Fashion Blog

What was that about the recession? I made the mistake of venturing into the Eaton Centre yesterday only to be confronted by holiday shopping madness. The Apple Store was completely jammed but it was nothing in comparison to the line-ups at Indigo. For the privilege of buying a book at full price (they"ll be discounted next week plus they"re always 30% off online), shoppers had formed a line snaking through the store that staffers were re-assuring would only take about 15 minutes.

Seriously, this line was something like 120 people deep. I counted. To buy books. Toronto is not exactly devoid of bookstore options. I happened to go by Type on the Danforth later in the day and I was the only customer.