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Introducing himself facetiously as Brad Pitt, debutant Bobby Genovese is blond and blue-eyed and living the American Dream. He travels to worldwide meetings on his private Learjet. He indulges in chocolate chip cookies, Krieger and Cartier. He floats on glamorous Aspen powder and dives off his multi-million-dollar yacht as it skims the froth of Florida’s …

During Italy’s awe-inspiring AltaRomAltaModa this year, some of the most talented designers on the national and international fashion scene showcased their fall collections to a crowd of eager onlookers and a panel of discerning judges. As the stunning masterpieces sashayed down the runway, it was clear that this season’s theme is glitz and glamour. The …

For Mark McEwan, who’s dedicated a lifetime to culinary perfection, whipping up a work-of-art needs nothing more than a spatula and some quality ingredients. As I’m chaperoned into a private second-floor office in Toronto’s newest gourmet grocery store mcewan, a wide-grinned face throws a subtle stop into my path. The tall figure is casually decked …

You’re sitting at a stoplight, and you hear what sounds like the rumble of a Lamborghini Gallardo engine to your right. You glance out the passenger window and see an Audi sedan. You think to yourself – I must have been imagining it. But as the light changes to green, and the car beside you …

Poignant in conversation and prominent for his works, Shane Baghai is an old soul with a modern spirit. At a tender age he would buy tickets to the London Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra or read deep into the night the words of Lord Byron, Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde. “As a boy, I …

In many ways, home décor is much like theatre. And this is something that Los Angeles designer Suzan Fellman identifies with. “I understand characters, and when I design a home, I’m really developing a character.” Bursting with personality and incomparable creativity, Fellman has created quite the name for herself, becoming the new secret weapon of …