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post #991 of 2623
1/19/13 at 2:17pm
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Originally Posted by manchambo View Post

As for your shirt maker, I don't doubt that he's an honest enough fellow, but I also expect that any shirt maker is going to find fault in a $60 shirt ordered on the Internet and made in India. His very livelihood depends on it.

 

That shirtmaker knows very well I'm not going to stop making shirts with him because I found Luxire. He already praised me on a shirt made in HK so I don't think he's that biased though I do get your point.

 

For the fabric test, I didn't find the exact same ones at all to be honest in all the swatches he had (and I didn't think there were that many 140/2 Monti fabrics). But what is absolutely sure is that all of them were way softer and lighter than the ones I have from Luxire.

 

It might be a bad fabric bunch, bad luck from my side, mistakes on the sorting of the fabric, I don't know. But I'm still wondering if these are indeed real Monti fabrics.

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post #992 of 2623
1/19/13 at 2:18pm
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Originally Posted by Louis XIV View Post

What do you mean by a synthetic feel to the pinstripe?
I am curious because I have some other swatches which feel similiar.

 

Simply that it feels much more like a very basic cotton or a cotton blend rather than a fine 140/2 100% cotton by a well-known house like Monti

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post #993 of 2623
1/19/13 at 2:24pm
I see, unluckily I lack the comparison with similiar fabrics.
Anyways, thank you a lot for the hint.
Curious what Luxire/Theresa has to say on this topic.
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post #994 of 2623
1/19/13 at 6:49pm
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I would be in awe of the person who can touch and say what the fabric is made of and where.

 

Cotton/Synthetic: Best to get a lab test done. It is not expensive. All our fabrics are 100% cotton, except the linen and hemp ones.

A lab would also be able to test the count and construction of the fabric.  Will be glad to assist anyone who would like to have any fabrics tested.

 

Feel: There are different types of yarn finishing then there are different types of fabric weave, construction and then there are different types of fabric finishing. The same count fabric would feel different depending on how it has been woven and how it has been finished. They would feel world apart.  

 

The doubt could possibly have been cleared if the tailor had brought out another Mont bunch and compared the fabrics in the 2 bunches.

 

I am not surprised by the customer finding a difference in the feel and thus raising a question, but certainly surprised by the tailor following suit.

 

The fabrics are branded only with the name of the mill they are from. We have our own verification process and follow it stringently.

 

Do feel free to raise any other questions you have in mind. We pride in our business ethics and would be more than happy to clear any doubts that may arise.

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post #995 of 2623
1/19/13 at 8:50pm
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3 New Linen Options: Black, Denim-like Blue, and Grey Stripes.

 

Yellow Classic Oxford and 5 New Seersucker options

 

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post #996 of 2623
1/19/13 at 9:07pm

What would you say is your best fabric for an OCBD (gets that awesome washed look with age); and the best fabric for a casual 'denim-like/chambray' (more workwear-looking)?

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Sorry poorly worded :P Request if I should explain something with more detail :)

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post #997 of 2623
1/19/13 at 9:19pm
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Originally Posted by TehBunny View Post

What would you say is your best fabric for an OCBD (gets that awesome washed look with age); and the best fabric for a casual 'denim-like/chambray' (more workwear-looking)?

EDIT:

Sorry poorly worded :P Request if I should explain something with more detail :)

 

All of those classic oxfords - The warzone whites, the blue, sky blue, yellow, pink, the many oxford stripes - will all age very well and keep aging for ages.

If choosing one, it would be the Warzone plus white Oxford.

 

My favorite denim like chambray is Navy Chambray. We also have a few "real" denim in lighter weight. Perfect for work-wear.

 

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post #998 of 2623
1/19/13 at 11:29pm
Here are pictures of a deconstructed (No padding, wadding, canvas, horsehair, etc. Just a bit of lining at the shoulder.) cotton jacket Luxire made for me:

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The button on my right shirt sleeve has come loose, so the cuff fell a bit.

And a pic of the construction:
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For a first jacket, it's very well done. I'm sending some fabric to have made into a couple more. The only things I'd like changed are a tighter neck, wider lapels, slightly wider sleeves, and maybe slightly lowered lower patch pockets.
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post #999 of 2623
1/20/13 at 1:31am
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Originally Posted by luxire View Post
Feel: There are different types of yarn finishing then there are different types of fabric weave, construction and then there are different types of fabric finishing. The same count fabric would feel different depending on how it has been woven and how it has been finished. They would feel world apart.  

 

The doubt could possibly have been cleared if the tailor had brought out another Mont bunch and compared the fabrics in the 2 bunches.

 

We actually tested all the Monti 140/2 from several bunches and they all felt "better, softer" than mine.

 

I agree that they feel different. However, I've never felt a 140/2 feel so rough than the white blue pinstripe I got (http://luxire.com/products/white-blue-pinstripe)

 

Lab test is an option if I find a lab closer to home than the usual one in India.

 

Thanks for your answer

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post #1000 of 2623
1/20/13 at 1:47am
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That's pretty darn sexy; well done MteaM :)

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post #1001 of 2623
1/20/13 at 4:52am
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Originally Posted by emptym View Post

Here are pictures of a deconstructed (No padding, wadding, canvas, horsehair, etc. Just a bit of lining at the shoulder.) cotton jacket Luxire made for me:

AppleMarkAppleMarkAppleMark

The button on my right shirt sleeve has come loose, so the cuff fell a bit.

And a pic of the construction:
AppleMark

For a first jacket, it's very well done. I'm sending some fabric to have made into a couple more. The only things I'd like changed are a tighter neck, wider lapels, slightly wider sleeves, and maybe slightly lowered lower patch pockets.


Thank you m. I like the way it looks. Excellent choice!

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post #1002 of 2623
1/20/13 at 4:57am
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Our standard English Collar on a Green Mini Gingham.

 

 

 

Detachable Vintage Collar. Made stiff and true to period.

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post #1003 of 2623
1/20/13 at 6:37am
Wow that jacket looks great. Some fit issues, as is to be expected, but still. Any chances for some close-up pics of the handwork?
How much fabric is needed for a jacket if one does CMT?
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post #1004 of 2623
1/20/13 at 7:51am
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Originally Posted by emptym View Post

Here are pictures of a deconstructed (No padding, wadding, canvas, horsehair, etc. Just a bit of lining at the shoulder.) cotton jacket Luxire made for me:

AppleMarkAppleMarkAppleMark

The button on my right shirt sleeve has come loose, so the cuff fell a bit.

It looks like Luxire did a great job on the jacket, but my take is that both your shirt sleeves and your jacket sleeves are too short (though the shirt cuff to jacket cuff ratio looks spot on) .

The position they end at in your pic with arms hanging is where you'd want them to be when your arm is extended, I'd worry that they are both going to be another 1"-2" up your arm when you're doing anything else. Yes, yes, the length seems to indicate you're going to that "shorter jacket" look - if so, ok fine; it is a casual jacket after all, but short sleeves regardless of jacket style would bug me.
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post #1005 of 2623
1/20/13 at 8:09am
Is anyone else seeing themselves in a Luxire seersucker suit?
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