tHE
EVENT
Friday, May 30, 2025 / 6:00 pm ET
The Quay
100 Queens Quay East, 3rd Floor, Toronto
DRESS CODE: DRESS TO Impress
Our
HOST
Jeanne Beker
Canadian Journalist, Media Personality and Fashion Icon
Jeanne Beker is a Canadian journalist, media personality, and fashion icon. Her memoir, Heart on My Sleeve (2024), was released through Simon & Schuster Canada to critical acclaim. With a touching forward by Linda Evangelista, Beker delivers uplifting reflections that walk us through a wardrobe of memory, one article of clothing at a time. Over the years, Beker has acted as an arts reporter for CBC Radio, a news anchor on CHUM Radio, a co-host of The NewMusic, a founding member of MuchMusic, and the emblematic host of Fashion Television for 27 years. Beker is also a seasoned newspaper columnist for several publications and has authored six books. A frequent keynote speaker and television guest, she currently hosts the series Style Matters on The Shopping Channel. Beker was named to the Order of Canada (2014) and received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame (2016).
Since her diagnosis in 2022, Beker has been outspoken in her support for cancer research while candidly sharing her personal healing journey with the world. See her cancer awareness campaigns here.
“Jeanne Beker is a legend… an absolute legend. Not just here but all around the world.”
— Elton John
2025 Models
Aaron Franks
Epstein Cole LLP
Anthony Ruffolo
Honda Canada Inc.
Ashley Butts
BDO Canada
Gavin Tighe
Gardiner Roberts LLP
Gillian Dingle
Torys LLP
Ian Hull
Hull & Hull
Jackie Dinsmore
Caravel Law LLP
Jeffrey Leon
Arbitration Place
Jennifer Lee
Corus Entertainment
Jessica Brant
Benmor Family Law Group
Jim Vigmond
Oatley Vigmond
Julie Chapman
LexisNexis
Junior Sirivar
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Kathryn Manning
DMG Advocates
Kristina Milbourn
Rogers Communications
Lara Speirs
Randstad
Larry Rosen
Harry Rosen Inc.
Linda Rothstein
Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP
Mark Crane
Gowling WLG
Matthew Gottlieb
Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
Michael Eizenga
Bennett Jones LLP
Monique Jilesen
Lenczner Slaght
Robin McKechney
Gowling WLG
Ryan Naimark
Naimark Law
Sandra Perri
Sun Life
Sunil Kapur
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Surina Sud
Kostyniuk & Greenside
The Honourable David Watt
Greenspan Humphrey Makepeace LLP
The Honourable Mary Lou Benotto
Benotto Resolutions
Thomas Evangelista
Edward Royle and Partners
Vernita Tsang
Fengate Asset Management
Warren Kinsella
Daisy Group
Yola Ventresca
Lerners LLP
honorary
model
Dr. Raymond Kim
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Media
Sponsors
National Post
National Post provides comprehensive reporting from across the country and around the world, all with a fresh and distinctly Canadian voice. From politics to commentary to national news to the world, National Post challenges established narratives and tests boundaries.
Financial Post
Canada’s Business Voice since 1907. The Financial Post delivers all the news and analysis you need to operate in today's competitive business environment.
Living Luxe
Living Luxe Inc. is the powerhouse behind Living Luxe Magazine, Living Luxe Media Group, and the Living Luxe Design Show, dedicated to luxury lifestyle, design, and marketing. As a premier publication, Living Luxe Magazine showcases upscale decor and lifestyle trends in Toronto and the GTA, crafted by a team of editors, journalists, designers, and digital experts. Living Luxe Media Group extends this vision into strategic marketing, offering branding, social media management, graphic design, and multimedia campaigns to elevate brands. The Living Luxe Design Show brings Living Luxe Magazine to life through an immersive experience that merges interior design, home decor, fashion, and lifestyle, creating a space for inspiration, innovation, and collaboration. Together, Living Luxe Inc. sets a new standard in luxury living, seamlessly blending media, marketing, and experiential design.
Our
STYLIST
Costigan
Costigan is a personal branding studio dedicated to empowering executive-level leaders to take control of their brand and unlock their full potential. By combining thoughtful style strategy with transformational experiences, we empower our clients to elevate their confidence, establish authority, and create lasting impact.
Why? Because a strong personal brand is more than image—it’s about credibility, recognition, and influence. Through services like Portraits with Impact and Style Masterclass, we provide tailored tools and unparalleled experiences to help leaders align their ambition with a powerful, authentic presence.
Our Event
PLANNER
Lexi Haslam
Lexi Haslam of Lexington and Co. Inc. is a Toronto-based event planner who has a passion and flair for crafting uniquely memorable experiences. Lexi's philosophy is rooted in creating events with intention, steering clear of cookie-cutter plans, and embracing the beauty of risks in design and scheduling.
At the heart of her approach is the deep connection with her clients. Understanding their stories and dreams, allows Lexi to help her clients host celebrations that are imbued with emotion and energy. Whether it's a grand affair at the Fairmont Royal York or an intimate gathering on private property, each event is a testament to her commitment.
MEN'S
FASHION
Harry Rosen
Canada's Finest Menswear Since 1954
“My father’s philosophy was to carry menswear that dresses leaders, visionaries and creatives who drive our communities—this vision still informs Harry Rosen today.” Larry Rosen, CEO
Starting with a $500 loan in 1954, Harry and his brother Lou opened a small made-to-measure menswear store in East Toronto’s Cabbagetown. From day one, Harry’s vision was to become a prestigious men’s boutique that exemplifies service, craftsmanship, and individualization in clothing and accessories.
With a curation of the world’s top menswear labels, decades of accumulated product and style expertise, and an understanding of what the modern man wants in his wardrobe, Harry Rosen is here to help men be their best in their personal and professional lives.
WOMEN'S
FASHION
Smythe
Friends first, now co-founders and designers, Andrea Lenczner and Christie Smythe launched SMYTHE in 2004. Coming from two different business backgrounds and design styles, they were on a unified mission to perfect one thing: the women’s blazer. Advanced styling, methodical tailoring, impeccable construction and designed to embolden the women who wear it; SMYTHE is the perfect, perfectly fitted blazer. After 15 years, they've expanded beyond blazers to a full ready-to-wear collection. The passion and methodology remains, as does the friendship.
Dean Davidson
Creating timeless jewelry with a global perspective, Dean Davidson is known for careful craftsmanship, hand-cut gemstones, and a signature brushed finish. Rooted in Canada and inspired by world travels, the brand’s story is as remarkable as the designs themselves.
Dean spent his early life on Canada’s vast farmland, surrounded by natural beauty and gifted the freedom to explore. Straying from the norm to follow his innate creativity and knack for entrepreneurship, Dean shifted from a career in agriculture to founding his own jewelry brand. This choice would lead him to travel the globe and adorn prominent figures in his designs.
Travel is at the very heart of the Dean Davidson brand -- Balinese basket weaving, the bamboo forest of Kyoto, and Brazil’s otherworldly sand dunes have all served as inspiration, resulting in pieces that encapsulate the wonder gained from Dean's experiences.
ba&sh
Ba&sh is a French fashion brand founded by best friends Barbara & Sharon who wanted to bring to life their dream wardrobe for all occasions. Each collection is designed in Paris to exude spontaneous, carefree femininity—with a distinctly Parisian point of view.
A truly global brand, ba&sh is backed by LVMH and grew first explosively in France and broader Europe, and most recently, has expanded to North America and Asia. The brand is represented in over 70 countries with more than 320 stores contributing to its continued success. In 2015, L Catterton and Groupe Arnault acquired an entity interest. This resulted in a record level of international expansion supported by multi-directional and digital deployment managed by the executive team, founders Barbara Boccara, Sharon Krief, Dan Arrouas and Pierre-Arnaud Grenade, the brand’s CEO who joined the team during the L Catterton investment. In May 2022, ba&sh attracted investment from French firm HLD alongside existing shareholders and the executive team, to pursue their ambitious growth plans.
Ba&sh continues to be a brand that empowers their audience by providing beautiful wardrobe that meet all their life moments.
Tanya Taylor
Tanya Taylor is a New York based womenswear brand whose mission is to create clothing that inspires confidence, celebration and community. Through the artful use of color, texture and original hand-painted prints, each collection is thoughtfully designed to bring happiness to all women. Tanya Taylor is an inclusive brand and is proud to offer a range of options including occasion dresses, separates, elevated basics, denim and swimwear in sizes ranging from 00 through 22. The collections are sold at retailers including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Shopbop, and have been worn by inspirational women including Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Tracee Ellis Ross, Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, America Ferrera, Emmy Rossum, Quinta Brunson and Aidy Bryant. In 2023, Tanya Taylor expanded into brick and mortar retail, opening the brand’s first flagship store at 980 Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side.
Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow is a family-owned, independent retail and online boutique specializing in premium denim. For 40+ years, our store has transformed how loyal customers shop for denim by offering the most honest, knowledgeable and attentive service in the country.
Our retail store, located in the Bloor-Yorkville shopping district of Toronto, is a welcoming place where consumers can get one-on-one personal service. On-site tailoring services are offered to complete any denim shopping experience with easy, efficient turnaround times. And of course, we make it easy to shop online with convenient delivery or pickup services.
WOMEN'S
FASHION
Smythe
Friends first, now co-founders and designers, Andrea Lenczner and Christie Smythe launched SMYTHE in 2004. Coming from two different business backgrounds and design styles, they were on a unified mission to perfect one thing: the women’s blazer. Advanced styling, methodical tailoring, impeccable construction and designed to embolden the women who wear it; SMYTHE is the perfect, perfectly fitted blazer. After 15 years, they've expanded beyond blazers to a full ready-to-wear collection. The passion and methodology remains, as does the friendship.
ba&sh
Ba&sh is a French fashion brand founded by best friends Barbara & Sharon who wanted to bring to life their dream wardrobe for all occasions. Each collection is designed in Paris to exude spontaneous, carefree femininity—with a distinctly Parisian point of view.
A truly global brand, ba&sh is backed by LVMH and grew first explosively in France and broader Europe, and most recently, has expanded to North America and Asia. The brand is represented in over 70 countries with more than 320 stores contributing to its continued success. In 2015, L Catterton and Groupe Arnault acquired an entity interest. This resulted in a record level of international expansion supported by multi-directional and digital deployment managed by the executive team, founders Barbara Boccara, Sharon Krief, Dan Arrouas and Pierre-Arnaud Grenade, the brand’s CEO who joined the team during the L Catterton investment. In May 2022, ba&sh attracted investment from French firm HLD alongside existing shareholders and the executive team, to pursue their ambitious growth plans.
Ba&sh continues to be a brand that empowers their audience by providing beautiful wardrobe that meet all their life moments.
Tanya Taylor
Tanya Taylor is a New York based womenswear brand whose mission is to create clothing that inspires confidence, celebration and community. Through the artful use of color, texture and original hand-painted prints, each collection is thoughtfully designed to bring happiness to all women. Tanya Taylor is an inclusive brand and is proud to offer a range of options including occasion dresses, separates, elevated basics, denim and swimwear in sizes ranging from 00 through 22. The collections are sold at retailers including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Shopbop, and have been worn by inspirational women including Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Tracee Ellis Ross, Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, America Ferrera, Emmy Rossum, Quinta Brunson and Aidy Bryant. In 2023, Tanya Taylor expanded into brick and mortar retail, opening the brand’s first flagship store at 980 Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side.
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