All posts under ‘Royal Ontario Museum’
By Caitlin Agnew | October 12th, 2012 | 5:30 pm
With fall party season in full swing—as perfectly demonstrated at last night’s Hermès swinging silk party in Toronto—our dance cards are more packed than ever. This weekend we’re taking in masterpieces of the Canadian and French varietals, trying some designer eyewear on for size (and shape) and having a vintage-style one night stand.
By Bernadette Morra | September 10th, 2012 | 8:00 am
Photography by Vanessa Heins; hair and makeup by Veronica Chu for Plutino Group; shot on location at the Royal Ontario Museum.
The speed with which Carly Rae Jepsen has shot to stardom has been positively meteoric. Between the time we started discussing a cover and the actual shoot, she became a household name. Jepsen was tailed by paparazzi when she arrived at the Vancouver studio where Gabor Jurina was set up to photograph her; features editor Elio Iannacci had to post gatekeepers at the door to keep them at bay.
But the singer couldn’t have been more sweet, and eagerly explored her sexy side in a body-con McQ by Alexander McQueen dress and leopard-spotted Louboutin pumps. “Whenever Gabor showed her which angles were working best for her, she was happy to go back and perfect the pose,” says stylist Zeina Esmail.
Photography is always a collaborative effort, notes Bryan Adams, another Canadian singing superstar. Adams discusses his portraits of Mick Jagger, Daphne Guinness, Amy Winehouse and Lana Del Rey in “Northern Exposure” (page 164). We are left with the impression that despite his fame and fortune, Adams is an artist at heart. This is one VIP parent we can’t imagine buying Dior for his 18-month-old.
But, as Shawna Cohen reports in “Little Luxuries” (page 70), many celebs do. “If the kids look good, they look good. Almost as an accessory,” comments a boutique owner who stocks Lanvin flats from size 2 years. What’s next? Designer diapers? Read more »
By Caitlin Agnew | July 27th, 2012 | 1:30 pm
Illustration via Quentin Jones/Nowness
Plippity-ploppity goes the rain, and pippity-poppity goes the shopping. This weekend, when we’re not watching designer-clad athletes dodge raindrops in London, we’re checking out temporary shops across the country. Popping up in unlikely locales, get your wardrobe fix everywhere from frescoed-in-spray-paint back alleys to restaurants best known for their house-music brunch service. But who wants house music when you have the latest band from Edmonton on your Rdio?
By Ashleigh Dempster & Amanda Blakley | June 3rd, 2010 | 3:00 pm
Noel Vasquez/WireImage/Getty Images
Collecting art can seem daunting, unapproachable and, in many cases, simply out of our reach. Yet, when you ask seasoned collectors how they started, many of them say that they bought their first piece in their 20s or 30s. So how to begin when you are young, working hard and have only a small amount of disposable income?
We asked a dear friend and avid art collector this question over a cup of coffee in Toronto. He provided us with the handy list below (and trust us when we say this is coming from a real expert): Read more »
