TORONTO Meetup

[jack napier]

anyone hitting up any CMW shows? I need to pick up my media shit tomorrow but I'm so unmotivated.

i don't think anyone here cares for this type of thing, but samiyam + ultragamma + mymanhenri tonight at the drake, 12-4. should be a good one...

[NESK]

i kinda want to check rob swift and sinista at the drake. but whenever i drink til 4, i get handcuffed.

[Hocus Pocus]

+Bistro 422.

Yes the beast is really the best bar in the city. God damn I love it so much.

[TransparentCranium]

kid at STC with filson bag w+h hoodie coated jeans today, what gloves were those?

in case anyone is interested:

http://www.steamwhistle.ca/events/eventdetail.php?id=152

[xewo]

You forgot the red wings.. stalker~!

One was Filippa K and the other was H&M. );

[TransparentCranium]

looks liked gt's but i couldnt be sure lol, which was the one on the right hand, i was standing to your right and liked the glove lol

[xewo]

Right hand was Filippa K.

[Stylish Pilot]

http://www.blogto.com/ They aren't critical geniuses, but they have a pretty good idea of which restaurants are worth your time in their best of Toronto section. The Black Hoof, Pizzeria Libretto, and Guu are some of the most popular places right now in Toronto.

Bars: Generally anything on Ossington, or west of Ossington on Dundas or Queen will be lively, and if it isn't your speed, there are a million places in that general area.

Shopping: I haven't bought any clothes in Toronto in quite some time, but our notable stores are Nomad, Sydney's, Jonathon + Olivia, TNT Blu, and Serpentine (allegedly, I've never even been in here myself).

Thanks man, Staying at the Hilton on Dundas on Thursday night will def try to hit some of that stuff up.

[zimmerman]

Anywhere in Toronto have their Spring Geller stuff in yet? I would assume both Nomad and J&O have orders...but haven't seen an update on the blog.

I guess J&O has their Geller Seconds in, maybe I'll make the trek.

[skiniks]

i really wouldn't bother with geller seconds. it's cool, i guess but really not worth the price point.

[TransparentCranium]

I tihnk JO would have mentioned getting in geller mainline if they did. Nomad doesn't have it in yet. I like that raglan tshirt from geller seconds but not for any more than $50.

[zimmerman]

I tihnk JO would have mentioned getting in geller mainline if they did. Nomad doesn't have it in yet. I like that raglan tshirt from geller seconds but not for any more than $50.

Yeah, I checked out J&O, Geller seconds was underwhelming at that price. Tried on the cardigan, balked at the $200 price tag.

[newaesthetic]

Huh, Geller's got a diffusion now?

JO charges rape prices anyways.

[TransparentCranium]

JO is a terrible store. Full of surface 2 air x justice garbage and overpriced shitty acne.

[broneck]

i don't understand the geller diffusion...or why anyone would choose to carry that over mainline.

[lintmunro]

JO's prices are ridiculous and I've only ever bought shit on sale there but I was a big fan of Beer Friday this past summer (which is to say I went in there one Friday and had a beer, and that was kind of nice).

[TransparentCranium]

I think it was intended to be a lot cheaper than it's being sold for now. Which would almost make it worthwhile.

[HBlack]

where can i take my pants to get repaired around yonge/dundas area? cheap is more important than precise, shit just has huge holes

[yellowpanda]

kid at STC with filson bag w+h hoodie coated jeans today, what gloves were those?

in case anyone is interested:

http://www.steamwhistle.ca/events/eventdetail.php?id=152

lol thought you were talking about me,

i was wearing a filson bag w+h flannel coated denim and red wings that day at STC.

fuckin weird'

[newaesthetic]

JO is a terrible store. Full of surface 2 air x justice garbage and overpriced shitty acne.

now they've moved on to terrible s2a x kings of leon. fucking kings of leon.

since the owner's marrying one of the s2a guys, i expect it to just get worse from here on out.

[Hocus Pocus]

This gets asked a lot, but I've never seen a good answer. Tailors in Toronto? I am not talking getting pants hemmed or crotch blowouts repaired, but more serious shit. I really want to get some major work done on a jacket, and shirt darted, shit like that.

[lintmunro]

I've heard good things about Studio Kim but haven't had any experience there myself.

[Hocus Pocus]

Yeah, see that place just doesn't inspire confidence to me. Maybe this is pretentious, but seems slightly better than a good dry cleaners, which is useful for everyday kind of stuff, but not what I am looking for (I think).

[lak]

I'm pretty sure I recall hali saying Sydney's took some CCP stuff there to get altered.

[superbeveridge]

I know Sydney's does denim the best in the city but I am not sure they do anything else. It would be worth a call that's for sure. If they do you can rest assured that they will do a good job.

[lintmunro]

I had a pair of shorts altered by Sydney; he took the waist in and slimmed them around the rear and he did do an outstanding job. It was pricey (I think it was like $50 but maybe I'm making that up) and took about a week, but I'd say it was probably worth it. They weren't denim.

[rhizome]

I've used Studio Kim a few times, mostly for altering length but they have done a great job reattaching lining and moving buttons/straps when needed.

[TransparentCranium]

I've used studio kim for multiple strange jeans alterations. (As well as slimming of coats and shirts.) Slimming through the hips, inside of thigh, taking and putting back pockets. She really is quite good, at least at what I've asked of her. As far as suits and other things go, i really couldn't say.

[lucky_cloud]

I had Studio Kim totally recut an EG shirt for me. They turned it from a baggy tent into a proper fitted shirt. Execution was satisfactory. They also did a good job slimming some pants for me.

[lucky_cloud]

JO's prices are ridiculous and I've only ever bought shit on sale there but I was a big fan of Beer Friday this past summer (which is to say I went in there one Friday and had a beer, and that was kind of nice).

I wouldn't harsh on J+O too hard fo carrying that Justice shit. I think their selection is usually pretty good, but their markups are indeed totally insane. Everything they sell can be had for cheaper, even if you have to order it from Europe or Japan. Decent sales every once in a while, though.

I usually just go in there to try on things that I want to buy on the internet.