Toronto…style? Take two.

 

The Yohji Look SS 09

Was there a sale?

Echoes of the Japanese look followed me all over Bloor Street.

span style=”font-family:”">Three women – all with ankle grazing, pleatless, wide pants and flat boots – all on one Saturday afternoon. In Toronto…not the Tuillieries. 

Speaking of French beauty, one glided in with two teenage daughters in tow, as I sank my teeth into goat cheese drizzled with Provencal honey. What is it about French style that elegantly announces itself upon arrival into a room? It’s a fragrance, a breeze off the Côte d’Azur.

Toronto…style? Take one.

It was a distinct feeling of being in this city – Toronto. In fact, it couldn’t be more Toronto. Saturday afternoon, wind chill factor in the unmentionable digits, the non-bustle of Yorkville in the winter, everyone scurrying indoors.

I, too, ran for cover and café crème at Le Pain Quotidien after a successful pre-Spring haircut. (On the subject of successful hair-do-wells, Daniel Fung is not quite Michael Barnett, but if the latter is still jet-setting in London-town, what’s a girl to do?)

They say it happens when you least expect it. I settled in with a tartine, dreaming of the LPQ in Paris and there it was – international style all over our very own Toronto streets.

My first sighting was the tall gentleman crossing the street, with a determined walk. Clad in full-on black, leather bomber (brave soul) and elongated boots with an over-exaggerated, upturned toe.

Major Maharajah-ness

 

Was there an Indian maharajah in his lineage? That man’s wardrobe comes with a soundtrack – a good one.

Just as I waxed nostalgic for the King’s Road, the aesthetic shifted. A 50-something couple sat at the table across from me. The woman had impeccable Japanese style.

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