The image of a company head trudging to work through banks of snow and sub-zero temperatures is something I never imagined until sitting next to Jean-Christophe Bédos in a suite at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. A few minutes ago, the predictably unpredictable Canadian climate had me braving my own weather-related obstacles: ankle-deep puddles and sheets …
This past June, celebrity stylist Annie Jagger, who splits her time between Toronto andLos Angeles, opened up her rustic jewelry boutique Gilding the Lily in Toronto’s historic Distillery District. The already much-talked-about location provides Torontonians and tourists with a luxurious space to find unique designer treasures for the home, ornamental odds and ends and, of …
The straight razor glides across my skin, severing the stubble under the blanket of shaving foam. Some strokes are long and calculated; others, short and quick, working around the contours of the mouth, nose and jaw. I’m reclined in a barber’s chair at John Allan’s downtown location as the steady hands of its master barber …
Dolce takes a closer look at the brightly coloured folds and patterns of French artist Mademoiselle Maurice’s widely loved creations — and of her life DV:Define “art.” MM:Art is the expression of feelings or of a point of view using some particular media and working with colours, shapes, sound or light, all while using some …
London Morgan, the official dealership of the Morgan Motor Company in England’s capital, celebrates one year of handcrafted heritage and carrying on a legacy It’s only been a year since the opening of London Morgan, and despite a market saturated with cookie-cutter vehicles, hunger for the heritage and prestige of Morgan has proven alive and well. …
This past August, a rare 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta sold for US$38,115,000 at the two-day Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction in Carmel, California, to become the most valuable car in history sold at auction. The winning offer, made by an undisclosed bidder, broke the previous record of $30 million held by a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 …
Dolce caught up with design sweetheart Moe Razi in her lavish Toronto penthouse to discuss her new role in motherhood and how her family is the most beautiful accent in the interior designer’s abode One can never really predict what experience awaits on the other side of an interior designer’s front door. Such is the case for …
Raymond Moriyama asks: “Do you want me to go back to the real beginning?” The real beginning? It’s about a week since Moriyama, one of Canada’s most esteemed and decorated architects, announced he was launching a new prize for architecture in conjunction with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), and we’ve met at the …
Qadem Hooks Console by May Khoury Inspired by the wooden agricultural tools of days of old, Qadem Hooks is both a piece of art and a useable console. It’s composed of various green-painted hooks that were used together with the Qadem, an old wooden saddleback used on mules to transport wheat from village to village …
From the morning commute to a countryside road trip, be equipped for both the journey and the destination with the swift, striking styles that have arrived with the season’s chill
