A brilliant fire of light bounces with pyrotechnic energy as a natural fancy coloured diamond captures your attention and holds it there. Infinitesimal in nature yet immeasurably symbolic, a coloured diamond’s rarity is increasingly attracting forward-thinking investors. “It’s just incredible when you look into a fancy coloured diamond and you can see how it has …
On the ground level lobby of a nondescript building in Toronto, a fastened black door creates a visible contrast to washed-out walls in desperate need of a paint job. An unexpected hush sweeps through the dusky door, wherein a birthing cauldron of fashion rustles with the drop of every pin. With a push, a rusty …
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 …
In 1946, a savvy salesman would travel along the streets of Montreal wearing a vest with jewellery brimming from its pockets. Determined to sell every last piece before his return home, the jeweller had an arduous journey before him. Soon enough, a list of besotted clients gave way to an eponymous storefront in a wealthy …
A New York-based, classic womenswear retailer has gone international, enticing fashion-conscious Torontonians to attend the launch of the first-ever Ann Taylor store in Canada this fall. Head designer Lisa Axelson was among the enthusiastic attendees, cutting the ribbon that unveiled the newly built and beautifully merchandised store in the Toronto Eaton Centre. With champagne flowing …
Sequins, feathers and feminine silhouettes were unveiled during Rome Fashion Week at the bi-annual style event AltaRomaltaModa Abed Mahfouz photos by Raffaele Soccio / L. Sorrentino Giada Curti photos by Luca Latrofa - Gianni Catani / L. Sorrentino Tony Ward photos by Luca Sorrentino
