Forget Me Not Stores

Sometimes a forgetful self can lead to missing opportunities to seek and explore stores around the city. This happens to me quite often but luckily I frequent these quarters enough to jot them down in my memories for future trekkings.

Here’s the list of targets I want to check out:

Boul. St-Laurent

U&I
Vivienne Westwood, Ksubi jeans, 3.1 Philip Lam. It’s a higher end casual store tha always looks so somber on the inside, but the brands attract me enough to at least check them out.

Blank
Often referenced as the Quebec version of American Apparel. 100% made in Montreal and a good deal cheaper. Just don’t expect ads and posters of scantily clad women and men in their basic undies around the store.

Rue St-Denis

OLAM
Once reported as a featured store on Musique Plus, there is another one on St-Catherine as well. I passed by the one on St-Denis and saw that they carry a mix of Quebec designers and some high end imports like Miss Sixty.

Philippe Dubuc
Although I long though he had closed down due to money troubles, he still maintains a modest 2 story boutique. He’s been touted as a designer with a great eye for design and tailoring, but I really want to see with my own two eyes.

Muse
I just noticed yesterday that Muse is only two doors away from Philippe Dubuc’s store! Very small boutique from what I could see, only one window? I saw a sale sign, maybe I could find something there.

Rue Sherbrooke

Escada
Always been curious about this high end italian German store (it’s a good thing I don’t write for a newspaper yet), why doesn’t anyone talk about it? Maybe because, egads, their price range is in the thousands. Hmm. It won’t hurt to look right?

Rue Peel

San Remo
Now I’ve been lusting after this store for I don’t know how long and only managed to do a quick runaround only once. Sure, perhaps only the fictional Carrie Bradshaw could pull off those embroidered and sequined concoctions, oh but the fantasy in those windows, so old school, so glittery, oh so very lovely. I’ll try to take pictures when we’re not engulfed in snow.

Rue Crescent

Boutique Encore
A photographer friend referred me to this store but I have yet to set foot in it. He says this store has discount designer goods, usually second hand but still in good condition.

I’ll write up an eventual report on my discoveries (if any) and can hopefully show you some pictures.