McCORMICK'S

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• Founded in 1969
• First to mass-customize printed performancewear for the pageantry arts market in 2017
• Plentiful customer references

• Limited track record and references, if any
• Often a side business for a billboard company, sign shop, travel company, or ad agency

• Company-owned, in-house production
• Maintains total control over quality and production timelines
• Dedicated, talented, full-time design staff

• Home-based or small office that outsources printing and sewing
• No control over quality and production timelines
• Uses freelance designers with limited professional experience

• High-quality, breathable fabrics with durable zippers and threads, all field-tested for a variety of climates
• Experienced, trained, on-site sewing staff
• Extensive industrial sewing equipment
• Quality level is excellent from garment to garment

• Cheaper, lower quality fabrics that are less comfortable, restrict movement, and may perform poorly in certain climates
• Outsource sewing to independent contractors with varying skills, availability, and equipment
• Often results in quality and timeline issues

• Professionally graded patterns and 11 field-tested sizes
• All sizes priced the same
• Graphic elements are the same size and proportion to each other

• Unskilled pattern making; sizes untested and can fit poorly
• Surcharges for larger sizes
• Incorrect grading results in inconsistent and disproportional design elements

• Correct, legally authorized licenses that allow images to be used on physical products

• "Standard" license does not allow image to be used on products
• Exposes you to copyright infringements liability

• Best-in-class, professionally calibrated, identically configured printing equipment
• High color accuracy and consistency
• With ForeverColor™ technology, color won't crack, fade, peel, or bleed under normal use.

• Lower quality printers are not calibrated, and printing can be outsourced entirely
• Limited or no control over color management, risking inconsistency from garment to garment