96% matchHAVEN Vancouver
The original store — same buy, same in-house line
What changes: Flagship city and fuller stocklist rather than the Toronto shop
Brand profile
Haven Toronto
Canadian multi-brand retailer and in-house label founded in 2006, known for Japanese imports, technical outerwear and stores in Vancouver and Toronto.
TorontoOrigin
MenswearFocus
Gorpcore / OutdoorStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Haven Toronto
A retailer that became a label
Founded in 2006 by brothers Daniel and Arthur Chmielewski as a multi-brand shop, HAVEN now also makes its own utility jackets, cargo pants, fleece and knitwear.
Built on hard-to-find Japanese imports
Its reputation came from stocking Japanese labels and technical outerwear that rarely reached North America, and that buy still shapes the house line.
Function-first, muted, outerwear-led
Expect subdued palettes and technical construction across jackets and layering pieces, at upper-middle prices, plus projects like a 2025 ASICS footwear collaboration.
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Brand facts
HAVEN is an independent Canadian multi-brand retailer founded in 2006 by brothers Daniel and Arthur Chmielewski, headquartered in Vancouver with a Toronto store at 190 Richmond Street East. It built its reputation importing hard-to-find Japanese labels and technical outerwear rarely stocked in North America, and now produces its own line of utility jackets, cargo pants, fleece and knitwear in muted, function-first palettes. Recent output includes an ASICS footwear collaboration launched at a New York pop-up on Bowery in February 2025. It ships worldwide from havenshop.com.
- Founded
- 2006
- Origin
- Toronto, Canada
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Menswear
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Gorpcore / Outdoor, Minimalist / Contemporary, Techwear