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Anniversary party
Another local business has made it to the one-year mark. Happy birthday, Boutique SevenEighty (709 Queen West). Stop by the shop before Sunday (June 6) and benefit from the good-time feeling by scoring up to 75 per cent off streetwear brands like Gsus Sindustries, Miss Sixty and Luscious. 416-504-0780. www.seveneighty.ca
Skirt start
Thanks to the pioneering spirit of the Georgie Bolesworth boutique, we can put Dundas West on the retail map. Joining the nabe Thursday (June 3) is cute womenswear shop Skirt (903 Dundas West), which features the work of local design super-talents. Better start putting together that killer outfit – there’s a grand opening party June 10 that you won’t wanna miss. Call for store hours. 647-436-3357.
On point
Saving up those Air Mile (www.airmiles.ca) points? Go further with your shopping on the www.YourShops.ca Web site, where you receive five reward miles for every purchase you make, plus an extra mile for every $20 you spend. Just think – J.Crew, Crate & Barrel, Sephora.
Shoe dues
You’ve only got a short window of time to do some easy-on-the-conscience shopping. Starting in June for only six weeks, you can pick up a sweet pair of limited-edition pink Puma trainers and automatically donate $50 to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation . Only at Aritzia stores. Check www.aritzia.com for locations.
Sayonara, mall!
Girls’ night in just got a whole lot better. Now you can shop at your house thanks to the creative shopping services provided by Trousseau & Co . They do the schlepping – from designer garb to toiletries and lingerie – and you do the buying and flaunting. And if you try the service before June 10, they’ll even waive the $125 booking fee. Plus, there are perks to hosting a fete: 10 per cent off the total sales goes back to you in the form of whatever product combo you choose. 416-828-4148. www.viveletrousseau.com
Fluffless
Hit the 360 (326 Queen West) on Saturday (June 5) at 8:30 pm and check out the all-ages launch of teenage feminist mag Shameless. Think the antithesis of Teen Vogue. A mere five bucks admission gets you a premiere edition of the book, which I’d keep crisp if I were you. Who knows what it’ll fetch on eBay in a few years when it’s known as the teen book from Canada that pulled a Wallpaper on the lipstick-driven teen market? www.shamelessmag.com
