THE SCENE: socialites and synchronized swimmers at Greta Constantine’s late-summer party
THE SCENE: socialites and synchronized swimmers at Greta Constantine’s late-summer party
By Fraser Abe | August 27, 2012
By Fraser Abe | 08/27/2012
The closing days of summer are always a little dreary—thoughts of day drinking and cottage life shift back to work and responsibilities—but the third annual Greta Constantine pool party on Thursday proved to be a great distraction for Toronto’s scenesters. At a sprawling mansion in the Annex, we spotted Little Mosque on the Prairie star Zaib Shaikh doing purse-holding duty for CBC’s Kirstine Stewart and Anne-Marie Mediwake, as guests sank into the grass in their spike heels. The evening’s conversations shifted from talk of joining Soho House to TIFF and NYFW plans—guests lamented that they’d love to do it all, but are just “too busy” (we’d love to have problems like that). We chatted Forest Hill real estate with CityTV’s Sandy Pittana, while socialite Catherine Nugent pointed out potential subjects for our photographer, noting one guest looked “like she should be on the cover of Town and Country. ”
The pool saw a lot of action, first with a quartet of synchronized swimmers in Greta Constantine frocks (afterwards, designer Stephen Wong lamented that “the dresses turned see-through”) and later with drunkish guests who hiked up their skirts and ditched their towering heels to wade in—a first, though we’ve always wondered why no one had jumped in in previous years. DJ Diego Armand got everyone dancing with Dance Mix -era hits like Salt-N-Pepa’ s “Shoop,” and Rana and Richard Florida, skirting around the dancers to get to their friends, looked dangerously close to falling in the water if a wayward arm came flying in their direction. All in all, the evening felt like a party straight out of The OC : pool, dancing, and far too many drinks.
160440 Ben Mulroney hurried in, presumably to find his wife Jessica, before hanging in back with designer Shay Lowe (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty26-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty26.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty26.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty26/ aug12greatparty26 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160441 Television host Glen Baxter and friend (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty25-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty25.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty25.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty25/ aug12greatparty25 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160442 Fashion blogger Spiro Mandylor in his best street style pose (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty24-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty24.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty24.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty24/ aug12greatparty24 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160443 Hairstylist Tony Pham shows why he’s part of Toronto’s fashion vanguard (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty23-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty23.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty23.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty23/ aug12greatparty23 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160514 A model sports a Greta Constantine frock from the Spring 2013 collection (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty22-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty22.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty22.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty22/ aug12greatparty22 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160445 By the end of the night, the synchronized swimmers weren’t the only ones to hit the pool (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty20-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty20.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty20.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty20/ aug12greatparty20 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160446 Trinity Jackman chats poolside (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty19-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty19.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty19/ aug12greatparty19 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160448 <em>FASHION </em>magazine’s Randi Bergman dishes on her sideline as a DJ (her pseudonym: DJ Birthright) (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty17-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty17.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty17/ aug12greatparty17 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160449 CBC’s Anne-Marie Mediwake and her husband, Darryl Konynenbelt (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty16-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty16.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty16/ aug12greatparty16 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160450 <em>Little Mosque on the Prairie </em>star Zaib Shaikh and CBC exec Kirstine Stewart (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty15-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty15.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty15/ aug12greatparty15 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160464 <em>Plaid Magazine’</em>s Robert Weir and Odessa Paloma Parker (who both made our second annual list of Toronto’s “Most Stylish”) (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty14-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty14.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty14/ aug12greatparty14 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160452 Catherine and David Nugent (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty13-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty13.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty13/ aug12greatparty13 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160453 CityTV’s Sandra Pittana and her daughter (looks like someone inherited her mom’s trademark curls) (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty12.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty12/ aug12greatparty12 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160454 Karen Liebesman sets the record straight (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty11.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty11/ aug12greatparty11 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160455 Alia Juma, the sister half of the sibling duo behind Juma (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty9-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty9.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty9/ aug12greatparty9 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160447 We told you they were cool (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty18-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty18.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty18.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty18/ aug12greatparty18 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160456 Stylist Corey Ng in a pair of killer glasses (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty8-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty8.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty8/ aug12greatparty8 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160457 Blogger Anita Clarke of I Want I Got shows off her printed platforms and matching manicure (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty7-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty7.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty7/ aug12greatparty7 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160458 Krystal Koo, who offered the opulent Annex estate she shares with Michael Cooper for the party (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty6.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty6/ aug12greatparty6 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160460 Stephen Wong partakes in a Purdy’s ice cream bar and some gossip (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty4.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty4/ aug12greatparty4 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160461 Kirk Pickersgill gets a hand with his outfit (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty3.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty3/ aug12greatparty3 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160462 Guests consumed finger food, ice cream and lots and lots and lots of alcohol (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty2.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty2/ aug12greatparty2 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160463 Greta Constantine designer tag team Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty1-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty1.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty1/ aug12greatparty1 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
160470 Four Greta Constantine-clad synchronized swimmers entertain the crowd to the strains of Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” (Image: Erin Seaman) Greta Constantine’s midsummer party Greta Constantine’s midsummer party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty_intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty_intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug12greatparty_intro.jpg 656 420 [] https://torontolife.com/city/the-scene-greta-constantine-midsummer-party/slide/aug12greatparty_intro/ aug12greatparty_intro 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
Über cool scene + long-in-tooth former power couple? Hmmm….
Which one? X-D