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Inside Out pop-up shop brings Montreal flavour to Toronto

Inside Out pop-up shop brings Montreal flavour to Toronto

In a shocking twist, pop-up shop season has already kicked off, long before the holidays: first Philip Sparks launched his first...

What we found in Erin Karpluk’s bag on the set of Being Erica

What we found in Erin Karpluk’s bag on the set of Being Erica

There are certain things we always imagined Erica Strange’ s purse would contain: wigs for time-travel sleuthing, an Epipen for...

Great Spaces: A notorious Riverdale raccoon house is transformed after standing derelict for decades

Great Spaces: A notorious Riverdale raccoon house is transformed after standing derelict for decades

In close-knit Riverdale, no two houses have garnered as much gossip as the side-by-side Victorians on Langley Avenue that were...

CB2’s Queen West opening will be delayed until—at least—2012

CB2’s Queen West opening will be delayed until—at least—2012

CB2 announced its official opening would take place this fall , but we found out this week that those in search of modular...

Worn Fashion Journal wants more diversity in fashion publications

Worn Fashion Journal wants more diversity in fashion publications

Worn Fashion Journal is hosting a panel at the Canadian Magazines Tent at Queen’s Park for The Word on the Street to discuss the...

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features the best new restaurants of 2026. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

The subject-to-change Toronto Fashion Week schedule has been revealed

The subject-to-change Toronto Fashion Week schedule has been revealed

TIFF has come and gone, which means no more red carpet fashion to agonize over until awards season. Thankfully, Toronto Fashion...

American designer Cynthia Rowley will be showing at Toronto Fashion Week

American designer Cynthia Rowley will be showing at Toronto Fashion Week

There’s some exciting news for those who love Toronto Fashion Week, but hate Canadian talent: Cynthia Rowley , the American...

Flare magazine wasn’t the only Canadian pub at New York Fashion Week, despite tweets to the contrary

Flare magazine wasn’t the only Canadian pub at New York Fashion Week, despite tweets to the contrary

Toronto has three major Canadian fashion publications— Fashion , Flare and Elle Canada— and, as in any good sector, the goal...

Toronto Fashion Week leaves Heritage Court at Exhibition Place for downtown digs at David Pecault Square

Toronto Fashion Week leaves Heritage Court at Exhibition Place for downtown digs at David Pecault Square

While we cling to the last vestiges of TIFF for dear life, some other news has crossed our desks this week: amid the constant...

Kid Culture, a cute-as-a-button, schoolhouse-themed shop for tots in the Junction

Kid Culture, a cute-as-a-button, schoolhouse-themed shop for tots in the Junction

The Place: Kids (and even their parents) are romanced by this whimsical children’s boutique from owner Clare Raman, who is still...

Philip Sparks is taking his fall/winter 2011 collection on the road, starting at Smash in the Junction

Philip Sparks is taking his fall/winter 2011 collection on the road, starting at Smash in the Junction

Just in time for fall weather to take hold, Toronto designer and Rogue Fashion Week regular Philip Sparks will launch his first...

Introducing: Intermix, another place to get upscale womenswear on Bloor Street

Introducing: Intermix, another place to get upscale womenswear on Bloor Street

The place: Yet another in a series of Canadian firsts, Intermix, the upscale American womenswear retailer, has opened a Bloor...

Abercrombie and Fitch: the second American brand in weeks to tackle consumer concerns about price disparity

Looking for a T-shirt to cheer on a favourite fake sports team, but don’t want to shell out the cash? You’re in luck, because...

Introducing: Blackbird Vintage, a treasure trove of conversation pieces in the Distillery District

Introducing: Blackbird Vintage, a treasure trove of conversation pieces in the Distillery District

Paula DiRenzo never planned on opening a boutique in the Distillery District; after shuttering her Bedford Park store, Fleur de...

Coco Rocha channels a majestic stallion for her recent Dazed and Confused Korea cover shoot

Coco Rocha channels a majestic stallion for her recent Dazed and Confused Korea cover shoot

It’s official: not only can model Coco Rocha dance with a horse-like trot, she is confident enough to portray a stallion on the...

Target Canada is hiring everything from buyers to assistants for its 2013 opening

Target Canada is hiring everything from buyers to assistants for its 2013 opening

Target Canada launched its careers website yesterday, proving that even though some may frown upon American investment in...

VIDEO: Behind the scenes at the “Most Stylish” photo shoot for Toronto Life’s Stylebook

Videographer and stylist Bryanna Brown watched backstage as the jury-selected most stylish Torontonians got ready for their...

J. Crew drops duty from Canadian e-commerce site, cites bad publicity as cause for increase in sales

J. Crew drops duty from Canadian e-commerce site, cites bad publicity as cause for increase in sales

Just days after outraged Canadians noticed the massive price discrepancy between J. Crew’s online offerings in Canada versus the...

VIDEO: Edith Zimmerman likes Worn Fashion Journal, Worn Fashion Journal likes Clueless

Clueless’ s Cher Horowitz, arguably Alicia Silverstone’ s most remembered character (we also liked Miss Match, but no one is...

Avril Lavigne will be showing at New York Fashion Week; the world asks: why?

Avril Lavigne will be showing at New York Fashion Week; the world asks: why?

According to Fashionista, Avril Lavigne is showing off her brand, Abbey Dawn, on a runway during New York Fashion Week at trade...

Is J. Crew too expensive in Canada?

Consumers are getting their sweater sets in a knot with the news that J. Crew has raised its prices for the Canadian market. Its...

Brooks Brothers set to open up second Toronto store at Bayview Village for spring 2012

Brooks Brothers set to open up second Toronto store at Bayview Village for spring 2012

Brooks Brothers will be opening a second Toronto location at Bayview Village, with an opening expected sometime around spring...

Introducing: J.Crew, the prepster Mecca and Yorkdale’s latest hip retail space

Introducing: J.Crew, the prepster Mecca and Yorkdale’s latest hip retail space

The place: The preppy Cape Cod vacationer in all of us is overjoyed by J. Crew’s first international outpost, which has opened...

Fairfax Financial Holdings buys William Ashley, ensuring that all fancy tea parties can still be had

Fairfax Financial Holdings buys William Ashley, ensuring that all fancy tea parties can still be had

Yesterday, Fairfax Financial Holdings announced that it had bought family-owned Canadian retailer William Ashley, though the terms...

Shopping

How an iGaming platform is giving back to the northern Ontario community

How an iGaming platform is giving back to the northern Ontario community

By bridging the gap between digital play and physical bingo halls, Betty is redefining the gaming industry to ensure that local communities always win.

Five ways to prepare for the ultimate watch party experience, at home or on the go

Five ways to prepare for the ultimate watch party experience, at home or on the go

Enjoy the soccer game anywhere with immersive tech that feels like a win

What Dora-winning actor Hailey Gillis loves about the Beaches

What Dora-winning actor Hailey Gillis loves about the Beaches

The acclaimed thespian takes us on a tour of her favourite haunts

What multi-hyphenate artist Vivek Shraya loves about Leslieville

What multi-hyphenate artist Vivek Shraya loves about Leslieville

Including an iconic brunch spot, a bespoke burrito and the ultimate sunset-and-skyline vantage

Great Spaces

Inside an art dealer’s 430-square-foot apartment crammed with paintings

Inside an art dealer’s 430-square-foot apartment crammed with paintings

Janos Toth began collecting works by Inuk artist Floyd Kuptana last year. He now has 42 on display

Inside painter Janna Watson's minimalist studio in a Grey County forest

Inside painter Janna Watson’s minimalist studio in a Grey County forest

A weathered steel exterior renders the building virtually invisible from the road

This couple turned a Dundas West Victorian into a dark and sultry Hollywood Regency palace

This couple turned a Dundas West Victorian into a dark and sultry Hollywood Regency palace

“I want it to feel like an Old Hollywood actress retired and then went thrifting”

Inside a technicolour rural farmhouse lovingly restored by director Eva Michon and musician Sebastien Grainger

Inside a technicolour rural farmhouse lovingly restored by director Eva Michon and musician Sebastien Grainger

Turns out the guy from Death From Above 1979 is really good at renovations