Photography by Ryan Emberley Photography
FASHION’s 40th Birthday Party
FASHION turned 40 this month. With a landmark issue comes a landmark party. See for yourself:
By
Fashion Staff
Date October 5, 2017
Every great birthday party needs three things: photo booth by PartyPix, confetti and an amazing location. FASHION’s 40th Anniversary had it all — and a VR winking magazine cover.
The night started off with a VIP pre-party reception at Galerie de Bellefeuille, where Benjamin Shine’s tulle art piece—as seen on the cover of FASHION’s 40th Anniversary issue—was unveiled. The specially commissioned portrait was auctioned off, with the proceeds going toward the creation of a fund to support emerging fashion design talent at Ryerson University. There was champagne, a Chanel dress, and a selection of Toronto’s industry elite, including Tony & Lina Gagliano, Suzanne Cohon, David Drebin, Simona Shnaider, Bruce Croxon, Sarah Paterson, Catriona Smart, Barry Avrich, Glen Baxter, Alan Anderson, Catherine Nugent.
Then the big FASHION40 x Yorkville Village party kicked off. Over 300 guests were in attendance, enjoying canapés from Lindsey Shaw Catering sipping on Oyster Bay, Peroni, Eska Water, and FASHION40’s signature cocktails: the Watermelon Spritz (ft. Viritus Vodka) and the Sparkler (ft. Bloom Gin and Fentimans Rose Lemonade). Toronto DJ RALPH spun throwback dance tracks as well-dressed guests chatted and gazed in awe at the 15 foot posters of our November cover star, Amber Witcomb—and at 6-tier black and white Le Dolci cake inspired by the issue. Cake or larger-than-life cover, we’re still not sure which was more impressive.
Check out the gallery below to see how we celebrated our 40th for yourself:
Tamara Bahry, David Drebin and Tamara Moore
Noreen Flanagan, Gregory J Menzies and Jaqueline Loch
Stephen Cooper and Peter Ty
Olivia Labonté and Anya Nordström Deveaux
Event Hosted at Yorkville Village
Robert Ott and George Antonopoulos
Sarah Paterson and Simane Ibrahim
Noreen Flanagan, Tony Gagliano and Jacqueline Loch
Donna Reeve and Shayne Stephens
Jeremy Freed and Jessica Way
Noreen Flanagan and Halla Rafati
Mark Zwicker and Kelly Whitelock
Canapes by Lindsey Shaw Catering
Alan Anderson and Corey Breau
Glen Baxter and Liisa Winkler
Jessika Fink and Alison Slight
Jesse Barkley and Grace Lee
Canapes by Lindsey Shaw Catering
Montana Kimel and Teddy Wilson
Megan Skyvington and Robert Ott
FASHION’s favourite covers with “Big Heart” neon light installation by David Drebin
Glenn Dixon, Susan Langdon and David Dixon
Mary Symons, Nolan Bryant and Karen Kelar
Anne Apor Verner and Jane Apor
Deb McCain and Brad Wilson
Bernadette Morra and Jimmy Molloy
GIMME360 Augmented Reality experience of the cover.
Deidre Marinelli and Lil Lozinski
Ken Hunt and Mark Zwicker
Gurpreet Ahluwalia and Anjli Patel
Jimmy Cook and Catriona Smart
Jennifer Daubney and Shayne Stephens
Amy Burstyn Fritz and Sophie Sutton
Halen Yau and Carolyn Beaudry
Noreen Flanagan in front of tulle portrait by artist Benjamin Shine.
Theresa Burke and Sheila Centner
Carmelina DiMondo and Charles Puma
Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc
George Antonopoulos and Zeina Esmail
Canapes by Lindsey Shaw Catering
Anita Matte and Cynthia Yan
Justin Harris and Simona Shnaider
Desia Halpin-Brill and Candy Signorini
John Mackay, Anne Apor Verner and Elmer Olsen
Mary Symons, Nolan Bryant and Catherine Nugent
Vincent Salvatore and Meron Asmelash
Krista Gagliano and Drydon Chow
Canapes by Lindsey Shaw Catering
Victoria Radford, Myles Sexton and Nikki Wirthensohn
Tatiana Read and Caitlan Moneta
Canapes by Lindsey Shaw Catering
Tamara Moore and Gallant Law
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