While there are a few bespoke shoe shops around Toronto, Leatherfoot — Yorkville’s latest custom men’s footwear operation — is hoping to become the sole name in the high-end shoe conversation.
Put a spring in your step with Jeanne Beker’s selection of colourful flats for running around town in style.
Last night, the 416’s most fashionable folks were found at The Carlu in a celebratory mood. The reason? The Toronto Fashion Incubator’s New Labels Fashion Design Competition, which trumpets emerging Canadian designers and presents them with $25,000, a Flare editorial feature and a capsule collaboration to be sold at Target.
Though the name hints at something angelic, the clothing and accessories from British fashion house AllSaints are anything but. Named after a famous London street (All Saints Road in Notting Hill), the brand’s edgy, rock ‘n’ roll style is best suited for nights out on Queen West, but can only be found north of downtown at that mall that keeps on growing, Yorkdale
The city’s one-stop shop for babies — Mini Mioche — has had great success at its Queen West location, and two years after opening there, the business has opened a new flagship store in the Distillery District.
Combat April showers with Jeanne Beker’s picks for the city’s sleekest trench coats.
With the arrival of several new restaurants and stores in the past year, the Ossington strip continues to set the standard for all that’s hip. The latest addition is Annie Aime (which is French for “Annie likes”), a European-inspired boutique that encompasses menswear, womenswear and its owner’s passion for good design.
Sure, Crown Flora Studio is a floral store, but calling it that might be selling the place short. Owners and partners Adam Mallory and Davis Khounnoraj have set up something wholly unique in their 450-square-foot space in Parkdale.
I have a new addiction. My new addiction is checking out houses. Not necessarily to buy, but for decorating ideas.
There are a number of worthy places to open up a shop in Toronto, but for Niko Downie, the owner of new accessories shop Elevator, Parkdale was the only choice.
Did you know that this year is the year of the snake? The sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac is the most enigmatic, intuitive, introspective, refined and collected of all the animal signs. 2013, specifically, is the year of the water snake, which apparently bodes well for finances.
