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Inside Toronto Life’s Most Influential party: 29 shots of A-list guests who are just as stylish as they are powerful
Photography by George Pimentel Photography See all the Toronto Life Most Influential 2013 party pics »
At first glance, a party where every guest is nose-deep in a magazine may seem like the least social event ever. However, when it’s the launch party for Toronto Life’s annual Most Influential issue, a quick read-through is totally necessary: while everyone who made the list was invited, none of the Most Influential guests knew how they ranked. Hence the frantic-yet-totally-casual flipping of pages upon entry by guests like Robert Deluce and Charles Khabouth. Held in the ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton, deep red lighting and a swanky live band made the space feel like a Swing Era soiree.
While Toronto Life’s editor-in-chief Sarah Fulford was quick to make a few drunken stupor jokes, neither of the issue’s cover subjects—that is, Bill Blair and Rob Ford—joined in for the festivities. Sure, it would have been good for gossip, but they wouldn’t have added to the impressive style that permeated the event.
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TIFF Gallery: Canadian fashion on the red carpet
Ivana Santilli dresses Canadian at the Holt Renfrew TIFF party. Photography by Wireimage Canadian-style promoters Gail McInnes and Amanda Brugel set up shop at the Hazelton Hotel during TIFF to outfit celebs in homegrown design. Their just-launched red-carpet rentals service, The Style Box, is aiming to get Canadian-made clothing and jewellery onto high-profile names going to high-profile events. At TIFF, their list of wins was long: Kristin Booth, Grace Park, Tara Spencer-Nairn and Ivana Santilli for starters. Check out our gallery of Canadian design at TIFF, after the jump.
EARLIER: Amanda Brugel styles Celest Chong for the TIFF red carpet.