Super Shopper: Our monthly roundup of the city’s best stuff
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- Oiled to a glossy sheen, Sarra Tang’s made-to-order kangaroo leather satchels are set off by chunky brass hardware. $2,400. Hoi Bo, 55 Mill St., Bldg. 74, Studio 107, 416-888-8270.
- POUCH PURSE
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- Philip Sparks is taking his signature preppy-cool style to the ladies. This digitally patterned shirt-dress is our favourite of his new womenswear pieces. $425. Robber, 863 Queen St. W., 647-351-0724.
- PIXEL PERFECT
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- Multi-functional furniture from sleek new Italian design shop Calligaris is great for condos. The Evolve table folds up for easy storage and can be used indoors and out. Black lacquer style $636. 170 King St. E., 416-504‑2959.
- TV TRAY CHIC
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- Hit the beach this March break in a Tosca Delfino suit. The George Brown grad—now based in Sydney—just launched her line, and the sweet details and modestly retro cuts are as appealing as the price point. $99–$121. toscadelfino.com.
- BATHING BEAUTY
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- Naples-style coffee makers brew the smoothest cup. Flip it upside down, and the boiling water that was on the bottom seeps through the coffee grinds into a carafe. $615. Junors, Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills Rd., 416‑385-3737.
- PERK UP
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- Vintage fabrics inspired the toile, floral and damask patterns for Au Lit Fine Linens’ new line of 220-thread-count, Egyptian cotton sheets. A double duvet cover in this Oslo print is $145. 2049 Yonge St., 416-489‑7010.
- SWEET SHEETS
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So, you can buy the ‘Evolve’ black lacquer TV table for $636 or… pretty much the same thing at your local Ikea, “The Dave” laptop table for $29.99. hmmm… which one to choose?
why, that $636 table is just the perfect place to perch my $615 cup of coffee!
Seriously, what is this?
Curious to hear the rationale from Toronto Life why my comment posted earlier today is not being published??? I have read your full policy regarding reserving the right to edit or delete comments entirely and cannot find within the policy anything that references any ineligibility for the publishing of my post. Your comments in this regard would be most welcome and appreciated.
expensive expensive and expensiver lol
$425 for a casual dress from a store called Robber. Yup, that seems about right.
When brewing espresso with this stove top method coffee pot, the main elements of a good cup of coffee are: freshness of the coffee,quality of the water used, how the beans are roasted and when and how they are ground. The design of the coffee pot when making espresso in this method is irrelevant. One can purchase coffee pots using this method for making espresso for approximately $25 – $40 from most Italian grocery stores or Italian gift stores. This would be a savings of $575 to make espresso coffee which would be just as good, again determined by the factors noted above, as the one made in the pot advertised in the so called “Super Shopper” feauture of Toronto Life Magazine. Pots at the much lower price may not be made of stainless steel but stainless steel is not necessary unless one plans to leave the espresso in the pot for hours. Far too many times in the “Super Shopper” magazine feature I am observing an “elitist” focus on style and paying an exhorbitant price for style rather than focussing upon effectiveness of the product and/or value for one’s money. In essence the Super Shopper feature appears not to be focussing on assisting the consumer with purchases, but simply an advertisement in the form of an endorsement for the manufacturer and retailer of
outrageously priced merchandise.
Why does Toronto Life do this???