Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo of London-based couture label Ralph & Russo are very good at making waves, and it’s not only in the fairy tale-worthy gowns they craft up. The design duo recently made history when they became the first British fashion label in 100 years to take on the runways of Couture Week in …
Paris-based designer Oscar Carvallo is bringing fashion down the rabbit hole The designer was in black, and his model in white, as they retreated off the runway and disappeared from view. This was the conclusion of Oscar Carvallo’s fall-winter 2013-14 fashion show at Paris Couture Fashion Week earlier this year, after a dash of whimsy, …
1. SUNSET STRIP: Find your own personal paradise in Los Angeles, the new Florida according to Torontonians. www.benbacal.com 2. BALANCING ACT: The synergy of black on white is anything but boring in this Moda Operandi gown. www.modaoperandi.com 3. MOVES LIKE JAGGER: Model Georgia May Jagger poses with Roberto Cavalli, mastermind behind the wild and intricate …
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 …
On October 8, 2012, the Canadian arts community lost one of its most beloved and generous supporters. “I remember how his eyes lit up,” says Karen Kain, retired ballerina and the National Ballet of Canada’s artistic director, of her first encounter with Walter Carsen. He reminisced about his experience at a traditional geisha house during …
"I was having a night of love with a muse,” says artist Carlito Dalceggio. “It was the most beautiful night of my life.” He speaks of the darkened hours that shined light on his future; the hours that painted a picture of the rest of his life. After that eye-opening evening that Dalceggio gives vague …
