ended up ordering 2 dress shirts from CT, and 4 cotton-linen polo's, the dress shirts arrive in 5 days the polo's come in a week or so. i'll post my thoughts on the fit etc once i wear them.
For the navy blazer i need for my sister's wedding in bermuda next saturday, i ended up not going to the CT store that is ~hr away , but went to Milton's in chestnut hill, they have a ralph lauren 100% linen blazer and slacks lineup in navy, got the navy blazer (46R -needed the sleeves shortened ~2 inches) for 130 and 3 pair of the linen slacks- 2 in navy one in tan (60 bucks each- needed to be hemmed ~3-4 inches), a white french cuff shirt, a purple/navy/ other colors patterned tie, pocket square to match, and a set of cufflinks that match the colors of the tie decently- i pick up the blazer and slacks wed.
thinking of getting a more expensive shoe to wear than the cheaper dockers i wear, got some of the less expensive cole haan oxfords in tan, but am thinking -moving forward- of getting something a bit higher end that will last a long while at my use level(maybe once a month). cobbler's union or beckett simonon are the two brands i am looking at now.