The hardwood stairs squeak ever so softly as Guillaume Côté and Heather Ogden soar up to the bedroom of their rustic industrial Leslieville home. The National Ballet of Canada’s principal pair leap into their king-sized bed, lift the down-filled covers up to their eyes and let out a muffled laugh. Unflinchingly open to this cheeky …
After sizing up the couture competition on Bloor Street, Hugo Boss took the reins with a pre-holiday reno that hoisted women’s wear to a glossy third floor. Adding some sparkle to an already bedazzled fashion landscape proved to be worth the toil as the revamped flagship was unveiled to Toronto's sartorially inclined on Dec. 12, …
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 …
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? …
Bruce Springsteen’s raging ’80s song “Cover Me” sets the stage for a lyrical morning. The Boss’s baritone vocals are crooning through the sound system of metal mogul Alex Shnaider’s sprawling Bridle Path abode as he insouciantly poses for his cover shot. This steely parallel wasn’t planned, but as Shnaider’s story proves: not many things in …
