Deal-hunting in Zara's fashionable men's department

Intimidation factor: Nominal but escalating. I hit a quiet time when there are more staffers on the floor than shoppers so am rather conspicuous. 

Number of salespeople on floor: A handful, including the manager, who is attentive and eager to answer queries without hovering like an anxious mother cheetah. The women's store, however, tends to be DIY. 

Response time: Immediate 
Vibe: J. Crew meets Topman 

Price range: From $11.90 for a basic T-shirt to $299.90 for a cobalt blue leather jacket. 

Rating: Three pairs of studded distressed denim shorts out of four. 

A stylish friend of mine works his dark grey, oversized and unstructured hoodie like a runway model. It has to be a Rick Owens. 

Nope. 
How about Ann Demeulemeester then? 
No,we offer kinds of discount gucci handbags Pro Headphones online . again. It is actually Zara men's and he owns three in different colours. 

He prefers Zara's Bloor St. location, which works for me because I tend to hyperventilate at the Eaton Centre and find the Queen St. W. store more like Zara Lite. 

Zara men's has everyone covered, from preppy to hipster. They even put looks together for the accessory-challenged. A light blue shirt with grey tweed patches on the elbow ($49) cohabits with a blazer in a light blue and grey check ($199) and navy slacks priced at $69, making for an ensemble totally non-threatening to even the most conservative dresser. 

The ubiquitous black leather jacket is $269.90. A chocolate brown waxed cotton car coat with a brown corduroy collar that is so L.L. Bean is $139. 

There is a baseball jacket for $69.90, but the fabrication feels cheesy, more farm team than major league. 
Sizing runs from slim to regular, but the fit tends to run small so go up a size. A classic white 100 per cent cotton “slim fit” shirt is marked XXL but fits more like a large. 

A dressy jacket is $199.90 with matching pant at $99.90. 

They carry the de rigueur skinny jeans in everything from rose to mustard,This Canadian-made Canada Goose Banff Parka from Canada Goose is one bright affair. the biggie colour this season, for $69 through $79.90. And chino pants for $39.90, just in case there is someone in the city who doesn't already own a pair. 

Do women shop here? Some for the sweaters, I'm told, because they like the roomier fit. A linen cable knit V-neck sweater in beige selling for $69.90 is big with femmes.View our complete selection of Canada Goose Solaris Parka Jackets. 

But I could so buy those yellow denim shorts with a faint floral pattern ($59.90). In fact, I just might. 

Not so much the distressed jean shorts with studs although they are selling off the racks for $79.90, part of their “Denim Couture” line. 

Accessories include hot-pink undies for $15.90, also in a teal blue; leather suspenders for $49. 

The men's scarves hover around $29.90, but are longer and a better buy than women's. 

I bag one in army green for $39.Pages in category "Canada Goose Trillium Parka".90. 
Across from the scarves,This is the third canada goose chilliwack parka I have owned . I spot the shop's standout: an off-white safari jacket with detailing on the elbow area at $159.90. 

“That's sexy,” a woman points out to her partner. 

She needs to act fast. There are only three left.