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American Apparel just can't catch a break, heinous hiring policy exposed

American Apparel just can’t catch a break, heinous hiring policy exposed

Beleaguered clothing retailer American Apparel is in hot water yet again, this time after part of its hiring policy, which states...

Just Opened: Junction shopping gets even better with Metropolis Living

Just Opened: Junction shopping gets even better with Metropolis Living

The place: Adding to the Junction’s growing rep as a design destination, this furniture and decor shop lives up to its tag line:...

Just Opened: Drake Hotel's third General Store

Just Opened: Drake Hotel’s third General Store

The place: The Drake Hotel expands its General Store empire with its third location in as many years. The new shop is a...

The Bay parts ways with Browns, looking to add more designer footwear

The Bay parts ways with Browns, looking to add more designer footwear

The next move in Bonnie Brooks's overhaul of The Bay, according to the Globe and Mail , is the ousting of shoe retailer Browns...

The High Life: four glam condos that redefine urban opulence

The High Life: four glam condos that redefine urban opulence

They call it downsizing, but who are we kidding? Four glam condos that redefine urban opulence The Windsor Arms Neighbourhood:...

Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features the monster cottages of Muskoka versus the resistance. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Michael Kors store coming to the Eaton Centre

Michael Kors store coming to the Eaton Centre

Added to the slew of summer store launches in Toronto, a Michael Kors "lifestyle" shop is set to open in the Eaton Centre at the...

More red mittens, more luxury at The Bay

More red mittens, more luxury at The Bay

Among the tidbits The Bay CEO Bonnie Brooks revealed yesterday in a speech to the Ad Women of Toronto was that The Bay is planning...

Finally, Topshop confirms plans for first Toronto store

Finally, Topshop confirms plans for first Toronto store

Over at Now magazine, Andrew Sardone has solved the mystery of Topshop' s first Toronto location. It's not going to be at The...

Four shops on Queen West damaged by fire

Four shops on Queen West damaged by fire

A fire on Queen Street West at Manning last night caused $600,000 in damage, left three people homeless and damaged four shops...

Derek Blasberg comes to Toronto, stirs the pot (not that pot)

Derek Blasberg comes to Toronto, stirs the pot (not that pot)

Derek Blasberg is to New York what Shinan Govani is to Toronto: the city's gossip king. So on his recent book promo trip to...

Death of the hipster? American Apparel in serious financial trouble

Death of the hipster? American Apparel in serious financial trouble

We might soon be shopping for our low-cut V-neck tees at Urban Outfitters, because American Apparel is in some dire financial...

Stephen Harper won’t divulge his stylist’s salary

Despite appearances, Stephen Harper has his very own Rachel Zoe, a personal stylist to attend to his makeup, hair and clothing...

Stuart Weitzman coming to the Eaton Centre

Stuart Weitzman coming to the Eaton Centre

This August, Stuart Weitzman will open its first Toronto stand-alone boutique in the Eaton Centre (there are already two locations...

Juicy Couture opening first Toronto store next week

Uptown girls passionate about velour tracksuits can rejoice in the news that Juicy Couture is opening its first stand-alone...

Kimberley Newport-Mimran to open first Pink Tartan store in Toronto

Kimberley Newport-Mimran to open first Pink Tartan store in Toronto

In an interview with the Toronto Star, Pink Tartan designer Kimberley Newport-Mimran revealed that she's opening the label's first...

Toronto retail staff breathe easy, not working on Christmas

Toronto retail staff breathe easy, not working on Christmas

In a city already filled with workaholics, retail workers just got a little reprieve: they (probably) won't have to work on...

Just opened: Tabula Rasa gives vintage hunters a new reason to cross the Don

Just opened: Tabula Rasa gives vintage hunters a new reason to cross the Don

The place: On the edge of Greektown sits Toronto’s newest cheap and cheerful clothing hub: a reason for west-end vintage hounds...

Yasmin Warsame photographed by Bryan Adams for Bono’s Globe and Mail

In today's Africa-themed Globe and Mail , guest editors Bono (yes, that Bono) and Bob Geldof ran a profile of...

Road tested: the best way to get to Vaughan Mills

Road tested: the best way to get to Vaughan Mills

Some Torontonians might scoff at the shopping options north of the city, but Vaughan Mills is one of the few places with outlets...

Toronto boys ditching hockey hair for Bieber bob

Toronto boys ditching hockey hair for Bieber bob

It was only a matter of time before our kids wanted to look like Justin Bieber (we only hope they don't pick up his studying...

Knocked off: the Hudson's Bay blanket's American look-alike

Knocked off: the Hudson’s Bay blanket’s American look-alike

Among our beloved symbols of Canadiana, like Tim Hortons, hockey and BeaverTails, the Hudson’s Bay point blanket ranks...

Yet another stupid term for men: the retrosexual

Yet another stupid term for men: the retrosexual

Just when we thought the term “metrosexual” and all its variations died along with Ryan Seacrest’s frosted tips, the Star...

Michelle Obama doesn’t wear pantyhose, so neither should anyone else

Michelle Obama doesn’t wear pantyhose, so neither should anyone else

The latest in First World problems: the decline of pantyhose because Michelle Obama doesn’t wear them. The First Lady is not the...

Santa 1, Jesus 0: city one step closer to Christmas Day shopping

Santa 1, Jesus 0: city one step closer to Christmas Day shopping

Retail lackeys of Toronto, get ready to duke it out for vacation time, because the city’s economic development committee voted...

Shopping

What actor Paul Gross loves about Stratford

What actor Paul Gross loves about Stratford

The silver-fox thespian takes us on a tour of his go-to spots in Festival City

From summer fashion finds to patio hopping, here’s what’s in store at Bloor-Yorkville this season

From summer fashion finds to patio hopping, here’s what’s in store at Bloor-Yorkville this season

Featuring retailers, ice cream and coffee on sun-kissed patios with the return of CaféTO and Summer Music in the Park

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

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