Lanvin from France vs Barneys

[Knicksfan]

Found some fun Lanvin wingtips (two-tone gray/white) at Barneys. Price was ridiculous ($1070) but in searching around on the web found them at Colette.fr for about $700 even with shipping and a weak dollar.

In fact they had several styles of Lanvin and others considerably cheaper than anyplace I am seeing in NYC.

Anyone have any experiences with Colette?

Thanks

 

[TheFoo]

Did you account for customs duty?

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Did you account for customs duty?

Does he get VAT back for that price? Otherwise that'll compensate.

 

[speedster.8]

UK online sites would be interesting to since the £ is at such a low compared to the euro.

 

[Knicksfan]

Did not account for customs duty (anyone know how much that is or how that is collected?)

THe VAT is excluded since it is for export.