Vadim T
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Just received my first order! Had trial pants made and am pretty pleased for a first attempt. My tastes are trendier than most here, and I didn't find much similar to what I wanted in prior posts, so I figure these results might be useful to a particular niche of users.
First, regarding service: I'm about to go on vacation and asked whether these could be rushed at all so I could get them in time to test on my travels. NINE DAYS FROM ORDER TO DOOR IN NYC. They're not a special fabric and I didn't have any tricky requests - but still. Completely amazing. Thanks Lux
Photos of the pants straight out of the box:
This is what I was going for:
Only special detail I requested was a 1.25" sewn cuff which isn't offered as a standard size. I also requested the fabric be hot washed and tumbled to reduce shrinkage, hopefully their shape doesn't change wildly in the wash. Still plan to wash cold and air dry.
Fit: I used garment measurements Frankenstein'd together from 5 different pants, including Unis Gios, Unis Fords, and some Black Lapel MTM trousers. These meet those numbers exactly. The main issues seem to be puckering at the crotch and a fairly pronounced wedgie.
Any ideas on how to improve fit? Obviously these are cut very slim, and I'm thinking playing with the back rise and making them .25-.5" looser everywhere may clean up the drape. I'm also slightly bow legged, so short of changing them to a relaxed cut, I don't know that they will ever hang perfectly straight.
Overall a much better experience than the previous 'new' website!
Some comments/questions on shirt ordering process:
(1) When there are only two photos, clicking on the second photo does not bring it up e.g. see https://luxire.com/collections/dress-shirts/products/light-blue-university-stripes-oxford
This is true on both Safari and Firefox on a Mac.
(2) "Collar Length" is usually termed "Neck Size" (at least in North America)
(3) Currently the workflow for ordering a shirt is confusing. Step 1: I can pick one of the preset 'styles' but I can't seem to customize anything here. Why not? If I want to customize then I have to do everything through custom notes (at least as far as I can tell). High potential for error if I forget to specify something like no chest pocket since there are no prompts. Then Step 2: if I click on "Customize Fit", I only see options for measure shirt/measure body/send us a sample shirt. If I want to use an existing pattern then I have to use a custom note, which seems non-intuitive. Would like a way to refer to an existing pattern for measurements as a fourth option. Even better, would like a way to save templates for faster ordering and reduce error.
In addition, I think it would be very helpful to have a FAQ page and/or some 'best practices' guides on the website. If someone wants to order a custom shirt, what would you recommend as the most efficient process to arrive at a well-fitting shirt? How should one take photographs to diagnose fit problems?
Fabric categories are odd.
For shirts you have a mix of attributes: color, pattern, weave, material, mill all in the same list. I think you need to rethink this.
Love the cuff! And the roll for that matterSome pics.......Lux nailed this shirt.
BTW.....I feel this collar is maybe the BEST roll I own.......hands down....and no, Im not sharing my order no.......lol
I was kidding about sharing my order no,....of course Id share....a few have asked. Its being called the Faco collar, order no 24693
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That sounds very promising. Hoping also we could have more than one profile for trousers for instance, as plain chinos would have different measurements than tailored trousers etc.Working on creating measurement and style profiles.
In the interim, you can view your measurement details and notes for each order when you login to your account.
Else, you can also just send us an email.
Thanks.The reviews are back and are the same as the last time. May be, we will have to try and change the questions so that the reviews are better focused. We prefer not to moderate the reviews.
Thanks.
While not website related, I wish there was a way to match up my previously ordered shirts to a specific fabric. I have about a dozen blue pencil stripe shirts and I haven’t a clue which shirt corresponds to the fabric on the website. I like certain of these fabrics more than others and have reordered the wrong fabric a number of times.
That sounds very promising. Hoping also we could have more than one profile for trousers for instance, as plain chinos would have different measurements than tailored trousers etc.