ISAIA

Italian luxury menswear brand Isaia has opened its first standalone Canadian store in Toronto’s Yorkville area. Portage Design Group Inc. was engaged to provide permit drawings, construction drawings, technical support and liaison with the Italian architect for the store which opened in a unique heritage building at 77 Yorkville Avenue in November 2021. An upper level spanning more than 1,500 square feet includes rooms housing the brand’s range of ready-to-wear, made-to-measure clothing, leather goods, accessories and footwear as well as a tailor shop. The lower level includes a social space resembling a bar spanning about 800 square feet called the Vesuvius Lounge with windows facing onto Bellair Street.