Company Research Report: The Shop Company (TSC Group LLC)
Company Overview
- Name: The Shop Company (TSC Group LLC)
- Mission: Founded on the principles of fashion, design, curiosity, and the continuous refinement of fashion design tools to help fashion designers and retailers create and display the best fits.
- Founded: November 2012
- Founders: Yoel Weiss and Ben Friedman
- Key People: Yoel Weiss currently leads the team at TSC.
- Headquarters: No specific location mentioned.
- Number of Employees: The team doubled in size by 2022, but the exact number is not specified.
- Revenue: No information available.
- Known For: Leading manufacturer of professional dress forms, display dress forms, and mannequins, trusted by over 50,000 clothing brands, fashion designers, and galleries worldwide.
Products
Professional Dress Forms
- Description: Durable and functional forms available in a wide range of sizes and body types, priced affordably for accessibility to both professionals and aspiring designers.
- Key Features:
- Solid construction for well-balanced and unobstructed surface.
- Built-in draping guides and recognizable seams for easy measurement and fabric placement.
- High-quality fabric that withstands extensive pinning.
- Strong, sturdy bases with foot pedals for height adjustment.
- Some models feature collapsible shoulders for easy dressing and undressing of tighter garments.
Display Dress Forms
- Description: Covered in canvas and foam, primarily designed for display but upgraded for design usability. Available in various base options, colors, and accessories.
- Key Features: Customizable appearance with many base options; suitable for display purposes which can also accommodate design activities.
Hard Body Mannequins
- Description: Exclusively for display purposes, available in full body, torsos, and parts in four color choices: black, white, camel, and grey.
- Key Features: Each torso mannequin offers customization with 15 different base options.
Miniforms
- Description: Half-scale versions of full-size forms designed for testing designs before full production.
Recent Product Updates (2019-2024)
- Larger Male Sizes: Expanded the size range for male dress forms to include sizes 46, 48, 50, and 52.
- Larger Petite Sizes: Introduced and expanded petite sizing up to size 18 for shorter women.
- AP Series Mannequins: Developed a new series of mannequins, enhancing the existing models to accommodate more body types.
Recent Developments
- 2024 Developments:
- Completed a move to a larger warehouse space for increased inventory levels and reduced processing times.
- Added remaining sizes for new Petite Professional Dress Forms.
- Various major production runs completed.
- 2023 Developments:
- Added fabric-covered mannequin designs with padding as a crossover between display forms and mannequins.
- Initiated the new series of petites and larger male dress forms.
- 2022 Developments:
- Significantly increased production capabilities and doubled warehouse space.
- Introduction of new mannequin models and configurations; development of half-scale Miniforms.
- 2021 Developments:
- Acquired Fabulous Fit, a company innovating in dress form design.
- Introduced the Global Standard Edition dress form line for Fabulous Fit.
- 2019-2020 Developments:
- Launched the Size Finder tool for better form sizing.
- Revamped and upgraded the Display Dress Form and Mannequin lines with new styles and options.
Additional Information
- Partnerships: In 2015, partnered with Fabulous Fit to offer a padding kit compatible with TSC forms.
- Educational Programs: Offers a student program and supports fashion schools.
- Customer Trust: Countless fashion brands, stores, schools, and designers worldwide trust TSC products.
- Commitment to Quality: A focus on offering top-quality professional dress forms and mannequins at fair prices.
This report outlines TSC's comprehensive product offerings, recent developments, and their continual growth and innovation in the fashion design tool industry.
