Thinking of a fresh shopping place? Tired of the same stores in your town, where you go shopping year after year? Try Toronto, Canada. If you ever plan on visiting Toronto, you should definitely take the opportunity to go shopping in the beautiful Canadian city. Toronto is considered the capital of fashion in Canada, and shopping for fashion opportunities in Toronto are nothing but fabulous. The richness and elegance of the fashion world in Toronto are overwhelming. Everybody is here in Toronto: all brands, all labels, all the designers, all the fashion houses – you name it, it’s here. There is no fashion brand in this entire world which wouldn’t have a boutique or a representative store in Toronto. You don’t need to go to Paris or Milan for fashion shopping – Toronto will just do.
If you ever decide to come and try shopping in Toronto, you should know where the most elegant places for shopping are. You are guaranteed to have fun and enjoy your Canadian shopping experience in any major mall of Toronto. Fashion shopping in Toronto is really exciting, that much I can tell, so let me introduce you to the best shopping locations of Toronto.
Toronto Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge Street. It’s the favorite mall of Torontonians for over 30 years, and mine too, I admit, and I go there for shopping quite frequently. Eaton Centre is located downtown of Toronto, in the very heart of the city. Also, it has easy access to 2 subway stations (Queen and Dundas). The mall hosts over 100 fashion, accessory and beauty stores, including some of the leading brands in the fashion industry like Armani Exchange, Aldo, Banana Republic, BCBG, Bebe, Bench, Club Monaco, Coach, Danier, Esprit, French Connection, Gap, Guess, H&M;, La Senza, Lacoste, Levi’s, Lucky Brand, Mango, Michael Kors, Nine West, Old Navy, Stuart Weitzman, Swarovski, Zara.
Fairview Mall, 1800 Sheppard Avenue East. Located uptown Toronto East, it’s another mall where I usually go shopping, as it’s the closest one to my place. Easy access to subway (Don Mills subway station). You will definitely enjoy shopping here too. More than 70 fashion, accessory and beauty stores are available at Fairview Mall. Juts to mention some of them, you will find here Aldo, BCBG, Bench, Buffalo David Bitton, Club Monaco, Danier, Esprit, Gap, Garage, Guess, H&M;, La Senza, Mexx, Nine West, Sephora, Steve Madden, Swarovski, Tommy Hilfiger, Zara, and other brands.
Yorkdale Mall, 1 Yorkdale Road. Located uptown Toronto West, it has easy access to subway as well (Yorkdale subway station). Most of the stores available at Toronto Eaton Centre and Fairview Mall are also available here; and in addition to those your shopping experience at Yorkdale Mall will extend to Burberry, Hugo Boss, Victoria’s Secret, Victoria’s Secret PINK, Miss Sixty, The Body Shop, La Swiss, Swatch, Tiffany & Co, Louis Vuitton, and other fine boutiques.
Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills Road. Located midtown Toronto. This is one of the newest shopping centres in Toronto, as it opened its doors only last year. It replaced the old Don Mills Shopping Centre that used to be in the same location and was demolished to make room for a new shopping centre. Some of the most popular stores you will find here are Aldo, Banana Republic, BCBG, Calvin Klein, Coach, Guess, Mexx, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, and others.
Bloor Street, downtown Toronto. High Fashion of Toronto is located on Bloor Street. The pearl of high fashion shopping in Toronto is Holt Renfrew (50 Bloor Street West), a high-class department store which has the same value to Torontonians like Saks 5th Avenue and Barneys to New Yorkers, Harrod’s to Londoners and Galeries Lafayette to Parisians. Any conceivable label and fashion house is available here – Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Manolo Blahnik, Roberto Cavalli, Donna Karan, Chloe, Valentino, Balenciaga, Badgley Mischka, Givenchi, Fendi, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, Yves Saint Lauren, Zac Pozen, and the list is going on and on. Like in any other high-class department store, personal shopper services are available here. You come to Holt Renfrew and you will be helped to choose the best outfits for you. Other high-fashion stores located on Bloor Street are Prada, Gucci, Chanel, Hermes, Escada, Cartier, Rolex, Vera Wang, Bang and Olufsen, Bulgary, Guerlain, and many more.
