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The aftermath.
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It’s finally spring, time to update your wardrobe at Drake General Store’s Warehouse Sale! This will be our first warehouse sale at our new space location at 201 Geary Avenue.
Come shop and save up to 70% off an amazing selection of salvaged furniture, clothing for men & women and a collection of curated curiosities. Brands include: Ace+Jig, SHARED, Libertine-Libertine, Vanishing Elephant, Gant, Held in Common and more!
New for this year: We’ll have food trucks Let’s Be Frank + The Feisty Jack parked outside on Saturday & Sunday!
To register for our presale invite only event on Friday May 30, 2014, RSVP here.
Introducing...Vanishing Elephant + an AMAZING Menswear Contest!
Vanishing Elephant, the Sydney based brand, has never been shy when it comes to injecting some serious prints or pattern into their collections and their recent Autumn/Winter ’14 drop proves no different. Known for striking the perfect balance between well-constructed wardrobe essentials and modern street-wear pieces, the brand has established a worldwide cult-following – including us here at the Drake General Store.
Featuring classic button-ups in Hawaiian prints, board shorts emblazoned with fangs, no-so-basic t-shirts, lightweight anoraks and a few suiting options, the menswear line-up definitely has something to offer anyone looking to freshen up their wardrobe. We’re a bit partial to the two-tone chambray shirt and dark floral tee – we coveted both pieces the moment we saw them!
If you’re looking to elevate your style + push a few sartorial boundaries, we suggest checking out the Aussie brand stat, which is available in each of our stores and online.
To give you a head-start on your spring closet cleaning, we’re giving away one complete Vanishing Elephant men’s outfit (including a top, bottom + shoes) + a $50 gift card for The Drake Hotel, so you can show off your spiffy new look over drinks.
Enter the contest here.
Contest closes May 20, 2014. Winner will be notified by email. One entry per person. No purchase necessary.
Want to give your mama the best Mother's Day gift ever?
Enter our Hey Mama Instagram Contest for your chance to win brunch for two at The Drake Hotel as well as two great prize packs from Drake General Store including our new locally made PJ's!
To enter:
1) Follow @TheDrakeHotel + @DrakeGenrlStore on Instagram
2) Post a vintage photo of your mom with the hashtag #HeyMamaContest
3) We'll post our faves on both Instagram feeds + will select a winner on May 9th.
Good luck!
Introducing: Drake General Store Loose-Leaf Teas
Just in time for Mother's Day, we're happy to finally share a product line that our team has been working on for a number of months. Introducing Drake General Store's expanded line of loose-leaf teas. The teas have been created for us by a tea master here in Toronto & are non-GMO, kosher + gluten free.
The four teas in our line are: Self Help, Bright Eyes, Confetti & our reformulated Hangover Tea. Read more about each blend below.
Self Help Tea: This high grown Japanese green tea blend is full of antioxidants & includes the detoxifying properties of Kombucha + ginseng. Other flavour notes include refreshing grapefruit. Self Help contains 30 mg of caffeine per serving.
Bright Eyes Tea: An aromatic Japanese green tea makes up the base of this fruity tea. Bright Eyes also includes South American prickly pear, Asian mangosteen, candied mango + flower petals. This tea contains 30mg of caffeine per serving.
Confetti Tea: Our party blend works well as both a hot + cold tea. The tea includes a mix of green + red rooibos tea with the summery flavours of lime, citrus peel + fig pieces. Caffiene-free, our party tea would be perfect for Long Island Iced Teas in the summer!
Hangover Tea: Our newly reformulated Hangover Tea will give you all the energy you need to start your day with a clear head. The blend's base is mate, a Brazilian staple loaded with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Pineapple, citrus, mangosteen + sunflower blossoms round out this tea. It will provide you with natural energy + an immune boost.
Be sure to mark May 11th on your calendars in big calligraphy Sharpie letters - Mother's Day. They say it is the thought that counts + this year Drake General Store has done all the thinking behind the perfect gift for every mom on her special day.
Along with an mom-friendly selection of gifts + curiosities, we're thrilled to be launching 3 new lines exclusive to our stores.
Crafted locally in Toronto, Drake General Store Apothecary is an all-natural + unisex line that mom's will love. Each item is named for an iconic year in Canadian history. For instance, our 2008 Shampoo marks the year we first opened the doors of our first shop on Queen West.
Also available are: 1986 Conditioner, 1967 Body Wash, 1834 Body Lotion, 1867 Hand Cream, 1984 Wellness Gel + 1918 Lip Treatment.
We have also expanded our unique line of loose-leaf tea, introducing four new blends developed by a Toronto-based tea master just for the store.With a blend for every occasion the collection will include a Bright Eyes Tea to rejuvenate, the classic Hangover Tea, a detoxifying Self-Help Tea + the best brew to accompany entertaining, the Confetti Tea.
Created with classic styling in mind with a modern fabrication + fit, the third introductory line for Mother's Day is a collection of pajamas designed by Drake General Store. All three styles are made from beautiful Japanese woven cotton + locally sewn in Toronto. Styles include: a women's short sleeve top + shorts set, a women's night shirt and a unisex long sleeve buttoned lapel top with matching pants
Shop our Mother's Day collection here.
April is National Poetry Month + we’re thrilled to be hosting a poetry book signing at our West Queen West store.
Stop in on Saturday April 26th from 1pm to 3:30pm to meet Toronto-based poet Aprill Atkins Cameron, who’s new poetry collection Songanddancegirl is currently available at all our stores.
According the the author, Songanddancefgirl's “poems are snapshots, playful & poignant explorations covering an array of social, psychological, urban and pop culture terrain.” Not only are the poems personal + heartfelt, but the book is also beautifully crafted + feels like an art object in and of itself.
About The Poet: Aprill Atkins Cameron is a writer and Child Psychotherapist that resides in Toronto. Her work has been published in Quadrant, a unique psychoanalytic journal in NYC. As well as in, Influency Salon: Engaging Conversations With Contemporary Canadian Poetry, Third Edition, 2010.
See you this Saturday!
Another Modern Makers contest! In partnership with Design Milk, we're giving away one of Ladies & Gentlemen Studio's Mini Chimes.
Each chime set is handmade in their west coast studio using brass, glazed ceramics + found objects.
Enter the contest here.
Modern Makers Meet Ladies + Gentlemen Studio
Founded in 2010 by Dylan Davis + Jean Lee, Ladies & Gentlemen Studio create a diverse set of products through playful exploration in materiality fused with their desire to find ideal pairings of material and function.
The duo met while studying industrial design at the University of Washington. While launching their careers at companies such as General Assembly, R.E Load Baggage + Henrybuilt., Dylan + Jean obsessively collected vintage items which led them to open an online vintage shop. Eventually they started experimenting with modifying vintage items to create something new. Ladies + Gentlemen Studio was born from this experimentation.
We’ve carried a number of their items in the past + are thrilled to now be stocking their modern wind chimes for our Modern Makers campaign.
Handcrafted, these gorgeous contemporary wind chimes are made of brass, metal tubes, glazed ceramics + other found objects. Designed for use indoors and outdoors, each chime set is handmade by the studio.
Shop their Modern Maker’s collection here.
L.A's Warpaint are back + have recently released their second full length this past January. Titled Warpaint, it was produced by Flood & mixed by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich.
Watch their super fun video for Disco//Very + Keep It Healthy above.
Modern Makers
Meet Blackbird.
Established in 2004, Blackbird is a design studio that sprouted from an award winning menswear store based in Seattle, WA. Their store gained international frame for stocking progressive unknown brands that bridged the categories of fashion + lifestyle.
After numerous successful years running their retail concept, Blackbird launched a private label collection built around an American-made denim line which has been expanded to include apparel, accessories, home goods + apothecary products.
While visiting a tradeshow in New York, our buyer Joyce Lo met the Blackbird team + fell in love with their apothecary products. We are thrilled to be carrying their line of incense.
Blackbird Incense is a contemporary update to the ancient tradition of burning incense. The scents are modern & inspired + based on perfume concepts. We are currently stocking Blood Countess (resinous, warm, spicy), Hibernus (cool, amber, birch), Ozo (strong, floral, sandalwood), Roheline (summer, green, tomato leaf) and Sepulchre (mysterious, white flower, wood).
Each tin contains 20-24 incense pyres. You can even use the lid of the time as a burner. Shop our Modern Makers Blackbird shop here.
It's no secret that we're huge fans of Blood Orange.
In the past, we've posted his music videos, profiled lead singer Dev Hynes in a style icon post + featured one of his tracks on our January 2014 playlist.
Check out his latest video for Uncle Ace, remixed by Kindness.
We've partnered once again with our fave design blog Design Milk for a contest featuring one of our Modern Makers.
Here is your chance to win two fruit shaped planters by Brooklyn-based design studio Chen Chen + Kai Williams.
Their planters are cast of cement from molds made with actual fruit.
We are giving away a pineapple + avocado planter to one lucky winner.
Enter here + read Design Milk's profile of Chen Chen + Kai Williams now.