Dancing Days
17 Kensington Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T 2J8
416-599-9827
Dancing Days clothing outlet stands out with its boldly coloured signage yet still keeps the community-based spirit of Kensington Ave.
Category:
Shopping & Services
What:
| Store Type | | Accessories, Fashion |
| Payment | | Interac, MasterCard, American Express, Visa |
Where:
| Neighbourhood | | Downtown |
| Getting There | | Dundas streetcar to Augusta Avenue |
| Cross Street | | Dundas Street and Spadina Avenue |
When:
| Mon–Fri: 10AM–7PM, Sat: 10AM–8PM, Sun: 10AM–6PM |
Profile Last Updated: December 10, 2008
A Blast of Fashion
Coupling a flair for Bohemian style and sensibility (one is adverse to use the word “hippie” due to its lackadaisical connotations) with the acute sense of niche merchandising and nostalgia, the omnipresent Kensington Market’s Dancing Days clothing outlet specializes in offering previously enjoyed and new styles for those looking to delve into their desire for a “blast from the past.”
Rifle Through Great Designs
Situated amongst the rows of century homes converted into small shops, Dancing Days might not be much in terms of space, but what it lacks in area it more than makes up for in selection. Proving heaps and heaps of varying degrees of chic, the panache is for that of the Love Decade and everything ’70’s. Naturally, this carries over into the store’s general demeanour and that atmosphere of gentle chaos packs the shelves and racks, lending itself easily to the counter staff who are quite content to let everyone from the curious to the intent dive head-first into the wares unhindered.
Defining a Shopping Genre
And what would those wares be? Everything from new pants and shirts to vintage clothing, hard-to-find rock ‘n’ roll tees, more accessories than one mind can take in (this would include tin boxes, smoking paraphernalia, rings, necklaces and minor furninture/posters) and naturally shoes, shoes and more shoes. You get the idea. Operating since the mid-1990’s, Dancing Days has most certainly become a fixed, almost expected cornerstone within the Kensington Market district. Standing out with its boldly coloured signage yet still in keeping with the community-based spirit of Kensington, it provides yet another example of the Mom ‘N’ Pop neighbourhood that defines The Market.
Coupling a flair for Bohemian style and sensibility (one is adverse to use the word “hippie” due to its lackadaisical connotations) with the acute sense of niche merchandising and nostalgia, the omnipresent Kensington Market’s Dancing Days clothing outlet specializes in offering previously enjoyed and new styles for those looking to delve into their desire for a “blast from the past.”
Rifle Through Great Designs
Situated amongst the rows of century homes converted into small shops, Dancing Days might not be much in terms of space, but what it lacks in area it more than makes up for in selection. Proving heaps and heaps of varying degrees of chic, the panache is for that of the Love Decade and everything ’70’s. Naturally, this carries over into the store’s general demeanour and that atmosphere of gentle chaos packs the shelves and racks, lending itself easily to the counter staff who are quite content to let everyone from the curious to the intent dive head-first into the wares unhindered.
Defining a Shopping Genre
And what would those wares be? Everything from new pants and shirts to vintage clothing, hard-to-find rock ‘n’ roll tees, more accessories than one mind can take in (this would include tin boxes, smoking paraphernalia, rings, necklaces and minor furninture/posters) and naturally shoes, shoes and more shoes. You get the idea. Operating since the mid-1990’s, Dancing Days has most certainly become a fixed, almost expected cornerstone within the Kensington Market district. Standing out with its boldly coloured signage yet still in keeping with the community-based spirit of Kensington, it provides yet another example of the Mom ‘N’ Pop neighbourhood that defines The Market.
