SPRINGTIME SHOPPING in KING WEST

With spring in the air, King West’s one-of-a-kind boutiques are overflowing with fresh new fashions and products to help you savour the season. We’re sharing some of our favourite places to shop local in the King Blue community for all your home decor, clothing and beauty needs.

Give them a visit and let us know what makes it into your wardrobe on Twitter at @KingBlueCondos. Happy Shopping!

Drake General Store
One of our favourites for quirky home accessories, Drake General Store will definitely be one of your first stops when outfitting your brand new King Blue suite. Along with the unique finds for your condo and Canadiana trinkets to add some national flavour to the space, we love the super cool shopping experience the store offers. From last-minute housewarming and celebration presents to birthday gifts that are sure to be the hit of the party, you’ll like stopping in the Drake General Store on a regular basis for the mix of graphic tees, vintage-inspired memorabilia and nostalgic tchotchkes you didn’t even know were missing from your life.

Drake General Store, 82A Bathurst St., 416-531-5042, ext. 101, drakegeneralstore.ca

Riant Boutique
Spreading some joy in our rapidly expanding King West neighbourhood is this fashion-forward clothing and accessories boutique owned by local fashion maven Maxine Waters. Style conscious King Blue community ladies can shop the latest collections from New York and L.A.-based brands such as Cynthia Vincent, House of Harlow and Rebecca Taylor, as well as Canadian favourites such as Mackage. It’s sure to quickly become your neighbourhood spot for updating your closet with the the most fashionable seasonal offerings.

Riant Boutique, 35 Bathurst St., 416-367-4567, riantboutique.com

The Detox Market
One of the most exciting new additions to the King Blue community hails all the way from Venice Beach, California, and specializes in all natural and organic products. The shelves of the Detox Market are lined with certified organic hair and skin care from France as well as all natural and trade-certified teas and chocolates which are mostly exclusive to the shop. But this gem is more than just a retail store; it’s a wellness facility too with yoga studio Yoga Vita upstairs and alternative health practice and nutrition consultations from EKA Health also in the building, not to mention raw juice and food sold on premises by local business Belmonte Raw.

The Detox Market, 367 King St. W., 416 548 9879, detoxmarket.com

Gotstyle The Menswear Store
No need for you dapper King Blue males to fear. Gotstyle is filling the menswear shopping void in King West with stylish and well-fitting offerings. This one-stop shop for the style-conscious urban Toronto man is complete with an in-store spa and carries designer casual wear, evening looks and office apparel from labels such as Ted Baker, Ben Sherman and John Varvatos, and many Canadian brands too. It’s the kind of store that would have a man covered if he decided to move into his King Blue condo with nothing more than the clothes on his back. Don’t forget to take advantage of Gotstyle’s in-house tailor and made-to-measure service.

Gotstyle, 62 Bathurst St. 416-620-9696, gotstylemenswear.com