Eight years ago, I moved my young family to the edge of Europe, on the northwestern tip of the Isle of Skye, and took to the stoves at a unique and tiny restaurant called The Three Chimneys. As with every new job, I told my family, and myself, that there was a 50/50 chance of …
Over 200 woolgrowers, fashion lovers and journalists flocked from 31 countries to celebrate the 50th edition of the Ermenegildo Zegna Wool Trophy. This tradition, which celebrates the Australian woolgrowers’ commitment to quality, was held in the historic Royal Hall of Industries in Sydney’s Moore Park district. The two-day event held from April 21 to 23 …
On May 7, in honour of the non-profit children’s organization ONEXONE, Louis Vuitton held “An Exceptional Journey” at the new Bloor Street Maison. The theme of the event was travel, celebrating Louis Vuitton’s legendary travel pieces and hosting “Art of Packing” demonstrations with the company’s travel experts. A silent auction took place, with prizes including …
On April 11, 2013, Birks’s Bloor Street location unveiled its new boutique dedicated to the creations of Paris-based jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels, exclusively available at Birks in Canada. Among the treasures on display was the Maison’s Alhambra Collection, the iconic line of charming accessories inspired by Jacques Arpels’s love of luck. “Birks is privileged …
Tony Fisher, president of Target Canada, discussed the nationwide expansion of the American retailing company at an event hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto on March 26, 2013. Addressing a full house at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Fisher outlined the need for speed in the strategic rollout of 124 Target stores across 10 …
From the timber-panelled dining room and silver-leaf screens at Mayfair London’s historic Scott’s restaurant, to the ink-black Venetian plaster panels and polarizing white marble floors at Manhattan’s esteemed Le Caprice, a Polish-born, London-bound restaurant renovator is showing the world that the right design can awaken what should have never fallen asleep. His paradigm is far …
It’s the city known as the Golden Triangle of Art, and Madrid’s Fashion Week lived up to that shimmering title. While summer-hot silhouettes, patterns and colours splashed down the runways as though on a canvas, the rest of the world looked on with stars in their eyes. Rome followed suit as AltaRomAltaModa launched a culture-infused, …
It’s Monday afternoon in Toronto and Julie Benz is in town as part of the promotional tour for her latest television series Defiance. The most pressing issue right now, however, is what to do with her hands. “Feel free to tell me where to put them,” she says to the photographer as the camera clicks …
