Shopping Diary: May 2009

CANALI A new Canali stand-alone boutique opens in early May at Harry Rosen in Pacific Centre. The 1,500-square-foot space will feature polished cream marble floors, mahogany wood finishes, leather-clad fitting rooms (how risqué), and black-glass dividing walls with floating shelves to showcase the exquisitely tailored Italian goods.

700 W. Georgia St., 604-683-6861. Canali.it

SNEAK PEEK It was a thrill when Holt Renfrew overhauled the Vancouver store to give us Canada’s most dramatic flagship, and a nod to our place on the map when H&M finally arrived on the West Coast, but now that Sephora is finally opening its doors in Pacific Centre, on July 10, Vancouver’s feeling all grown up.

Check back soon for more details.