Luxire Custom Clothing - Official Affiliate Thread

[Bowball]

I hang to dry. Never use a dryer. I'd say it has shrunk up the tiniest smidge but nothing bothersome.

Ditto.

 

[flvinny521]

I've seen this covered sporadically throughout this thread, but would like to get a consensus. For those of you who don't like button down collars, what's your go-to choice for casual shirts?

Anybody else?

 

[Murlsquirl]



Anybody else?

I'm a fan of the Luxire BD and NOBD II.

 

[CasuallySmart]

I am considering to make my first order to Luxire. I have these pants and as you can see there is some tightness in thighs and I also might want to have 1-2 cm higher waist. Where would you add extra centimeters? This fabric looked nice: http://luxire.com/collections/pants/products/brownish-grey-twill-chino anyone have experiences?

 

[Louis XIV]

Judging from the pictures you post here and on your blog you like a very tight fit in trousers, so please take my advice with a proper grain of salt since I obviously prefer a different look.

To me the width of the thigh looks the least problematic compared to the leg opening and especially the knee.
Cotton rarely drapes as nicely as wool but your trousers show knee sagging to a degree which is very pronounced, and even would be for a pair of skin tight jeans.
There are clear stress marks at the back of your calves too and you seem to need to fold up your inseam in order to achieve the no break look, which also exposes your socks and makes your shoes look out of proportion.
In my opinion you could achieve a look that is both sleek and overall more flattering for you, if besides slightly increasing the thigh, you would add the moderate amounts of 1cm to half knee and 0,5cm to half leg opening

 

[CasuallySmart]

Thank you for a nice analysis. What you said is actually the thing I am looking for. How about "half hips" measurement, is it ok with this pair? You can see that my pockets look interesting in some points but I am not sure if it is about thigh or half hip measurement. Or is it maybe because "front half hip" is too wide? (Check out pic)

 

[Louis XIV]

I think half hip/seat/crotch is at the same time the most important and most tricky measurement to get right as well as to measure from an existing pair.
Since I am not a tailor the experts of Luxire and/or your local tailor can offer better advice than I could.
Maybe you would be willing to send in the pair of chinos you are wearing, a lot of people have reported Luxire does a great job at replicating and/or altering garments according to your wishes.
A topic which might be of interest for you regarding the difficulties of trouser fitting is the following http://www.cutterandtailor.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3587

 

[ScooberJake]

Anybody else?

I don't wear ties very often, but don't love the look of button downs yet hate floppy collars. For my first shirt I went with NOBD II but asked Luxire to add hidden buttons. Turned out great.

 

[CruzAzul]



Anybody else?

Do you want a second opinion?

 

[table21]

Hey, I finally got a shirt where I really like the fit, however I am not sure how to get rid of this problem (if it is possible) if anyone has any ideas please let me know, as this problem seems to happen to me on most shirts I get.

 

[brokencycle]

Ordered four shirts. Two weeks later they were here. The fit and fabric is great. All four have different collars as I try to decide what I like best on me.

 

[jandersson]

Hey, I finally got a shirt where I really like the fit, however I am not sure how to get rid of this problem (if it is possible) if anyone has any ideas please let me know, as this problem seems to happen to me on most shirts I get.

Proper cloth suggests adjusting for more sloping shoulders might help: http://propercloth.com/reference/lines-running-armpits-back-collar.

But I'm not convinced your problem really matches "Lines Running from Armpits to Back of Collar".
Looks more like forward rotated shoulders?
Does the problem go away when you move your shoulders up/down/backwards/forwards?
Maybe adjusting the collar forward?
A picture showing your back might help.

 

[scrolls]

table,

That's a super common problem. Email pictures to Luxire and they'll know how to fix. I had that issue on an early shirt and after they saw a picture the problem was fixed on the next shirt.

 

[lachyzee]

In my experience, this can also result from a shoulder measurement that is not long enough.

 

[JohnnyFlex]

I don't wear ties very often, but don't love the look of button downs yet hate floppy collars. For my first shirt I went with NOBD II but asked Luxire to add hidden buttons. Turned out great.

I'd love to see a picture of this in action.