So I figured I'd write a little review as I could not find any info about Canada and shipping etc. and people's experiences
CTSHIRTS/Charles Tyrwhitt
First off, don't order from the us site it will cost more as they raise the prices slightly to compensate for them paying customs. They only pay customs for us orders, canada is not included in that deal. Next is you will pay 8.50 per parcel for handling fees, so make sure you tell them one box.second is 18% duty will be charged along with your provinces applicable taxes. So some hefty fees are possible. returns will also cost you.
Regarding shirts quality, fit etc.
I order typical shirts, 4 for 150 type deal 3 dress 1 casual. The material is extremely nice compared to department store typical brands.
Fit is absolutely terrible and meant for guys with no V shape, I have 2 slim fit dress and one tailored all 16.5 neck and they all billow very badly. Even the tailored fit is not very good most likely these are made for larger bellies. 16.5 neck slim fit is 45 chest and 40 waist on their site. I thought they may have meant 40 inch opening at bottom, nope that's for mid section.you will most likely need it tailored so account for that in price.
For reference I'm 6' 185 42" chest if I keep it conservative(The chest and shoulders fit pretty well) 32-35 waist, probably a bit, judging how my 34 pants are too loose.
Modern Tailor:
I did the 19.95 trial shirt in black, picked a nice big collar and french cuffs.
Fit is really nice, I thought i was being cleaver and added a few inches to chest as most shirts tend to fit too tight, eg. Tyrwhitt 45" chest fits me very nicely. They take that into account apparently. The only real complaint is the yoke seems to have a bit extra on the back when I relax arms, but I took my own measurements half assed so I will say it's my fault.
Material is pretty typical, not nearly as nice feeling as the Tyrwhitt shirts. Wrinkles like crazy but irons just fine(I have the B&D All temperature steam iron which may help make life easier) and I didn't get dinged any duty and shipping because it was listed at about $20, other shirts ordered will suffer the same duty and handling etc.
Now
I'm stuck in a toss up, keep the shirts and what I think is nice fabric or getmade to measure shirts for roughly the same price but also the possibility of duty and reduced fabric quality. And I just found fitcustomshirts that has a canadian address, so I asked them if they have any trials and about duty, as i'd get more shirts for the same price and egyptian cotton to boot.
I'm leaning towards returning the tyrwhitt shirts, just because for the price I paid and all the duty etc they are expensive, and I paid more than I would have if I ordered from the non US price site. Plus they will need to all be tailored heavily to fit right, I don't think darts will save me, which sucks as I do love the patterns and material and I haven't seen anything similar on MTM sites.
