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Tiny Trendsetters

With fashion designers as moms, it’s no wonder that celebrity kids such as Kingston Rossdale, Skyler Berman, Suri Cruise and Harper Beckham are seen in today’s top fashions. “It is too much fun. It is like dressing a live doll,” Rachel Zoe said of dressing her one-year-old son Skyler with husband Rodger Berman. “He has no opinion. Every minute I have to buy …

Off the Rink with P.K. Subban

There’s a grin spreading across P.K. Subban’s face as I ask about a certain Internet meme occupying a number of his tweets. He pauses briefly before answering: “the Joël.” He’s taken aback, noticeably amused that the flamingo-like pose he unabashedly strikes solo and alongside celebrities such as Russell Peters, Kurt Russell, Lou Ferrigno and the …

Rocco DiSpirito: New York’s Celebrity Chef

It’s 10 a.m. and Rocco DiSpirito is already thinking about what he wants for dinner. He’s sieving through the options streaming in from friends on his smartphone, and the consensus seems to be pointing to Asian or Italian. The American celebrity chef and best-selling author from New York City is in Toronto to promote his …

Faces and Places: Q&As with Canadian Celebrities

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? …

Faces and Places of Toronto

Anne Yarymowich Chef, Art Gallery of Ontario’s Frank Restaurant Favourite real estate neighbourhood The Bloor Street and Lansdowne Avenue area seems to be the new up-and-coming hood. I sold my house of 10 years there just before the neighbourhood started to turn. Drat! But, it was worth it to be able to buy something else with my …

The Faces and Places of Toronto

Lisa Ray Actress, model and Top Chef Canada host, and Jason Dehni, vice-president at Scotiabank Group and co-founder of Artbound Q: Favourite restaurant? A: Outside of “Lisa and Jason’s kitchen”, I’m digging Actinolite Restaurant, which is my friends’ labour of love and has just opened on Ossington Avenue north of Dupont Street. Jason’s current fave …

Pavoni

We often wonder how cutthroat the fashion industry really is, but after talking with the busy bodies of a new fashion label, it is clear that the sartorial world is not for the faint of heart. On the day of our interview, the Pavoni designers pull me in two different directions – one working on …

Coco Rocha for Senhoa

DV: A chance conversation at your wedding in France led to Coco Rocha for Senhoa, what connected you to this cause? CR: Children will always have a huge place in my heart. While I certainly believe in charities that help people of all ages, I think children, and especially orphans, are by far the most …

Dragons’ Den Star Arlene Dickinson: Persuasion

It’s early Sunday afternoon in Toronto. The sun has free dominion over the clear October sky, casting an intense radiance over the city and drenching Arlene Dickinson’s downtown loft in a warm glow. She sits relaxed at her kitchen table, wearing a simple ensemble of casual sweats, calmly discussing the art of influence, the topic …

PR Maven, Stewart MacPhee’s Hot List

Emirates A380 Business trips are more like vacations when MacPhee flies with Emirates A380. At the touch of a button, the business class massage seats extend into a flat bed for further relaxation. www.emirates.com Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix Nothing brings a capsized day to shore better than a nightcap. MacPhee chooses to get whisked away by …