I hadn't heard of Blank Label before, and fell in love with the idea after seeing this.
The price is very good if you're used to buying shirts from a quality label like Emile Lafaurie, Paul Smith, Burberry, etc.
For me, though, I've switched to shopping outlets like Nordstrom Rack, Century 21, and Filenes - so I've gotten used to getting those kind of labels for about $20-$40 per shirt. I have to be a little less picky about exact styles, but I always end up with nice shirts.
I tried customizing a couple shirts on Blank Label. The cheapest I was able to get was $50, and that was essentially a standard shirt, nothing I couldn't get at any store, and I don't know how it will look or fit.
When I started playing with it and having fun, I quickly ran the shirt up to $92 - and could have easily sent it far higher.
It's a wonderfully well-designed web site, and fun to use, but hard for me to see the value in buying shirts there.
Best of luck to the Blank Label guys, I just thought I'd give my "why I didn't buy" feedback, since they seem to be here on HN.
thanks, that is massively helpful. so our core value proposition is providing an affordable option for the various long-tails; skinny tall guy, french cuff guy, monogram guy, etc. we have an incredibly high customer retention rate because once we get someone in, they usually don't want to order from anywhere else. and the best part, a good percentage will tell their friends because now they're proud custom dress shirt owners :)
Website needs some work. The "wide" and "narrow" collar choices are backwards! (the shirt image on left doesn't match up with the button selection) which was enough to make me instantly lose all confidence in my order.
The price is very good if you're used to buying shirts from a quality label like Emile Lafaurie, Paul Smith, Burberry, etc.
For me, though, I've switched to shopping outlets like Nordstrom Rack, Century 21, and Filenes - so I've gotten used to getting those kind of labels for about $20-$40 per shirt. I have to be a little less picky about exact styles, but I always end up with nice shirts.
I tried customizing a couple shirts on Blank Label. The cheapest I was able to get was $50, and that was essentially a standard shirt, nothing I couldn't get at any store, and I don't know how it will look or fit.
When I started playing with it and having fun, I quickly ran the shirt up to $92 - and could have easily sent it far higher.
It's a wonderfully well-designed web site, and fun to use, but hard for me to see the value in buying shirts there.
Best of luck to the Blank Label guys, I just thought I'd give my "why I didn't buy" feedback, since they seem to be here on HN.