THE SCENE: Legendary models and Toronto’s fashion elite at Joe Mimran’s bash at the ROM
THE SCENE: Legendary models and Toronto’s fashion elite at Joe Mimran’s bash at the ROM
By Karolyne Ellacott | October 22, 2012
By Karolyne Ellacott | 10/22/2012
Leave it to Joe Mimran to throw the ultimate pre-Fashion Week shindig. A private screening of Versailles ’73 at the ROM on Saturday eve drew Toronto’s most notable dressers, along with legendary models Pat Cleveland, Alva Chinn and Karen Bjornson. The flick revisits a fashion show held at Versailles nearly four decades ago, in which a swarm of American models, many of whom were black, wowed the stuffy Parisian establishment. Following the screening, we trotted upstairs after Catherine Nugent, director Deborah Riley Draper , and the Beckerman sisters (both dressed in sparkly floor-length numbers) to a room outfitted with a runway and macaron trees in white and orange (this was a Joe Fresh event, after all).
Model Liisa Winkler headed straight for the bar, while Zoomer’ s Suzanne Boyd did the rounds in a fantastical feather headpiece. Hello Canada’s Lisa Tant hobnobbed with Shinan Govani and The Room’s creative director Nicholas Mellamphy . Meanwhile, the ever-ebullient artist Andrea Bolley kicked up her heels to the ‘70s tunes spinning overhead, playing the muse to socialite Nolan Bryant’s lens. Cleveland—whose evocative reminiscing made her the star of the doc—swanned around the room in a graceful swath of lime green. Here’s hoping this week’s Joe Fresh runway show is just as effortless.
172355 The party (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7317-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7317.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7317.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7317/ oct12versailles7317 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172360 Stacey McKenzie and photographer Paul Alexander (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7322-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7322.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7322.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7322/ oct12versailles7322 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172359 Jeremy Laing and Kimberley Newport-Mimran (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7321-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7321.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7321.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7321/ oct12versailles7321 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172358 Model Liisa Winkler (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7320-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7320.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7320.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7320/ oct12versailles7320 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172357 Shinan Govani and The Bay’s Nicholas Mellamphy (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7319-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7319.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7319.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7319/ oct12versailles7319 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172354 Designer Jeremy Laing and <em>FASHION</em> editor Bernadette Morra (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7316-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7316.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7316.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7316/ oct12versailles7316 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172353 Fashion power couple Joe Mimran and Kimberley Newport-Mimran (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7315-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7315.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7315.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7315/ oct12versailles7315 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172351 Pat Cleveland (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7313-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7313.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7313.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7313/ oct12versailles7313 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172350 Real estate tycoon Patrick Handreke and his wife Sara (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7312-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7312.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7312.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7312/ oct12versailles7312 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172349 Model Stacey McKenzie (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7311-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7311.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7311.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7311/ oct12versailles7311 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172348 Greta Constantine designers Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7310-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7310.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7310.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7310/ oct12versailles7310 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172347 Catherine and David Nugent (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7309-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7309.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7309.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7309/ oct12versailles7309 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172346 Jeanne Beker (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7308-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7308.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7308.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7308/ oct12versailles7308 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172345 Los Angeles’ vintage king Cameron Silver (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7307-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7307.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7307.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7307/ oct12versailles7307 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172344 Singer Divine Brown (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7306-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7306.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7306.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7306/ oct12versailles7306 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172343 Beckerman sisters Samantha and Caillianne (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7305-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7305.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7305.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7305/ oct12versailles7305 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172340 CBC exec Kirstine Stewart and <em>Little Mosque on the Prairie </em>star Zaib Shaikh (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7302-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7302.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles7302.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles7302/ oct12versailles7302 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
172364 Model Pat Cleveland, beauty expert Mikki Taylor, designer Joe Mimran and models Karen Bjornson and Alva Chinn (Image: George Pimentel) <em>Versailles ’73</em> Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum Versailles ’73 Canadian premiere at the Royal Ontario Museum https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles73_intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles73_intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12Versailles73_intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/joe-mimran-versailles-73-party/slide/oct12versailles73_intro/ oct12versailles73_intro 0 0
(Image: George Pimentel)
Jeannie Beker, you look fabulous! So chic, age-appropriate, the handbag, everything, you’re gorgeous. Now, Sara Handreke, we all know that fur adds 20 lbs and 20 years, so your vest needs to be donated to a ice fisherman in Parry Sound. Pat Cleveland, why are you wearing a hot air balloon? Liisa Winkler, your hair is limp and unhealthy looking, start with cutting 6″ off the bottom. Cameron Silver – you are just perfect.
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