This Week in Fashion rounds up the week's style news, store openings and closings, pop-up shops, sales and upcoming fashion and design events in Toronto. Find it here every Wednesday morning.

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The Toronto Premium Outlets (13850 Steeles Ave W) in Halton Hills is scheduled to open August 1st, with no less than 85 upscale retailers offering their goods at up to 65% off in the 350,000 square-foot space. The first ever Hudson's Bay outlet store is one of them - launching perhaps as a response to the newly opened hr2 and the rumours of a Nordstrom Rack coming to Canada.

This premium off-price retailer opened up at Vaughan Mills last week as a spin-off of Canada's leading high-end department store. Catering to the frugal fashionista, it's a lot like Winners and Marshalls...but with a slightly more impressive list of designer brands.

Read my profile of hr2 Toronto in the fashion section.

This beloved shoe store opened its second Toronto location in the Distillery District last week, and although the footwear istelf is much more, uh, progressive than its historic new location, the combination makes for a delightful visual juxtaposition.

Read my profile of John Fluevog (Distillery District) in the fashion section.

This Week in Fashion rounds up the week's style news, store openings and closings, pop-up shops, sales and upcoming fashion and design events in Toronto. Find it here every Wednesday morning.

NEWS

Last week, The Drake General Store opened the doors to its new Yonge & Eglinton location (2607 Yonge St). The larger space carries odds and ends that make perfect gifts (for Mother's Day, perhaps?), including metallic piggy banks ($260) and ceramic sparrow mugs ($38). The well-known (and well adored) retailer now has three locations in distinct neighbourhoods, ready to offer quirky clothing and curiosities.

This new Parkdale clothing boutique — though only opened last week — already feels like home. From their grizzly bear logo to their camping gear and Hudson's Bay blankets, everything in the space emits a distinct Canadian quality. With clothing, accessories, and apothecary for men, women, and children, everyone is warmly welcomed.

Read my profile of North Standard Trading Post in the fashion section.

Fashion Art Toronto ("|FAT|") Arts & Fashion Week returned last week for its eighth annual edition, transforming an industrial warehouse into an energetic environment filled with all things avant-garde. Running from April 23 to 27, the event showcased 50 highly conceptual runway shows by both local and international designers. This year, the theme was Fashion Therapy — designers and artists were challenged to integrate into their work a connection between the human psyche and fashion.

Hundreds of looks swept and sashayed past me all week, all with a very different response to the theme. Though many of these don't fit under similar categories, here are my picks for the top 10 looks from |FAT| Arts & Fashion Week based on creativity and construction.