13.Aug.2010 First Signs of New Season

The deliveries begin.  This week alone …

aimee g: just three styles, but look how great …

barbara lang is a paris designer, exclusive to motion and worth a visit to catch this rising star.

catherine andre of the rue cherche midi is also back with us for fall/winter: sweaters and scarves.  la dernier cri.

cut loose has arrived with a perfect transitional weight knit collection in stripes and solids, as seen here:

skiff sweaters in a cotton linen blend and as perfectly us as ever.

And the sale is still on selected racks — but we are making room now for the new.

28.Jun.2010 mid season oska arrival

We have received an additional shipment of OSKA!

Full sizing is back in our most popular style of black linen pant. As well as a new and equally flattering Oska pant.
Skirts & jackets arrived in the same shipment.
Many of the styles also in a navy, a vanilla, and a smart wedgewood blue.

Also this week a mid-season FLAX delivery.

Gauze linens in white and iris — great for the heat that will surely come…

There’s Always More …

A black or natural linen v-neck dress 3/4 sleeve with a nice pocket detail. Functional, affordable, enduring.

Wide brimmed sun hats from a recent excursion to Montreal.
A replenished selection of jewellery and scarves.

23.Apr.2010 Flax T Shirts Now In Stock

We’ve received a summer shipment of basic T’s from Flax this week.  A lot of you have been asking and they were delayed arriving.  Now they are here in an assortment of colours and styles.  Thanks for your patience…

09.Apr.2010 Spring 2

1. Babette for spring is here — a new white pleated shirt and some colourful dresses.
2. Black Label — the balance of the order is on the floor this week, including pinafores and tunics in their signature muted palette. The asphalt is stunning.
3. Skif — the confident and outstanding colour mash-ups we’ve come to expect and I really love.
4. Lunn — mesh pieces for layering and nice black & white stripe “ticking” in a comfortable stretch cotton.
5. Mes Soeurs et Moi –there’s skirts I hadn’t put on the floor till now.
6. MOL Knits — San Francisco based and new to us.  Beautiful fine yarns mixed with silk chiffon insets to create wonderful cardigans and pulls.
7. Dick & Jane — Another knit line new to us that does polka dots and stripes with a jazzy, fun feel.
8. Summery scarves — when the splash of colour is what you need.

12.Mar.2010 Unspooling The Season

NOT ARIADNE’S

01.Feb.2010 Back From Paris

We’ve just spent a week at the Prêt à Porter Paris shows.  We’ve bought a couple of new lines and great collections from our current ones.  Stay tuned, most of the fruits of this trip will arrive in a few months.  But meanwhile, here’s what is new in the store:

We carried back from Paris some spectacular resin jewellery.  The designer is a Brazilian who has been wowing the Paris market since the 80’s.  As far as we can tell, we’re the first in Canada to carry it.

In the store this week also:  a new line, Catherine Andre from Paris,  is a collection of sweaters.

And the first Oska delivery has arrived.  Mainly knits.  Beautful colours.

13.Jan.2010 January Sale

Nice mention in the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/living/shopping/article/746477–relaxed-styles-that-look-great-on-are-mainstay-of-yorkville-s-motion

And we do have a sale on right now …

a selection of oska, black label, hebedding, peter.o.mahler, lilith, solola, pure & more.  Selected styles up to 50% off

discontinued colours in neon buddha, hard boiled, and solola t-shirts reduced 30% to 50%

flax linen odds and ends reduced 30% to 50%

selected Motion label 30% to 50% off

selected hats and scarves 30% to 50% off

all earrings 2 for 1

07.Dec.2009 Holiday Giving

illustration by lilly cornell

This is the time of year when gift giving is top-of-mind. At Motion we have a selection of easy gifts ideas. For instance,

Boiled wool hats from Oska.
A huge variety of scarves in a reliably tasteful array of colours and textures.
Beautiful mittens made by our friend James Fowler.
URU washable silk tops and pants for festive dressing.
T-shirts for layering,  in cotton and cotton/linen blends — great colours plentiful sizing and regularly replenished.
Fantastic jewellery sourced by us with an eye to uniqueness and exclusivity.
Gift certificates. New this year, call us (416 968 0090) and we can arrange to deliver them by email for you to print — or we can put them in the post.

Peace on earth

16.Sep.2009 Fall Deliveries Continue

The last couple of weeks have seen lots of deliveries: the final shipment of Hebedding from The Netherlands and our “discovery” of the year; the final shipment of Black Label; and the final shipment of Oska.

a.b. our new line of pretty dresses from Italy has arrived. Mes Soeurs et Moi the lilith-like Belgian line is here. Lilith is here, too. Peter O. Mahler has a very strong line this season… And that’s just the highlights …

Yorkville is bustling at this time of year. Come. Feel the buzz.