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Yeah man that duty thing is crazy, bought a Austin Reed suit recently and they killed me. The suit fits like a glove and I am still way ahead, considering a good Italian wool made suit is going to run me a $1000 in Canada.
Next time I will send it to a friend in London, either pick it up myself or have him mail it.
That is the best way if you can get someone who is reliable and willing.
I sent a couple of suitcases from Sweden (full of clothes I picked up working in Milan and Swedish snus) back to Canada. Total shipping was $240, it took 10 days and was not charged duty. I wrote on the shipping bill that it was "Winter Clothes".
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I have noticed a few Topshops/Topman opening in Toronto as of late, the prices are a little steep for the quality.
That place is brutal. Overhyped airball if there ever was one. I could not find a single item that I could justify spending the money on. It is straight up a one season buy. Even the classics have stylings that would not work outside of the current trends.
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How do dudes dress out west? Can't imagine there are many guys like you out there.
In my scene there are some well dressed cats, mostly from Europe and black Americans. There used to be some sharp dressed Japanese but they dont seem to be around much these days. No other Asians have stepped in and taken over (in regards to fashion).
Local guys here dont seem to give a rats ass to fashion. T shirts. Dressed up is an untucked, non iron button up. It is changing here, but I do not see it ever getting to a fashion level of Montreal or NY. The guys at Indochino are putting in some good work here though.
I do get some hate from some guys here, but mostly its compliments. It is not hard for well dressed guys here to stand out.
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Do you think you can convince someone to pay you even $50 for you to hangout with them for an hour at nordstrom??
this would be your biggest obstacle.
I dont think this is what we are getting at. The $50 would be consultation fee and from there the clothes would be gathered from different sources. It would be nearly impossible to find everything in one hour in Nordstroms.
Actually it would be impossible.