Luxire Custom Clothing - Official Affiliate Thread - Page 102

Wore the Lustrous Fine White today and I can say it wrinkles like crazy! Also unlined and unfused cuffs don't look good on it as fabric is very light and 'curls' up easy. Fit's perfectly but seems to wrinkle too much would probably go for a more matte and slight heavier fabric. Anyone else get such wrinkling in their lustrous fine white?

^^^^I saw an example but I cannot say about the wrinkles. Twas not my shirt. Fabric seemed quite heavy to me. Do you plan on wearing it with a suit? 

What color poplin did you order? Weight of the material? Interested in plain colors but for business suiting, ie, not too heavy. I think the Lustrous White shirt I referred to above was meant to be for this purpose but for me misses the mark a bit. 

 

Also, anyone use the Handmade option for shirts?$100 additional, I believe.

Edited by gambit50 - 3/7/13 at 9:56pm

Like others have said, if you plan to wear your shirt without a jacket ontop and in case you are not a wrinkle lover like some linen nerds, I would advise against a light dress shirt fabric like the Lusterous Fine White.
From the white shirtings I have swatches of, I would advise you to go for one of the following three:
http://luxire.com/products/white-on-white-diamond (definitely very noticeable texture and quite shiny)
http://luxire.com/products/warzone-white-oxford (imo the essential casual white fabric of Luxire)
http://luxire.com/products/warzone-plus-white-oxford (feels and looks very similiar to the non plus warzone, could not see where the +$10 came from)
Edited by Louis XIV - 3/7/13 at 10:46pm

I haven't found the Lustrous Fine White to be especially wrinkle-prone compared to other plain weave fabrics. In fact I think it actually wrinkles less than most. It's just that white shows wrinkles more more than colored or patterned shirts. That's why I usually reserve plain white shirts for special events or at least days with particularly important things going on at work.

Yeah, that's what I've been advising people to do. Take measurements from several shirts/pants that have aspects of fit that you like. Create a hybrid set from their best fitting attributes. Put measurements in a spreadsheet.  It worked for me with the both shirts and especially for the trousers which are much more difficult to do.   

it's probably going to take you more than one shot to get the measurements right anyways, so I wouldn't worry too much about trying to get the measurements perfect first time around. Place an order and then send some fit pics to luxire and they'll give you recommendations on adjustments you can make to get the best fit

 

I ended up ordering about 3 shirts one after the other with slight adjustments here and there then sent them all back together to be adjusted to finalized measurements. 

Just wanted to chime in, I have been lurking on this thread for a while and I just received my order. I am quite new to getting something custom made, I took a chance and ordered my first shirt based on body measurements.

 

This thing fits great! Sure I need to make some minor adjustments as I assumed but I am very confident that my next order will be perfect. It’s so nice to have a shirt that fits correctly, I am a big guy and its always been hard to find good fitting dress shirts.

Here is my new OCBD with Point Down Collar. Second Luxire order, I think they have my size nailed down pretty well:

So you sent back 3 shirts you had ordered to Luxire to have adjustments made? If I might ask what type of adjustments were possible and was there a charge? That makes their process very attractive.

 

Also, any recs on more conservative business appropriate solid white or blue fabrics in lighter weights? Basically something along a standard poplin material. I don't think proper business attire is necessarily conservative but too many on the boards think if it is not 7 patterns, 4 textures, 3 browns, etc. then it is 'boring'=conservative.

their policy is to remake (or adjust) one time on all their shirts if your not happy with the fit (whether it was your fault or their's). all you have to pay for is shipping back to you, which I think is $20 per shirt. But get in touch with Theresa from luxire for more details. 

MattSF - excellent roll on that collar

Thanks! I'm very happy with the shirt, definitely converted to Luxire for all my shirting needs. Planning on trying out their trousers too pretty soon.

Same problem. It wrinkles when i look at it. Feels great, but a little too light for me. Now I will only order after checking out the swatches.

How much does Luxire charge for the swatches? I remembered they linked to a page where an extra $1 service or more can be added but didn't really say how many swatches that would be.

That is WAY too tight around your waist. Also, see how the sleeve bunches around your elbow? The curvature doesn't match your arm's--the back balance is probably too long.