ELEVEN 116 Cumberland, 416-966-3935
Yorkville is going back to its roots. For years, the city’s swankiest shopping neighbourhood has been attracting flagship stores for international luxury brands, but Canadian-owned and -operated Eleven reintroduces a bit of the area’s original boutique spirit.
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An open, two-storey space in a Victorian row house updated by II by IV Design Associates is the modern backdrop for chic Toronto labels. On the first level, Lundström kraft-paper-look poly/nylon jackets hang with Joeffer Caoc’s collection of gathered tanks in grey, black and coral jersey. Upstairs, a salon of Thien Le evening wear is an intimate space where the designer meets with clients to fit brocade shirt-dresses and ombre silk gowns by appointment.
Accessory options include exclusive-in-Toronto finds like clean-lined leather bags from Israel’s Kisim and filigreed bracelets and rings from Austin, Texas’s Kendra Scott.
Eleven picks: Begin with a basic like Lundström’s little black slip, $145 start your Joeffer Caoc collection with one of those jersey tanks, $185 Bodhi’s white clutch topped with a massive gold safety pin has already made a Gossip Girl appearance, $799.
Look for: Zaya jewellery like pewter leather cuffs sliced up with geometric slits.
Hours: Monday to Wednesday and Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Thursday and Friday 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday noon to 5 pm.
