Spring 2009 saw the first wave of the British Invasion for the New Millenium: the grand opening of Topshop in Manhattan. Fast-forward to June 2010: Topshop lands in Toronto. The trendy British wares are now available in Canada exclusively at Jonathan+Olivia. The addition of the Topshop collection has done wonders for the space, which expanded by 800 feet to house the store-within-a-store. While the prices aren’t quite as low as I thought they’d be, everything is affordable,well-made, and very cute. More good news? They’ll be getting new merchandise in every two weeks. Lucky for me Jonathan+Olivia is around the corner from my apartment, which means I’ll be going on a lot of dog-walk/shopping combos this summer. At the media preview last week I couldn’t resist a pair of flowal-print overall short-shorts and some sky-high pink and wood platforms (they add a good five inches to my petite stature). I hope it’s only a matter of time before, like New York, we get our own Topshop flagship store and national expansion…to Vancouver.

Images courtesy of Jonathan+Olivia.

By: Caitlin Agnew, Toronto