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69 Vintage

What's the difference between a store and a gallery? Stores stock, galleries curate. 69 Vintage is clearly a vintage gallery. Eschewing the "more is more" philosophy of the typical vintage store, the carefully selected pieces make a statement individually and as a whole. Shoes include a well-worn pair of Chuck Taylors, a pair...

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Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books

Between DVD navigation systems and Google Maps the printed map is slowly going the way of the dinosaur. Alexandre's Antique Prints, Maps and Books helps preserve the art of cartography by collecting hundreds of beautiful antique maps. The maps, along with antique prints of flora, fauna, fashion and architecture are ready for the browsing...

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Augustina

While other clothing stores race to get the hottest jeans and the trendiest separates (assymetrical tops, camou., ruffled skirts anyone?) Augustina takes the road less traveled. They choose elegant, sophisticated pieces, items that may cost you a pretty penny but that you'll enjoy wearing or carrying years later. Handbags are large, made...

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Ballenford Books on Architecture

Writing about music may be like dancing about architecture, but writing about architecture seems as natural as dancing to the music. At least if the sheer number of architecture titles as Ballenford Books on Architecture is any indication. What is an underappreciated section on a dusty corner of your typical general interest bookstore has been...

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Bungalow

Bungalow is a one stop shop for retro cool. Half the store is filled with quintessential mid-century modern furniture--a teak Danish coffee table, a lime green sofa and the like. The other half is dedicated to vintage clothing. Some, like men's suit jackets, are reinvigorated with silk-screened patterns, while others, like bright...

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Cabaret

For all those who think vintage clothing means polyester button-downs and bell-bottoms. For all those that think of John Travolta leisure suits as the typical vintage suit. Meet Cabaret. The sophisticated vintage shop is more Marlena Deitrich than Farrah Fausett, more Frank Sinatra than John Travolta. The cozy pace is stuffed with vintage...

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Commute Home

Your commute home never looked so good. Commute Home deals in the modern furniture of your dreams. Chic accessories and art pieces abound, but the stars of the show are their custom-built tables, benches and beds. Simple lines come together with first-class materials in beautiful formations. Combine a marble slab with sturdy steel legs for a...

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Comrags

Other designers may get your attention with bright colors, bold patterns or salacious cuts. The clothing of Comrags is equal parts modern lines, attractive fit and careful construction. The result is a sharp, polished collection of clothing that can be the stylish base to any modern woman's wardrobe. Comrags the store is the perfect...

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Criminal Records

Reader Suggested: Criminal Records is probably the most unique music store in Canada. Not only do we stock thousands of new CDs & LPs at exceptionally low prices, we specialize in band merch. and swag. We are exclusive on the merch. side with tons of record labels such as Sub Pop, Arts & Crafts, Asthmatic Kitty, etc. In other...

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David Mirvish Books

There's a subtle art to picking the perfect coffee table book--it must be substantive, but easy to digest, intriguing, yet relatable. David Mirvish Books has about a thousand iterations of the perfect coffee table book. For those in the art world it's an indispensable resource. For the rest of us it's a fascinating place to...

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Delineation

Imagine a drug store. Have we lost you yet? Now imagine instead of the aisles and shelves of Pert Plus and Dr. Scholls, there was shelf after shelf of high-end products. This is kind of what Delineation is like. The cavernous space is stocked with an incredible selection of premium or exclusive or low-run or organic or European or...

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Delphic

Like all good urban clothing shops, Delphic does a beautiful job of mixing the local with the international, the up-and-coming with the established. Menswear comes from Sweden, jeans come from Japan, hipster shoes make the trip from New York. That's among goods from up-and-coming Canadian streetwear brands, plus art from local artists on...

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Dexterity

We like intricate, traditionally crafted furniture shaped by thousands of years of history and culture as much as the next person, but in the case of Asian furniture sometimes we feel like saying "Yeah, but what have you been up to lately?" Dexterity is what. The generously stocked furniture and accessories store presents a vast...

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Distill

Reader Suggested: Our mandate is to show the individual handmade works by over 100 Canadian emerging artists/craftspeople/designers contributing to contemporary material and visual culture. There is everything from clothing, jewellery and accessories to ceramics, glass, furniture to paintings, mixed media and sculpture.

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Eclectisaurus

Reader Suggested: Eclectisaurus sells great Brocante (French for vintage goods). An unusually wide selection of really cool things, from Furnishings to Lighting, Kitchen stuff, Art, even Clothing & Jewelry. Very friendly staff and fair prices make Eclectisaurus one of the best stores in Toronto.

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Fawn Boutique

Reader Suggested: A stylish trove of fashionista finds, this boutique carries an eclectic mix of current independent designer fashion with well-edited vintage pieces. The owner, a Queen West denizen, loves to discuss all things fashion. Definitely worth a visit!

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Filter

Reader Suggested: A wonderful collection of mid-century modern pieces, industrial do-overs and cool and classic stuff.

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Fluid Living

Modern furniture stores are known for the sparse merchandising, 3-items-in-a-room syndrome shall we call it. At Fluid Living the furniture is certainly modern but they opted for the 3000-item-in-a-really-large-room business model. The 6000 square foot warehouse is comfortably filled with items for all aspects of life. The furniture is modern,...

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Frock

Reader Suggested: Excellent selection of local designers and import. You can always find something there to satiate your fashion cravings.

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Girl Friday

After gray suits, black trousers and white shirts during the week, Girl Friday will start you weekend in style. Purses in bright stripes, dresses with cute prints, colorful flip-flops, black dresses with sexy lines and the like fill the fun outpost. Many of the pieces would even work in a casual office setting.

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Girl Friday

After gray suits, black trousers and white shirts during the week, Girl Friday will start you weekend in style. Purses in bright stripes, dresses with cute prints, colorful flip-flops, black dresses with sexy lines and the like fill the fun outpost. Many of the pieces would even work in a casual office setting.

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Goodfoot

In typical retail you want a location with good traffic, a community of like minded stores and a bright, identifiable storefront. In the eerie world of exclusive sneakers, for god sakes make sure your block has no foot traffic, avoid other shops like the plague and don’t even think about a giant sign. In Goodfoot, the plan is executed...

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Hardware

In the furniture at Hardware seems custom-built for Andre The Giant (RIP) don't be alarmed. They used big materials. The furniture of Hardware is created using salvaged home building materials of yesteryear. Barns, wide-plant hardwoods, old doors, and the like are reborn into harvest tables, stools, buffets and armoires that are, shall...

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Harvest Bath & Kitchen

On a scale of 0 to Martha Stewart, Harvest Bath & Kitchen gets pretty near a perfect score in its execution of luxurious home lifestyle store. What's advertised on the windows as "A Touch of France" is really an unabashed grope with fragrant, rustic bars of soap, gleaming glass apothecary jars, stacks of baskets and bundles of...

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Harvest Spa

On a scale of 0 to Martha Stewart, Harvest Spa gets pretty near a perfect score in its execution of luxurious home lifestyle store. What's advertised on the windows as "A Touch of France" is really an unabashed grope with fragrant, rustic bars of soap, gleaming glass apothecary jars, stacks of baskets and bundles of linens that...

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Harvest Spa

On a scale of 0 to Martha Stewart, Harvest Spa gets pretty near a perfect score in its execution of luxurious home lifestyle store. What's advertised on the windows as "A Touch of France" is really an unabashed grope with fragrant, rustic bars of soap, gleaming glass apothecary jars, stacks of baskets and bundles of linens that...

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In Abstracto

Rest assured that the furniture and accessories at In Abstracto are quite real. The shop features mid-century modern furnishings at their best--not as rarefied design icons but as fully functional pieces of furniture ready to be incorporated in your home. The store is quite literally overflowing with furniture: a row of plastic and metal chair...

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Jalan

The rub with buying anything Asian in a Western country is authenticity. Yes, your table was made in China but so was my alarm clock. Would the piece ever be seen in a proper Chinese home? That is a more relevant question. And that's also why place like Jalan became an invaluable resource. The products there are the culmination of years...

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Klaxon Howl

Reader Suggested: Klaxon Howl is Toronto's most unique menswear store to date. The warm, brick-and-wood "barrack" style environment contains carefully selected vintage military pieces from various countries and times gone by. Discover hip workwear labels and hard-to-find men's lines including Stone Island (Italy),...

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Koma Designs

Hear a store described as vintage, retro, modern, functional and ethnic all at the same time and you'd expect a shop with a serious personality disorder. Koma Designs is anything but. Like a good cocktail party, Koma brings together items from different walks of life and blends them to create a delightful, cohesive space. Mid-century...

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League of Lovers & Thieves

Reader Suggested: Two Toronto labels with a focus on sustainable design, Thieves and League of Lovers, have joined forces and opened League of Lovers & Thieves Boutique. As well as the two in house lines, they carry other labels and accessory designers, such as Ashley Watson, Carga, Velvet Leaf, and Mociun. They also feature rotating...

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Lileo

Boutiques, almost by their very definition do not cater to everyone. Yet, between its massive size, its crowed stocking and its expert merchandising, it's the rare person in the key 18-35 demographic that wont find something of interest at Lileo. Denims ranges from the trendiest Aemican jeans to cult Japanese and Swedish brands. Sneakers...

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Machine Age Modern

Reader Suggested: Great collection of unique vintage pieces and new custom works. Eclectic before eclectic was cool. Plus Jake the owner is a super nice guy.

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Made

Reader Suggested: Great furniture store featuring local design stars, including one-of-a-kind and custom pieces.

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Magic Pony

There was a time when being an artist meant canvas and oils, marble and chisels. That was then. Magic Pony is now. The store and gallery is a showcase of young, creative people and the work they do. They create impossibly clever and intricate vinyl toys. They publish poignant stories accompanied by sharp graphics. They print their own funky...

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Meg

Featuring the designs of Meghan Kinney, Meg offers a complete, fun and completely fun wardrobe for women. There everything from impeccably cut slacks to lacy tops, tweed suits to a multitude of fun dresses. Yet every item, whether it be a summer dress or a all-business suit has a bit of fun and whimsy to it. The stores, which are simple and...

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Model Citizen

"Your deserve a better (dressed) boyfriend"--it said on the window of Model Citizen. And we have to admit, they do make it pretty easy for you. The store is like a penicillin shot of cool. Pick an item, any item from a sparse collection of vintage T-shirts, vintage blazers with silk-screened graphics, clothing from small Canadian...

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Morba

Typically as a store runs out of space, they expand. At Morba, they've perfected the art of structurally sound stacking. Chairs are piled on top of more chairs, furniture is stacked to the ceiling, accessories and odds and ends fill every crevice of this vintage furniture and accessories wonderland. The selection of chairs is...

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Nearly Naked

When you're nearly naked what you are wearing is all the more important. Nearly Naked understands this notion quite well. A departure from lingerie stores that are all intricate lace or satin, the store has lingerie for all facets of your life. Shop for slim tanktops in solid colors, sexy camisoles and slips, basic T-shirts, cotton briefs,...

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Nomad

If you thought streetwear was all sneakers, shirts and jeans, your information is out of date. Streetwear has long gone upscale and Nomad (the less sporty neighbor to Goodfoot) is proof positive of just how far it has come. The severe space with concrete floors, high ceilings and clothing and shoes lined up on the periphery reminds us of those...

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Pages Books

Pages Books opened for business before Queen Street West was the epicenter of hip it is today. Now surrounded by indie clothing stores and modern furniture shops, the outpost is an anchor of the community. The general bookstore focuses on books on art, film and photography and supports independent writers and publishers.

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Pazo Modern

Reader Suggested: Great vintage modern store in Toronto, Canada. If you are looking for furniture from the atomic age to the space age, look no further. Great selection of Italian furniture by Gaetano Pesce and Ettore Sottsass. Lots of mid century stuff: Eames, Nelson, Saarinen.

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Preloved

What many vintage shops sell as finished products Preloved sees as raw materials. The shop produces no less than three lines, each using vintage in different ways. One takes vintage T-shirts, dresses, sweaters and pants and combines them with new fabrics to create fun, modern pieces. Another makes clothes using vintage fabrics. Still another is...

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Quasi Modo

With modern furniture and accessories going in so many different directions (organic, industrial, or space-age; metal, wood, or plastic) it's hard to point at one aesthetic and say "that's modern." Quasi Modo stocks the type of modern furniture we can call traditional modern; the type of furniture that pops in your head when...

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Rotate This

Rotate this. That's an order. In a politically correct world where critisizing anything is anathema, Rotate This is CD/vinyl shopping with an opinion, an opinion apparent as much in the stock as in the staff. What you'll find is an intriguing selection of new and used CDs and vinyl. The new albums lean heavily toward indie European...

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Secrets From Your Sister

The secret of Secrets From Your Sister may be that there is not one secret brand or style that's going to work well for all women. Bras for nursing and sports, silhouettes for everyday comfort and once-in-a-while raunchiness, from the most high-end European detail-minded brands, to staple brands are among the eclectic collection.

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Soundscapes

Ask any diehard music fan what kind of music they like and they'll likely respond with some version of "good music." That's the best description of the type of music Soundscapes offers. Pop, rock, punk, electronic, ambient and other genres are mixed and matched in the store. Go there to find a rare CD you've been...

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Spectacle

At Spectacle, we spied a saleswoman trying to convince a man to buy some ultra-hip red glasses. "They look so great on you," she said (she was right). But homeboy wasn't having it. If you're ready to make a bold fashion statement with your corrective lenses, Spectacle is ready to help you take the leap. Over a thousand...

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Spectacle

At Spectacle, we spied a saleswoman trying to convince a man to buy some ultra-hip red glasses. "They look so great on you," she said (she was right). But homeboy wasn't having it. If you're ready to make a bold fashion statement with your corrective lenses, Spectacle is ready to help you take the leap. Over a thousand...

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Spectacle

At Spectacle, we spied a saleswoman trying to convince a man to buy some ultra-hip red glasses. "They look so great on you," she said (she was right). But homeboy wasn't having it. If you're ready to make a bold fashion statement with your corrective lenses, Spectacle is ready to help you take the leap. Over a thousand...

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Studio Brillantine

Design stores with fun stuff to look at are so passé. At Studio Brillantine, the design items look right back at you. Tin-Tin grins back at your from a tall glass, funny faces meet your gaze from corkscrews and clocks, coasters and ice buckets. All in all there are two rooms of fun and funky housewares to peruse, along with a corner for...

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Studio Deluxe

Studio Deluxe is proof positive that luxury need not only appear in fancy dresses and tailored suits. The boutique is stocked with street-ready wares that are luxurious in their own way. Men's pants come in textured wools, while blazers are adorned with vintage buttons. Jeans are made of raw selvage denim. Sweaters and polo shirt are...

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Stylegarage

Does you home's style need a tune up? Try the Stylegarage. The tasteful furniture store offers its own line of furniture and accessories emphasizing premium materials and careful construction. Dining room tables use wired safety glass on steel legs. A bench is made with a massive block of Douglas Fir. A sofa combines curves, corners and...

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Swipe

Ask your local bookstore where the "retail design" or "typography" sections are and watch them return a blank stare. Ask the people at Swipe and they'll likely follow-up with "Are you interested in historical typography or new work?" Such are the wonders of specialization. Swipe carries an extensive selection...

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The Beguiling

Super-who? Spider-what? If superhero comic book shops provide an elementary education of the comic book world, consider The Beguiling as the doctoral program. In a crowded, somewhat chaotic space is a worldly intersection of the coolest comic books, graphic novels, zines and alternative art books you're going to see in one shop. Head...

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The Paper Place

That's The Paper Place, with an emphasis on the "The," as in once you walk inside you really wont consider getting fine paper from anywhere else. Opened in 1982 as The Japanese Paper Place, the store still carries an incredible collection of traditional Japanese papers. Chiogami (machine-made silk-screened papers) and...

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TNT Man

Reader Suggested: Junya, Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Comme des Garcons. You have to check it out the next time you are in TO!

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TNT Woman

Reader Suggested: Junya, Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Comme des Garcons. You have to check it out the next time you are in TO!

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TNT Woman

Reader Suggested: Junya, Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Comme des Garcons. You have to check it out the next time you are in TO!

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Token

Available by the dozens: tokens of your appreciateion. Token has an uncanny eye for the types of objects take make perfect gifts. Color and pattern are front and center here. Journals and wallets are wrapped in luxurious leather (often dyed in pastel colors). Pillows are topped with zany desigs and scribbles. Canvas bags and carry-alls are...

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Trove

Reader Suggested: Awesome selection of jewelry, shoes and accessories in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood. Really unique.

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Twice Found

Twice Found is not vintage store;its a friendly haven for lovers of the decorative arts in Toronto. Sure they carry used vintage items but, there truly is a considerable difference between the items you will find at Twice Found and your regular Granny Attic type store. Their inventory is all over the map but, this is one of the stores strengths....

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Type

Reader Suggested: Great bookstore with great books. Toronto-centric focus.

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UPC Boutique

UPC boutique is the first of its kind in Toronto Canada. The sleek black floor and strong florescent lighting create a streamline interior for this understated establishment. The strong black and white lines of the store make sense considering they are now carrying designers like Complex Geometries and Fifth Ave Shoe repair. We also really love...

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Up To You

Reader Suggested: The store is set up like an apartment with every thing for sale. It is a wicked store and most of the products in it I have never seen before. The store has a sophisticated feel.

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Wildbird

For most city folk, the closest they come to communing with nature is watching a show about the lions of the Serengeti on the TV. Consider Wildbird a slow, safe introduction to the great outdoors. The shop opened as a bird feed and house shop--a simple, easy way to attract nature to your urban digs. They've since taken the organic,...

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Wildhagen

Reader Suggested: Because it is the most beautiful hat store I have ever seen. Because they have the most beautiful hats I have ever seen.

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Wildhagen

Reader Suggested: Because it is the most beautiful hat store I have ever seen. Because they have the most beautiful hats I have ever seen.

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Zig Zag

Reader Suggested: Another amazing vintage furniture store which makes Queen St. East the best furniture location in Toronto.

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