Fashion & Beauty GuideFor men: Evening

Nicolas Men

  • 153 Cumberland St. (at Avenue Rd.) View on map »
  • 416-966-2064
This temple of fine menswear treats its customers with an old-world care and grace: cups of espresso are proffered during fittings, and owner Nicolas Kalatzis offers Zegna and Lardini, two separate made-to-measure suit lines (summer fabrics, $100–$495). Italian labels—Bogliolia, Zegna and, exclusive in the city, Lar­dini—are the emporium’s bread and butter, with cuts slimmer than their American counterparts. A raffish tan or khaki Lardini wool blazer ($1,295), coupled with delicious handmade chocolate Lidfort shoes (from $895), would suit both pampas and palace. Paul Smith, Kenzo and Y’s by Yohji Yamamoto also enjoy pride of place, alongside Nicolas’s own popular line of well-designed Italian-made cotton dress shirts, belts, ties and sweaters (all $265–$345).
Hours:
M–W 10–6, Th–F 10–7, Sa 10–6, Su noon–5
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