Uncle Otis UncleOtis
- 26 Bellair St. (at Yorkville Ave.) Toronto (Canada)
Positioned in the heart of Yorkville, Uncle Otis is the antithesis of everything
the neighbourhood represents. No attitude or heavily made up salesgirls here.
The cutting-edge men's streetwear boutique was launched in 1991 by Roger
O'Donnell, the keyboardist for eyeliner-friendly band the Cure. Several owners
later, the shop is in the knowledgeable hands of Donnell Enns. Notice the trippy
name coincidence? Enns keeps his shit tight, and the racks reflect it. This is
the only store in Canada that sells Costa Mesa, CA-based streetwear line Modern
Amusement, the only Canadian among a handful of North American retailers to
carry locally designed Equinox Forward, and the first to stock MHI – a spinoff
of Maharishi – which features the works of famous street artists. Oh yeah, Uncle
Otis is also known to bring in every cool limited-edition or specialty Stussy
item you can imagine.(link)
(photo from;
hellogeri)