Chloé Comme Parris, one of the hottest Toronto-based labels at the moment, is holding a studio sale this weekend. Chloé and Parris Gordon, the sisters behind the label, will be holding the sale that the brand’s new studio digs just off Queen West — and they’ll be doing plenty of price slashing, marking down past collections by as much as 80 per cent.
Oh, to be the lady in red. Every woman wants to be the one who turns all the heads, but even attempting to try on a head-to-toe red evening gown can be intimidating. The colour demands confidence. With wedding season on the horizon, we say it’s time to take baby steps towards introducing this power colour into your wardrobe.
Fashion-forward women who have travelled the globe and have the tastes to match exist in Toronto. The problem? Once comfortably back home, they lust and long for the beauty and design of that exquisite jewellery, those drool-worthy shoes and supple leather bags that are found only in the world’s most chic cities. But fabulous brands and beautiful things can be found in Toronto, too. Case in point: retail veteran Jaya Kahlon has just opened the Sauvage pop-up store.
Despite the fact that my style (and wardrobe) contains many of the same staple items, I am incredibly particular about the things I like and wear. Often, friends and acquaintances will spot something and proclaim, “Oh Gracie, this is so you!” Meanwhile, I’m thinking, “have you taken crazy pills? I would never wear that!”
Remember when Queen West was known for being the best shopping strip in the city? From local designers to cool indie shops, the street’s sprawl grew fast. But lately we’ve noticed more papered-up windows and closing sales than ever, leading us to recently report on what everyone’s been thinking: “What’s up with Queen West?”
The girls behind local unisex apparel brand Muttonhead Collective are quickly garnering a (well-deserved) name around Toronto as leaders in the patriotic pop-up shop. Having consistently acted as the gracious hosts behind some of the best roving boutiques to hit the city of late, the collective’s newest feat, the Mutts & Co. Traveling Market on College Street, could be its best yet.
Rebecca Eckler checks out the city’s first waxing bar catering to men and women
Yesterday evening much of the city’s fashion folk headed to Ryerson University to take in Mass Exodus 2012: Lucid. Held at the Ryerson Theatre, the student-run event presented a runway collection of young designers — 25 of them, in all — who are graduating from the university’s Fashion Design program. The show is a great place to check out up-and-coming designers.
Every week, we gather our favourite tweets from in and around Toronto’s fashion scene. This week: a mega sale at The Bay, a Fashion Collective tussle and glamourous grannies wear hot pink.
Have you ever watched a droplet of oil or ink splash into water and been fascinated by how it explodes into its new space? Local designer, Jessica Mary Clayton, took this visual pleasure one step further, capturing the experience as it happened, and then printed the results onto her new spring collection.
In the second half of our guide to Parkdale’s most interesting shops, we give you the best places to find roller derby equipment, high-end fly swatters and a gizmo to keep your mustache out of your tea. Really, is there anything that can’t be found on a jaunt through Parkdale?
This is a prime example of one of my favoured spring/summer looks, because it’s one that says, “I wish I was on vacation” which is basically what I’m thinking at all times. The nautical stripes represent my need to be by the water (on a yacht) and the tropical print shows my longing to be on a sandy beach (near an all-inclusive bar). The jean jacket and heels? I guess those are the city-appropriate reminders that bring me back down to earth.
