HOLT RENFREW’S YORKDALE SHOE HALL OPENS TODAY

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Holt Renfrew’s 10,000 square foot Yorkdale shoe hall opens today. Included are boutiques for Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik, Gucci, Salvator Ferragamo and Jimmy Choo. You can win a $1,000 gift card if you submit a well-shod self-photograph to Instagram with the tag @Holt Renfrew and with the hashtag #HoltsShoeHall. 

The opening is being hosted by blogger Jane Aldrige of ‘Sea of Shoes‘, from 6:30-9pm.  

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