Shoppe and Tailor

Tailor Maegan McWade never imagined a needle and thread could stitch together her career as easily as the garments she worked on. Starting off in a shared warehouse space, her business rapidly grew and began bursting at the seams. She realized she needed to make a few alterations to her set-up, and fast.

Since opening its doors in October 2014, her boutique alternations business, Shoppe and Tailor, has become one of Ossington Avenue's beloved local businesses. Its name (inspired by Pop Shoppe, her favourite soda) and its old school spelling went hand-in-hand with Maegan’s business model: old trade with a new wave of thinking.

“When people think of Shoppe and Tailor, we want them to think cool. A cool place, a cool idea with a sustainable vision that’s environmentally conscious,” Maegan explains.

Maegan’s grandmother was a seamstress, allowing Maegan to learn the fundamentals of alterations at a young age. With humming from the sewing machine as a constant melody in Maegan’s life, she decided to add another layer to her craft and pursue a Bachelor of Design at Ryerson University.