Button down shirts never fit me properly. I’m only 6’3, but I end up needing an XXL from many brands to get close to the right length (otherwise raising my arms turns the shirt into a belly shirt–and don’t get me started on sleeve length). The problem is that XXL shirts are made for 300 pound dudes, and though I’m by no means thin, I’m not built like that. I made the same exact complaint a few years ago when I wrote about Proper Cloth, but I still haven’t purchased a custom shirt. Maybe Trumaker will change that. They’re a San Francisco, CA based e-commerce and men’s fashion upstart that makes “it easy to get shirts made just for you.” Though Trumaker is positioning itself as an e-commerce company, they’re also using in-person “Outfitters” to get measurements and show off fabrics.

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Right now it seems that Trumaker is only operating in San Francisco and Los Angeles, but I’m sure expansion will move quickly. When all you need is sales people to launch a new location, you can move pretty fast. Once a customer meets with the Outfitter, the rest happens over the web. You can shop online like you would on any other site, and they’ll send you shirts that are made for your dimensions. One thing I really like about Trumaker is that they’re not just making dress shirts–they’re offering more casual wear with great plaids and other patterns. There aren’t any prices posted on the Trumaker site, but they say that they “are comparable to similar high-quality, off-the-rack shirts.” This a business with a ton of potential, so if you want to get in on it take a look at Trumaker’s Jobs page. Right now they are hiring an Operations Associate and Outside Sales Consultants (San Francisco, San Jose, Orange County, or Los Angeles). They list the Sales/Outfitter positions a few different ways on the site, but I think they’re all the same–you can get a more in-depth description here.

Links to Help You Begin Your Research

• Trumaker.com
• Jobs at Trumaker
• About Trumaker
• Trumaker’s Blog

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