One of the most frustrating things about green shopping is having too much selection. For those short on time, or patience, the new concept store, The Detox Market, helps do the choosing for you. The pop-up shop, which opened this month and closes in January, carries a carefully curated selection of the best eco-friendly products from around the world.
September is always a strange month for dressing. Generally, it’s cool in the morning, hot during the day, and cold at night. This weird weather creates a struggle to come up with an outfit that caters to all the different temperatures we face in one day. September is also the month that immediately creates a divide between those who believe it is still summer, and those who believe it is officially fall.
Standing proud in the Distillery District’s main cobblestoned thoroughfare, Hoi Bo is the first stand-alone retail shop for designer Sarra Tang. We first came in contact with the line after spotting one of her beautifully crafted bags at Mjölk, the Junction shop known around town for its discerning design eye.
Every week, we round up the best events from the city’s fashion scene. In this edition: Bloc Party and Plaid team up for an after-party, Jenny Bird makes room for the new by selling off the old, and Pinky’s officially launches, and more.
Last night Hogtown was all abuzz with TIFF, magazine launches and the inaugural Fashion’s Night Out jolting everyone out of their sleepy summer haze. We opted to check out the city’s first dalliance with FNO — the worldwide shopping event that highlights local retailers and designers.
Sometimes, a cross-continental road trip in the name of hard-to-get haberdashery is an adventure worth having. That goes double if we’re talking stuff by Alexander Olch, the acclaimed New York tie-maker who got his start hand-crafting neckwear at Harvard; it’s all but impossible to find outside Canada’s west coast or the States.
It’s a big night for Toronto. Not only is TIFF launching tonight, but it’s the night of the first-ever Toronto edition of Fashion’s Night Out. The citywide shopping event will unite style-setters like never before with extended hours, fashionable freebies and, of course, some bubbly. So ready your wallets and head down to our top five events of the night.
There’s never a better excuse to buy a new clutch than TIFF. After all, it’ll be the bag that’s clung to your arm, and won’t leave your side, for a solid 10 days straight. When else does a clutch get that much use, unless you’re a Kardashian sister?
Holt Renfrew may be celebrating 175 years of style and service, but it still knows how to party. Starting this week, Holts is hitting the road with its mobile fashion tour across Canada, including stops in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. The travelling couture caravan — called Hot@175 — will kick off in Toronto on Sept. 7, but fashionistas can get a sneak peek tomorrow night.
What does one wear to one of the biggest fashion face-off parties of the year? Where it’s not a matter of dress code, but a matter of being stylish enough to make it onto the guest list in the first place?
First blow dry bars, then bikini wax bars; surely ponytail bars are next
Every week, we round up the best events from the city’s fashion scene. In this edition: Comrags and Plaid team up for Fashion’s Night Out, The Narwhal celebrates its second birthday, Fred Falke hits up The Hoxton and more.
