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 […]

Petite Fashion Challenge: From Glam to Casual!

I’m going to do something different this session. Rather than at Shorty Stories, my Petite Fashion Challenge is being posted at DelectablyChic!, a site that focuses on general style, rather than something that is height/petite-specific. So, for those readers who are not regular Shorty Stories readers, the Petite Fashion Challenge, which launched in 2010, asks […]

TopShop Officially Opens in Toronto!

After months of having small sections at The Bay on Queen Street, TopShop and TopMan finally opened its doors at Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre.  Crowds (and a decent size one, considering that it’s a work day) lined up outside of the store, waiting to get in.  Because there was limited space, security was only allowing […]

TopShop at HBC is Here and Scarf Giveaway! – Congrats Nin!

Well, sort of, anyway.  A capsule collection, curated by Tommy Ton, opened at the Bay on Queen Street in Toronto on June 29, one day earlier than originally planned.  The collection consists of Tommy Ton’s favourite TopShop pieces will be at the store until the first OFFICIAL location opens at Yorkdale’s Bay store in September.  […]

TopShop Will Open First Canadian Store at Yorkdale

  Confirmed right here, people!  UK’s hottest export, TopShop, will open its first Canadian location at Yorkdale’s Bay store.  The official date, according to HBC’s website is September 20.  However, if you’re looking for a TopShop fix earlier, there will be a TopShop Summer Takeover – “pop-up” stores opening at many Bay locations across the […]

The Bay Bringing TopShop/TopMan to Canada!

Cynthia Cheng Mintz   According to this report in the Toronto Star, TopShop (above picture is of the Oxford Street flagship location in London) will be opening in Canada.  The Bay has secured franchising rights to the brand name and there’ll be both standalone stores as well as locations within the Bay, with the first store […]

‘Major European Brand’ Opening on Bloor St. Soon?

Well, according to Lisa Tant’s (Flare Magazine) Tweet this morning, anyway.  No further details were given, though there are at least two brands that come to mind.  I have heard that Christian Dior has been trying to land a spot here for a while and TopShop (can it count as “European” or are British brands something different entirely? ) […]

Shopping in London, Part One

Like other large cities, there are plenty of places to shop in London.  There are places like Marks & Spencers and Harrods, and of course, TopShop, but what about other places? Next is one of the stores that many people from North America have never heard of.  Not quite Wal-Mart (much better, actually) and not […]