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 Fall-Winter 2013

Toronto’s Fashion Month, which started last week with the launch of Moose&Beaver, continued this week with the shOws, featuring Canadian designers who show out of the country.  This two day event, which is one of my favourites, featured not the usual four, but five shows, including Tanya Taylor, Jean-Pierre Braganza and this time, Comrags as […]

Boobyball 2011 Celebrates 10 Years!

The annual ReThink! Breast Cancer party, Boobyball, celebrated its tenth anniversary at a blasting fun birthday-themed event last night at Andrew Richard Designs last night.  The venue was decorated like a kid’s birthday party held at a fair, with cotton candy as well as nibblies such as grilled cheese, poutine, sliders and of course, mini […]

Future Possibilities for Kids – a Charity that truly changes lives

The Future Possibilities for Kids (FPK) Annual Fundraiser Event is truly like no other.  From the original event title – “Travelling Midway of Curiosities and Delights” – to the uber casual and truly welcoming ambience – to the array of fun activities to do including taro card reading, caricature art, handwriting analysis, body art, flea […]