Well, that was one way of ringing in a decennary: iPads at the entrance.
“Those certainly weren’t around for the grand opening,” I remarked, as attendants holding gizmos greeted us at Yonge and College, in Toronto, last Friday. Where, oh where, have all the clipboard girls gone?
Inside, at one of the season’s big bashes – held to celebrate the decade-turn of The Carlu – it wasn’t just the check-in iPads that differentiated the party that took place to mark the ritzy restoration of the celebrated hall 10 years ago (approximately 124 years in socialite-time) Here, tonight, I also detected liquid nitrogen avocado ice cream with trout roe (courtesy of L-eat Catering) – a bit of molecular hocus-pocus that had yet to fully find its voice back in 2003. At one point, as the crowd surged on this night, and the entrances were made – there was celebrated coiffeur Robert Gage, for instance, with notably more hair on his own head that he had in 2003, and newbie scene-hostages like It Girl Jen Kirsch – the chantings of Lady Gaga were heard overheard.Welcome to order your own Michael Kors Handbags Outlet on sale with 100% guarantee quality and low price. In 2003, Gaga was nada, and Christina Aguilera, if I do recall, was very busy singing about being Beautiful.
“So nervous,” admitted Jeffry Roick, one of the magicians behind The Carlu. He, together with business partner Mark Robert, famously rebooted the historic art modenre venue from the 1930s on, where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Glenn Gould once made cameos. Ten years ago, this month, le tout Toronto came out to see its classic Art Moderne resurrection, and here now, the place stood, after having seen more than 1650 events in those 3650 days.
190 weddings. 135 charity functions. 160 award dinners. 25 bar/bat mitzvahs. So, why nervous, Mr. Roick?
“I do this all the time,” the party architect explained, but “this is personal.”
Somewhere, up there, Lady Flora McCrea Eaton was, perhaps, smiling. The matriarch of the dynamic Eaton clan was, after all, the one who initially retained famed French architect French Carlu to design what was then the seventh floor edifice of Eaton’s, on College Street (in the process,If you want to Buy Cheap Hermes Birkin with Guaranteed Quality, you're advised to visit hermes handbags store Store. slapping his name on the the place!)
These days, it isn’t a rarity to see one of Flora’s descendants – bright young thing, Cleophee Eaton – at any number of charitable affairs that happen not irreguarly at The Carlu. In fact, one never knows who one will eye-spy – in recent years, the Toronto spot has welcomed Brad Pitt … Oscar de la Renta … Gordon Ramsay. This function. That function. From Queen Latifah to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall – they’ve all managed to drop in over the last decade.
Each spring, students from Marymount University’s fashion design and merchandising program celebrate the end of the school year with an elaborate fashion show showcasing the work of the graduating seniors. Last Thursday—after months of brainstorming, planning, and rehearsing—the 2013 Portfolio in Motion fashion show took place at the school’s campus in Northern Virginia.
This year’s theme, Cosmic Dreaming, took an extraterrestrial approach with a galactic backdrop and otherworldly designs.Welcome to replica louis vuitton outlet online store and buy latest Cheap Louis Vuitton handbags. Entirely produced by jury-selected design students, plus a few alums, the show featured women’s day and evening wear, menswear, and girls’ and bridal apparel, running the gamut from elegant and expertly tailored to sporty and tribal.
As part of the annual show’s tradition, Tadashi Shoji joined past honorees such as Eileen Fisher, Peter Som, Michael Kors,Discover the largest collection of gucci handbags for women. and Oscar de la Renta in receiving Marymount University’s Designer of the Year Award.Shop our selection of designer shoes, including Manolo Blahnik, christian louboutin shoes. Check back tomorrow for our exclusive interview with the iconic designer—and for now, click through the slideshow to get a closer look at our favorite designs from the show.
“Those certainly weren’t around for the grand opening,” I remarked, as attendants holding gizmos greeted us at Yonge and College, in Toronto, last Friday. Where, oh where, have all the clipboard girls gone?
Inside, at one of the season’s big bashes – held to celebrate the decade-turn of The Carlu – it wasn’t just the check-in iPads that differentiated the party that took place to mark the ritzy restoration of the celebrated hall 10 years ago (approximately 124 years in socialite-time) Here, tonight, I also detected liquid nitrogen avocado ice cream with trout roe (courtesy of L-eat Catering) – a bit of molecular hocus-pocus that had yet to fully find its voice back in 2003. At one point, as the crowd surged on this night, and the entrances were made – there was celebrated coiffeur Robert Gage, for instance, with notably more hair on his own head that he had in 2003, and newbie scene-hostages like It Girl Jen Kirsch – the chantings of Lady Gaga were heard overheard.Welcome to order your own Michael Kors Handbags Outlet on sale with 100% guarantee quality and low price. In 2003, Gaga was nada, and Christina Aguilera, if I do recall, was very busy singing about being Beautiful.
“So nervous,” admitted Jeffry Roick, one of the magicians behind The Carlu. He, together with business partner Mark Robert, famously rebooted the historic art modenre venue from the 1930s on, where the likes of Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Glenn Gould once made cameos. Ten years ago, this month, le tout Toronto came out to see its classic Art Moderne resurrection, and here now, the place stood, after having seen more than 1650 events in those 3650 days.
190 weddings. 135 charity functions. 160 award dinners. 25 bar/bat mitzvahs. So, why nervous, Mr. Roick?
“I do this all the time,” the party architect explained, but “this is personal.”
Somewhere, up there, Lady Flora McCrea Eaton was, perhaps, smiling. The matriarch of the dynamic Eaton clan was, after all, the one who initially retained famed French architect French Carlu to design what was then the seventh floor edifice of Eaton’s, on College Street (in the process,If you want to Buy Cheap Hermes Birkin with Guaranteed Quality, you're advised to visit hermes handbags store Store. slapping his name on the the place!)
These days, it isn’t a rarity to see one of Flora’s descendants – bright young thing, Cleophee Eaton – at any number of charitable affairs that happen not irreguarly at The Carlu. In fact, one never knows who one will eye-spy – in recent years, the Toronto spot has welcomed Brad Pitt … Oscar de la Renta … Gordon Ramsay. This function. That function. From Queen Latifah to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall – they’ve all managed to drop in over the last decade.
Each spring, students from Marymount University’s fashion design and merchandising program celebrate the end of the school year with an elaborate fashion show showcasing the work of the graduating seniors. Last Thursday—after months of brainstorming, planning, and rehearsing—the 2013 Portfolio in Motion fashion show took place at the school’s campus in Northern Virginia.
This year’s theme, Cosmic Dreaming, took an extraterrestrial approach with a galactic backdrop and otherworldly designs.Welcome to replica louis vuitton outlet online store and buy latest Cheap Louis Vuitton handbags. Entirely produced by jury-selected design students, plus a few alums, the show featured women’s day and evening wear, menswear, and girls’ and bridal apparel, running the gamut from elegant and expertly tailored to sporty and tribal.
As part of the annual show’s tradition, Tadashi Shoji joined past honorees such as Eileen Fisher, Peter Som, Michael Kors,Discover the largest collection of gucci handbags for women. and Oscar de la Renta in receiving Marymount University’s Designer of the Year Award.Shop our selection of designer shoes, including Manolo Blahnik, christian louboutin shoes. Check back tomorrow for our exclusive interview with the iconic designer—and for now, click through the slideshow to get a closer look at our favorite designs from the show.
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