Super Shopper: our monthly roundup of the city’s best stuff
Super Shopper: our monthly roundup of the city’s best stuff
A must-have French press, double ties and the rest of the city’s best stuff this month. View the slide show >>
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- GreenShag’s Victoria McPhedran always adds whimsy to menswear (breast-shaped cufflinks with ruby nipples, anyone?). Her latest concoction is double the fun: two prints sewn into one silk tie. $125–$150. GreenShag, 670 Queen St. W., 416-360-7424.
- KNOTTY BOY
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- Toronto illustrator Gary Taxali partnered with Indigo to create old-fashioned wooden toys in his signature satirical cartooning style ($5–$13). The timing coincides with the release of his adorable new children’s book, This Is Silly! Indigo, 220 Yonge St., 416-591‑3622.
- FINE-TOONED
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- Shoo-Foo’s velvety bamboo towels are extra absorbent, quick drying and mildew resistant—in short, the perfect post-shower indulgence. $36 each. Pistachio, 2433 Yonge St., 416-322‑9451.
- HIGH AND DRY
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- This pint-sized, soft wool cable-knit hoodie by Scotch Shrunk (Scotch and Soda’s boys’ line) sold out within days when it came out, but it’s back in stock. The down underlayer means it works for winter, too. $255. Sporting Life, 2665 Yonge St., 416-485-1611.
- SWEATER WEATHER
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- Coffee purists and the counter space deprived share a devotion to the French press. Bodum’s New Bean, with a patented spill-proof spout, comes in 11 cool colours. $40. The Bay, 176 Yonge St., 416‑861-9111.
- HOT OFF THE PRESS
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The Shoo-Foo towels are great because this company is actually run by an ecologist and has the third-party certifications to show that their product is sustainable. They also carry bedding and baby products aside from their soft towels. Also, the don’t mix their bamboo fibers with other materials, so you always get the real-deal when it comes to a bamboo product.