The luxury brand has unveiled a new concept store spanning two levels with a “dishevelled” design modelled on a recently opened flagship on New Bond Street in London.
The plush new space features metallic finishes and brands such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Hermes, and replaces a location that opened on Yonge Street in 2016.
The pink-clad store in a historic brick building will shake up luxury retailing in Canada’s largest city and the concept could expand to other locations.
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The beautiful new store, which features fashions for men, women and children as well as for the home, is only the second in North America to feature Versace’s updated boutique design.
The 40-year-old high-end leather goods and luxury retailer has moved to a new retail space in Toronto’s luxury neighbourhood, with a design inspired by train cars carrying a range of brands not found elsewhere.
Construction is now underway to overhaul a popular walkway that will soon house new upscale retailers, as well as a second location for Canada’s top-rated restaurant.
The once sleepy street is seeing unprecedented interest from international brands. Brokers confirm that the area will change dramatically over the next several years, as Yorkville Avenue finds its place as one of the world's leading luxury retail addresses.
A wave of unprecedented, explosive growth will result in redevelopment of much of the affluent area. We photographed several unique, aging retail plazas, almost all of which will be gone as the neighbourhood transitions into a world class retail mecca.