uttate ([info]uttate) wrote in [info]gta_lolita,
2009-10-09 09:03:00
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Lolita Shopping In Toronto *UPDATED Jan 07/10*

Lolita Shops

 ♥ Her Majesty located in the Blue Banana on  250 Augusta Ave --- Currently the only location in Toronto to
 sell brand and real lolita clothing. Sells JSK/OP/Blouses/Accesories ect from your favorite brands.
OWNED BY:  [info]lolicon 
♥ Pacific Mall  on 4300 Steeles Ave E --- sell clothes/accesories/parasols ect
♥Kensington Market near Spadina & Dundas --- Many vintage stores, great crepes shops, petticoats and great shoes 
♥ Courage My Love in Kensington (near Twylight) ---victorian apparel, vintages, and kimonos
♥Hells Belles- Queen west of Spadina --- demonia shoes/accessories and more
♥ Malabar by OCAD ---parasols, gloves, jewelry, wigs
♥ Sussman's Bridal on Queen/Spadina ---lace, trims, parasols, feathers, tiaras
♥ TwyLight at Kensington Market on 4 Kensington ---punk/lolita/costumes/K-star/ Bodyline/ Anna House. PLEASE NOTE: This store sell Kstar and a lot of Cosplay Lolita with bad lace. It should be noted a lot of lolitas frown on this.

Lolita-esque Shops

♥ Glamorous Place on 599 Yonge St, Unit 2 (By Coffee Time) ---casual lolita, blouses, and ruffly things
♥ Clik Klak on 38 Kensington/ 321 Queen St W/ 425 Queen St W --- sells knee socks/ fishenet stocking/ accesories/ purses. More for Gothic & Punk Lolitas
♥ Ice Zone in China Town ---poofy and frilly things

Big Chain Stores
♥ Forever 21
♥  H&M
♥  FrabicLand

Sewing` Craft Supplies

♥Mokuba by  Bathurst and Queen --- it's a Japanese imported trim store carries some lace that can be seen on certain lolita brand but pricey -[info]oniwitch 
♥MacFab on 600 Queen Street W --- Sells designer fabrics
There's also a bunch of fabric shops on Queen St West between Spadina and Bathurst (mostly between Spadina and Augusta) -[info]charmingmonstrs 
♥Currys on 283 Dundas Street West, 573 Queen Street West, 490 Yonge Street --- art supplier like Michaels but with better prices
More Store & Discussions & Reviews: http://community.livejournal.com/gta_lolita/130978.html

Restaurants

♥ The Red Tea Box on 696 Queen St. W. (at Bathurst) (Phone: 416-203-8882) --- sells spectacular fondant dessert creations and teas. Part Gift Shop/ Bakery and restaurant. Pricey but good for lunch. Near the Magic Pony
♥ La Bamboche on 4 Manor Road East & 1712 Avenue Road ( Phone: 416-481-6735) --- Sell lots of macarons & cakes. Offer Japanese and French fusion treat
Website: http://www.labamboche.ca/
♥ Nadege Pattisserie on 780 Queen West (Phone 416-368-2009) --- fresh-baked macarons

Other
♥Magic Pony on 680 Queen St West --- A Contempory Artshop & Gallery, that changes exhibition quite often. It feature Japanese toys and artist Near the Red Tea Box
♥ Moshi in the Pacific Mall Unit B37 --- A Deco-Den Store. She sells and comissions to loli-fy your phone
♥ One's --- 4350 Steeles Avenue East, Unit A21. Located in the building next to the Pacific Mall --- Sells appliances, teddy bears, school supply ect. Has some cute parasol and cute things for your room!
Website: http://www.onesbetterliving.com
♥J-town on 3160 Steeles Ave. E., Unit 6-11, Markham(same building as Asian Kitchen Buffet) --- Sell Kera and other Japanese Magazines
Website: http://www.jtown.ca/ 
♥Splendid China Tower located directly in front of the Pacific Mall ---might be a good place to check out while you're in the area

Useful Link
♥Map of Kensington: http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/kensington_market_map.gif
♥Magic Pony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/magicpony
Local Toronto Vintage Shop List http://www.mycitytoronto.com/Advertisers/Fashion/Vintage/index.htm
♥Kensington Market on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kensington_m5t
♥Old Where to Shop Lolita List (2008) http://community.livejournal.com/gta_lolita/66994.html

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[info]mujitsukyo

October 9 2009, 18:27:06 UTC 2 years ago

♥ Online on Queen Street ---K-Star things, and sometimes bonnets
.gone. well they aren't selling k-star stuff anymore, they sold all their stuff to twylight.

♥ Clik Klak on 38 Kensington ---knee socks
one on queen street as well + accessories, next to borderline, both stores, more punk and gothic stuff.

♥ TwyLight at Kensington Market ---punk/lolita/costumes/K-star
+bodyline, and soon AH, and a couple other smaller brands with better quality than kstar

♥Hells belles- queen west of Spadina. has demonia shoes and accessories, I also saw some great lolita pjs, most the stuff in there is indie handmade.

I bought an awesome loli umbrella in the china town mall, they had pink,black, sax blue and white. I don't know what the store is called but they sell little kids clothing mostly.

As for restaurants it could be a huge list if bubble tea and cafes are included. I don't know where to start with that one..

[info]shirviu

October 10 2009, 04:42:03 UTC 2 years ago

I second Hells Bells, Borederline, and Clik Klak.
Clik Klak has two stores on Queen and one store on Bloor(west of Spadina).

[info]uttate

October 11 2009, 01:23:59 UTC 2 years ago

do you have a specific addres for hells belles

[info]mujitsukyo

October 11 2009, 13:54:01 UTC 2 years ago

463 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 2A9‎ - (416) 504-4355‎

and i talked to ami last night, she will be carrying an-ten-na shoes ^_^

[info]uttate

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[info]lokoum

October 9 2009, 21:40:35 UTC 2 years ago

There is another Clic Klak on Queens street, if I'm not mistaken. I've walked by several times but I've never gone inside. If you're walking north, it is on the left side. Can anyone confirm this though?

^__^

[info]cruciger

October 9 2009, 23:27:35 UTC 2 years ago

I can confirm that, as [info]lokoum says, there is a Clic Klak on Queen Street, although I'm not sure that it's on the left side if you're walking north. IIRC it is on the left side if you are walking west. I wouldn't describe any of the clothes there as loliable, though.

The shop in Pacific Mall that was previously located in the Idee Fixe storefront has moved. Last time I checked (June) it relocated to Splendid China Tower across the street from Pacific Mall. It is called Animate Cosroom and they sell cosplays, poor-quality brand replicas, and Montreal shoes. If for some reason you cannot buy online, they are also able to order shoes for you.

Also, last time I was in Toronto, the owner of the Stars location a block south of Yonge and College told me that she was planning on opening a whole floor dedicated to K-Star.

Personally, although these stores are decent in terms of accessories, I'd say that H&M and Forever XXI surpass them in terms of loliable clothing. Most of the shops in Toronto that sell specifically lolita clothing mark up clothes by quite a bit in order to compensate for low demand and high rent costs. Although going shopping is fun and it's good to support local merchants, buying clothes online will give you a lot more quality and selection for your money.

[info]shirviu

October 10 2009, 04:44:48 UTC 2 years ago

I agree with H&M and Forever 21 having tons of loliable things, but I have found a sufficient amount at Clik Klak as well.
Also I can confirm that yes the store in the Pacific Mall relocated to across the street.

[info]uttate

October 11 2009, 01:34:19 UTC 2 years ago

yeah I agree as well. but for lolita visitng the city i find a guide was good and good for newbies. and i find i found more loliable in the pacific mall then anywhere else!

[info]shirviu

October 10 2009, 04:48:45 UTC 2 years ago

This might be helpful for any gothic lolis: http://www.toronto-goth.com/ but I am not sure how much of the stuff is loliable.

There is also a store on Queen Street called Magic Pony (past Spadina going west) and it has sweet loliable wallets/jewelry/keychains (however loli keychains can even get..)

[info]uttate

October 11 2009, 02:02:58 UTC 2 years ago

i honestly don't see any thing that could remotely be loliable

[info]shirviu

October 11 2009, 20:45:09 UTC 2 years ago

Okay. (:
I have never actually looked at the site for loliable things, just goth things. ahah

[info]cinna_bun

October 12 2009, 01:40:03 UTC 2 years ago

nice list! I will save it on memories.

[info]uttate

October 12 2009, 02:49:06 UTC 2 years ago

that's a good idea, if you know of anything to add let me know ;)

[info]uttate

October 17 2009, 01:41:51 UTC 2 years ago

hey you think you could save it to the memories? i don't see it on the list yet

[info]cinna_bun

October 20 2009, 08:11:02 UTC 2 years ago

done, I think I did it wrong before and I just checked it now since I had some time.

[info]lolitofu

October 18 2009, 08:07:17 UTC 2 years ago

Hi hi, just thought I'd let you know that the Animate Cosroom is closing down. Could someone let me know if buying on ebay is better than buying at a shoppe? Thanks! :D

[info]uttate

October 18 2009, 12:09:42 UTC 2 years ago

toronto itself doesn't have a lolita store but god don't buy on ebay they steal most of the images and it's usually a rip off

[info]uttate

October 18 2009, 12:11:16 UTC 2 years ago

i guess it good animate cossroom is closing too. there quality is terrible very cosplayish

[info]lolitofu

October 18 2009, 16:14:57 UTC 2 years ago

True >< but that's as long as you browse carefully through, then you actually pick up some really nice pieces! ^^ I guess it was the same argument for Bodyline 2 years ago, now they're upped their quality and their lolita pieces are still good for a tight budget and looks better. Oh and thanks about your opinion on ebay. I had a friend who was going to buy, but I talked her out of it, then wondered if I was wrong. But in my opinion I'd worry about the shipping/handling and taxing/custom fees since a lot of the clothes come from Hong Kong. I don't have anything against HK, since my family is from there, but I'm not really particular on specific brand names even though it would be nice to get them.

[info]miss_yumiko

October 21 2009, 14:41:59 UTC 2 years ago

a friend told me there is a lolita store within walking distance of the Eaton center, she said it was called bodyline (i wish) but she could have just thought it was called that.

is this store one of the ones already listed? my Fiancee is going down to check it out, and was asking (if this store exists) what i wanted....

sorry if this makes no sence =(

Pretty much: any lolita stores near the eaton centre?

[info]uttate

October 21 2009, 15:37:53 UTC 2 years ago

that I know of, no. But she might be talking about twylite which carrie bodyline things.

Anonymous

November 22 2009, 18:08:01 UTC 2 years ago

loli stores....

i dunno where you girls go to H&M but i've yet to see one thing that is loliable in any H&M.... Twylite seems to be Toronto's lolita store without being only lolita... and I've yet to buy an item on ebay that hasn't been perfect and exactly what the description said.:) try http://stores.shop.ebay.ca/cosplay007__W0QQ_armrsZ1
or http://stores.shop.ebay.ca/Wai1222-CoLLecTiOn__W0QQ_armrsZ1 not strictly lolita and described as cosplay but great quality from both stores.

[info]uttate

November 22 2009, 20:23:27 UTC 2 years ago

Re: loli stores....

H&M and F21 both sell great blouses, accessories, tights, socks ect. Honestly there is something for every kind of lolita and it's not to hard to find something in these stores at all. H&M has released very loli like purses like the heart shapped black candy box one a little over a year ago and then F21 sold a smaller one like it. Not to mention plenty of lolita have found suitable dresses from H&M (it's rare but happens)

And every time i go into twylite it sucks. The clothes is from kstar with a small selection from BL. Their prices are absolutely ridiculous and i have yet to buy anything from them. Kensington market is a good place to find a few dresses as well

and as for the recommended lolita shop i wouldn't buy from either of them. it's a know rule the only ebay shop are something to stay away from the only acception is shoes!

[info]shirviu

November 22 2009, 20:54:16 UTC 2 years ago

I just went to Ice Zone yesterday (I know it's already on this list) and they had so many shoes and winter coats that were -very- loliable. Too bad I already have an ugly winter coat...and my feet are too big for their shoes. It's very difficult though to find white shoes and boots in Toronto I find, and they had plenty, with heart shaped buckles and everything.

[info]shirviu

November 22 2009, 20:55:17 UTC 2 years ago

Oh, and I didn't realize that Malabar was on this list but I went there a few weeks ago and will second it as well. The only thing that worries me is the prices in there...but they have petticoats and stuff also.
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