the shOws Spring/Summer 2014: A Review

I love attending the shOws.  This intimate fashion event, held over two days, features Canadian designers who show abroad.  This season, the four designers featured were Bellavance and CALLA on Day 1 and Jeremy Laing and Steven Tai on Day 2.  Missing this year is one of my favourites, Tanya Taylor. It was actually very […]

Highlights from The shOws and The Collections

Pre-fashion week wrapped up Thursday after a whirlwind of shows on the same day, requiring a lot of back and forth between the Burroughes Building (The Collections) and Andrew Richard Designs (The shOws) or logistic scheduling for those who wanted to cover both.  The Collections, which presented its inaugural season, featured designers that usually show […]

The 14th Annual Butterfly Ball a Success for Boost

The 14th Annual Butterfly Ball®, a benefit for the Boost for Kids Foundation, was held on May 26, 2011 at The Four Seasons Ballroom in Toronto and drew a who’s who crowd and raised over $165,000 just that evening. Boost is committed to “eliminating abuse and violence in the lives of children, youth, and their […]

Frocktail Party 2010: Glamour, Dancing and Cocktails for JDRF

The Frocktail Party was back for a second year, and this fundraising silent auction was an unqualified success.  The 2010 Committee consisting of Jessica Oliver, Ali Reid, Jen Foster, Sabrina Carr, Christina Perreault, Vanessa Oliver, Lorraine Forster, Amy Douglas, Jackie Harkness, Dia Makrimichalos, Ashley Audet, Stephanie English, Rachel Hulme, Cachelle Odette Fry and Jen Riley […]