• Jesper Popma• Co-founder/owner of Jazzy et James
• Jesper's LinkedIn Profile
• http://jazzyetjames.com/
What segment of the T-shirt industry do you work in?
"Wholesale, bulk, design, printing, promo wear"
Tell us about your company and your role in it."I’m a co-founder/owner at Jazzy et James. I can help you promote your brand by providing you with printed bamboo shirts that your target group will love to wear (because of its softness and fit). If you are thinking of using shirts to promote your brand, make sure you go with beautiful design. I have lots of promotional shirts in my closet witch I only use for “Dirty Jobs” (like painting my house). Because of their bad fit I don’t like to wear them in public. So where’s the promotional / commercial value of these shirts?"
What makes you/your company remarkable?
Our Perfect Fit Philosophy:
Our vision on promotional clothing - The Perfect Fit Philosophy – is based on three pillars:
1. A perfect fit for any size, in our own design.
2. Made from bamboo fabric for maximum comfort.
3. A sustainable raw material (bamboo).
Comfortable bamboo fabric:
Bamboo is a revolutionary discovery for the production of fabric: breathable, with a high absorption level (four times higher than cotton) and bacteria static and hypo-allergenic properties. Jazzy et James shirts are, by the use of silky bamboo, very comfortable to wear. That’s why we say: Joie the fibre!
Your own unique design or printing:
Order shirts from the Jazzy et James collection with or without imprint. You have a choice out of 3 lines: the Basique, the Basique en Plus and Unique.
Basique
Basique is our basic product, without imprint.
Basique and Plus
A basic shirt with your own logo, text or image as print. Give us your artwork and we take care of your Basique and Plus collection.
Unique
Your own unique shirts printed with a special design developed just for you. Based on your needs (for example, your theme or event), made by our own graphic designer.
In any color:
The Jazzy et James collection can be ordered in the color of your choice. What do you think of promotional clothing in your own corporate color?
From where do you draw your inspiration? Motivation? Ideas?
"Inspiration for prints comes from the customers briefing, marketing values, image and line of business."
What accomplishments are you most proud of?
"Development and design of our patterns, finding a good bamboo fabric/production supplier and the launch of our website."
What advice would you offer to someone new to the industry? Any tips or trade “secrets” you want to share?"Be aware of properties of fabric you are using. All fabrics have different properties and act different during washing and wearing. Make sure you examine these properties before starting production."
Do you have an experience with the LinkedIn T-Shirt Professionals group you’d like to share? Have you made some valuable connections?
"So far I’ve made a couple of connections of which one is particularly valuable to me."
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