Fashion & Style
Philip Sparks fall/winter 2010 collection sets sail
Philip Sparks' fall/winter presentation was the unofficial kick-off to this month's many stylish soirees, culminating in the spring edition of Fashion Week come the end of March.Sparks eschewed the traditional runway in favour of a small tableaux of about a dozen looks. Sparks -- always a fan of the woolly, the rough-hewn, the clothes tailor-made for a sail around Nantucket on a brisk fall day -- took Moby Dick as his inspiration this season.
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Affordable Elegance on West Queen West
The yaya & friends space near Trinity Bellwoods has long been deadpooled and in its place the colourful and friendly CORS has arrived. Theory, Diane von Furstenberg and Karen Millen are just some of the lines in store, all at typically-better prices than what one might typically find at other boutiques or department stores in the city.Read my profile of CORS in the fashion stores section.
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Bloor Street's Vintage Emporium
Toronto is a great city for vintage fashion. And while the original 69 Vintage on Queen definitely holds its own among the city's best, its sibling-store in Blansdowne really has its act together. Under one roof there's not only a curated selection of consignment and locally crafted vintage finds, but also a buy-the-pound option, mending/alterations offering and vintage decor.Find our more in my profile of 69 Vintage Collective in the fashion stores section.
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A Nue Place for Fashion in the Annex
The Annex will never be confused as a destination for chic, stylish or trendy clothing stores, but with the addition of a new boutique right next to Crystal Rolls at least there's a closer option to grab a new outfit prior to a hot first date at Sushi on Bloor or New Gen.Read my profile of Nue in the fashion stores section.
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NY and LA, in Toronto
This Rosedale fashion boutique might be five years old but after moving into larger, airy digs near Yonge and Roxborough at the end of '09 it's definitely a new space worthy of a rediscover. And as the name suggest what can be found here is all sorts of curated finds from the owner's purchasing expeditions to New York and Los Angeles.Read my profile of SHOPNYLA in the fashion stores section.
Fashion & Style
Wearing White After Labour Day For Windfall
January's blistering cold is especially hard on those less fortunate, but a bunch of fashion types went fundraising for Windfall last night at Wear White 4 Windfall's Winter White Party, and Frugal Fashion Week's WhoWhatWEARWhenWhy, showing how our city was able to help out in style.Man-about-town and restaurateur Toufik Sarwa hosted his annual Winter White Party at his new resto Cinq 01, where everyone from Ainsley Kerr to Shawn Hewson schmoozed in their winter whites.
