Competition Surveys
Muttonhead
Background: This company has made itself known to manufacture their creations locally where they are established in Toronto, Canada. This company is about promoting "slow design" and is against the concept of fast fashion. It has variety of types of hoodies, shirts, hats, and even products for kids and dogs.
Pros
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Practical clothing for all types of weather
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Comfort over Style
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"Slow design"
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All is manfactured at their company location in toronto, Canada
Cons
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Most. If not all items will have the brandname out on display as part of the design
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Expensive
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ex: $!50.00 per a hoodie
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TillyandWilliam
Background: A Brooklyn based clothing company that is about gender inclusivity. This company makes clothes for multiple occasions and tries unique designs in order to promote gender fluidity to everyone. This comapny has goals to not only promote but to evolve what it means to be fluid with one's self.
Pros
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Has unique design aspects. Including using different techniques like cutting the fabric instead of sewing
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Has variety of styles
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Each outfit can have multiple uses and occassions
Cons
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Style over comfort
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Tendency to borderline feminine.
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Expensive
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Most items go at for at least $100
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Flavnt Streetwear
Background: A street wear clothing company that is about promoting LGBT and also gender neutrality. This comapny sells shirts and accesories such as hats, bags, and also stickers that has quotes that promotes LGBT equality and acceptance.
Pros
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Comfort over style
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Are developing products to help transgender men.
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Has fund raisers that help transgender people with their transitions.
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Shirts are decently priced
Cons
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Options are few in terms of style.
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They only sell shirts and few other accesories.
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Seems more like a fundraising website than really a clothing company at the moment.
What I found overall is that these companies are lacking a variety in terms of styles for a better price. Especially when it comes to people between the ages 18 to 25 where price overall and style is the main issue. What I hoped to achieve in my collection is to make clothing that offers options for prices not over a hundred dollars a piece.