TUCK SHOP OUTPOST 1226 Yonge, 416-855-9991, tuckshopco.com
The local brand that brought you last winter’s insanely popular City Of Neighbourhoods toques now has an expanded line of cozy cottage-inspired wear and a pop-up shop at Love the Design to show it all off.
In addition to their signature unisex toques – which now include neighbourhoods in the GTA, Montreal, Ottawa, New York City and Los Angeles – Tuck Shop Trading Co. offers up City Of Neighbourhoods Ts, cottage blankets made from super-soft jersey knit and capes crafted from MacAusland’s wool (a family-owned mill in Prince Edward Island that dates back to 1932).
Everything in store is designed in Canada and made in North America- no cheap fabrics or labour exploitation here.
Tuck Shop picks Look for the shop’s cashmere line ($150-$725), which includes scarves, blankets and toques to keep you warm this winter. They also suggest the Dreamy Cape: A more feminine take on the Cottage Coat with genuine leather details ($595).
Look for The kids’ collection. Hey, I’m not totally crazy about kids, but even my heart melts at the thought of wee ones running around in “Queen West” hipster toques.
Hours Monday to Friday 11 am to 6 pm, Saturday 10:30 am to 5 pm. The pop-up runs through December 2014.
