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Life of Manek / Women's Clothing

1504 Dundas Street West 647.347.2635
Life of Manek

Life of Manek sprouted up in Dundas West just over two weeks ago, and from the floor-length floral dress in the front window to the candy-coloured vintage sandals, I know...


Canon Blanc / Men's And Women's Clothing

679 Queen St. West 647.346.5060 Website
Canon Blanc

Canon Blanc brings Parisian fashions to Toronto's streets months before they would have organically arrived. Snagging some superb Queen West real estate just west of Bathurst, the husband and wife team...


Coal Miner's Daughter (Queen St.) / Women's Clothing

744 Queen St W Website
Coal Miner's Daughter (Queen St.)

The Coal Miner's Daughter's new Queen Street location has been open since April 7th, and is so new that paint cans figure largely into its window display. Co-owner Krysten Caddy...


Steamworks Toronto / Spa

540 Church St. 416.925.1571 Website
Steamworks Toronto

Steamworks is easily the most popular bathhouse in Toronto. It's a destination for local and visiting gay men during Pride Week and Halloween. There are line-ups during holidays. Don't even...



Greg May Hair Architects / Hair Salons

124 Cumberland Drive 416.920.8892 Website
Greg May Hair Architects

Greg May Hair Architects is squirreled away on the second floor of a Yorkville Victorian, and as soon as I walk in, I'm greeted by a wave of warmth from...


Haven Toronto / Men's Clothing

145 Berkeley St. Website
Haven Toronto

Haven is the latest addition to Corktown. This is Haven's third location, with two other successful stores in Edmonton and Vancouver. The open-concept store is bright and organized by brand,...


Silhouette Tailoring / Men's And Women's Clothing

733 Queen St E 416.465.9898 Website
Silhouette Tailoring

Silhouette Tailoring is attempting to revive the bespoke from its little shop in Riverdale. While the practice may be slightly dated, Nasir Naebkhil is doing all he can to give...


Philip Sparks / Men's And Women's Clothing

162 Ossington Ave 647.348.1827 Website
Philip Sparks

Philip Sparks has left the pop-up life behind to open a new, permanent shop on Ossington at Foxley. The Toronto designer has moved just up the street from his temporary...



Emporium by I Miss You / Men's And Women's Vintage

63 Ossington Ave 416.916.7021 Website
Emporium by I Miss You

Emporium by I Miss You has nothing of the dust-collecting chachkies vaguely suggested by the words vintage and emporium. Nor does it have the Value Village-salvaged trinkets suddenly turned...


Lea Ann Belter Bridal / Bridal

238 Broadview Avenue 416 778 6868 Website
Lea Ann Belter Bridal

Lea-Ann Belter Bridal has moved its flagship store to the curious corner of Dundas and Broadview. I say "curious" because this the intersection is largely neglected - hardly abuzz with...


Fuzz Wax Bar / Spa

701 Queen St. W 647.748.3899 Website
Fuzz Wax Bar

Fuzz War Bar is to waxing what Blo is to dries or Doll Bar is to extensions. The new, trendy Queen West spot does waxing, and only waxing. Owners Jessica...


Angst Salon / Hair Salons

240 Queen St E 416.360.5942
Angst Salon

Angst Salon is a venerable Toronto salon thoroughly bred with juxtaposition. While Billy Angst may have the reputation as a celebrity stylist with regular stints on CityLine, his downtown salon...



Timeless Apparel / Men's And Women's Vintage

394 Queen St W 416.850.9129 Website
Timeless Apparel

Timeless Apparel is CTS reborn, though the new store bears little resemblance to its former vintage nouveau self. CTS on Queen at Spadina, was, for about four years, very much a...


Boutique Monique / Women's Vintage

1024 St. Clair Ave W Website
Boutique Monique

Boutique Monique has opened in one of the last areas you would think of for a new vintage clothing store — St. Clair and Oakwood. This is about as far...


Cooney for Hair / Hair Salons

441 Queen St W 416.348.9961
Cooney for Hair

Cooney for Hair is one salon in Toronto that's consistently looking east for inspiration. While Cooney himself is Chinese, the salon is decidedly Japanese in approach. I've surely past by the...


Lab Consignment (Avenue Road) / Women's Clothing

1956 Avenue Rd 647.345.4020 Website
Lab Consignment (Avenue Road)

LAB Consignment has moved uptown, and with its new north address comes a collection of a slightly higher caliber. Unlike its soon-to-close shop at Ossington and Queen, there are very...



Navigate Space / Hair Salons

250 The Esplanade, Suite 123 416.366.6020 Website
Navigate Space

Navigate Salon has managed a seemingly impossible feat for a downtown Toronto hair salon — somehow, it has garnered a mass of positive reviews and nearly zero negative online reactions,...


Metsa Studio / Men's Clothing

386 Harbord St. 416.930.6090 Website
Metsa Studio

Metsa, an Estonian word meaning "my little house in the forest," is Markus Uran's line of beautifully tailored menswear and accessories. At his Harbord street studio, he crafts streamlined "heritage...


Kind Exchange / Men's And Women's Vintage

611 Queen St W 647.349.5463 Website
Kind Exchange

The Kind Exchange helps to solve one of the biggest problems you face when it comes time for that inevitable wardrobe clean out — where to dump the decent clothes...


Of a Kind / Men's And Women's Vintage

1037 College St 647.344.1091 Website
Of a Kind

Of A Kind is a vintage and vinyl shop run by a group of four friends and their expanded social network. Kyle Turner, one of the owners, tells me it...



Used House of Vintage / Men's And Women's Vintage

489 Queen St West
Used House of Vintage

Used House of Vintage, to my own personal amusement, is sandwiched right between Urban Outfitters and American Apparel on Queen West. Imagine, then, the spectacle afforded to keen observers when...


Ephin Apparel / Men's Clothing

1178 Bloor St W Website
Ephin Apparel

Ephin Apparel, the streetwear brand originating from Surrey, B.C., has opened its first Toronto store in Bloordale. Originally, the plan was to supply local, already-established Toronto shops with the graffiti-inspired...


Marcato / Shoes

395 Queen St. West
Marcato

Marcato has opened its doors for its second unveiling in less than a year, derailed by plumbing problems that seem to plague this strip of old buildings on Queen West....


Madison Shoes & Accessories / Shoes

333 Eglinton Ave W 416.932.9978 Website
Madison Shoes & Accessories

Madison Shoes & Accessories was having a fantastic sale when I stopped by for the first time. I've passed by the pristine white shop countless times before, but for some...



My Roll Life / Sportswear

1714 Queen St. West 647.932.7655 Website
My Roll Life

My Roll Life opened last week in the west end, tying in with the wrap-up of the first ever Roller Derby World Cup. The Parkdale shop is a roller skating...


Prince Cut Kings / Barber Shops

1974 Danforth Ave Website
Prince Cut Kings

Prince Cut Kings is a reminder that men should be grateful that a trend has been reversed and young barbers are plugging in their clippers in a trade that, a...


Community 54 / Men's Clothing

1275 Queen St. West Website
Community 54

Community 54 is not a video arcade, per se, but so it will serve for me from now on when I have time to kill in Parkdale. All of the...


Bob + Paige II / Hair Salons

239 Danforth Avenue 416.519.4596 Website
Bob + Paige II

Bob + Paige has opened a second salon just minutes from its original. Now, admittedly, I know nothing about what it takes to run a successful business, but you would...



A2ZANE / Women's Accessories

753 Queen St. West 416.803.7754 Website
A2ZANE

A2ZANE has finally found a permanent home On Queen West near Bathurst, the former pop-up shop spent the past year in a smaller spot further west, following earlier pop-ups and...


Gaspard / Women's Clothing

913 Queen St. West 416.546.7480 Website
Gaspard

Gaspard has a dress with which I have fallen in love. It's a quilted Liberty, sandy-brown cotton, and printed with birds from neck to bottom hem. "It's based on drawings by...


Chosen Vintage / Men's And Women's Vintage

960 Queen St. West 647.802.7704 Website
Chosen Vintage

Chosen, says owner Melissa Ball, is very much in a Clueless stage. Picture Alicia Silverstone in a slinky stretch maxi and Stacey Dash by her side in chunky heels and...


Drake 50/50 / Men's And Women's Clothing

1140 Queen St. West
Drake 50/50

50/50 Is the Drake Hotel's newest concept space that's part vintage furniture, part fashion.The shop, which is just a few doors down from the hotel and occupying a former gallery,...



Grateful Head / Hair Salons

231 Roncesvalles Avenue 416.915.4323 Website
Grateful Head

Grateful Head has held strong over the last few years as a Toronto salon with one of the best names around. And as long as I've been heading there for...


F As In Frank / Men's And Women's Vintage

418 Queen St W Website
F As In Frank

F As In Frank has arrived from Vancouver, bringing its collection of vintage urban wear and '80s and '90s-inspired design. It's a special moment that first time you see a...


Dalston Grey / Women's Vintage

1317 Dundas St W 416.840.5447 Website
Dalston Grey

Dalston Grey marks Dundas West's ongoing ascendancy in the local fashion scene. The vintage store (with a few new pieces here and there) is filled with astoundingly budget-friendly pieces sure...


Hide / Women's Accessories

789 Dundas St W 647.349.5050
Hide

Hide is a new Dundas West shop specializing in leather accessories. The name is perhaps a bit literal for my taste, but the style is totally up my alley. That...



Vintage Grounds / Women's Vintage

760 Bathurst St 416.820.7477
Vintage Grounds

Vintage Grounds is the newly named, newly designed, newly street-level incarnation of the former Vantage Ground. Owner Lily wanted to move her Annex shop up from its basement space below...


Derk / Women's Clothing

866 Bathurst St. 416.588.8100 Website
Derk

Derk in the Annex is a women's clothing store modeled after its parent boutique in Mexico. It's been on Bathurst just north of Bloor for about seven months, though the...


C Squared (Queen and Bathurst) / Shoes

693 Queen St. West 647.350.1038
C Squared (Queen and Bathurst)

C Squared has opened a new, second location just a couple blocks west of its existing location on Queen West. C Squared the original is just east of Spadina, and...


Art.27 / Beauty Products

899 Queen St. West 416.504.3636 Website
Art.27

Art.27 is a beauty and wellness boutique focused on organics, natural ingredients, and ethically sourced labour and production. These aren't just buzz terms for owner Camelia Nicoara. In fact, so...



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Recent Comments

  • Life of Manek This store has some great merchandising, but after I brought my loot home I realize that I had only bought some crusty old cowboy boots.
  • Boomer It's definitely one of those places that tends to ignore the younger looking people, but I agree with other commenters that the service here is great once they know you're...
  • Timeless Apparel Omg this store looks SO lovely! I've been trying to find good vintage stores in Toronto that have decent prices. Does this store have any vintage Nike windbreakers?
  • Tom's Place My fiance and I came into Tom's Place today to buy a suit for our upcoming wedding, and I have to say that I couldn't be happier with the service...
  • Bob + Paige II WILL NEVER GO TO THIS SALON AGAIN , THEY DO NOT LISTEN TO WHAT YOU WANTJANE" /THIS CHICK TOTALLY MESSED UP MY HAIR , SHE DID NOT GIVE ME ENOUGH...
  • Navigate Space Hi John, Thanks for your message. Sure will email you for more details. Look forward for the visit. Happy long weekend Cheers Sumi
  • Navigate Space Hi Sumi. Of course I remember you. Thank you for the lovely note. Please contact the salon, 416 366 6020 or by email to getmoregorgeous@gmail.com We can better answer your...
  • Boutique Monique Ask for Monique's help in choosing something that suits you. The same skill that went into curating her fabulous collection will focus on what would look fabulous on you! Be...
  • Navigate Space Hey John, Remember its me Sumi . My hair has grown and I am thinking of getting it trimmed and get a good stylish hair cut with good colour( remember like...
  • Bob + Paige THIS CHICK TOTALLY MESSED UP MY HAIR , SHE DID NOT GIVE ME ENOUGH OPTIONS WITH COLOR, AND DID NOT USE AND APPLY THE SHADES AS I ASKED, I NOW...
  • Bob + Paige WILL NEVER GO TO THIS SALON AGAIN , THEY DO NOT LISTEN TO WHAT YOU WANT
  • Theatrix Costume House I am looking for a costume of the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. I am a larger woman needing the size of at least 5X if you have...
  • Philip Sparks He speaks the truth, we do celebrate mediocirty.
  • Magwood She probably buys it at retail price and resells them. A lot of these trust-fundies turn vintage shucksters have no sense in securing product and just deliver you inflated retrail...
  • Tevrow + Chase thankfully it is....... what an awful place
  • Navigate Space Hi Lydia!! I rave about Ziggy too! I look forward to meeting with you....in the meantime, up the B Complex and make sure to eat Legumes. Srsly, your hair will...
  • Canon Blanc I agree with Eva- this store does look great! One little critique of the review- it would be nice to see photos of items that were mentioned, like the pleated...
  • Grateful Head I've found Norelle! She's around the corner from Grateful Head at a Salon called Quinn. I went in cause they have antiques in the front of the salon, it...
  • Fawn Fave shop in the T dot. It's true Kasha is top notch. sweetheart, oozes fresh style and carries some of the raddest gear I've seen. + + +
  • Oliver Jewellery Well selling gold is never really fun but i just went there this week at his new location next to his old and it was pretty good. They kept 10%...
  • Ella + Elliot I never ever comment on these things, but I have just spent a lot of money at this store & I feel a bit sick to my stomach because of...
  • Tique had a wonderful experience there and great selection and great prices this past weekend.
  • Ephin Apparel Quebec city would be awesome for the next store!
  • Navigate Space I can't wait till my hair grows longer so I can visit your Salon. Ziggy Lorenc raves about John Taccone. Please, hair, grow fast, grow fast.
  • Canon Blanc this store is great and the owners are lovely people! everyone should go check this place out for sire
  • Dat Salon I went to Dat Salon because the website and space seemed pretty cool. I really wanted to like it there but Unfortunately, I wasn't happy at all with the end...
  • Sarah Houston Bridal From the moment I stepped into Sarah Houston's Bridal Boutique, I felt something special. I hadn't done any dress shopping yet and walking into the boutique was simply a "right...
  • Magwood The service was horrible, the owner of this store is snobby and unwelcoming. I do not recommend going into this store if you want to have a good shopping experience....
  • Baby on the Hip (College St.) My husband and I are expecting our first this June and we stopped in to Baby on the Hip - the College location - for more information about cloth diapering....
  • 69 Vintage Collective WAY.TOO.OVER PRICED. Go to Kind Exchange instead.


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