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If you grew up in Toronto like I did, you likely identify as an East Side person or a West Side Person - meaning you grew up east of Young Street or west of Young Street. I’m a East Side girl having grown up at Greenwood & Gerrard. Anything west Yonge was foreign territory to me.
I know what you’re wondering…is it the dog, is it Liam Hemsworth? Sorry folks - neither is for sale on my gift guide. BUT the awesome Oliver Peoples shades are. To find out what’s hot in sunnies right now, I consulted with my friend Dennis at the Eye Studio on Mount Pleasant in Toronto.
My best friend has a close friend (no joke) who owns Gaspard, a luxe women’s boutique on Queen St. West in Toronto. I love following their Instagram because the shop is curated with the work of beautiful designers from across the world to right here in Toronto including their own line Mercy.
Have you had a chance to check out Province of Canada’s new shop in Leslieville yet? If not, this is one of the cute ‘made in canada’ items you can find in the shop. I always find my husband so difficult to buy for and he’ll kill me for saying this, but he returns most of what I buy (insert eye roll).
For a girl who spends most of her time in bare feet (winter included) I’m unnaturally obsessed with with the beautiful Alpaca work socks I recently bought at Moore House Fine Alpacas in Fewick Ontario. Work socks are super trendy now and I personally like wearing them when I need to keep my feet toasty warm - like at the arena, or walking the dog.
I usually get very excited when shopping for something new that I actually need. But snow boots, meh…they kinda suck to shop for given that it usually means winter is on the way. I need my snows to be actual workhorse boots - especially suited for walking the dog in all types of weather and to keep my toes warm in the hockey rinks that can become super frosty in the winter months.
Megan Markle wears a denim dress and the world goes crazy. I would hazard a guess that J. Crew is very happy right now, seeing as they’ve fallen into some difficult times after the exit of long time creative director (and my personal muse) Jenna Lyons.
Everything I write is inspired by something, I don’t always tell you what it is but there's always something. Each post has a backstory and I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to write this Steep vs. Cheep about a wee little tweet I once made.
Can you believe I’ve been writing this blog for almost four years (how long have you been reading it?) and I’ve never done on a post specifically on jeans? I wear jeans six out of seven days of the week and I haven’t devoted an entire post to them! I can’t even believe it myself.
The maxi dress is having a moment, and that moment couldn’t have come at a better time! I’ve alway been a mini dress kinda girl, and then something called gravity hit my kness and oh fuck - I suddenly I became a maxi dress kinda woman (short of knee lift of course -is there such a thing?).
Bayview Avenue between Millwood Road and Eglinton Avenue in Toronto is home to some great restaurants and retail. It’s been so good for Sarah Barr, owner of Boutique LaMuse (1610 Bayview Ave) that she’s recently taken over a larger space (a few stores up) that was once occupied by Horticultural Design (for 27 years) to expand her successful women’s boutique.
