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Return of the Room
girl about t.o. canada
(Oct.28.09)
Last week we wrote about the relaunch of The Room and though The Bay is certainly looking forward, I can't help but look back.
I didn't shop at the original St. Regis Room but it turns out, my grandmother did.
The vivacious lady understood style and even in small town New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, she made it a point to buy quality over quantity and invest in what she loved when she saw it (enter a vacation to Toronto where my mum remembers first seeing The Bay's famed high-end space).
So call it my Sunday night Mad Men routine, nostalgia for a grandmother I didn't get to know that well (but keep pictures of in my apartment) or that the other day my mum instant messaged me a picture of her mum's clutch she was carrying to a party -- this week I'm thinking of the past. (And timeless style.)
Not to mention these archive shots that were included in The Room's press kit seemed too cool not to share.
Nana would be impressed. (Though she'd probably tell me not to wear flats so often and to slow down when I speak.)
My grandmother (and her classic style):
Archive shots of The St. Regis Room:
Part of how the 22,000-square-foot overhauled space looks today:
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