LOFT Girls Party at Yorkdale

Hosted by LOFT Girls/Hip Urban Girl and store staff, a brunch shopping party was held at LOFT Yorkdale on February 24.  The event was not that atypical of similar shopping parties, save for brunch food (granola, fruit and yogurt in shot glasses, banana and Nutella sandwiches, etc…) and the lack of a make-up or manicure […]

Is LOFT a Third Floor Store at the Eaton Centre?

Anyone who has been to the Toronto Eaton Centre over the past week or two may have noticed the hoarding at what used to be Brown’s Shoes (which will should re-open at Sephora’s former home in a few weeks).  It did have me wondering – why on Earth would LOFT open on the third floor, […]

Ann Taylor and LOFT Launch International Shipping!

For those of us outside of Toronto and the US who’ve been longing for Ann Taylor and LOFT, the wait is over.  International shipping is here!  Using FiftyOne (the same company that the American GAP Inc. sites use), both stores are now shipping to many countries, including the UK, Australia, UAE, Taiwan, Bermuda, Hong Kong […]

New Stores, More Shopping and Yorkdale’s New Wing

It has finally landed!  Right in time for the holidays, Yorkdale‘s new expansion, which has 145,000 square feet of retail space has opened its doors to the public.  Featuring Anthropologie’s third Toronto location and Ann Taylor’s second as well as first-to-market stores like Kate Spade and Ted Baker, Yorkdale continues to be the IT shopping […]

Yorkdale Celebrates Anticipated Stores With a Party

After announcing a short list of new stores, many of them first-to-market, on Tuesday, Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre celebrated with media at a cocktail party at Dine on 3 Wednesday where media had the chance to meet with some representatives from stores that will be opening their doors at the mall later this year or […]

Ann Taylor Opening Two Stores in Toronto

This was announced Thursday, but it isn’t clear based on the articles whether this means that there are actually two Ann Taylor stores, or if one is LOFT.  If it is indeed two Ann Taylor stores, my guess is that one of them will be at Yorkdale (long rumoured) and another will either be on […]

J.Crew Opening Another Toronto Store

In case you haven’t caught my post over at DelectablyChic!, J.Crew is opening another Toronto location at the Eaton Centre later this year!  Other stores slated to hit the downtown mall include Express, Pink (opening across from sister store, Victoria’s Secret) and Juicy Couture.   What stores would YOU like to see in Toronto?  What […]

CB2 Opens First Store in Toronto

CB2, sister store to Crate and Barrel, opened its first Canadian location on Bathurst and Queen Street West on Saturday at what used to be the Big Bop. Featuring its spring 2012 collection, the pieces are perfect for Toronto’s smaller, urban spaces.  Favourites in the collection include: Like Crate and Barrel, CB2 also sells home-related […]

CB2 Coming to Toronto This November!

Media were invited to view pieces from CB2, Crate and Barrel‘s sister store yesterday. CB2 will be opening its first Canadian store at the corner of Queen and Bathurst this November – right at former home of the Big Bop.  CB2 distinguishes itself from Crate and Barrel with smaller, more scaled back and modern pieces, […]

Webitor’s Picks: Loose, Flowy Tops

With the extra-hot weather over the past few days, many of us may be looking for something comfortable to wear that is temperature-appropriate. Dresses are great, of course, but so are loose-fitting, lightweight tops.  Update your skinny pants by pairing them with these tops, as seen below, wear them with shorts or even loose-fitting pants.  […]