On the ground level lobby of a nondescript building in Toronto, a fastened black door creates a visible contrast to washed-out walls in desperate need of a paint job. An unexpected hush sweeps through the dusky door, wherein a birthing cauldron of fashion rustles with the drop of every pin. With a push, a rusty …
Andrea Zagato ambles into the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre, unperturbed after a long night of successively delayed flights at a New Jersey airport. Affable with a smile, smart with custom wooden eyewear and subtly stylish in business casual, the Milan-based maven makes his way to a lounge area off an echoing main lobby. …
It’s been said that music is food to the heart. Leaning against a lengthy bar in Toronto’s Nota Bene Restaurant, Alexander Neef readily sips on a glass of cool water. A welcome indulgence, after having walked through a bustling Queen West absorbed by an unbearable haze of heat. Neef is noticeably in his element, surrounded …
Isadore Sharp settles into a settee in the swanky Four Seasons Presentation Centre, looking the part in a power suit that hardly conceals his unassuming aura. Over the last 50 years, the Canadian-based hotelier has blazed a legendary trail, single-handedly innovating the hotel industry by stocking hotel rooms with shampoo bottles, soft toilet paper, thick …
In the dead of a winter’s night gripped by an icy breath, we hunker down by the fireplace, dreaming of heated days with good company and great wine. Yet it’s these dreaded conditions that help to sweeten our summer, when frigid hours of darkness provide an opportune time for winemakers to produce a favoured Canadian …
Photo Above: Greta Constantine design duo Kirk Pickersgill, left, and Stephen Wong, right. Commandeering a buzzing crowd at Toronto Fashion Week with their forward-thinking feminine silhouettes and signature jersey fabric, the boys of Greta Constantine are relentlessly good at turning the heads of well-heeled socialites and fashion critics. In a Dolce Vita Magazine interview, Kirk …
Gone are the days of butlers and boudoirs – modern luxury has just moved in. With a vast portfolio of residential and retail projects that span the globe with big-city attention, the Trump brand arguably continues to emote luxury in all its forms. The Trump Hotel Collection, which includes locations in Toronto and New York …
Scott Conant is standing in one of his restaurant kitchens, holding an empty espresso cup in one hand while deftly working a Lavazza Blue machine with the other. It doesn’t take very long for the strong, hot coffee to appear in a plentiful stream, the foam lapping the rim of his cup. He keeps it …
Embrace yourself in delicate femininity with a strand necklace that beams with Golden South Sea pearls. The 18-karat gold and diamond ball clasp adds a touch of gilded elegance. www.mikimotoamerica.com Dripping with glitz and glam, this couture cocktail dress by Tony Ward catches the eye with gold sequin embellishments and a train that will leave …
1. QUICK AS A WINK Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Swipe on The Mascara for lengthened, lifted lashes. www.cledepeau-beaute.com 2. FROLIC WITH POLISH Everything comes together with a handful of radiant nails. Dip into Estée Lauder’s Pure Colour Nail Lacquer in Fuchsia Flame for a pop of colourful elegance. www.esteelauder.ca 3. BIRTHDAY …
