Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 6, because the home team is high fashion
Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 6, because the home team is high fashion
Our favourite batty blue bird suffered from a serious identity crisis in the last decade. The original understated logo was replaced by such heinous avian manipulations as steroid bird (2000) and angry bird (2004). The latter, a snarling, almost unrecognizable Ace, became symbolic of a dismal performance record (for those who have stopped keeping score, we haven’t made post-season play in almost 20 years). News that the Blue Jays brass had decided to return to an updated version of the original emblem—the one worn by Joe Carter, Mookie Wilson and George Bell—was well received by sports fans. Less foreseeable was the co-opting of the retro Blue Jays gear by the fashionable people who tend to congregate in Leslieville bars and on the far reaches of Queen West. Brave the three-hour lineup for tacos at the tiny restaurant Grand Electric and you’ll spot at least one or two natty lads who have taken support for the home team to new sartorial heights. If the Jays ever do make it back into the playoffs, the mob rioting on Yonge Street is going to be a lot better dressed.
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- Andrea Leigh,<br /> 26, stylist
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- Ryan Paterson, <br /> 29, graphic designer
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- Chris Rochon, <br /> 27, actor
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- Sean Peters, <br /> 22, Ryerson student
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- Kurt Martinez, <br /> 21, Ryerson student
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- Chris Chaboyer, <br /> 34, store manager
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- Adrian Kalyn, <br /> 21, retail sales
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- Sarah Burry, <br /> 22, Ryerson student
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- Paul Youn, <br /> 22, OCAD student
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- Michael Murphy, <br /> 27, IT project manager
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 and angry bird (2004). The latter, a snarling, almost unrecognizable Ace, became symbolic of a dismal performance record (for those who have stopped keeping score, we haven’t made post-season play in almost 20 years). News that the Blue Jays brass had decided to return to an updated version of the original emblem—the one worn by Joe Carter, Mookie Wilson and George Bell—was well received by sports fans. Less foreseeable was the co-opting of the retro Blue Jays gear by the fashionable people who tend to congregate in Leslieville bars and on the far reaches of Queen West. Brave the three-hour lineup for tacos at the tiny restaurant Grand Electric and you’ll spot at least one or two natty lads who have taken support for the home team to new sartorial heights. If the Jays ever do make it back into the playoffs, the mob rioting on Yonge Street is going to be a lot better dressed.
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It looks more stylish on some than on others, but it’s great to see everyone’s Toronto spirit either way!