Eerie and fascinating. Internationally recognized fashion house Viktor&Rolf gathered an unconventional archive of their provocative fashion designs throughout the years. They created their archive in the form of Victorian-inspired dolls with porcelain painted faces and make up. You will notice attention to details were given for styling of the eyes, hair and makeup. Also the textiles, fashion and accessories on each doll are precisely scaled-down versions of those found on the Viktor & Rolf catwalks from 1993 to 2011. It’s…
Founded in 2005 by Justin Timberlake and best friend, Trace Ayala, the William Rast clothing brand finally enters the Canadian Market which will be available at all 91 of Hudson’s Bay stores nation wide along with premium boutique and jean stores. We got a sneak preview of the F/W 2013 collection. The offerings include a wide range of denim, jackets, wovens, knits and T-shirts with features such as leather accents, zipper detailing, wide lapels exuding an overall laid-back rocker style…
Oolagen is a mental health organization in Toronto helping youth and their families with mental health issues. The incredible part about Oolagen is that they operate on a very lean structure with administration costs at less than 10%, well below the industry norm. Hosted by comedians Colin Mochrie and Debra McGrath, the evening at Ritz Carlton for the 3rd annual Oolagen gala “Night of Light” started with a reception and dinner followed by live auction. We watched a video with…
In 1922, four community-minded women united together to raise funds to purchase 100 Yorkville Avenue, the first home of Mount Sinai Hospital. Then in 1953, 60 years ago, Rose Torno formally founded the Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary and to this day the Auxiliary remains dedicated to philanthropic efforts to address the needs of the hospital. So Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary kicked off their 60 years festivities on May 27, 2013 with Champagne Tea at the Teatro Verde store in Yorkville…
An all night dance-a-thon was held on May 3rd, 2013 where top law firms in Toronto competed to shimmy and shake to raise the most funds in their teams all in support of Variety Village. Taking place at Stratus Restaurant inside the Toronto Athletic Club in the financial district of downtown Toronto. The special guest host of the evening was comedian and actress Carla Collins. She’s dubbed as “Canada’s Tina Fey”, and she was quite a hoot. There were lots…
Here’s a few photos from the tweets of last night’s Bud Light Sensation. With over 10 years making it’s waves across the world, Sensation finally arrived on Canadian shores on June 1st, 2013 at the Rogers Centre here in Toronto. I was lucky to snag one of the sold-out deluxe tickets but it was more fun just being on the floor with friends. It was visually spectacular with giant jellyfish hanging from the ceiling, incredible laser displays using water, jellyfish…