White Leather Shoes

In an act of spontaneity the other day, we all went out together for the first time in a while. After smoothies, we came across something that always brings mixed emotions from us: a closing sale. Usually, we love closing sales since they usually cut prices in half, and being cheap as we are, we love getting more for our dollar. Unfortunately though, this closing sale was on at a Queen Street West Vintage clothing store. Boo hoo :'(


Take Me Back is located at 1692 Queen St W, almost at Roncesvalles (or at least, it will be for the next week or so D:) and is (was) a truly wonderful store. The owner is wonderful and friendly and, in the few times we got around to going there, always managed to talk us into buying more than we intended. They always had a good mix of both mens and womens clothes and lots and lots of shoooes(!) all for reasonable prices.


This week, we picked up a couple items for Craig. The first I will post right now, but the other will have to wait because he loves it and wears it everywhere (and he's not home right now).

These are a wonderful pair of white leather shoes dating back to about 1960. Made by "Timpson" "the shoe people", they're in absolutely perfect condition: not a mark on them! What's even better is they were inexpensive: hand made in England real leather shoes for half of what it would cost to buy a new pair of pleather shoes made in Japan. We love vintage.


Anyway, the school year is almost over and I've got me a job, so I will be out all summer vintage shopping like a crazy person. I encourage everyone to do the same, so we don't have to see anymore of these wonderful and sad closing sales!

Frou Frou

 In a bit of a rush a travel bag was needed when heading back home to Kingston, Ontario for a couple of days. Rushing off to one of the closest and most reasonable priced stores in the area on Queen West between Parkdale and Roncessvalles, Frou Frou was the first store that came to mind. 

After talking to  the fabulous and extremely nice owner about the situation he pulled out the most perfectly cute and appropriately sized purse. It can hold  two days worth of clothes and it's from the 1960's. It was purchased at an extremely great price of 15$.

 If you have the time this is a vintage store so worth checking out. They have hats, dresses, coats, and purses all squeezed into a rather small space. There is always something to find at Frou Frou and its one of our favourites!

Bungalow West

Located in Kensington Market where there is always something to find, Bungalow and Bungalow West were both stores that left us a bit disappointed. Although our good friend Kayla Heath did find a fantastic sweater/cardigan, it was a bit of a search and hassle. First at Bungalow, a rather large store with a decent selection, was way over priced. Then across the street to Bungalow West the prices were much more reasonable and it actually had vintage clothing section. Overall these stores aren't necessarily fantastic but you may end up being lucky like our friend and have the possibility of stumbling upon something cute. 

A fabulous affair.

Unlike some people we do not take going to the opera lightly. While other people attend in jeans and a tshirt we try our very best to look as amazing as possible. 

This beautiful and elegant dress was found at Exile in Kensington Market for a low price of 30.00. The dress was designed by Ursula in 1981, a Switzerland dress company. 

The piece that helps brings the outfit all together is a waist belt from the King of Kensington, one of our favourite stores. This black belt has a large gold circular piece that is tasteful and not over powering and only bought at a price of 10.00 . 

All that is needed is a bit of jewelry and a hat then this outfit will be complete, if you have any suggestions just leave us a comment :)  

Welcome to The Cabaret

One of Toronto's number one Vintage stores, the Cabaret, is locatedon Queen street West. Probably one of Toronto's more famed vintage stores, it never fails to please and always has the best quality vintage in town.

The atmosphere at the Cabaret is really what makes it unique. The minute you step into the store and off of Queen West, you feel as if you've stepped back in time to a very classy store.

The Cabaret's specialty without doubt is formal and semi-formal dress. They cater to both men and women with everything from tailcoats and spats for your men to glamorous evening wear for every woman.

The one downfall to the Cabaret is the prices. Though their selection is worth every penny of the price (dresses are usually a few hundred) it's not something a starving artist or university student could ever afford.

Luckily, the Cabaret also has a gorgeous assortment of jewelry, hats and accessories for both men and women. Though none of it is cheap either, a student might be able to stretch their OSAP money to cover a nice necklace or a pair of gloves and be greatly rewarded by the feeling of wearing something so high end.

The staff at the Cabaret are also a big help, so if you're not sure what you're looking for, need help finding the perfect necklace for your dress or even just want to hear a bit about the store, feel free to ask.

Overall, the Cabaret has earned it's reputation as one of Toronto's best, and although the prices can be a little disappointing (even depressing) to us poor kids, if you ever buy something from there, you will learn that it's well worth every penny.