Street Style: Queen West’s shopkeepers show edgy layers and how to pull off a toque
Street Style: Queen West’s shopkeepers show edgy layers and how to pull off a toque
Queen West grows more upscale every year, but the neighbourhood denizens have maintained a decidedly downtown sense of style: edgy, heavy on black and often deliberately scruffy. We visited the shop girls and boys at the area’s boutiques on a Monday afternoon and found plenty to like (even though many save their best duds for the weekend when stores are busier). Our favourites: a freestyle asymmetrical haircut, covetable ombré jeans, and a purple blazer with a patterned shirt and pocket square.
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- <strong>Lavish and Squalor </strong>(Queen and McCaul)
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- <strong>Lavish and Squalor </strong>(Queen and McCaul)
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- <strong>Timeless Apparel </strong>(Queen and Spadina)
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- <strong>Timeless Apparel </strong>(Queen and Spadina)
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- Street Style: Queen West Shopkeepers
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- <strong>Sauvage </strong>(Queen and Palmerston)
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- <strong>Heel Boy </strong>(Queen and Euclid)
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- <strong>Heel Boy </strong>(Queen and Euclid)
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- Street Style: Queen West Shopkeepers
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- <strong>Nomad </strong>(Queen and Claremont)
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- <strong>Simon Carter </strong>(Queen and Claremont)
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- <strong>Preloved</strong> (Queen and Walnut)
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- <strong>Thomas</strong> (Queen and Shaw)
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- <strong>Fitzroy Boutique</strong> in <strong>BYOB</strong> (Queen and Givins)
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- Street Style: Queen West Shopkeepers
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- <strong>Fred Perry </strong>(Queen and Ossington)
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- <strong>Gravity Pope </strong>(Queen and Ossington)
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- <strong>Gravity Pope </strong>(Queen and Ossington)
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- Street Style: Queen West Shopkeepers
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. Our favourites: a freestyle asymmetrical haircut, covetable ombré jeans, and a purple blazer with a patterned shirt and pocket square.
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wow these are bad…. so forced it hurts
I disagree. Most look like they’ve made an effort to look decent and presentable, except for guy #3, who just plain scares me, and lady #6, who is a complete mess, starting with her hair. However, all the others look great,especially lady #12 who is very well put-together (and her make-up is perfect), and lady #15 – she looks good in that sweater.
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