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[MacGuffen]

I haven't seen anyone post the Monti 140/2 before, so here goes. Collar is a simple Luxire English spread with 1.75" neck-band and 0.25" longer tips. I have a long neck, so I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

 

[mattcritchlow]

@MacGuffen that looks great. Very curious to hear how you like the fabric. I'm after a new white dress shirt as well, and had that fabric on my short list.

 

[Fouracle]

Ordered a shirt and a trouser totaling about $200 after including shipping cost on April 5, received on April 27. The quality of the items are great. However, I received a bill from FedEx to pay duties about $19 in total. I was under the impression that the increased shipping costs are supposed to cover any duties that we have to pay? I live in Canada btw.

 

[MacGuffen]

@MacGuffen that looks great. Very curious to hear how you like the fabric. I'm after a new white dress shirt as well, and had that fabric on my short list.

I haven't had much time to wear it yet, but at first glance I couldn't see why it would be worth it over a cheaper poplin. Then I compared it to my 100/2 blue poplin, and I could actually feel the difference.

The Monti is smoother to the touch where the blue poplin feels somewhat coarser in comparison, obviously because of the different thread count. Is it worth $20 extra? I'd say yes, especially if you plan to use it as your go-to dress shirt, like I will.

It is slightly see-through, so some kind of twill weave would be better if this bothers you. Actually, I take that back, it's not as see-through as I first thought.

There was a great post a month or two ago about the difference between Alumo and Monti from someone with experience with the fabrics. I remember the guy recommended Alumo at 120/2 and Monti at 140/2 and above, might be worth checking out.

Lustrous fine white also springs to mind, but it seems the community is pretty split regarding it. Some think it's great, others believe it wrinkles too much. I have no experience with it myself.

 

[Burzan]

Ordered a shirt and a trouser totaling about $200 after including shipping cost on April 5, received on April 27. The quality of the items are great. However, I received a bill from FedEx to pay duties about $19 in total. I was under the impression that the increased shipping costs are supposed to cover any duties that we have to pay? I live in Canada btw.

I am curious about the answer to this as I was interested in buying from Luxire due to the "all inclusive" price for Canadians. I wonder if the duties were covered as they say on the website but you possibly still were hit with import charges from FedEx along with taxes on the items. If so the statement on the Luxire site is quite misleading.

Maybe Proper Cloth is a better bet as they have a similar claim but only charge $15 for shipping. Might be worth paying the premium on the shirts to avoid the additional charges.

 

[ErikJN]

I suggest you confer with Luxire directly and post the outcome. I'm sure they'll sort it out, as the webpage clearly states they'll cover duties for Canada.

 

[7_rocket]



Ordered a shirt and a trouser totaling about $200 after including shipping cost on April 5, received on April 27. The quality of the items are great. However, I received a bill from FedEx to pay duties about $19 in total. I was under the impression that the increased shipping costs are supposed to cover any duties that we have to pay? I live in Canada btw.

I"m from Toronto and didn't get hit with a fee but my shirt was $90.

 

[Dingusberry]

I'm just going to assume I'm dumb and have missed something since no one is replying, but humor me, aren't these a completely different colour from the raw? I want to soak them right away, but I can't until I figure out if I've been sent the wrong fabric.

Those back pockets look really small, imo. Are they standard pockets or do they adjust for the rest of the size of the jeans?

 

[venividivicibj]



How do you like this fabric? I was thinking about getting it

 

[Thrifter]



Ordered a shirt and a trouser totaling about $200 after including shipping cost on April 5, received on April 27. The quality of the items are great. However, I received a bill from FedEx to pay duties about $19 in total. I was under the impression that the increased shipping costs are supposed to cover any duties that we have to pay? I live in Canada btw.

Gulp. That's distressing. I have a pending $1k order that was placed around that time.

 

[Christopher Essex]



I suggest you confer with Luxire directly and post the outcome. I'm sure they'll sort it out, as the webpage clearly states they'll cover duties for Canada.

It's possible that the fee may cover duties (@17%) and the FedEx brokerage fee ($10) but may not include taxes (GST/PST or HST).

My last shipment was for 5 pairs of trousers, delivered in early April and I was hit a few weeks later with a bill from FedEx for $27 and change.

Edit: I did NOT pay the $25 flat shipping fee for the order above. C.

 

[Xtra]

My raw selvedge jeans seem a lot closer in color to the dark indigo... did they send me the wrong fabric? The photos below aren't great, but you can tell it's a darker shade than your raw. Also seems different from Luxire's closeup of the raw.

Hmm, I would say that the 13 oz raw indigo has a quite distinct shade of blue. The pictures you posted look more similar to the 14 oz denim than the 13 oz raw imo.

 

[CosmeDaniel]

I tried and they said it's up to Luxire to tell them to do that, not me. I've asked Luxire to do that and they said to email them when the product ships, but then they never go in and change it for me. It's kind of annoying and has to do with only Theresa being on their inbox.

If you have an account though FedEx's website, you can manage your incoming packages and electronically sign for them.

I'm never home to sign for packages myself so I do this ahead of time.

 

[lachyzee]



My raw selvedge jeans seem a lot closer in color to the dark indigo... did they send me the wrong fabric? The photos below aren't great, but you can tell it's a darker shade than your raw. Also seems different from Luxire's closeup of the raw.

I ordered the 13oz Raw (soaked). That is exactly what mine look like. Unless they made mistakes on both our orders... I doubt it. Maybe luxire can clarify.

 

[lachyzee]



Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I received my shirt just now, but it looks like it's a dye stain on the collar. Can this be removed with washing the shirt?

Believe Luxire uses a pen of some sort during the making of the shirts for markings. Sometimes it makes it onto the final produce

It comes out on the first wash with no issues.