Luxire Custom Clothing - Official Affiliate Thread

[LMendo]

I am planning to order a pair of fit-test pants.

I have measured a pair of well fitting pants already, but i would like the Luxire pants to have a rise that is 6 cm or ~ 2.36 inches higher as my own pants.
Would it be possible to just add to the outseam, front and back rise to get my desired rise or do i need to pay attention to something else? My waist measurement doesn't really change from the rise of my own pants up to the desired rise.

 

[Torulf]

I am planning to order a pair of fit-test pants.

I have measured a pair of well fitting pants already, but i would like the Luxire pants to have a rise that is 6 cm or ~ 2.36 inches higher as my own pants.
Would it be possible to just add to the outseam, front and back rise to get my desired rise or do i need to pay attention to something else? My waist measurement doesn't really change from the rise of my own pants up to the desired rise.

For whatever its worth I was in exactly the same position some time ago, provided measurements of my best pair of pants and asked Luxire to adjust inseam, total length, front and back-rise to achieve a similar increase in rise. They turned out very good for a first pair.

 

[JJ Katz]

Two questions please:

1.
The huge choice of fabrics offered on the Luxire site sometimes makes a selection difficult. I am looking for a good, solid poplin/broadcloth that irons and launders well but without reaching to the rather dear offerings by some of the top mills. Has anyone ash experience with the sort of cloth I’m talking about, from Luxire? Any recommendations?

2.
I see that most of the classic shirt collars on offer have a 1.5" rear collar rise and 1.25" front collar rise. If one were to lower those measurements, respectively, by 0.25", would that collar be too low for ordinary ties?

 

[StraightTip]

Two questions please:

1.
The huge choice of fabrics offered on the Luxire site sometimes makes a selection difficult. I am looking for a good, solid poplin/broadcloth that irons and launders well but without reaching to the rather dear offerings by some of the top mills. Has anyone ash experience with the sort of cloth I’m talking about, from Luxire? Any recommendations?

2.
I see that most of the classic shirt collars on offer have a 1.5" rear collar rise and 1.25" front collar rise. If one were to lower those measurements, respectively, by 0.25", would that collar be too low for ordinary ties?

I usually do the english spread but with a 1 1/4" rear collar band and 1 3/4" back height and it works fine with all my ties. I have a number of shirts from other makers with that measurement so I cannot imagine it being an issue. The spearpoint collar has the lowered dimensions as standard as well.

 

[LuxireStudio]

Black Grey Tattersall Flannel

* Semi Spread With Hidden Button Down Collar.
* One Button Square Cuff.
* No Pleat.
* No Pocket.
* Standard Placket.
* Boat Curve Bottom.
* Patch Gusset.
* Split Yoke.
* Black Fish Eye Button.

Spoiler: Spoiler

 

[luxire]

We have launched a new service called Presto. The garment will be made and shipped in 2 business days.
Currently, we are offering select styles and fabrics. The offering will be expanded gradually.

See available options here.

 

[GeoffUK]

We have launched a new service called Presto. The garment will be made and shipped in 2 business days.
Currently, we are offering select styles and fabrics. The offering will be expanded gradually.

See available options here.

Been following this thread for a while now, and was planning to get my first order in today/tomorrow. This service could be great for future use though, once I'm happy with a pattern.

So, my understanding is that collar/cuff styling can't be changed at all for these? And the same would apply for shoulder shirring?

If one were to order 'Use measurements from Order No. _____', would that include things like darts and the amount of forearm pleats, or are they also set?

 

[KC79]

We have launched a new service called Presto. The garment will be made and shipped in 2 business days.
Currently, we are offering select styles and fabrics. The offering will be expanded gradually.

See available options here.

Oh man Luxire, I love you, but sometimes you don’t make it easy...

After a reasonably lengthy period (a couple of months, perhaps more) of struggling to hit advertised timelines, you pull things back in line, then come up for air and... launch a new, faster offering? (Face palm emoji)

I know we’re (SF people) super annoying with all our little specifications, and that the presto option is meant to curb some of this in exchange for speed, but isn’t there an argument that these resources would be better used to hit the regular targets?

I don’t run a business and don’t know a thing about manufacturing clothes, so I’m not claiming any expertise. I am, however, honestly confused...

 

[luxire]

Been following this thread for a while now, and was planning to get my first order in today/tomorrow. This service could be great for future use though, once I'm happy with a pattern.

So, my understanding is that collar/cuff styling can't be changed at all for these? And the same would apply for shoulder shirring?

If one were to order 'Use measurements from Order No. _____', would that include things like darts and the amount of forearm pleats, or are they also set?

No customization allowed. We can use your base pattern as is, without changes.
Basically, if there are notes, we may run into delays which will defeat the whole exercise.

 

[luxire]

Oh man Luxire, I love you, but sometimes you don’t make it easy...

After a reasonably lengthy period (a couple of months, perhaps more) of struggling to hit advertised timelines, you pull things back in line, then come up for air and... launch a new, faster offering? (Face palm emoji)

I know we’re (SF people) super annoying with all our little specifications, and that the presto option is meant to curb some of this in exchange for speed, but isn’t there an argument that these resources would be better used to hit the regular targets?

I don’t run a business and don’t know a thing about manufacturing clothes, so I’m not claiming any expertise. I am, however, honestly confused...

This is a separate team altogether.
A lot of the complications are in understanding the custom requirements, which we have eliminated here. Delays related to fabric procurement is taken care of here by offering only in-stock fabrics.
As for the tailoring and finishing, these are handled by the separate, presto team. Only a certain number of presto orders will be accepted everyday.
One of the reasons why we have only some shirts currently.

The premise is also simple. Lot of people order items with simple details and measurements while others order with a lot more detail. The complexity has added a factor of delay. We are trying to create a separate lane for people who have the "fast-pass" of easy orders.

As for the regular targets, the regular service will be smooth and more predictable once we have the new "flow-control" mechanism in place. It is a work in progress.
I do not see the Presto orders delaying regular orders. In case that happens, we will pause Presto.

 

[GeoffUK]

No customization allowed. We can use your base pattern as is, without changes.
Basically, if there are notes, we may run into delays which will defeat the whole exercise.

Thanks. I guess I'd just be looking for clarification of what is part of the base pattern?
Are darts and number of forearm pleats base pattern, or do they count as customisation?
I think it's safe to assume that shoulder shirring would be customisation, but then wouldn't there be issues if my base pattern has shirring, as I imagine the sleeve head would be too large if the shirring weren't included?

 

[luxire]

Thanks. I guess I'd just be looking for clarification of what is part of the base pattern?
Are darts and number of forearm pleats base pattern, or do they count as customisation?
I think it's safe to assume that shoulder shirring would be customisation, but then wouldn't there be issues if my base pattern has shirring, as I imagine the sleeve head would be too large if the shirring weren't included?

We will need to see how these things unfold and then we may create tighter sets of rules. As of now, if your base pattern has shirring or pleats details, we will make them accordingly in Presto as well.

 

[KC79]

This is a separate team altogether.
A lot of the complications are in understanding the custom requirements, which we have eliminated here. Delays related to fabric procurement is taken care of here by offering only in-stock fabrics.
As for the tailoring and finishing, these are handled by the separate, presto team. Only a certain number of presto orders will be accepted everyday.
One of the reasons why we have only some shirts currently.

The premise is also simple. Lot of people order items with simple details and measurements while others order with a lot more detail. The complexity has added a factor of delay. We are trying to create a separate lane for people who have the "fast-pass" of easy orders.

As for the regular targets, the regular service will be smooth and more predictable once we have the new "flow-control" mechanism in place. It is a work in progress.
I do not see the Presto orders delaying regular orders. In case that happens, we will pause Presto.

Fair enough. Thanks for the reply and let’s see how it plays out.

 

[patliean1]

Since my pattern has been set for the last two years I'm very tempted to try this out.

EDIT: And my pattern does include shirring LoL

 

[1up]

Out of curiosity, when you gents are communicating with Luxire via E-mail, what is your reply frequency like?

The majority of the time it's generally pretty prompt for me. I send an E-mail with questions about an order, or requesting an updated ETA, and I receive a reply overnight with the time difference.

I had a pair of pants that were made incorrectly, and Luxire had agreed to replace them, but my last few E-mails have gone unanswered over the past week. I assume largely due to the focus on this 'Presto' program?

I just want to set my expectations to be realistic without being overbearing to our friends at Luxire.