative organizations. It is necessary to analyze and interpret the information and apply it according to the actual local conditions, so that it can be well-founded and customers will be more likely to be convinced of the professionalism of the custom shop.
2 Methods and requirements for choosing custom men’s clothing fabrics
Choose custom-made men’s clothing fabrics Fabrics are inseparable from the identification of the appearance, feel and style of the fabric, which often require custom shops to judge with the help of senses and experience.
The appearance of the fabric depends on the eyes. Pay attention to whether the color of the fabric is uniform, whether the texture is clear, and whether the luster is natural. The hand feel is to touch it with your hands, and rely on the feeling of grabbing, pinching, touching and frustration to judge the elasticity, stiffness and flexibility of the fabric, and to feel the smoothness, waxiness, lightness, thickness, etc. of the fabric.
The style of the fabric is also inseparable from the control of the feel. The above method can be recommended by the custom shop, while the style needs to be completed with the help of the customer’s feel. Let customers feel and judge: Is the fabric light, thin and elegant? Is it thick or stiff? Is it flexible or rigid? Does it have body bones? Is it a smooth, stiff, and refreshing style, or a slippery, stiff, and waxy style? ……
Most of the fabric boards in custom shops are provided by fabric vendors. For clothes that need to be washed by customers themselves, such as shirts, etc. Pay special attention to the dye fastness of the fabric. In order to ensure the processing and final molding effect of customized men’s clothing, it is best to ask the fabric supplier to provide a copy of the fabric’s yarn count, specifications, shrinkage, ironing shrinkage, and peel strength when ordering fabrics. , dyeing intensity, etc., provide this indicator to the factory for use as production guidance.
3 Consider fabric selection for customized men’s clothing effects
Prerequisites for selecting fabrics for customized men’s clothing , most of them have already determined the clothing category that the customer wants to customize. Therefore, it is a simple and quick way to select fabrics based on the dressing effect and style requirements of the customer’s final customized men’s clothing.
According to the category of customized men’s clothing, the fabric type can be roughly determined. For example: men’s suits should be flat, clean, full-feeling, good elasticity, and dimensional stability. Strong woolen cloth, etc. According to the season, you can roughly judge the weight and thickness of the fabric. In spring and autumn, you can choose various tweeds, gabardine, serge, etc.; in summer, you can choose thin velvet, thin tweed, etc.; in winter, you can choose thick and plump thick tweed, gabardine, straight Tribute and other fabrics.
In terms of color, men’s clothing colors are generally elegant and elegant (pictured above). In terms of age, older men like to wear cyan, blue, and gray. You can also choose medium dark or medium gray fabrics to make the elderly look more energetic. Most middle-aged men like simple, bright, cheerful and stable colors; young men prefer medium colors, medium light colors and dark colors. colored fabrics.
Of course, the color of men’s clothing fabrics is also related to body shape and skin color. For example, thin people should not wear black, dark, camel, or purple, but are more suitable for mid-tones. , fat bodies should not wear bright red, orange or brighter,Than bright fabrics. Men with dark skin will look darker if they choose bright and light colors, and men with yellow skin will look bad if they wear colors that are almost pale. All of these need to be matched according to the actual situation.
As for the content of fabric patterns and pattern matching, if it is described in detail, it is enough to be written independently, so I will not go into details here. Internal references have also been published many times in the past. If you are interested in related content, please click on the link below to browse.
The most important thing when choosing suitable fabrics for men who choose customization is communication, and clearing up customers’ doubts during communication. If customers have no doubts, there is no need to It is explained one by one that the simpler the customization process, the better the customer experience.
