I've tried them for shirts & trousers. The success depends a lot on the accuracy of measurements you give them; sending a pair to copy as you are doing should make life easy. The quality of sewing is good - machine done where you'd expect (i.e. on long seams) but with some nice handwork where it makes a difference.

They make a very good pair of trousers - generally.

Where they do fall short is customer service when things go wrong. I recently quoted a previous order for measurements & details for a couple of pairs of trousers, unfortunately when they arrived they were too tight around the seat & thighs (I've used the same measurements for several pairs all of which still fit fine so it's not me who's 'expanded'). I pointed out this error in size but the response I received was totally dismissive i.e. "we've made them to your measurements" - end of story. Not even an expression of regret that there was a 'possible' problem. The waist & thigh measurements are actually smaller than my existing pairs when I check one to another. I've yet to resolve this issue.

I use them because I like trousers cut a bit higher in the waist & with side adjusters. I also like to pick the cloth. There's little available 'off the rack' which matches my requirements hence it's worthwhile using a company like Luxire & to be fair to them I've been very happy with virtually everything from them. I don't mind them getting something wrong if they sort it out in the correct manner but I do object to the attitude of their customer services department or at least that of the person I dealt with.

My advice would be to give very clear instructions on what you want & specify good cloth from one of the well known mills which they stock (or send your own cloth). You'll then get an excellent pair of trousers back.

Am curious - their pricing on, say, a loro piana trouser (ca. $400 CAD), is about equivalent for me to having them made by my own tailor. It's possible he gives me a deal, because I'm there regularly and we have great rapport. He charges ca. $5,000 CAD for a suit, which is par for course in my city. So, I don't think he's particularly inexpensive. If not for reasons of cost (which vary greatly from city to city), why would one select Luxire over a local maker?

Last edited by mhalat (2018-05-16 10:03:43)

Cleared out now Fxh.