Homegrown Boutique Celebrates First Birthday

The Yorkville area boutique which carries items from new and established Canadian designers like Rachel Sin, Sarah Stevenson and others celebrated its one year anniversary last night with a bash at Epique Lounge, just steps away from the store.  Some items from the store were showcased on dress forms and there were some delicious cookies […]

Big Names, ‘Unknowns’ and Label Snobs

I have to admit that my closet is a mix of both bigger name brands and independents/up-and-coming lines.  I’d prefer if I’d had more of the latter, but access is often an issue.  Even the up-and-coming lines that make it to FAT or Toronto Fashion Week are already at least somewhat known, especially to those […]

Recent Purchases from Homegrown Boutique

A bit of Canada love here some of my latest purchases come from Canadian brands.  The first two are dresses that I got from Homegrown Boutique, a store in Toronto’s Yorkville shopping district that features items from Canadian designers.  The first was actually purchased back in the fall when I attended Homegrown Boutique’s Spring/Summer 2012 […]

Spring 2012 Style at HomeGrown Boutique

It may only be late October, but the fashion industry is already thinking spring.  Now that Fashion Week is over, many designers are offering clients the chance to try on pieces they recently showed on the runway or at an installation.  On October 26, Yorkville’s Homegrown Boutique, which features styles by up-and-coming designers, held such […]