american prices vs canadian price for leather jackets

[pokergod]

looking for a leather jacket, only know about danier leather in canada for a good brand. what are good brands for or stores are good in the US. And how do they compare to prices in canada? thanks

 

[Jimmy C]

Try Wilsons Leather, they are decent and have good deals. They are in most outlet malls and have several locations closeby in NY & MI.
http://www.wilsonsleather.com/home/index.jsp

 

[ig-88]

In the US, which has adopted e-commerce to a much larger extent, you simply need to google "leather jackets" at google.com, and you can find any number of online merchants. Then browse each one to see if they ship to Canada.

As for brick-and-mortar stores, Wilson Leather is one.

http://www.wilsonsleather.com/home/index.jsp

 

[Serpent]

US prices are much better. Some good stores:

www.nordstrom.com
www.saksfifthavenue.com
www.neimanmarcus.com
www.macys.com

Brands: Hugo Boss, Faconnable, Andrew Marc, Armani

Comparable Canadian stores are Harry Rosen and Holt Renfrew.

 

[Powershot]

Is it just me or has the popularity of leather waned the last few years? Everyone seems to be wearing wool/cashmere jackets now.

 

[petitelover]

US prices are much better. Some good stores:

www.nordstrom.com
www.saksfifthavenue.com
www.neimanmarcus.com
www.macys.com

Brands: Hugo Boss, Faconnable, Andrew Marc, Armani

Comparable Canadian stores are Harry Rosen and Holt Renfrew.

Being an American - I'll second Serpent's post. Closest nice American mall to Toronto would be Galleria.

http://www.waldengalleria.com/

Coach has very nice leather products - a bit pricey, but quality is there.

If you want to leverage your at par Canadian dollar - try going to the outlet center on Military in Niagara Falls, New York. Very nice designer items at a deep discounts.

http://www.fashionoutletsniagara.com/

Be cognizant of the maximum amount of purchased items you are allowed to bring in to avoid tax. It's been a while, but I recall as an American you are allotted about $400 of purchased items outside of the US for the day without being charged tax. I don't know what it is for Canadian citizens purchasing American goods so check.

Bring those valuable Canadian dollars right here to Buffalo! (People used to say for us Americans to bring our greenbacks to their Country - now it's the other way around )