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Author: Simona Panetta-Kerr

Feel the FENDI – Château Residences

Manuel Grosskopf, president of luxury developer Château Group, discusses the launch of an unprecedented concierge service at Fendi Château Residences — the first Fendi-branded condominium project in the world Q: Tell me how the Fendi Château Residences project came to be. What inspired the Château Group to execute a 12-storey waterfront condo development in Miami? GROSSKOPF: …

Until the Last Child – Faith Goodman

In an exclusive interview, Toronto businesswoman Faith Goodman vows to find permanent, loving homes for 30,000 Canadian kids by working alongside child welfare agencies Faith Goodman sits across from me in the living room of her York Mills family home, her honey-blond hair framing big brown and open eyes, her lips pursed together in a …

ANGEL QUEEN – Fashion

Escape to an ethereal world feathered by pearls and emboldened by mystery. Careful, though — the dark side beckons PHOTOGRAPHY BY CLAUDIA DIAZ www.claudiadiaz.de STYLING BY CLAUDIA MELZER www.claudia-melzer.de MAKEUP & HAIR BY Dagmar Schwarz www.dagmar-schwarz.com MODELS: Lea Huppertz @ Modelwerk; Teodora Djuric @ Sevens Management

In the bag

Dee Hilfiger’s luxurious and versatile bags are making a splash this season. The stylish entrepreneur talks handbags, quality over quantity and life with Tommy DM: Your SS15 collection is vibrant, streamlined and exotic. What inspired these designs and the materials you selected? What do you hope this collection evokes in the wearer? DH: My home …

Nouveaux Mondes – Sacha Walckhoff

Maison Christian Lacroix’s exotic fabric and wallcoverings collection for Designers Guild tickles the imagination with a refreshing twist on unspoiled nature When one thinks of embellished, histrionic interiors that transform white spaces into magical settings, the house of Christian Lacroix instantly comes to mind. That’s because the couture label — born with an extravagant spirit and …

Q&A with Andrew O’Hagan

DM: The Illuminations is receiving praise for its ability to shift between the worlds of a woman living with dementia and her grandson fighting on the battlefields of Afghanistan. What compelled you to write this story? AOH: I wanted to write a book about the experience that my generation had had fighting in Afghanistan and …

Suzanne Rogers – The Other Side of the Coin

Raising millions for children’s charities by combining fashion with philanthropy, Suzanne Rogers invites us to her home in Toronto for a rare one-on-one interview Early afternoon at the Rogers residence in Toronto finds Suzanne Rogers sipping on homemade iced tea on an ornate chair in her family’s opulent dining room. On the table before us, …

Marisa Rocca – SOTTO SOTTO Rises

Yorkville’s fine dining darling is back. Sotto Sotto’s new Avenue Road location delivers the signature warm ambience that has made it a magnet among Toronto diners and the celebrity set Sotto Sotto owner Marisa Rocca vividly remembers the day her beloved Yorkville restaurant burned to the ground. It was the morning of Dec. 25, and …

Ralph & Russo – LA PRIMAVERA

The goddess of spring has a new wardrobe. British couture house Ralph & Russo brings its best collection yet to this year’s Paris Fashion Week www.ralphandrusso.com Photos Courtesy of Ralph & Russo