Canada’s fashion industry was buzzing with the return of the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards on Jan. 31, bringing together the country’s style authorities. Mikhael Kale, Philippe Dubuc, Sid Neigum and Beaufille were among the winners of this year’s awards at the star-studded celebration at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. www.cafawards.com
The Canadian Film Centre (CFC)’s biggest fundraising event returned to Toronto on Feb. 4 as the 2015 CFC Annual Gala & Auction took over the Carlu. The event was themed “Televisionaries,” celebrating the CFC’s global partnerships in television and honouring its alumni talent that have been involved in many successful international television series. www.cfccreates.com Photos …
Returning for its 10th year, the Book Lover’s Ball took place at the Toronto Reference Library on Feb. 5, bringing together over 800 book lovers and Canadian and international literary talent. This year’s event, which introduced its first-ever after-party, raised more than $565,000 to benefit the Toronto Public Library Foundation. www.bookloversball.ca Photos By George Pimentel
Yorkville’s fine dining darling is back. Sotto Sotto’s new Avenue Road location delivers the signature warm ambience that has made it a magnet among Toronto diners and the celebrity set Sotto Sotto owner Marisa Rocca vividly remembers the day her beloved Yorkville restaurant burned to the ground. It was the morning of Dec. 25, and …
There’s a restaurant group in the United States that’s revitalizing the concept of dining out — and we can’t get enough Sitting at a wooden table and soaking in the rich, rustic ambience at one of Barteca Restaurant Group’s 15 eateries across the United States, you lift a forkful of something divine to your lips, …
The goddess of spring has a new wardrobe. British couture house Ralph & Russo brings its best collection yet to this year’s Paris Fashion Week www.ralphandrusso.com Photos Courtesy of Ralph & Russo
