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Street Style: Sunday Night at the Dakota Tavern

Posted by Jessica Blaine Smith / March 2, 2010

Sunday nights at the Dakota Tavern are always jam-packed. The Beauties (Six Shooter Records) play three sets every Sunday and are the perfect end to the weekend.
Toronto Street StyleName: Joanna
Occupation: Stage Manager in theatre and opera
My Style: Emphasize what you got
Favourite Item: My boots. They're new but so comfortable that
there's no need for breaking in.

Name: Drew
Occupation: Bartender at the Dakota Tavern
My Style: Jeans and a T-shirt
Favourite Item: My shirt.

Toronto Street StyleName: Chetna
Occupation: Works at a cafe
My Style: Original
Favourite Item: Well, we just won the gold so my Canadian badge!

Name: Michael
Occupation: Anthropologist
My Style: In need of money
Favourite Item: Boxers, because I have matching socks.

Toronto Street StyleName: Shawn
Occupation: Co-Owner of the Dakota Tavern and guitarist for The Beauties
My Style: James Dean & Frank Sinatra
Favourite Item: I Love my Biltmore hats.

Name: Tina
Occupation: Banker
My Style: Comfortable
Favourite Item: Boots. They're super versatile and people always look at me when I'm wearing them.

Toronto Street StyleName: Alex and Agie
Occupation: Vintage retail
My Style: Alex - a little 80's, a little cowboy, a little modern. Agie - modern cowboy.
Favourite Item: Alex - boots. They're classic cowboy. Agie - My 60's Demin Wrangler jacket. It's very hippy.

Name: Damian
Occupation: Welder Fabricator
My Style: Comfortable
Favourite Item: Toque. It's warm.

Discussion

33 Comments

J-rock / March 2, 2010 at 10:38 am
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Tina, I don't think people are looking at you because of your boots. It's probably the rest of you they're checking out. Wow.
Dee / March 2, 2010 at 10:44 am
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I'm sorry but how is this Street Style? These people are not even 1% stylish.
echo replying to a comment from J-rock / March 2, 2010 at 10:56 am
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my thoughts exactly! She's hot.
Kris(tine) replying to a comment from Dee / March 2, 2010 at 10:57 am
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Disagree completely. Totally cute and typically Canadian, all of them!
albert / March 2, 2010 at 11:02 am
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chetna looks like shes working at her cafe. lol
Dawn replying to a comment from Kris(tine) / March 2, 2010 at 11:08 am
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Agreed, I like this Steet Style. The Dakota is an awesome place and everyone is so friendly.
Jane / March 2, 2010 at 11:33 am
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I am thinking Alex used her Illinois drivers licence that she got from that place on Yonge to be served...
Matt replying to a comment from J-rock / March 2, 2010 at 11:33 am
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You beat me to it. My lord Tina is unreal.
DS / March 2, 2010 at 12:25 pm
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fap fap fap
TheRealJohnson / March 2, 2010 at 12:30 pm
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Tina is right. She's got a really great set of boots.
Also, I enjoy that Agie describes himself as a modern cowboy and is wearing an old man sweater.
hbr / March 2, 2010 at 12:45 pm
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This is what i call streetstyle....an emphasis on happiness, positive attitude and having a great time in public with your fellow Torontonains, never mind all that pretentious "this season last season" BS...
Will / March 2, 2010 at 12:46 pm
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Finally, some real people wearing real, comfortable, day-to-day clothes. Best Street Style yet.
James / March 2, 2010 at 12:51 pm
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Hello Tina!

The Dakota remains the coolest and friendliest place in town.
Dan replying to a comment from Dee / March 2, 2010 at 01:40 pm
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I'd love to see what you call stylish.
Jason / March 2, 2010 at 01:40 pm
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Tina could get it.
cranky lady / March 2, 2010 at 02:01 pm
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Love this street style! Much better and a lot more versatile in people.
lily / March 2, 2010 at 02:37 pm
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love, love, love it! diverse group of people, nice smiles, great photos. keep it up!
Rayanne Langdon / March 2, 2010 at 04:09 pm
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Aww, sweet comments this time. Mostly.
Matt / March 2, 2010 at 04:13 pm
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I, too, enjoy positivity.
N / March 2, 2010 at 05:21 pm
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Tina, are you single? Nice booooots :)
Wow - I need to go to Dakota tavern - this is the best ad for a place...
I miss the other guy / March 2, 2010 at 02:27 pm
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I could've taken these photos with my eyes closed
James / March 2, 2010 at 08:49 pm
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Tina has a really great set of boobs....uh I mean boots. Yeah, boots.
huh? / March 2, 2010 at 10:12 pm
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Tina is certainly a pretty girl but...are you people kidding? This is Toronto, you see someone that good or better a half-dozen times on any street in a diverse neighbourhood in the city.
Tina replying to a comment from huh? / March 2, 2010 at 11:01 pm
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Ouch, huh?! In my defense, I was quite inebriated, that was the Canadian gold game day! I don't usually have such a whacky look on my face, nor say such bright things about boobs, I mean boots! I think everyone looks fantastic! :)
I love Tina / March 2, 2010 at 11:48 pm
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Tina, you can cash my cheque anytime.
Beenish / March 3, 2010 at 09:13 am
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Thats my girl T!!!
She is smokinnnn with or without the boots!!
J-rock replying to a comment from huh? / March 3, 2010 at 11:39 am
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It wouldn't be a real street style without at least one hater. Everyone knows that Toronto is full of hotties. Pointing out that Tina's a fox doesn't take away from the thousands of other fine young women in this city.
Rachel / March 4, 2010 at 01:11 am
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I am glad Street Style got some street smarts and hit up the Dakota but doesn't anyone think it's kind of hard to see the outfits? You could barely see Joanna's torso if it hadn't been for that belt.

Anyway, I don't mean to hate because this was an overall good roundup. Way to go, Street Style!
seanm / March 5, 2010 at 12:15 am
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Ah, gotta love comments from strangers on the Internet!
bob replying to a comment from Dee / March 5, 2010 at 02:50 pm
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Dee, are they not stylish because they're not dressed like skanks or in Ed Hardy? Not everyone wants to look like Britney, and just because it's not YOUR style, doesn't make it un-stylish. Ignorance, however, is always out of style.
Me replying to a comment from Kris(tine) / March 6, 2010 at 04:19 pm
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And what is 'typically Canadian'? Does 'typically Canadian' mean white (yeah, I'm throwing the model minorities Chetna and Tina in there). When will people realize/accept that what makes us 'Canadian' is our diversity. This crowd is not diverse, just melting pot chic.
warmflash / March 13, 2010 at 03:23 pm
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I'm with Dee. This is style? I don't think so. Sorry. Next.
HJ / April 19, 2010 at 12:12 pm
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Unreal. When this space DOES show people wearing edgy stuff or actual couture everyone flips the hell out. When it shows people having a good time at a great local bar dressed casually, people deride it as not being fashion-forward ENOUGH.

Seriously, what precise middle-ground of fashion must everyone aspire to, BlogTO commenters? This catch-22 silliness is ridiculous.

P.S.: Moral of this post: wearing boots to the Dakota appears to be a "do".

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