J. Hilburn – A custom clothing retailer
Gabe Alonso Lately, I’ve been really looking at affordable custom-made clothing. I have weird proportions, so off the rack doesn’t fit me as well. My latest find has me very intrigued. Meet J. Hilburn.
I came across J. Hilburn in a Mashable article this morning, a leading digital/social media news website for those unfamiliar. The company was founded in 2007 by Hil Davis, a former Wall Street retail analyst. Like many made-to-measure clothing shops, he had a desire to cut out the middleman and bring the highest quality goods to the consumer at the most affordable price.
So, instead of your normal brick-and-mortar store or e-commerce site, Davis hired veritable army of salespeople all around the country in every major market. These people acted as style advisors, meeting with clients one-on-one, giving them style advice and taking their measurements. Last year alone, they sold 60,000 custom shirts and 12,000 custom trousers, amounting in $8 million in revenue.
Well, now they hope to blow that number out of the water with their new e-commerce offering, JHilburn.com. Customers will be able to make profiles and store their measurements/orders much like the other custom shirting websites. The process seems simple enough and there’s plenty of options to go through. I especially like the multitude of collar options they have. Right now, you can grab a shirt for $99 +shipping. For a shirt that will fit you like a glove, this is a great price. You won’t find them much cheaper anywhere else (though I think I may have found a place that does). I can’t speak to the quality just yet, but one of their representatives reached out to me through Twitter. I hope to get fitted for a shirt next week and I’ll get back to you all on the quality and overall process of grabbing a shirt.
For now, check out the site and all it has to offer. It’s fairly informative and there’s tons of products on there to browse through. See some screenshots below of what to expect on the site.
Collar selection on JHilburn.com
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