T.O. shopping
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- piperboytoy0
you're from Brooklyn, why go shopping in Toronto?
you have to come to Banff for the rare labels.
- ross0
i dont get your question.
what is a "boutique"
or a "rare label"
or "what are"?
you lost me at T.O.what are you looking for?
- justingodard0
http://www.viceland.com/issues/g…
Carry on...
- piperboytoy0
i think he meant boutiques that carries rare designer labels.
He'd probably find better stuff in NY trash cans than in Toronto
- agraphiclife0
woah. to clarify then, in TORONTO, where are some good places to shop to find unique clothing/ rare labels. Coming from nyc, I am not looking to go to urban outfitters but i do know to start on queen street.
- agraphiclife0
actually piperboy, the shopping in toronto is pretty awesome, but i don't know what you like to wear so you might not think so. i just haven't been there in a few years.
- JackDB0
Start on Queen (West of Spadina)
Also try Kensington Market for designer and vintage cothing.
- piperboytoy0
Delphic is cool http://superfuture.com/city/revi…
you should go through that link I posted earlier, it list some of the cool stores in town.
- barbara0
rogers tv has an awesome show called shop toronto that showcases cool places. look through the web site:
- piperboytoy0
also uncle otis, but they sell mostly fresh jive and stussy stuff.
and Vice on queen has ok stuff too.
Over the Rainbow in Yorkville has nice variety.
Boomer on queen street west has nice upscale men's designer stuff. more formal stuff.
Also there is this store called Great stuff on Queen west. it's next to liberty park. it has lots of menswear at sample prices. you might have to dig, but everything is new and not used.
- agraphiclife0
thanks everyone for your suggestions. while i can find some of that stuff in nyc, there seems to be more shops that carry the stuff i like, instead of the boutiques here that are spread throughout the city and overpriced.
- agraphiclife0
actually, i'm a she but some of those stores sound hot. i'm looking for niche street brands/stuff from japan/uk labels:brands like silas, perks and mini, stussy, x-girl, ppq, karen walker, faline, even some of those tech labels like tphs, geek boutique, kitchen orange....that stuff i know i can find in toronto.
- NegativeSpace0
Public has some cool stuff too, picked up a bunch of commonwealth stacks tshirts and stuff there, its just on queen, west of magic pony a few blocks beside the Japanese Paper Place (not fashion but also an awesome store).
- i_monk0
I found out last night, Vice has moved to Queen West in fucking Parkdale. That's west of Dufferin, where the poor people live until gentrification drives them off.
- magicpatch0
Ive heard its pretty darn good, although i didnt have a chance to shop while there. montreal on the other hand was quite fulfilling, and empty pocketing at the same time.
- nick0
start at queen/univ and walk west till u hit delphic, then hit up magic pony across the street
kesington is good too
that's basically all i know
- piperboytoy0
you can try noise on queen, they should have some you mentioned. There is also this japanese store on McCaul street. i forgot the name, but it's along queen close to Noise which is 3 blocks west of University. That store is japanese own. they have really cool gadgets and clothes and accesories too. They have one in Hazelton Lanes in Yorkville. While you're there also check out TnT, they have nice stuff.
- agraphiclife0
i'm sure vice moved there because of cheap rent, but how ironic. vice is all about an ironic white trash vibe, at least in ny.
- i_monk0
How about places in Toronto where you can buy clothing and shoes not stitched together with the stumpy fingers of Asian factory slave children?
Other than American Apparel.