Shopping in Kitchener

For more than a quarter-century, Rob Moffatt and Wade Eggett have paired clients with eyeglass and sunglass frames that not only fit their prescriptions but also complement their facial features and personal style. They stock frames from various designers worldwide.

Boasting more than 60 years of history, Howard Curry Shoes continues to fit the feet of central Kentucky residents with some of the industry's top brands, which today includes New Balance, Clarks, Merrell, and Allen Edmonds, among others. The business is especially well versed in children's footwear, stocking infant through youth sizes and providing custom fittings when necessary. At its entrance, Howard Curry Shoes employs the famous Talking Tree, who has greeted shoe shoppers and used his roots as an excuse to dodge jury duty for several generations.

Mine 101 packs its sunny space with carefully screened, lightly used designer goods, donating the proceeds to the Women’s Community House. Shoppers peruse the charmingly eclectic apparel, slipping toes into the embrace of pre-broken in shoes from Sorel, Coach, and Nine West. A selection of designer denim provides a blank wardrobe canvas that shoppers can accentuate with Mine 101's stock of locally handmade jewellery. Puffy jackets and sleek wool scarves coddle torsos during cold weather, and shoppers can stock up on colourful sundresses and strappy heels in anticipation of spring, summer, or vacations to Mercury.

Dedicated to upholding the celebrated customs of Indian craftsmanship and culture while keeping abreast of current trends, Vanita Kollections outfits patrons in chic apparel that celebrates India’s rich heritage. Amid the shop’s stock of boldly hued garments laden with ornate embroidery, clothiers help shoppers try on traditional items including saris forged from materials such as crepe, chiffon, and georgette. Champions of dressing women for all manner of occasions, staffers keep shelves stocked with celebratory garb ranging from glittering bridal wear to sleek suits. To ensure that each customer looks her best, the store’s tailors’ fingers fly as they perform in-house alterations, creating a sleek fit, lengthening hems, and shortening pant legs in the event of a reverse growth spurt.

AdventureMania Inflatables turns yards and neighbourhood blocks into bustling amusement parks by renting everything from bouncy castles and slides to mazes, carnival games, dunk tanks, and clowns. Licensed through the Technical Standards and Safety Authority and backed by more than 10 years in the business, the company supplies small birthday parties or events as large as Canada Day and Celine Dion Look-Alike Day with everything needed for a reliable, adventurous, and safe event. The team of fun-makers can also help combat the stress of throwing a memorable party by setting up all the tables, tents, cotton-candy machines, inflatable obstacle courses, generators, and games needed.

Aquarius Men’s Wear offers off-the-rack, high-quality menswear, made in the store's onsite factory. Aquarius's apparel is custom tailored seam by seam and stitch by stitch to your size and stature for a celebrity-worthy fit from the same duds-makers who've outfitted such stars as Kiefer Sutherland, Robin Williams, and P. Diddy. Entice materialistic moths with pristine bespoke pants ($295–$395), sheath your silhouette in a custom-measured suit ($995–$1,495), or get the bespoke dress shirt ($225–$325) that best brings out the colour of the eyes of your soul. A number of ready-to-wear items are available as well. Clients can buy two Groupons and stack them together toward one of Aquarius Men’s Wear's higher-end high-end items. Make an appointment for a measurement at Aquarius Men’s Wear, and release the suave fashion plate you've been hiding from the world behind stained tunics and leather tuxedos.