Every week we gather our favourite tweets from in and around Toronto’s fashion scene. This week we’ve got details on The Bay’s crazy final sale deals, a preview of the full Marni for H&M collection and news on Jil Sander’s return to her own label.
If you have an opening in your diary tonight, then maybe you can fill it with some reasonably priced merch. The creative-types at OCAD are celebrating the launch of their new Student Shop this evening at the OCAD Student Gallery on Dundas West.
Bad news for fashion fans on Queen West: three cherished indie boutiques are closing their doors. Response, Carte Blanche and Chasse Gardée, which are all on the north side of the strip, will be shuttering between now and the end of March. But there’s a silver lining for bargain hunters: they’re all holding closing-down sales. Here’s the skinny.
It’s safe to say that those who love vintage and those who love lingerie are generally happy when the two are combined. There’s only one problem with this: good vintage lingerie is hard to come by. Intricate details and delicate fabrics rarely last long, or, if found intact, they’re hard to fit.
With less than a month to go before the start of Toronto Fashion Week, the Fashion Design Council of Canada has released its preliminary schedule. Although it’s bound to change (take note of the ten “TBA” marked spots) the skeleton allows for penciling in basic dates and important shows.
Every week we gather our favourite tweets from in and around Toronto’s fashion scene. This week we’ve got news from London Fashion Week and a show invite from Mulberry, a celebrity twin spotting via Jeanne Beker and details on the Jason Wu for Target pop-up in Toronto.
Collaborations between high-end designers and retail chains have become a bit of a trend lately. H&M has produced collections by Lanvin, Sonia Rykiel and Versace, while Target also boasts an impressive list of designers like Rodarte and Missoni, to name a few. Most recently, Jason Wu’s collection for Target was released in the States. Sadly, with no retail stores in the country, Target’s collections have long evaded Canadian fashionistas. That’s about to change sooner than we expected.
Valentine’s Day is that wonderful event that allows us all to indulge in all kinds of things, like chocolates and flowers and gifts, just because. Unfortunately, for many of us, it’s also a chance to indulge in procrastination. You know what we mean. Here’s a last minute guide to some of the best gifts in the city for your lover (or yourself).
In what might be the most exciting news in fast-fashion collaborations since, well, Marni for H&M, The Bay has announced the launch of Mary Katrantzou’s collection for Topshop, set to hit Canada in early March.
Since its opening in 2007, Yorkville’s contemporary and fashion-forward UPC Boutique has acted as one of our very best retail friends. So it’s with great sadness to report that UPC’s doors will be closing this Monday.
Every week, we gather our favourite tweets from in and around Toronto’s fashion scene. This week we’ve got Nathalie Atkinson’s two cents on Uncle Karl’s loose lips, gift ideas for your Valentine from Holt Renfrew and new spring-forward styling ideas from Diane Kruger.
The flat shoe is nothing new in fashion, but rarely is it deemed an acceptable au courant sartorial statement. But when that time does come around, it is a cause for celebration for female feet everywhere. This season, the flat is back, and the best way to wear it is in a boyish brogue.
