At the sixth annual amfAR Milano gala held at Museo della Permanente in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week, revolutionary jewelry house Savelli Genève auctioned off one of its bespoke cellular devices. Created specially for the occasion, the “Savelli Diamond Rain with pink gold, diamonds and green python” smartphone, along with the rest of the auction …
Canada’s fashion industry was buzzing with the return of the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards on Jan. 31, bringing together the country’s style authorities. Mikhael Kale, Philippe Dubuc, Sid Neigum and Beaufille were among the winners of this year’s awards at the star-studded celebration at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. www.cafawards.com
The Canadian Film Centre (CFC)’s biggest fundraising event returned to Toronto on Feb. 4 as the 2015 CFC Annual Gala & Auction took over the Carlu. The event was themed “Televisionaries,” celebrating the CFC’s global partnerships in television and honouring its alumni talent that have been involved in many successful international television series. www.cfccreates.com Photos …
Returning for its 10th year, the Book Lover’s Ball took place at the Toronto Reference Library on Feb. 5, bringing together over 800 book lovers and Canadian and international literary talent. This year’s event, which introduced its first-ever after-party, raised more than $565,000 to benefit the Toronto Public Library Foundation. www.bookloversball.ca Photos By George Pimentel
Yorkville’s fine dining darling is back. Sotto Sotto’s new Avenue Road location delivers the signature warm ambience that has made it a magnet among Toronto diners and the celebrity set Sotto Sotto owner Marisa Rocca vividly remembers the day her beloved Yorkville restaurant burned to the ground. It was the morning of Dec. 25, and …
There’s a restaurant group in the United States that’s revitalizing the concept of dining out — and we can’t get enough Sitting at a wooden table and soaking in the rich, rustic ambience at one of Barteca Restaurant Group’s 15 eateries across the United States, you lift a forkful of something divine to your lips, …
The goddess of spring has a new wardrobe. British couture house Ralph & Russo brings its best collection yet to this year’s Paris Fashion Week www.ralphandrusso.com Photos Courtesy of Ralph & Russo
Raj Kothari guides us to detoxify our professional lives by mixing business with friendship and putting others first It’s a Monday morning in Toronto, and as half the city shuts down to make way for the year’s biggest blizzard, Rajendra “Raj” Kothari and I are looking down at it all from 26 storeys above. Despite …
Set off that cute red number you’ve been waiting to wear all winter with these Dolce & Gabbana floral-brocade wedge sandals
The Québécois area of Charlevoix is a hidden gem, a pocket of barely touched nature embraced by mountainous terrain, rugged vegetation and the world-famous St. Lawrence River. Montreal-based design firm MU Architecture landed the project of a lifetime when asked to design a series of rental homes in this rugged little piece of paradise, and …
