First chair
Designer Connie Chisholm, who created the chair on our January Design Issue cover, debuts a series of more sweet seats at MADE (867 Dundas West, 416-607-6384, madedesign.ca). Her show, Variations On A Chair, opens today (Thursday, March 10) and continues until April 30 in the store’s cooler exhibition space. A dining chair, a lounger and a counter stool are each constructed from two painted profile pieces, with a back and seat covered in a continuous sheet of veneer.
Dress debut
The Coccolily collection (coccolily.com) is always a highlight at Montreal Fashion Week, and now you can find the line in Toronto at Shopgirls (1342 Queen West, 416-534-7467, shopgirls.ca). Eight cocktail styles ranging in price from $150 to $250 arrive at the store this Saturday (March 12). Look for mini lengths, colour blocking and a few great little white dresses.
Get your tickets
Fashion Week is right around the corner and so are all the off-site events that fill in around the official schedule. Check out lgfashionweek.ca to buy consumer tickets for the Fashion Design Council of Canada-produced calendar of shows at Heritage Court (Exhibition Place) from March 28 to April 2. And visit fashionincubator.com/shop to pick up a $60 pass to the final show for the Toronto Fashion Incubator’s New Labels competition at the Design Exchange (234 Bay) on April 14.
Bonus bikes
Just in time for spring’s cycle shopping season, Kensington Market’s Bikes on Wheels (309 Augusta, 416-966-2453, bikesonwheels.ca) has launched a second location at Queen and Manning. To celebrate its new address (779 Queen West), the store offers 10 per cent off and a free T-shirt on new bike buys until March 20 at both stores.
