Consequentialism is the philosophy that Ignacio (Nacho) Figueras has adopted in order to achieve his goal of selling polo to the world. He has used his sex appeal and his status as a Ralph Lauren model to gain new fans and support his dream. Every sport has done it – even curling. It’s quite interesting …
When you ask Donald J. Trump what his greatest luxury is, he says it’s riding the elevator down to his office on the 26th floor of the world-renowned Trump Tower, which soars distinctively over New York’s swanky Fifth Avenue. This modest pleasure affords him an effortless start to his day – living in the most …
Wrought-iron gates softly sway open to reveal a sprawling French-château mansion, where just a few short months ago Mick Jagger and Michael Bublé, Bono and John Travolta mingled as Justin Timberlake ignited the ivories of a limited edition Yamaha grand piano. Being an incurable enterpriser has certainly paid off handsomely for Robert Herjavec. But when …
Maiara Walsh is not a typical Hollywood starlet or burgeoning “It” girl. Sure, she has the acting chops and leading-lady good looks, but she is also well-spoken, intelligent and pensive. Unlike most young actresses, she can’t even name her favourite fashion designer, which is refreshing considering all the celebrities with their names sewn on clothing …
Renowned Toronto engagement and wedding photographers Dave Biesse and Charlotte Leonard have a special way with the camera. Illustrating love stories where feeling and emotion heightens with the textures and colours of spectacular venues, couples around the world often request to have the coveted photographers capture their special day. Blending their love of the art …
At the age of five, Jan Showers was decorating dollhouses. By eight she was caught hauling heavy furniture around her living room floor, and at the tender age of 10 she was tearing the pages out of her mother’s design magazines to make her very own scrapbook. It is perhaps not surprising, then, that Showers …
“This has been a dream of mine since I was a young child.” As a seamstress would sew a dress, Sophie DeFrancesca stitches with galvanized steel chicken wire and metal threads, which leaves her bare hands covered in scratches. She sometimes starts at the top or bottom or in the middle and works her way …
Iridescent white and lilac purple invades the room. A diamond chandelier reflects through the glass table beneath the combination of zebra-patterned serviettes and a white vase filled with black balls. Pallid chairs sit parallel to the translucent dishwasher with a marbled, glazed white and black-veined top layer, which holds a silver faucet and a large, …
Imagine capturing the spectacular beauty of a peacock or the intriguing mystery of a flying saucer and carrying it with you everywhere. That’s exactly what designer Carolyn Rodney does with her wildly popular, self-titled jewelry line. “I love to see my ideas materialize into objects,” she says. “It’s amazing to turn an inspiration into a …
Blazing back to the big screen after a successful Broadway stint, Hugh Michael Jackman resumes his popular role of Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine – and the ride is wilder than ever. The latest addition to the X-Men saga tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, the ominous Weapon X program, and …
