Leslieville at Harbourfront
Take in the beauty of the waterfront and pick up a pretty little something for yourself when the Leslieville Flea sets up shop at Harbourfront Centre’s North Exhibition Common (235 Queens Quay West) on Sunday (August 3) from 10 am to 5 pm. The market is one of the city’s best destinations for vintage, salvage, upcycled and handcrafted wares. leslievilleflea.com.
Show some Initiative
Check out The Style Initiative’s inaugural pop-up boutique from Tuesday (August 5) to August 10 at Pop404 (404 Adelaide West). The boutique features summer styles by six Toronto clothing and jewellery designers, including Tara Campbell of Oddbird Designs and Mandy Armstrong of Mandala Designs. Visit facebook.com/thestyleinitiativetoronto for details.
A shop with soul
Timbuk2’s first Toronto store is officially open at 359 Queen West (416-979-3030, timbuk2.com). The San Francisco company partnered with design and architecture firm Gensler on the community-oriented space, which features a custom workshop for designing personalized bags, handmade bicycle art installations and access to bike tools like pumps and extra tubes.
