Janice Meredith Wismer
Check out our three fave fashion haunts
Toronto - Over The Rainbow
Though famous for its extensive denim selection (20 brands and counting!), this store has cool jewellery, sweet tops, skirts, coats, jackets and more. This is the only place in the city to find exclusive lines like Z-brand for women and Brown Label jeans. Essential collections: Rock & Republic, Earnest Sewn, Paige Premium Denim, Citizens of Humanity and Juicy Couture. 101 Yorkville Avenue, 416-967-7448,
www.rainbowjeans.com
Vancouver - Plenty
Hard-core fashionistas hit one of Plenty’s four locations at the start of each week to get the best selection of new finds like the Propaganda henley tunic, one of the stores’ current top buys. Plenty is known for carrying unique Canadian collections including Preloved and Allison Wonderland, plus they offer a huge array of jeans from the likes of Earnest Sewn, Citizens of Humanity, Joe’s and Goldsign. Essential collections: Free People, Splendid, Religion, Ella Moss, Obey, Stussy, Adidas, Dace and Gentle Fawn. Flagship location: 2803 West Broadway, 604-736-4484, www.getplenty.com.
Montreal - Stylexchange
Stocked with tons of goodies from jeans to funky tees. Exclusive to this store: the ultra-hip label Numero. There is a lot of selection at Stylexchange, but it’s nicely organized for easy browsing and the staff here is super-helpful and will direct you to what you need. Essential collections: Miss Sixty, 7 For All Mankind, Triple Five Soul, Juicy Couture, Diesel, Ben Sherman, Guido & Mary, G-Star and L.A.M.B.
3900 Blvd. St. Jean, 514-696-5333, plus three other Montreal area
locations, www.stylexchange.com.