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| - I love this store so much! I was in Toronto visiting from out of town and a friend recommended Gussied Up. My partner and I had such a fun time shopping here. If I lived within 1000 miles of the store I would probably never shop anywhere else.
The range of clothing was very impressive for such a small store and everything was gorgeous, stylish and interesting. For reference, I like to sew and I am very picky about prints. Usually I dislike at least 50% of the hideous prints clothing for fat women can be made of...but I think I only found one item in the entire Gussied Up store that I didn't like.
Lucky for my budget, the carefully curated selection meant that many items were unavailable in my size, since so few pieces were originally stocked. Someone my size had clearly gone on a shopping spree already. Most of the boutique focused on dresses (casual, cocktail, dressy, work), with some tops, skirts and pants, swimsuits and accessories. There were many designers I was unfamiliar with, which was fun for me! Prices for dresses ranged from around 60-250 dollars.
The only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is that I wish there were more options for pear shapes and bootylicious bodies, especially in skirts and pants. There was a lot of space given to Joseph Ribkoff, whose beautiful dresses were too blocky and column-shaped to work on me.
I appreciate that Gussied Up had a clear point of view and niche, rather than trying to do, and be, everything. Also, there's a bakery across the street. Yum! Now I wish I lived in Toronto...
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