Gadabout
1300 Queen St E
Toronto, ON
M4L 1C4
(416) 463-1254
Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
(
7 reviews)
Hours: Sun 10am-5pm;
Mon-Fri 11:30am-6:30pm;
Sat 10am-6:30pm
Status: Open
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard, Cash, ???
Description
The clothing and accessories at this museum-like shop can date back to the late 1800s. Find lace blouses, sequined cashmere sweaters and 1950s prom dresses, plus accessories, footwear and household textiles. The "manly man" corner has vintage ephemera such as playing cards, pen knives, watches and lighters. Open daily.
by whereca
on June 01, 2014 from whereca
Editorial Reviews
This jam-packed Leslieville shop stocks outfits according to era, from Edwardian through the '70s. The quality is good, and pieces are dry-cleaned before they make it onto the racks. But everything is packed in so tight that shopping here can feel exhausting after a while. There's also menswear and a jumble of accessories and memorabilia. It's a good destination for the intrepid shopper who...
by frommersca
on June 17, 2012 from frommersca
Gadabout houses an extensive collection of vintage clothing, accessories, textiles, ephemera, nostalgia, curios and oddities. Glamour is the name of the game here. The beautiful fifties frocks (including an ivory shift covered with watercolour-like black and blue blooms, $90) are helpfully arranged by waist size and can be topped off by one of the many beautiful cashmere sweaters ($45-$95) or...
Rated 3.2 stars by Staff
on November 16, 2010 from blogto
Information from the business
Specialties<br/><br/>Gadabout is like the old curiosity shop only better! It's filled with items from the late 1800s through the mid-1970s. Curios, nostalgia, ephemera - oodles of paper, incredible vintage posters, tons of fabulous vintage clothing and accessories for men and women. Amazing textiles. It is a well known haunt for prop and set decorators for Toronto films as well as wardrobe for the...
by yelp
on February 20, 2014 from yelp