Jeanne Beker & Friends Open Their Hearts & Closets Charity Sale 2015

Canadian fashion icon Jeanne Beker hosted her 10th Annual Jeanne Beker & Friends Open Their Hearts & Closets charity sale on November 9th to support Gilda’s Club of Greater Toronto. The beloved Canadian comedienne, Gilda Radner, passed away of ovarian cancer in 1989 and her charity provides welcoming space and emotional support for anyone suffering […]

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HOLLY Eyewear Yorkville Grand Opening

Holly Eyewear held a party to celebrate the opening of its new store in Yorkville. Owned by Holly Gill, Holly Eyewear features luxury women’s eyewear by designers from around the world, including Masunaga (Japan), Zac Posen (USA), Bobbi Brown (USA), Sama Eyewear (USA), Carlottas Village (Denmark), Fendi (Italy), Dolceroma (Italy), Retrosuperfuture (Italy) and Sunday Somewhere (Australia). […]

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Dala Decor Launches with Antique Statement Pieces

Earlier this month, Dala Décor invited VIPs and members of the media to “Discover Dala”. Guests of this private event arrived in luxury limo buses at Dala Décor’s showroom, located in the heart of the furniture district. Delicious cocktails and hors d’oeuvres by the Crazy Cook were served while attendees checked out Dala Décor’s South […]

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Denham Spring Summer 2015 Collection Byzantine Preview

Denham Spring Summer 2015 Collection Byzantine Media Preview Taking inspiration from the golden age of archeology when explorers relied on durable garments that aged, softened, and faded as they travelled across the world to pursue pieces of the lost world, Denham’s guest artist Matt W.Moore has incorporated graphics and technology designed for workwear into Denham’s new […]

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The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives CLGA Disco Gala 2014

In support of one of the few independent, community-based repositories anywhere in the world, the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archive held their annual Disco Gala on Saturday November 29, 2014 at the Toronto Reference Library. This is the second year for the “Disco Gala” to support this collection which documents the struggle and success of Canadian […]

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Hush Hush Bash 2014 Transforms Toronto Public Library into A Speakeasy

Past Saturday, the Toronto Bloor/Gladstone Public Library was transformed into a speakeasy of the prohibition era. The sign read “closed for violation of National Prohibition Act,” the truth is, a hush-hush party was being held behind the doors. This Hush Hush Bash, hosted by New Collection, was a fundraiser benefiting the Toronto Public Library Foundation. […]

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Power Ball 2014 at the Power Plant – Old/New World

Another year of the highly anticipated Power Ball brought together Toronto’s most stylish and artsy socialites at the Power Plant to both raise money for the Power Plant, Canada’s leading contemporary art gallery; and to celebrate the Old / New World, the revolutionary moment in time when digital technology developed from an analogue world and transformed art, […]

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Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS)’s Casablanca Gala 2014

National Ballet School (NBS)’s Casablanca Gala 2014 On Feb 7, 2014, Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS)’s annual fundraiser turned The Carlu into its own version of Rick’s Café Casablanca, with 1940’s glam and Moroccan accents. This year’s NBS Casablanca Gala, presented by TD Bank Financial Group, aims to raise 30% of the annual funds for […]

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The Arnold Party hosted by the Business for the Arts (BftA) – Party in 20s Style

The elevator door opens up to the 7th floor at the Carlu and I enter the round room, the architecturally spectacular room in modern deco style, I am transported back to the 1920s New Orleans style. I am ready to celebrate the Business for the Arts awards in Toronto with bow ties, pearls and feathers. […]

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