Style Blog ‘life in the m lane’ Visits the Kingpin’s Hideaway

Posted by Kingpin in Canadian, In The News, Kingpin Chic, Men and Women, Retail, Review, Style Blog, Vintage and tagged with Canada, Clothing, Fashion, Hideaway, Kingpin, Men & Women, Queen Street West, smoking jackets, Style, Vintage clothing, vintage shop, vintage silk May 31, 2013

Anne Caver sports a vintage silk Dolce and Gabbana blouse she found at Kingpin’s Hideaway in Toronto

Last fall Anne Caver of the blog life in the m lane dropped by the Kingpin’s Hideaway pop-up shop on Queen Street West in Toronto and wrote a fetching article about the experience – kingpin’s hideaway : where the vintage goes to play. The author even used one of the blouses she picked up, a silk Dolce & Gabbana blouse, in a feature fashion shoot and article Icon: Anne Caver in the blog à la mode [adj: fusion of effects] . Here’s a little nugget of Caver’s elegant prose:

Hidden in the underground “backstage” of vintage shop Cabaret, Kingpin‘s pop-up shop is every man’s best friend. Lustful for the days of smoking jackets and pipes? You’re covered. Wishing a perfect suit could be easily found with shirt options to spare? You’re covered. Dreaming of that perfect bowler or fedora to top it off? You’re covered. From suits to shoes and all the fixins, you’re covered.

Being well received is always satisfying!

Edwardian Sterling Silver Pill Locket / Fob / Box – 1916 (kingpinchic.com)
10K Rolled Gold Vintage 1939 Ladies Bulova Watch – The ‘Elizabeth’ (kingpinchic.com)

Kingpin’s Hideaway Ladypin Pin Up for February – The Queenpin

Posted by Kingpin in Canadian, Footwear, Kingpin Chic, Photos, Pin Ups, Style Icon, Women and tagged with Alberto Vargas, Canada, Hideaway, Ladypin, Photos, Pin-up girl, Queen Street West, Vintage clothing February 21, 2013

Love should never be confined to just one day, or one month and Kingpin’s Ms. February is letting us know in our newest pin up tribute to Alberto Vargas . Kingpin’s Hideaway is proud to present the Ladypin pin up for January – The Queenpin!

What am I wearing? Let me paint you a picture…

The Queenpin now graces the Kingpin’s Hideaway Queen Street West window display. She is modeling a vintage pair of new old stock 1950s mauve stockings, cheetah skin open toe mules and a Western Electric Model 302 telephone.

Photograph by Jennifer Toole

Hair by Amber Fairlie

Make-up by Bronwen Weiderick

Kingpin’s Hideaway Ladypin Pin Up for January – Ms. Mamy (kingpinchic.com)
14 Female Pin-up Artists You Should Know – But Probably Don’t [NSFW] (flavorwire.com)
Red Hot Vintage Red Heads (sadmanstongue.com)

Underneath a Queen West vintage boutique, Kingpin’s Hideaway sells menswear “with balls” – Shop – November 2011 – Toronto

Posted by Kingpin in Canadian, Event, For Sale, In The News, Men, Photos, Retail, Review and tagged with Cabaret, Canada, Clothing, Consumer Information, Dressing, Men, Ontario, Photos, Queen Street West, Review, Shopping, Toronto, Vintage November 18, 2011

By Karolyne Ellacott

For the next month, kingpins can get dressed here (Image: Karolyne Ellacott)

Kingpin’s Hideaway is tucked away in the basement of Queen Street’s longstanding vintage boutique Cabaret. This pop-up shop for (mostly) men is the doing of Jonathan Hagey, a vintage collector offering up “Gentlemenswear. With Balls,” or so the tagline goes. Housing everything needed for a dapper silhouette, Hagey is prepared to dress men from head to toe, helping them look and feel their best while scrapping the ubiquitous jeans ‘n’ plaid combo…Read the rest of the article here on postcity.com!