In her early 20s, Toronto resident Erin Somers was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a brutal condition that is under-recognized across Canada and the United States. A year after undergoing a surgery that changed her condition and her life, Somers and her mother, Susan Hawkins, hosted a garden party at their Bridle Path estate to …
IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe took his foot off the gas to test it in the world of fashion on July 17, jumping in the driver’s seat as the face of the new GT collection from skiwear manufacturer Spyder. The GT collection is a reinvention for Spyder, taking the brand’s technical material and engineered design and …
The first-ever Toronto Men’s Fashion Week hit the Fairmont Royal York Hotel from August 12 until August 14, celebrating legendary and emerging designers from across Canada and around the world. The event, which is the eighth of its kind joining the ranks of London, Milan, Florence, Paris, Los Angeles, Singapore and Vancouver, gives the often-underappreciated …
The Spoke Club on Toronto’s King Street West was crawling with young elites dressed in their best as the second annual Cocktail Crawl took over the prestigious facility. The event is designed to create an environment for entrepreneurs, socialites and fashionistas to network and do it stylishly with a complementary cocktail in their hands. A …
As fall arrives, Dolce looks back at the event that kicked off its summer. Hosted by the Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW), Canada’s leading Jewish women’s philanthropic organization, the 11th annual At Our Table welcomed over 240 guests to a stunning garden party in support of the new CHW Stroke and Invasive Neuroradiology Institute at Assaf HaRofeh Medical …
It has been said many times that Hillary Clinton’s lack of warmth and empathy cost her the 2008 Democratic candidacy. A friend of mine who is a respected editor in Australia told me she finds her smug and cold. Before I was to meet her I watched her appearance on The One Show, which has …
Shoppers flow in and out of the entrance of Pusateri’s Fine Foods on Avenue Road, shopping as they would on any other typical Thursday morning. But in the office above, Frank Luchetta is outlining a groundbreaking move that is anything but normal for the venerable high-end grocer. The president of Pusateri’s has pulled back the …
If Lisa Corbo invites you over, expect to stay a while. The fashion-philanthropist is a ball of energy as she leads the way up a dark deco staircase, her platinum bob and red lips aglow from the sunlight streaming through the windows in her master bedroom. Wearing a hunter green Vionnet sweater dress, she walks past the lion …
It’s a snarling, battle-ready goddess of speed and style, an automotive valkyrie designed to do battle with the dominating forces of the sports car segment. It’s the Jaguar F-Type, the first straight-up sports car from the British automotive manufacturer since the iconic E-Type. It’s drawn plenty of attention since hitting the asphalt, and after having some …
When Susan Hawkins says that things are “happening a little bit too slowly” for her liking, you get the sense that this is a woman who will take control and get things moving. Seated in a baroque armchair in the lavish living room of her Bridle Path home, Hawkins is discussing the state of research …
