Toronto Life – December 2018

122 toronto life December 2018

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Feel-good booties

$ 39 / Textile artists in rural

Kyrgyzstan make their toasty

pachydermal footwear

in small batches. Aga Khan

Museum Shop, 77 Wynford Dr.,

416-646-4677.

Feminist sweater

$ 498 / Meryl Streep and

Reese Witherspoon have

shown their support for

the Time’s Up moment

by sporting Lingua

Franca’s plush yet political

handstitched cashmere

pullover. Proceeds go

to Time’s Up legal defence

fund. Linguafranca.nyc.

Ethical tote

$ 234 / You’d never

guess that Toronto

company Brave

Soles constructs its

gorgeous shoulder

bags from recycled

inner tubes.

Bravesoles.life.

Bee earrings

$ 325 / Holt Renfrew’s

H Project collaborates

with ethical designers like

Mercedes Salazar, who

works with Indigenous

Colombian artisans

to create her whimsical,

nature-inspired pieces.

Holt Renfrew, 50 Bloor St. W.,

416-922-2333.

Caviar spoon

$ 20 / The British

brand Abbeyhorn

forges delicate dish-

ware from renewable,

ethically sourced

bovine horns found

in the wilds of Africa.

Hopson Grace,

1120 Yonge St.,

416-926-1120.

Service dog

sponsorship

$ 100 / A contribution to the

Lions Foundation of Canada

will offset a cuddly canine’s

vet costs during his first year

of service training.

Dogguides.com.

Solar planter

$ 326 / Condo-bound horti-

culturalists can grow their

own herbs and veggies using

Modern Sprout’s three-pot

planter, nourished by a top-

feed hydroponic system

and window-friendly solar

panels. Modsprout.com.

Recycled backpack

$ 110 / Super-trendy Swedish

brand Fjallraven makes

its Re-Kanken satchel out

of polyester extracted from

used plastic bottles.

Fjallraven, 356 Queen St. W.,

647-340-0197.

for theDo-Gooder

gift guide / 2018

Dissent pin

$ 20 / The

24-karat-gold-

plated pin is

modelled after

the distinctive

collar worn by

Justice Ruth

Bader Ginsburg

on dissent days.

Fifty per cent

of profits go

to causes that

RBG loves.

Dissentpins.com.

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