On April 11, 2013, Birks’s Bloor Street location unveiled its new boutique dedicated to the creations of Paris-based jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels, exclusively available at Birks in Canada. Among the treasures on display was the Maison’s Alhambra Collection, the iconic line of charming accessories inspired by Jacques Arpels’s love of luck. “Birks is privileged …
Tony Fisher, president of Target Canada, discussed the nationwide expansion of the American retailing company at an event hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto on March 26, 2013. Addressing a full house at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Fisher outlined the need for speed in the strategic rollout of 124 Target stores across 10 …
Toronto’s distinguished black-tie affair brought the city’s brightest literary brains to the Fairmont Royal York Hotel to celebrate the 8th annual Book Lover’s Ball. The February event featured 60 celebrated authors and raised more than half-a-million dollars for the Toronto Public Library Foundation. “Once you get the narrative flow down, it then begins to move,” …
The city’s style darlings graced the interiors of Toronto’s Shangri-La Hotel for an afternoon of fashion, fare and frolic at the 2nd annual Lunch with Margaret and George fundraiser. From philanthropic socialites and fashion lovers to fashion editors and committee members, more than $160,000 was raised to benefit cancer research at The Princess Margaret Cancer …
Dr. Sheldon Herzig and Cherry Tabb of The Herzig Eye Institute shared their Vision for LivingTM by launching their newly expanded LASIK, refractive surgery, refractive cataract surgery and retina facility in Toronto. Over 200 guests were invited to explore the new facility and meet The Herzig Eye Institute’s team of world-renowned surgeons. As attendees dined …
The newly modernized Royal de Versailles flagship boutique was recently unveiled at its posh Bloor Street West location. R de V co-owners Gail Burnett and Mike and Irit Shay, along with representatives from Rolex, Omega and Piaget, indulged the invite-only crowd with a celebration fit for royalty. Extravagant cocktails, delicate canapés and a live DJ, …
