Outer Layer

Spécialités

We have a great selection of laugh-​out-​loud cards, as well as lots of adorable handcrafted and letterpressed cards from small companies. We also specialize in skin and bath products, with a great selection of soaps and fragrances. Add to the mix books, fridge magnets, t-​shirts, accessories, toys and loads of fun stuff for kids and adults and you have a truly entertaining shopping experience. Poke around, find that unexpected gift, and have it wrapped for free by our friendly staff!

Historique

Fondé en 2002.

Outer Layer on Queen Street is now 13 years old! We have seen this area transform quite a bit in those ten years, and we have grown along with it, expanding the range of products we carry. Outer Layer has become the go-​to gift shop in the neighbourhood, as well as a destination for many visitors to Queen Street West, both from Canada and abroad.

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Elana W.

Gérant de commerce

Cat person. Cyclist. Coffee and wine obsessed. Jaded but kind of soft and squishy deep down. Some things about me can be guessed just from looking at the store.

I switched gears from an academic career to open Outer Layer on Queen Street in 2002, and I’ve never looked back. These days I work mostly behind the scenes, which includes everything from travelling to New York for trade shows to mopping up the basement when the sewer on Queen Street backs up (that happens every couple of years).

The real heroes of the store are those amazing women working on the floor keeping the place going day in and day out. The ones who can’t wait to gift wrap your purchases. (I think that may be the thing they like best about the job.) It goes without saying that I couldn’t do it without them.

We love Toronto and we love being on Queen Street West. And we love making your day a little more fancy and a lot more fun.

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