/fa/ - Fashion

>>11643137
Fellow Winnipeger here. Started getting into fashion last year but I have no idea where to shop. Any recommendations? I pretty much only go to the bay or online.

>>11643137
>>11643407
I'm also from Winnipeg and I have the same question. Where can I get the all-white ultraboosts or NMDs here?

>>11643137
Thunder Bay here, so I probably know shit-all.
Pros:
>downtown is shaping up and looking pretty
>music scene is pretty cool (mostly since I have good friends in bands)
>biking is okay if you're not going too far
>scenery is great nature-wise
Cons:
>same first three as Winnipeg, but probably a little worse ignoring the cold
>Fort William can keep to itself
>isolated
I'm probably forgetting a ton, but I've found myself enjoying the city a bit more this summer. I'm attending Lakehead in September, so I'll see how that is.

>>11643137
Toronto, seriously just move here.

Why would anyone willingly live in Canada?

>>11643488
it sucks here

Hamilton reporting. Not a Macfag.

Pros
>okay thrift stores
>lots of nearby /out/ fun
>barhopping scene can be decent
>low cost of living , but that's rapidly changing

Cons
>pretty much everything else
>unfashionable welfare/disabilityfucks/crack whores everywhere

At least I'll be able to flip my place for double what I paid for it in a few years and get out.

>>11643407
>>11643418
Hey guys, uni students? If so, UofM? That's where I go, I'm a theatre student. I started just going to thrift shops a lot and started my style from there because that's what I was interested in. From there I went to grailed and got pieces that I liked from designers. If you have a bit of cash and just want basics I'd suggest American apparel on osbourne. If you're a hypebeasty streetwear kind of guy there's chook right around there as well and they have Bape and Supreme.

Vancouver. Seriously considering leaving the country.

>>11643747
Just too expensive? I live in Edmonton. I like Van quite a lot. But I'm comfy here despite the upcoming winter.

>>11643770
That's definitely a large part of it, but the fashion scene isn't too big here other than /r/streetwear kids and fobs with tens of thousands to spend and no sense of style

Bump

I live in Calgary.

Less 17
Understudy
Brooklyn Clothing MFG
Nordstrom

Not to mention thrifting here is good.
Can find APCs, YSL vintage, random Made In Canada vintage shit too.

>>11643137
>Low cost of living
>2 bedroom apartment for $1050/Mth

>>11643137
hey guy im from winnipeg too. you in school?

>>11644023
Yeah man UofM Theatre department! You?
>>11644022
Compared to many other places trust me that's cheap

>>11643559
kek i go to mac and it's pretty bad fashion-wise but w.e fashion isn't everything haha am i r-right mmm gats nigga where u at aha

tfw uniqlo opening at yorkdale OCTOBER 18TH BABY

>>11644009
I was living in calgary for the last year and can confirm, thrift ing here is great, but the city is a giant ugly pancake that reeks of 80/90s oil money.
There so decent bar rock and hip hop live venues if you're into that.

>>11644048
Westdale/Campus is still better than the rest of the city.

At best, we've got the 2009 printed "dress" shirt/raws/thin boots or the listens to MacDeMarco once-core.

>>11644043
recent kelvin grad going to uofm in winter prob

>>11644152
Lmao recent Churchill grad here

OP here I see a lot of winnipeg bois so I'm gonna throw my snapchat here, if any of you want hmu!

>>11643137
Toronto

Pros:
>Many shopping centers/outlets
>a somewhat existent fashion scene
>diverse people
>many cultural restaurants and places
>easy travel and accessibility
Cons:
>$$$ of living
>$$$ of smokes
>$$$ of clothes
>Ne dedicated designer outlets
>few great thrift/vintage stores, all are on outskirts/outside the GTA

>Where to find some good deals
Almost entirely thrift and vintage stores as of late. And depop.

>How you're prepping for f/w
Cool jackets and sweaters from the 80s/90s no one seemingly wanted

Saskatoon here. It's alright.

Doubt anyone else from Saskatchewan browses /fa/, but if there actually is, give me your recommended shops in Saskatoon/Regina/Prince Albert

Fixin' muh post

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It's pretty nice, but lots of ugly people here. Little to no fashion scene

If anyone else from Saskatoon/Regina/P.A has any shop recommendations, then please tell thnx

>>11643508
seconded

>>11644048
eyy mac man

>>11644301
thirded

>>11643478
Man, I live near Toronto, and I have some friends that that go to school at Lakehead. The stories they tell me make it seem like a barren wasteland. Also, lots of aboriginals.

Montreal

Pro
>qt quebecois girls
>cheap rent
>cheap food
>always shit going on

cons
>politics
>douchey americans
>being anglo gets you a bad rap

seriously? no ottawafags here?

Edmonton here

Architecture is hideous and aside from some mac-demarcore plebs no one is remotely interested in fashion

don't come here

>>11644200
moving to toronto for school this year. where are some good places to shop? grill btw

>>11644067
Yorkdale is literally the worst mall

>>11644520

Depends what you're into, but to name a few:
Theres Livestock, Adrift, Capsule for streetwear.
Nomad, Serpentine, Ssense, Contraband for some luxwear.
F as in Frank for vintage clothing.
Most of these stores are in the downtown area so they're not too far from each other!

In Oshawa for school.
As far as I can tell, the north end of town (near the university/college) is pretty cool. Lots of young people looking for fun. Not much in terms of fashion, as far as I've found anyway.
South end of town is where all the white trash live.

The local mall got a facelift and is quite nice now tho which is sweet. No fancy retailers yet tho.

>>11644520
>>11644562
I'd also like to add Public Butter and Honest Ed's. Good vintage/thrifty places

>>11644520
Holts
Vintage shit near Lansdowne and Queen
Gravity Pope
Jonathan & Olivia
Sydney's (I think)

Can't remember much else, not being a grill and all.

>>11644620
>>11644562
>>11644615
thank you! I'm more into vintage wear. this is very helpful.

>>11644463
Cheer up m8, we got Simons ;^)

>>11643137
>Scarborough
pros
good ethnic food but I'm kind of overdosed since I'm chinese
close to real toronto
bluffs are pretty /fa/

cons
where do I start?

>>11644432
Yeah, I mean, it's pretty bad.

>>11644704
I'm glad I don't live there any more. There's only so much population density I can take

>>11644120
I got guest list at Commonwealth for fridays, haha.

But yeah it's a shithole.

Bump

Don't let this thread die canabros

>>11644067
>>11644555
There's going to be one in the eaton centre as well, no need to go to yorkdale

any Kingston blokes?

all we have is princess street ;_;

>>11644009
>>11644120
where the fuck do you find these good thrif shops, every shop ive been to reeks of donated old navy clothing.

besides where the fuck do i move to find an entry level engineering job these days. there was a line up of over 2k yesterday for mini wage airport jobs lol

>>11646620
lmao welcome to the economy senpai

The Value Village in the North East is the best.

I didn't want to tell you the secret but that's what it is. You gotta dig a lot tho.

>>11646658
between the five people form calgary who actually browse /fa/, i can keep you secret anon. I dont have friends neither so you dont need to worry about me blowing up your fav lil place. i dont post reviews online either.

I woudl have never expected it to be a value village especially in the NE. how are the prices cause we broke bois here

Toronto present.

I'm purging my shitty old shit recently. My wardrobe is overflowing, but it's damn hard to sort through things. It just feels exhausting.

I'm going to drop all the useless stuff off at Value Village, and maybe pick up some new stuff if I can find good things. I'm a grill, so at least I can pick up some real fur and wool items for cheap there. The one near me has some gems sometimes - found genuine Louboutin shoes there once. Had to give them away to a friend because of size.

>>11643418
follow kickdeals canada on twitter for all info on ubs/nmds, deadstock and solestop are my go tos outside the usual shit retailers

>>11646682
fack gonna have to go there

>>11643137
vancouver

pros:
not edmonton
okay beaches

cons:
expensive
rich white people pretending to be poor in east van
white guys who want "qt azn gfs"
rain
no fashion scene
no music scene

>>11646620
>besides where the fuck do i move to find an entry level engineering job these days

What kind of engineering? Is it hard to find work in Toronto and Vancouver? I just got a software job in Ottawa. There's a tech sector here, you might want to apply (look up companies in Kanata)

You can also apply in Kitchener/Waterloo there's a tech park there.

Montreal has lots of software dev studios.

Toronto and Vancouver seem like they have plenty of places for technical work. The problem is living expenses -- you don't get a much better salary in Toronto and Vancouver compared to other locations but the cost of living is absurd (fucking lol at housing costs right now)

Look at your university's job postings and stuff (alumni should have access).

>>11646682
Yesterday was 50% off day.
>>11646809

I'll dump some cool stuff I've found there.

>>11646841

>>11646609
I go to Queens but live in Vancouver in the summer

>>11646845

>>11646845
>tfw u a waterloo boi and havent had waterloo dark in ages

>>11646862

>>11646866
it's actually a really nice shirt.

Made in Canada quality super comfortable. 100% Cotton

>>11646852
yeah i go to queens too, in DC during the summer. cha gheil or whateve the FUck

Is it possible to cop a simple zip up hoodie like picrelated for cheap? And by cheap I mean sub $30. All I care about is that they don't have any tacky ass logo sprawled everywhere. Single color or simply patterned is fine.

>>11646906
here we go

>>11646841
those are some sick cops man, how much does it cost? is it 50 off every wednesday?

>>11646964
probably the most expensive it gets is like 15 bucks for designer or Polo Ralph Lauren.

Most shirts I pay about 5-10 bucks.

If I bother paying.

>>11646658
>>11646682
nice, i'll check it out too

>>11646982
>If I bother paying.
explain

>>11647031
different guy but stealing shit from the thrift is the easiest thing the world

>>11647031
>>11647044

>>11647044
How poor do you have to be to steal from a thrift store?

Richmond Hill

Pros
>aritzia cuz Markville and Fairview close by
>decently quiet area
>close to Toronto
>decent mix of ethnic foods

Cons
>asian invasion
>college is far from where I live
>most of the Asians have the same style / look the same
>i could go on

Anyone from Toronto / GTA that fit XS?

I'm a skinny Asian and a lot of these stores fit too many big sizes for me.
I wear prep for work but a clean relaxed tee and jeans for hanging out.

>>11647324
Kek I live right near markville senpai.

I feel like you can put any Asian or white person here and they'll dress the same desu.
Either a hypebeast or an aesthetic faggot.

>>11647138
it's definitely not a money thing lol, my friends & I turned it into a game of what's the stupidest way you can steal the most amount of (nice) pieces

>>11644458
100% accurate

>>11647341
Blue Button Shop might be your jam. All Jap brands and they often stock smaller sizes.

Where can I cop Chelsea boots in Winnipeg?

>>11646923
bamp
cheap hoodie source ne1

>>11647623
Just look online desu, you're better off doing that. If you aren't a huge stickler for quality just look in Aldo I guess.

>>11647566
Cool thanks

>>11647345

Everyone looks the same around Markville.

>>11643559
Macfag here, everybody dresses like a basic white person

>>11644667
Hey man we're broke AF but we still dress better than toronto

>>11643137
A FUCKING LEAF

>>11644463
foods not bad.
whyte can be fun.
literally everything else is shit.

Bomp

>>11644009
>>11646620

Calgary here too.

Pros:
>Nice live music venues
>Some decent neighborhoods like Inglewood or some sections of 17th ave are good for shopping
>Nordstrom
>Easy access to mountains
>Relatively close to the border
>Ample opportunity for a right wing uprising

Cons:
>Filled with shit drivers
>Fucking obnoxious Québécois who think their shit doesn't stink
>Currently have a bunch of criminal pinkos running our province
>Oil industry took a massive hit; unemployment skyrockets
>Most young people are liberal or communist minded fucks
>Greasy old fucking patch workers or riggers who also think they own the road with their fucking truck

It's okay everything considered I guess

>>11644447
It can be depressing as fuck during the winter, but there the first day or two of snowfall tends to be really pretty. Fuck snow any day after that. Summer can be really nice, even if there's a lack of shit going on beyond the downtown.

And lots of native people, yeah. It's crazy the amount of division there is between most native people and non-natives, like in my high school it was pretty typical that natives and non-natives hung out in different groups. Maybe my school was extra clique-y, but still. It's weird how the world sees Canada as some bastion of friendliness and inclusivity, yet racism can persist in a city of 100,000 without much notice.

>>11649518
What is it with these archaic retards who still think it's cool to hate French Canadians? Everyone else got over it years ago it's 2016 buddy.

Also continue to live in your albertan conservative fantasy land man, meanwhile the rest of Canada will continue to be liberal and appreciate all of the liberal policies that make the rest of the world look to us as an example.

>>11650256
fuck off, quebecois fag

>>11650256

>It's 2016 buddy

Fuck off Trudeau

>>11648072
haha no fucking way

half the amount of people my age wear cargo shorts and anime tees here, including my brothers. Most of the other Asians my age who can be considered a bit fashionable are mfacore, which looks good on Asians in all honesty but the people downtown have much better variety with their fits (and you'll never see anyone in Agincourt wearing Julius). I bet those fits are better since Brooks Brothers, Muji, and all the stores that sell better quality basics are all in fairview or downtown. Slumblock and housing project people, in Woburn/Cedarbrae wear basic ass sweatpant and roshe run fits here. If you go to anywhere it's a plethora of American Eagle and Aeropostale logos and branding. We literally only have a club monaco at stc, everything else is either fast fashion, outlets that sell lower-end streetwear pieces, or shitty nike knockoffs you find at indian stores in strip malls (which is about 40% of the clothing retailers here). And the vast, vast majority of white people have classic dadcore with autism shoe fits.

>>11647324
>>11647345
905s leave. You cannot be /fa/ if you live in a soulless suburb, Chen.

>>11649518
"Most young people are liberal or communist minded fucks"
enjoy your echo chamber at >>>/pol/ you cuck

>>11650256
He might actually be mistaking them for Acadien's and Chiac's from the east coast. When I lived out there every backwater fuck talked about making it big working in Alberta, primary language notwithstanding.

>>11646873
>>11646862
these are fuckign dope

>>11644048
>>11644325
>>11648049
What year and what programs

St. John's, Newfoundland

pros
>cheep (3 bedroom house downtown for >$1200/month)
>night life
>live music everywhere
>political opinions don't mean shit
>nature
>restaurants

cons
>skeets and baywops
>lol fuck jobs and money and shit
>every seen is filled with pretentious "big fish in a small pond" hacks
>dirty.
>small

its alright if you're under 20 or over 40

Kamloops, BC

pros
>none

cons
>innumerable

wake me up

Patagonia Canada http://www.patagonia.ca/shop/web-specials-mens

>>11652446
I used to live there. Plan on coming back for visits all the time. Better than here in quesnel

Where would I buy black Levi's 511s in Toronto? The bay doesn't seem to have my size..

>>11654100
I think there's a Levi's store in Yorkdale.

MIssion , BC
pros
>nice hiking trails
> Only an hour and a half away from Vancouver
cons
>People are hicks and/or ravers
>no clothing stores
>no jobs
>nothing to do
At least we have Rocko's Diner r-right? ;_;

>>11652446
my buddy just moved up to kamloops, he also says it's shit. Guess there really is nowhere else to live in BC besides Vancouver.

>>11644462
Gatineau checking in.
To be honest I buy almost of my clothes in Montreal and the US.

What's Victoria, BC like? I'm moving there this semester and am wondering what are some cool places? What's it like compared to Vancouver?

>>11654158
>>11652446
Interior BC is pretty shitty if it isn't summer. But during the summer it's really beautiful.

>>11649518
I'm so glad I moved away

>>11654226
whistler is nice to be a ski bum in

>>11654616
>>11654158
>>11654226
Yeah if you like outdoorsy type stuff interior BC is probably the best place to live in the entire world.

If you don't like that stuff there is absolutely nothing to do.

>>11643137
I live in Edmonton.

>value village
>big unnecessary mall
>fuck Edmonton

Mississauga

I wouldn't know, I never leave my house

>>11654865
not even to shop at heartland?

>>11654100
Vaughn Mills has it. Sears also has it but they were on clearance so YMMV. Sears was way cheaper though. Its $80 at Levi's, most places that have it are doing a buy 1 get 1 free thing though.

>>11654876
I literally do not leave my house

>>11643137
you forgot to mention the native problem Winnipeg has

>>11644200
>>11644520
>>11644555
>>11646738
>>11647341
>>11651822
>>11654100

let me fix that for you
Pros:

>Blue Button Shop
>everything else is shit

also
>diversity as a pro
lmao fuck off who cares how many immigrants Toronto has

cons:
>absolute shit garbage tier dressed by the internet city
>unniversity of toronto st george produces the worst most insufferable people
>blm protesters
>shit politicians
>city council trying to steal as much tax revenue and run their wards like their own personal fife
>literally no one can dress within the actual city of Toronto
>only decent food places are stupid fucking expensive or super out of the way
>lcbo while having a good selection fucking ruins restaurants with their stupid puritanical regulations
>shit economy so no one can buy clothes


guess i should count that last one as a pro because it stops people from wasting their money on shitty clothes
the best thrift stores are actually within the city but you probably don't know where to look

someone should nuke this garbage city


>>11654865
i am so sorry you are stuck in that soulless wasteland

>live up north
>go to school at Mac in Hamilton
>wear old plaid and beat up hats like always
>girls come easy because Mac Lemarco XD

Would recommend this if you can pull it off

>>11655776
you sound like an insecure manlet

chat shit post fit

>>11655776
>Blue Button Shop
>everything else is shit

You don't like Nomad, J+O, Gravity Pope, etc.?

>>11656933
>>11656933
Gravity pope is shit
j+o is shit for mens
haven toronto location is shit nomad used to be ok but then became a shitty hypebeast store no other store is relevant in the city

Inb4 some fag talks about working title

>>11656890
I take you didn't go to the Grailed event then

Where can I find something like this in Canada?

>>11655776
edgy, I like it!

>>11657220
Word this is true, fuckin TO hypebeasts

haven't been to Working Title, but I like it, they stock some interesting stuff and I dig Our Legacy. Beef it for me anon.

>Fashion Scene

Explain to me what all of you think this is. Fashion is not like music, there's no such thing as a fashion scene.

A city having a lot of clothing stores does not mean it has a fashion scene just like a city having a lot of venues does not mean it has a music scene.

It doesn't work with brands either. Just because a city has a lot of brands based there does not mean it has a fashion scene just like a city having a lot of record companies does not mean it has a music scene.

Fashion isn't a public activity or an event, it's more like grocery shopping than going to a concert. Would you talk about a city having a good grocery scene?

I've lived in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, London, and Tokyo. None of them have a "fashion scene". They all have nice stores, they all have fashion brands based within them, they all have people who wear cool clothes. Some of them have these things in larger quantities but none of them have a "fashion scene" in the way that each of them has a music scene. That's because going shopping, walking past brand headquarters, and seeing people on the street in cool clothes are all solitary activities that are totally removed from what a scene is.

It's not like music where you can have good local bands that put on good shows or good promoters that bring in good bands from abroad or good venues that play good music. The closest equivalent I can think of would be good record stores to good clothing stores but otherwise a music scene is a living organism that provides a community experience while a "fashion scene" is a static solitary activity which precludes it from being able to have a scene.

tldr; if you think such a thing as a "fashion scene" exists you will be disappointed with every cities "fashion scene" including places like London, it's just shopping, it's not a scene unless you work within it and then it's still not a scene it's a job.

>>11657513
Working title has potential to be the best store in the city but im predicting that because of their customer base theyre going to end up being shit in a couple years

Toronto stores need better creative directors desu

>>11657504
t. Average toronto cuck

>>11657607
Obviously you've never been invited to fashion events in any of those cities also you're largely arguing semantics

Where can I cop slim fit non-fleece full zip hoodies, Cana/fa/? GTAfriend here. I've tried HM, Gap, National Sports, Old Navy, American Eagle and Banana Republic. I haven't found anything with a good fit. My budget is around $40-50.

>>11644250
Yo Saskatoon reporting in too
Place has no fashion scene honestly, I've seen only a few outfits /fa/ would consider good. I'm no prize myself, but I think I'm doing alright.
Cold as hell and no places to shop besides a couple thrift stores, an American Apparel, and a decent mall.

>>11652431

Value Village up on Kenmount is pretty /fa/ anon, I know some guys who religiously thrift there and they have some on point stuff. I'll probably get into the habit of it soon enough, either there or the Salvation Army.

>>11646609
Future Kingston bro here (grad school), where do you guys shop for nice clothes or do I need to rely on online store for effay cops

>>11659824
havent been there all summer but from i remember there's an abercrombie on princess but other than that online shopping is king

>>11658793
American Apparel senpai

>>11657513

Working Title is great, but they're p slow to stocking stuff . great dudes tho

Hamilton
Positives: sushi, McMaster, 10$ a mo worlds gym
Negatives: everything not mentioned

Fav brands: Canada goose. I don't really care about brands.

>>11646609
>>11646852
>>11646895
Ayy wuddup Queen's senpai

>>11659824
There's just the basic shit on Princess (urban outfitters, American Apparel, whatever the fuck) and the Bay at the Cataraqui Centre, but the value village has a decent amount of shit. It's too far for most poor undergrads and a lot of cool shit from the states gets left there. I got a vintage LL Bean anorak last time I was there.

>>11656411
Are you dumb kid if anything that "style" is associated with brown immigrants around Hamilton not meme demarco

if u see the most fa nigger on campus that's me btw

>>11652045
It's complicated

>>11652045
>>11644325
>>11644147

Last year I saw this asian manlet always wearing a supreme bogo and meme baskets

also a taller white guy wearing ramones

I know at least one of you faggots are them

>>11643137
Vancouver
Pros
nice weather
nature and shit
chill people
good food scene

cons
uptight hipsters
immigrants not trying at all
$$$$$$$ everything
traffic

>>11643571
This guy has the right idea. Tip, go to the value village on pembina. Always good shit there

>>11657224
still sound like an edgelord

also post fit

>>11660029
I live right beside the salvation army on pembina and have copped a lot of good shit from there, worth checking out too.

Bump

>>11654616
victoria quite boring, fourhorsemen.ca shop is nice, viberg boots aswell

>>11654616
Victoria here

Pros
>really chill, relaxing vibe across the whole city
>mild weather - rains less than Van and warmest winters in Canada
>decent thrift/vintage stores
>nice little downtown with old architecture
>high ratio of girls-to-guys, lots of qts

Cons
>not much of a fashion scene
>lots of old people, can get really boring
>not many music acts come through
>transit has weird routes and frequencies, but biking is good/easy

>>11657229
military surplus stores

Edmonton blehhgh
Pros:
>Alright music scene
>The river valley
>Cute mayor
>Garneau theatre
>............
Cons:
>Instagram "baddies"
>Berta bros
>Tumblr kids with fried blue hair
>Ugly industrial buildings
>Bland suburban neighborhoods
>Really crazy homeless people

>>11660022
>chill people
sorry to spout off like this, but i need to write about this as these ideas have been knocking around my brian for a while.

I grew up in van, went to school in mtl and have worked in toronto for a couple years now. I must disagree about vancouverites being chill. although there are a lot of super cool people in van, some of which are very laid back, they are all too focused on keeping their personal image to fit in with my definition of 'chill'

one of the first things that struck me about mtl, is that people talk to you on the streets. this NEVER happened to me in vancouver. further, in Montreal, you can't help but make friends whereas in van, people only talk to you if youre a friend of a friend. (i've heard this secound point from people i've met in mtl/toronto who visited van and tried to make friends)

one time i was walking home from a friends and a guy, whose birthday it was, asked me to come out and celebrate with him. i went with him to a bar, he paid for a bunch of my drinks and i ended up staying out all night with him.

another way this chillness manifests itself is with the opposite sex. every girl in van acts like shes better than you and in montrela, girls eye fuck me all the time. on the metro, at the grocery store, on the street, in the library, nobody is pretending they dont want sex.

as another example, i was playign soccer in the rain by myself and some girl jogged by, we caught eyes but she kept running. the next lap she comes over to me and asks to play. we pass and shoot for a bit and she invited me back to her place.

i think i'm going to come off as bragging, but i'm only trying to illustrate with real life examples how people here just dont give a fuck. nobody is trying to act too cool they are just themselves and want to meet/fuck/drink with you. in van, people are so focused on looking cool that they never do anything new or unusual for fear of looking lame, which in my opinion is not chill.

>>11652431
Can confirm, this hits the nail on the head.

>Edmonton (Sherwood Park specific)

Pros
> Unique and interesting venues for music and shopping on whyte
> Muttart Gardens
> West Edmonton Mall :^)
> Studios around downtown core

Cons
> first nations polluting the downtown core
> Sherwood Park
specifically the students and adults, there's no diversity at all
> Awful transit and nightlife

went on a bus with my friend late at night from west edmonton, saw a dead chug on a bench outside of timmies in the city center

>>11662486
>people talk to you on the streets

fuck I was hoping to move to Montreal...is being Anglo a cop-out? I hear English is really common but you get looked down on for not knowing French

>>11662486
POST MAKES ME WANNA MOVE TO MTL REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>11644577
New half of the mall coming in is going to have a bunch of stuff and I think 70 stores (it probably really wrong) lived in the north end all my life but there's really nothing special about this place. I'm so fucking happy I'm leaving for haliburton this week. Fuck all of this fucking road work right now to. Can't fucking get anywhere

>>11662486
Your description of van reminds me of winnipeg, so many people just worry about their image and don't let people in their friend groups because they seem to feel so above other people. Clubs are awful to go to and the only way to meet chill people is to be a smoker and go out on the patio to chat with people. Fucking sucks cause I love meeting new people and so many people are so uptight here. I'm not even that nxtlvl in my dressing, tho I own a few designer pieces, I feel so out of place with the way I dress.

>>11654787
The mall is a fucking plague.

Atleast the river valley is pretty though.

>Halifax
>decent pretty much everything except winter (par for the course)
>loads of bars, live music every night, micro-breweries everywhere
>great restaurants
>perks of "small town" + everything you want out of a city life
>20 minutes from the beach, the woods, the trails, or downtown no matter where you live
>infinite cuties

Why don't you all live here again?

>>11663310
Crippling loneliness.

>>11644250
PA here. Disgusting Indians and white trash wherever you look

>>11663310
the winters are literally the worst shit ever, sidewalks are completely fucked 100% of the time during the winter

Waterloo/Stratford boy here, living in Toronto right now

I'm just so fucking exhausted from living in this city I don't even know where to begin with it.

The denim stores are all shockingly limited, the vintage stores overpriced outside of Kensington market. Everyone's an insufferable yuppie.

>>11663446
>not having a car

>>11663363
I'll be yr friend anon

>>11663477
yes because the roads are so much better

>>11663478
lol true that

>>11662742
>>11659690
>>11652431
watayat b'ys drop down ta terkeys fir a scattered blackhorse, er wah? try to pick up sum streils feed 'em subway then hit up cbtg's fir afta-hours. i'll get ye in b'ys, dt loves me (she don't)

Who Pickering here?

Edmonton checking in

Pros
>Decent shopping
>River Valley
>Whyte Ave/Strathcona area in general
>Generally a lot of stuff to do year round (festivals, etc)

Cons
>Still pretty redneck
>Tons of people who work in Fort Mac and live here (also see above)
>Downtown is shit, transit also shit
>It isn't Vancouver

Anyone know any decent made in Canada boots / dress shoes?

Can any Vancouverfags recommend good places to shop for clothes? It doesn't seem like we have much good stuff here, hence why I'll probably end up just ordering everything online.

>>11646816
>white guys who want "qt azn gfs"
haha me

>>11663629
Roden Gray, Haven, Kokko, Simons, Nordstrom, Holt Renfrew, and there's a shop in Gastown that sells Lemaire and stuff but I forget the name

There's a wicked hot brunette that works in a Tommy helfiger in Windsor Ontario area. Her name is Sara. If ANYONE can get me pics of her I will literally give you one of my own grails and ship it to you for free.

Pic related

>tfw poorfag in toronto

I have no clue where to shop, especially for the streetwear style I want to go for.

>>11663728
She's a nasty thot bro

>>11663728
got vid of her pooping send me 4k pls

>>11663743
any hardware store that sells rope

>>11663614
im also wondering too
viberg is one if you want to pay up the ass

>>11664029
kek

who uxbridge here?

>>11663728
I live in Toronto, post more of her and i'll consider it

>>11663728
I'm moving to Windsor for school in september
i'll check it out

>>11662486
agreed, i don't know how i would have any friends in this city (van) if i didnt go to school here

>>11662812
not really, if you're not too sure stay downtown, occasionally you could pass by mile end - mile ex for the underground scene, alot of anglos hang out there

Bump

>>11644432
fourthed

>>11663081
I wouldn't say there's nothing special. Sure, it's pretty desolate for fashion, but there are thrift stores and flea markets all around the area.

But I feel you. I'm trying my best to like the city, but sometimes it's hard.

And yeah Simcoe is absolutely fucked right now

American here. Visited Montreal this weekend and t b h it was the most relaxing city I've been in. People walked so slow and just had a chill vibe. Easy to chat up strangers and make new friends, girls with French accents (that were not bitchy at all), good beer, decent nightlife and nuru massages. I especially enjoyed the archetecture.Are there other Canadian cities that have a similar vibe? Honestly thinking of living in Montreal for at least a year. I've never been in an city where people just mind their own business but will cheerfully help you.

>>11666850
Fug now I want to live in montreal

Toronto faggot just getting myself into /fa/

Got any tips? Also I need to find out how to get a qt gf so any help there would be appreciated too

>>11644520
UofT?

>>11667943
see
>>11664029

>Kelowna

Pros
>downtown is pretty nice
>growing student population means the city's getting a culture other than blue collar and skateboarding
>student population means some good shows once in a while (we had Waka Flocka and Joey Bada$$ perform out here)
>cheap rent
>good amount of hippie dealers to get some weed and shrooms from
>university population is bro-tier

Cons
>white trash town
>NO fashion scene except FOX Racing and TapOut
>a night out usually involves being approached by the many homeless out here
>if you're not into traditionally white culture like country or extreme sports, you gotta wait a few more years for the city to get more diverse
>public transit is trash

>>11668045
>if you're not into traditionally white culture like country or extreme sports, you gotta wait a few more years for the city to get more diverse

literally kill yourself

So how much should I charge to ship sneakers to Canada using USPS priority?

>>11643478
cons:
>not a whole lot for shopping
>high cost of living
>nothing to justify high cost of living

jb evans has some decent stock, and aren't too bad about brining pieces/items in.

wouldn't really say it's a bike city either. if you're into mtb, yeah, but for anything road-related just give up now.

as for the the bands, it's the same 10 or so guys constantly breaking up and forming new groups with one another, or playing in 3groups each.

>Prince George

Pros:
>Great nature, forest, trails. You can go for a walk and completely forget about the city
>Comfy, cold winter with lots of snow (may be a negative)
>Good skiing, snowboarding
>Lots of young people because of UNBC/CNC
>Very cheap housing

Cons:
>City centre is a desolate, crumbling shithole
>Crazy drug addict natives and white trash everywhere downtown
>Fairly large ghettos in certain parts of the city
>Barely any nightlife, only a few greasy clubs
>Population ranges between redneck hicks and hyper SJWs
>Nothing to really do outside of nature
>Your choices for clothing shopping includes the Bay, Winners, and Wal-Mart
>Constantly get shit on by pretentious lower-mainland fucks

>superior everything

>>11666785
I dunno I guess when you've lived her forever you realize that there's absolutely jack shit to do half the time unless you leave the city. Only nice thing is all the forests in my opinion

>>11662486
Calgary is a lot like this. No one wants to talk to you unless you have mutual friends, everything so cliquey here, hate it

Wanna try out living in MTL one day

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

There's a Mark's, a Walmart, and a store called For Men Only that stocks mid-range business casual.

Kill me.

>>11668073
triggered

>Ottawa

The new Rideau centre is alright I guess

>>11663500
Nudding over here butta scattered vienna sausage

>>11644562
A bunch of these are menswear stores (albeit good ones), just saying :)

>>11655776
You are so rude and stupid and ignorant and the reason I don't browse this board any more.
You must have lots of friends who love you :)

>>11657703
I wouldn't say you have to attend or be invited to fashion events to participate in the "fashion scene"

I think fashion is more diverse and larger than just those events

>>11657607
But yeah I guess I define "fashion scene" as people you meet/know because of fashion, and it is certainly bigger or more forward in some cities than others

why is the canadian levi's site so shit?

I want pic related (the specific colour. not 'chino') but can't find it in leafland

>>11644463
Ex-Edmontonian now in Montreal.
I actually miss shopping in Edmonton.

>>11662336
/fa/ meetup?

Not gonna lie guys

when see you guys posting from places like Halifax, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, etc. I can't help but feel really fucking bad for you. You can try and justify to yourselves that it's not that bad but only if you haven't been to Toronto or Montreal. I honestly think i would kill myself if i didn't live close to Toronto or Mtl, Ottawa MIGHT be tolerable

>>11659871
>Fav brands: Canada goose. I don't really care about brands.

Something here doesn't add up...

>>116444625
Ottawafag here
Are there any used clothing stores worth visiting?

>>11668529
>succinctly sums up why toronto is a shit hole
>WAH WAH YOU'RE MEAN AND STUPID!!!!!

lmao did he post anything that was wrong? cause from what i can see yeah he was pretty spot on

>>11668391
troled kid :^)

>>11668529
>caring this much about what an anon thinks of toronto

>>11646873

>>11662149

shiiiilllllll

>>11663310
Why the fuck would you want to live in Halifax? Absolutely nothing to do. Pretentious hipsters. The locals are morons. Everyone in Nova Scotia is practically an idiot.

>>11667947
ryerson

>>11668891
How the fuck can you list Halifax alongside Saskatoon and Thunder Bay? Have you actually been to *any* of these places?

>Ottawa MIGHT be tolerable
No. Not even a little. It's kind of like an overgrown suburb with more suits.

>>11668891
Toronto is junk if you aren't living in a condo downtown. Even then getting fucking anywhere in the city is a complete shitshow with half the roads closed at any given time and traffic completely backed up everywhere. I have no idea how anyone is supposed to enjoy all the Toronto culture when you spend 90% of your time commuting.

>>11666850
>nuru massages
????
is it like my pornos

>>11668529
coming from a guy in toronto he isn't at all wrong about our city council, our shit economy, and over-reliance on being dressed by the internet

that being said he is rude and wrong about shops but the other posters are right you do care too much about what this insecure manlet thinks

Uniqlo apparently coming to TO Sept 30th

http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/uniqlo-launches-first-canadian-store-at-cf-toronto-eaton-centre-on-friday-september-30-591144361.html

Thought they said October/Fall 2016 last I heard, that happened quick. Looks like no online store yet which is a bummer. I was already planning a trip to Toronto so maybe I'll go get some stuff.

>>11670334
why the Uniqlo meme though

are they any better than the stores we have now

>>11670316
Hes right about the shops haven is ok dont get me wrong but its trash compared to the vancouver location

Honestly outside of designer flagships there are very few stores worth visiting in north america and almost all of them are in nyc and la opening ceremony, dsm, h lorenzo, maxfields all come to mind as cohesive and well put together retail spaces

in toronto you have blue button shop that is a well run albeit small japanese lifestyle store selling contemporary brands you cant get anywhere else in the city, haven i touched on earlier,nomad has maybe one or two people there with any vision and the rest are fucking drones plus the smorgasbord of brand they carry is silly, working title has cool staff and might become good but knowing how other toronto stores are run its unlikely.

The guy making the first post is more than likely just fed up with toronto posters being in complete denial over how shit this city is for fashion and cmon calling someone rude on 4chan get real ffs

>>11670553
>are they any better than the stores we have now
We don't have anything better really. Uniqlo will be the best thing for safe basics as long as the prices aren't marked up horribly from Asia like MUJI is.

>>11644458
just moved heeeere (from ny state_

>>11671157
>but the other posters are right you do care too much about what this insecure manlet thinks
>cmon calling someone rude on 4chan get real ffs

>>11643137
Prince George Northern BC.

Pros,
>more nature then you could ever want
>Biggest city in the general area and trade capital of all other towns and villages in area
>Capital of the North(Winters Coming)
everything you could wont or need is avalible with in a short drive

Cons,
>To Hot (25-30c)
>mild cold (-25-40c) Dry
>soooooo many gross natives
>tobacco is expensive
>there is currently a small war between a hick village and a native reserve. Shooting holes in windows in shit.

>>11644200
>>diverse people
>pro

get a fucken life arse mouth

do Canadians really know a lot about Degrassi?

>>11671286
>do Canadians really know a lot about Degrassi?
i think it usually depends how old they are.
i dont know anything about it.

>>11643137
>Nova Scotia
Positives
>halifax area, decent shopping
>love the scenery
>cold winters, warm summers (i like extremes)
>the people can be interesting
Negatives
>I'm a butch lesbian, but with all the immigration, im scared to dress how i want
>second most spoken language just went from french to arabic in my area
>no high-end stores
>further from the us than i'd like (i have family in ontario however, so i occasionally visit them and spend some time in new york)

>>11671236
Nice, hopefully its everything you've wished for.

>>11662793
Are you implying that Sher"white" park is a bad thing?

>>11671326
I also forgot to mention the MASSIVE sjw scene near me, its a nightmare

>>11671334
It's a shit-hole like all the other surrounding suburbs of Edmonton.

how's Thunder Bay?
I live like 2 hours from there and was wondering if there's anything to check out

>>11654865

Sorry you're here anon

>>11671326
>second most spoken language just went from french to arabic in my area
wow really? when I visited halifax it was super white

how unfortunate
hopefully they are normie montreal arabs and not allah allah allah arabs

>>11643137
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs_eMqI1MIQ&list=PLB7bT_O589JkphpRK7h8jb8Gk3kVY5qc7

>>11671397
actually it was hugely asian for a while
I had to get something with my SIN sorted recently and every other person in access canada was middle eastern

moosejaw just gave me $150 off a jacket for no reason, they are definitely A+

>>11671244
Im not the guy getting assblasted over someone making fun of toronto retard

Vancouverite here

Pros:
Good Asian food
Good non-asian food
30 mins from the US border
QT asians for white guys who want qt azn gfs
Some of the best natural beauty in Canada and the world

Cons:
Expensive
People can't drive
Extremely left-leaning, you'll get trashed for being a conservative by most locals
Rich people trying to be homeless (other anon said this and I can verify it)
Sometimes oversaturated with asian restaurants
I'm pretty new to fashion so IDK very much about the fashion scene here other than where the craft beer hipsters, real hipsters, and vintage people hang out (I'm not a fan of either fashion subculture)

>>11669904
Enjoy your superior social life, I'll stay jelly from my isolation

Gonna be moving to Ottawa soon, can anyone tell me what it's like?

>>11654876
Heartland is shit tier desu, I can't find anything in that garbage can of an outlet

>>11672817
it sucks ass
source i live there

Canadian-Filipinos suck ass

> live on the outskirts of Toronto
> Italians everywhere
> "3 t-shirts $10"
> 30 min walk from all the Koreans that dress the same
> 30 min walk to any cool shit at all.
> too fucking hot, no trees
> every 'boutique' is either Bart infested or sells literally 3 articles of clothing on a hanger in the back.

Kill me.

>>11672817
I've literally never heard a good thing about it.

>>11671646
I graduated from Ryerson, and now I'm in total isolation. Weird how that worked out.

>>11674044
and that's how you ended up here isn't it?

>>11674004
true

bumping to keep this thread alive

I think we could use a Canada general too

where to cop mens clothing in calgary?

is cowtown /fa/ different from the rest of canada?

>>11675366
I'll def make another thread after this one, I think it's a great idea this thread has been really comfy

>>11674044
Ey man, me too.

>>11664029
fuck

>>11675413
Fucking nothing happened. Nobody gives advice, or they tell you to kill yourself for wanting to dress a certain way.

>>11672817
Ottawa feels like a big suburb with a smattering of nice old buildings. Downtown is pretty dead, everybody just goes home after work. Biggest problem for me is the complete lack of concert venues, there's Bluesfest in July and the hockey arena for the occasional big name, but that's about it.

It's like suburban Toronto if downtown didn't exist and most of the immigrants were replaced by people who moved here from small town Ontario.

>>11672817
I too am moving to Ottawa soon! I'm so scared of moving out there, my life is gonna be so shit.

anyone at york? how do most people dress and should I be transferring as fast as I can

>>11675608
Maybe u shold avoid streetwear then u hypebeast fuccboi :^))))))

>>11643137
What're the really good Montreal/McGill thrift stores? I'm about to head back to school there, looking to change how I dress...

>>11668171
>>11668375
it honestly amazes me that people from up north post on /fa/

but i guess cold-weather fits are the best

>West Coast
>dem rain jackets and windbreakers

>>11675392
more cowboy boots i imagine

>>11676726
Eva B was p nice when I went. also looking for other recs tho

>>11644067
Yorkdale's trash senpai

>>11644562
Jonathan and olivia is aight too desu

>>11674004
no way jose pinoys r best immigrants

>>11677739
Agreed. I went the other day to see a movie. Haven't been there in a couple of years - it looks like such excessive shit. I couldn't make myself go into a single store. There was just something creepy about the whole place.

>>11647324
Lol i live in rhill too and desu it kinda sucks here senpai. Basically nothing to do and its a mission getting downtown w the yrt/ ttc. Yrt bus fare is a bitch too. And fashion wise it's just a bunch of asian hypebeasts, rich fobs or basic hmcore.

>>11652045
Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization

if you see a fuccboi wearing the rick ro runners then that's me

>>11644048
>>11644147
>>11644325
ay fellow marauders
what year you guys in? 3rd here

Kill yourself Canada
From /Auz/

>>11677858
sorry

>>11643747
>>11646816
>>11671633

moving to vancouver in january for 6 months on command of our royal majesty, will be studying at UBC. Is it really that shit there? Is there no solid music scene at all? or even a couple of venues/galleries/whatever that are worth hanging around?
Currently go to uni in London, which is full of lefty normies but at least there's enough going on that distracts me from wanting to bury myself in 20ft deep concrete.

For any Toronto femanons, there's a khaki Lilies top for $40 at the Winners at College Park, as well as a small selection of Marni, Galliano-era Margiela, and Saint Laurent footwear available at the new Winners location at Yonge-Dundas theatre. Both locations also have a bunch of super basic Helmut Lang blazers

who /montreal/ here and reaching école privée sept 2nd for that virgil set x kanye appearance?

>>11678847
College Park is key for Winners. It's the only location I've found anything "high end". Never been to the new Dundas Square shop, mind you. They're probably poaching more stuff from the Bay.

>>11678901

I havent been in that Winners in years. Its so far from me now. I have to settle for the Marshals at Dufferin Mall.

>>11678922
>Marshals at Dufferin Mall
Just be thankful that no one in that neibourhood has any money. Anything especially nice and pricy there won't sell quickly.

>>11678953

Unfortunately the Value Village there is on Bloor too so people snatch up the good shit quick.

Good surplus stores in Toronto?

I like the downtown one on Yonge St (Nick's Sport Shop). Thinking of getting an AI jacket sometime.

>>11678960
True, and that one is pretty massive.

>>11678968
Kensington has some good ones too.

>>11678968

Nicks is the best. I'm seconding this question.

>>11678984
I was in there last night and there was just a giant hole of empty space with no merchandise in it. it was really weird.

>>11663468
U in GBDA?

>>11678847
>galliano era margiela

so uh margiela

Hey Canadabros what do I have to wear to stay warm when it's like 20 or 30 below
Cuz I walk to work in scrubs but have never lived in cold weather before
Someone told me yesterday that I'll have to keep my face covered...is a scarf the best option?

>>11678109
London ON? cuz I would hope vancouver is better than there.

>>11644458
Not just saying this. but when I went to Montreal everyone wore fucking fedoras and there were a lot of ugly/non-fashionable people. Toronto was slightly better. in terms of qts.

>>11679670
goosedown jacket
you don't have to cover your face until -30 or colder

>>11662336

Fellow Victoria bro here, where do you do most of your thrifting? Just the Value Village?

>>11679651
Some people get picky about that kinda stuff and won't even glance at something not overseen by Martin/the atelier. I had classmates who scoffed at the thought of Galliano helming the brand (though I feel like they had no understanding of women's fashion in general besides thinking with their dicks) but he's been one of my favourite designers since high school and his work is just getting better now that he's sober.

>>11671374
unless you're into nature/camping/etc., there is no point in making the trip.
if you are, then there are a ton of hiking trails and things to check out in the area.

>>11679670
I usually layer two coats, both wool, both winter weight. The one underneath has narrower sleeves, higher collar, and a less bulky silhouette overall, the one I wear on top is a very roomy, oversized 80's dolman style thing without a front closure. If it's less cold out I just sport an anorak under the big one. It's a good look if you're a Yohji fan. Most people I know usually just get one of those Uniqlo down liners and wear that underneath whatever

>>11680263
yeah I like hiking; I'll check it out...thanks

>>11643488
>Toronto
>just move here

DO NOT DO THIS

>>11680364
where are you that you live two hours away from tbay, and have never made the trip - state-side?

>>11680417
yeah I live in Duluth

living in the niagara region sucks

>>11663310
i was walking by the harbor the other day and i saw a guy with the ralph lauren polo horse tattooed on their face

Anyone in Halifax go to the rchmnd sale a few weeks ago? They had really good deals. CP, Y3, Acne, Apc, Our legacy, ect for 50-80% off. I bought a really nice our legacy sweater for 40$

>>11678109
there is an ok experimental/noise scene, the rest is bad metal and bad pop punk (not that there is good pop punk hey-o)

>>11679803
London UK senpai

>>11680667
first part sounds good, any recommendations of places to go? I got the sense it was mainly moustached twenty-year-olds in plaid wailing mumford and sons songs

>>11644048
I've visit your campus multiple times and it's not bad at all compared to what I have to see in my daily life on the mountain over Mac (Mohawk College)

One half of the school are ugly retards that have lunch with their special ed teachers and the other half are stinky fob Indians

>>11675625
Ottawa actually has pretty consistently good concerts, zaphods is key

>>11681156
I live like two hours outside of Van so I don't go too often but the Black Lab is good, it's kind of hard to find shows on facebook. Big Joy fest is an experimental music event and it's in December~ usually.

All of Canada is shit. Literally why did I have to be born here and not literally anywhere in Europe

What shoes are good in most fits? I'm bad at choosing them.