When J.Crew announced plans to expand into Canada last Fall, fans across the country rejoiced. Finally, we’d be able to get our hands on as many cashmere cardigans, Breton striped shirts and smart blazers as we could possibly cram into our closets, without having to make the trek south of the border. After months of waiting, the first Canadian J.Crew store opened last week at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto to much fanfare.
J.Crew’s President and Creative Director Jenna Lyons and Chairman and CEO Mickey Drexler hosted a private cocktail party on the eve of the grand opening of the new store. Amidst a carefully curated collection of chic tweeds and frilly prints, the city’s fashion set celebrated with plenty of food, drink and good old fashioned shopping. The store’s entire stock of orange pants was sold out that first night, I’m certain, but I’m happy to report that there will be plenty more where those came from now that J.Crew has finally set up shop in Canada!
Bloggers Marta Tryshak, Nelia Belkova, Kimberly Lyn and me
Jenna Lyons, President and Creative Director of J. Crew
April Jackson (left) and Ainsley Kerr
Nelia Belkova and me
Stylist Corey Ng and Kimberly Lyn
Blogger Anita Clarke in the most amazing Christopher Kane SS11 skirt
FASHION Magazine’s Caitlin Agnew
Photographer Jason Hudson and Nelia Belkova
Blogger Hawley Dunbar (right)
On me: Janie Bryant for Banana Republic Mad Men collection top / Zara skirt / ASOS leather collar / Charlotte Olympia pumps / Chanel bag
xx, S
Image Credits: Photo #2 courtesy of Marta Tryshak; photo #8 by Jason Hudson; all other photos property of The Backseat Stylers
That ASOS collar is so CUTE with your outfit!! I love it.
Thanks Jessy – I love it too! It shifts a lot though, so it was off-centre in a lot of photos. Oh well.
Aw, that’s a cute photo!
And the others are great too!
(Jenna Lyons will have you killed for that Sandra Bernhard-looking angry-face!)
Bahaha! It was the best shot I managed to snap of her. I’ll have to make sure I don’t open any suspicious looking packages labelled J.Crew over the next little while.
Glad I was able to catch you without the camera in your face!
I love JCrew no I adore it! I wish I had been there for the party, everyone looked so chic and fabulous and your outfit is super cute!
I am definitely checking the store out this week, so excited for it
thanks for sharing!
xx
Naghmeh
You’re going to love the new store! Have fun and let us know what you get!
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