Hi everybody! This weekend, the store was in the New York Times! "Nestled in Chinatown, however, was Kensington Market, a few rough-and- tumble blocks of vintage stores in crumbling row houses. I had heard Toronto was great for thrifting, but all these 10-dollar hockey jerseys, 50-cent chiffon scarves and 4-dollar bright plastic sunglasses made my head spin. At the Rage, however, I found a measure of peace and creativity. Each garment was customized by a local designer or artist: Converse All-Stars slathered with Swarovski crystals; a skirt silk-screened with a bearded man saying, “I used to skate.” I walked out with a rep tie embroidered with a scorpion (29 Canadian dollars), plus a 3-dollar CD sampler of Toronto bands." |