As if sliding across the keys of a piano, Kelly Rosen’s fingers caress a billowy black and ivory Zuhair Murad dress. She tugs and twists its diaphanous tulle into a state of perfection. “This is probably one of my all-time favourite gowns,” says the Georgia-born belle. While there are dozens of distinctive pieces that pervade …
In 1946, a savvy salesman would travel along the streets of Montreal wearing a vest with jewellery brimming from its pockets. Determined to sell every last piece before his return home, the jeweller had an arduous journey before him. Soon enough, a list of besotted clients gave way to an eponymous storefront in a wealthy …
There’s a subtle energy circulating through the reaches of Mantella Venture Partners. Above a clandestine lobby, unremarkable to indifferent eyes, behind glass walls of small offices and the juxtaposing rows of computer-filled tables, the busy hands of technology start-up teams fine-tune their digital applications. Some frenetically rap keys. Others point to lines of code, picking …
It all began on the second storey of a cosy Park Street flat in New Haven, Conn. It was there, in the heart of Yale’s university district, that master’s student Marianne McKenna foreshadowed her future as one of North America’s most influential architects. The prophetic moment presented itself in a simple sketch she designed for …
Marilyn Denis Host of CTV’s The Marilyn Denis Show Which emerging Canadian designer has recently caught your eye? Toronto’s very own Queen Street designer Jeremy Laing. His designs have been called “clean,” “modern” and “minimalist” — but I just call them gorgeous. Where will we spot you wining and dining on a Saturday night? …
On October 8, 2012, the Canadian arts community lost one of its most beloved and generous supporters. “I remember how his eyes lit up,” says Karen Kain, retired ballerina and the National Ballet of Canada’s artistic director, of her first encounter with Walter Carsen. He reminisced about his experience at a traditional geisha house during …
This past Halloween, ghouls and gals gallivanted in grandeur all in support of a great cause. Held at the sprawling Bridle Path home of Midland Group CEO Alex Shnaider and his wife Simona, the swanky annual soiree summoned a generous circle of bloodsuckers, southern belles, super villains and other costumed company with proceeds going to …
A New York-based, classic womenswear retailer has gone international, enticing fashion-conscious Torontonians to attend the launch of the first-ever Ann Taylor store in Canada this fall. Head designer Lisa Axelson was among the enthusiastic attendees, cutting the ribbon that unveiled the newly built and beautifully merchandised store in the Toronto Eaton Centre. With champagne flowing …
Doha, Qatar, is a mix of highs and lows, a blend of new and old. Battered buildings tell a story of the past, while chic condominiums paint a picture of the future. Overlooking the Souk Waqif from my seat on the second-floor patio of Al Bandar restaurant, I can see, feel and smell the essence …
Foodies craving festive flair throughout this season of thanks have good reason to be grateful. Friends and family come to life in the presence of succulent, aromatic dishes and classic, warm décor. Set the standards for high style with Pommery-crusted prime rib and ancho-roasted carrots complemented by floral scores of yellows, burnt oranges and burgundies. …
