We love Joe Fresh! It’s chic, cheap – can be mixed up and worn with even the most expensive designer items. Almost all of my most fashionable friends admit to shopping at Joe Fresh every once in awhile, which is pretty impressive for a chain brand of clothes that are sold in the grocery store.

Well, actually Joe Fresh is on fast-forward, opening plenty of stand-alone stores all over Canada and even smack dab in the middle of Manhattan! Currently, T.O gals in the know are excited for the latest Joe Fresh locale – at Queen and Portland – which is rumored to be the only Joe Fresh store in Toronto offering almost all of the Joe Fresh runway and ready-to-wear pieces. Joe might not be so cheap anymore…

pics from the store opening via Facebook:

Nolan Bryant http://www.nolanbryant.com/

Liz Cabral and Lisa Tant of Flare Magazine

Joe Mimran with Sarah Nicole Prickett

Andrew Sardone

Joe Fresh
www.joefresh.com
589 Queen Street West (at Portland)
416-361-6342

CityLine has been on forever! Of course Marilyn Denis hosted the show for eternity (now she has her own great daytime show) – and now Tracy Moore talks fashion, home decor, home improvements, cooking, beauty and gardening every day during the week.

Every Friday is Fashion Friday – usually pretty good especially when someone like Sandra Pittana has styled some fabulous new “accessible” looks from some popular store – and it’s not only for suburban women!

I don’t always watch the 10 a.m show but caught some of it today with a Winners fashion show – and a David Dixon feature with his collaboration of little black dresses with The Bay (which by the way are all on sale for $105 right now!) Honestly, these LBDs look way better on and with accessories – but there’s really a look for almost everyone!

David Dixon Little Black Dress Collection at The Bay

Strapless Fit and Flare | Sleeveless Crossover | Crossover Belted Dress | Strapless Layered and more…

Available at only a few select stores in Canada (The Toronto Eaton Centre, Bloor Street, Yorkdale Mall, Downtown Montreal, The Pacific Centre and Metropolis at Metrotown) H&M’s Conscious Collection for fall 2011 is influenced by “the sweet romance of Swedish folklore”. Every piece in the collection is made with more sustainable materials, from organic cotton or linen to recycled wool and organic hemp.

Feminine, luxuriously embellished and pretty – the collection includes embroidered wool coats, lace blouses and floral accessories.

OK this is a Spring 2012 piece but Rad Hourani does it again with his uber-cool unisex creations. But this time it’s transformable too. Collection #8 consists of ONE garment in six fabrics that has 22 looks! (I can’t imagine how much this will cost – but with coats priced at $2000-$3000 and $500 cardigans, I don’t think it’ll ever be mine:(

Yes, it’s true! The Bay is bringing the UKs most popular high street brands TOPSHOP and TOPMAN to Toronto! There will be a big launch celebration over the October 5, 2011 long weekend with deals, exclusive items and a DJ!

The new Topshop Topman flagship boutique will be in Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre (with plans to open more stores hopefully closer to downtown) taking over two floors in The Bay. The look and feel of the new 15,000 square foot space will evoke the spirit of London’s iconic Oxford Circus store with its carnival neon shop lettering, graphic mural decals and black accents throughout the store.

I love that Topshop Topman Yorkdale will have the same selection of trendy clothing and accessories and specialized collaborations as the UK stores. There’s a curated selection of the Unique collection (the one shown at London Fashion Week) as well as collabs with Simone Rocha and Michael van der Ham scheduled for later this month. For men, Topman is  introducing LENS AW11 with three new designers; Uniforms for the Dedicated, Daniel Jackson, and David David.

And also amazing is The Bay’s new web launch with online shopping – also launching on October 5th. Check out thebay.com/topshop and thebay.com/topman after October 5 for the Topshop offerings!

*With around 300 stores in the UK, and over 100 in international territories – including a New York flagship in the US – Topshop’s is considered the world’s largest fashion store on the high street, attracting over 200,000 shoppers each week.