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October 15, 2008 15:10

INSPIRATION: The coffee houses may have disappeared, but we’re still making the Yorkville scene with the hippie, beatnik and tie-dyed Trotskyist ghosts that bump between the Riverboat and Rochdale. Just think of a mix-and-match combination of comfy knits and ripped denim with exotic details for this peacock revolution.

 

Caught in the rain outside The Boat during Bang the Party!, Sept. 13

 

After class, near Robarts Library.

 

Near EYE WEEKLY’s tent at The Word on the Street, Sept. 28.

 

For him: Hand-cut “Citizen” vest, $129. Preloved (881 Queen W., 416-504-8704, www.preloved.ca).

 

For him: Wool “Jamar” scarf, $135. Jacflash (1036 Queen W., 416-516-8766, www.jacflash.net).

 

For her: 501 “Boyfriend” jeans, $88. Levi’s (218 Yonge, 416-408-0372, www.levi.ca).

 

For her: Desperately Different by Katya Revenko (www.desperatelydifferent.com) crocheted hat, $190. Revenko’s showroom/boutique (1071 King W., ste. 108, 647-868-5579).

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