One of the most socially note-able events of the season – the 58thMontreal Museum of Fine Arts’ (MMFA) annual Ball– recently unveiled its stunning latest edition, NUIT COUTURE, proudly presented by RBC, under the co-presidency of Bio-K+ international CEO Isabèle Chevalier, Cirque du Soleil and Invest Canada boards chair Mitch Garber, Mavrik Corp. president Mark Pathy and featuring the mastery of presenting designers: Philippe Dubuc, Denis Gagnon, Helmer Joseph, Nathon Kong, Marie-Ève Lecavalier, Markantoine, Fecal Matter (Hannah Rose and Steven Raj) Atelier New Regime (Gildas and Koku Awuye) and Marie Saint Pierre. Of course, the ALL ACCESS DIARYCAM was there to capture it all Photography KAREL CHLADEK
CHEERS TO NUIT COUTURE!
TOP TEAM: Ball consulting committee members LOUISE RACINE and DEBBIE ZAKAIB, ball co-presidents MARK PATHY and ISABÈLE CHEVALIER, MMFA director general/ chief curator NATHALIE BONDIL, MMFA president JACQUES PARISIEN, foundation president SYLVIE DEMERS, ball co-president MITCH GARBER, consulting committee members JULIE MOISAN, WILLAMINA LEUS MARTIRE and CAROLINE DEITCHER, MMFA event management head/ball chief coordinator GENEVIÈVE LAFAILLE, and foundation director, DANIELLE CHAMPAGNE.
CROSSING GENS; ISABELLE GAUTHIER BRANCOLI, co-chair of the MMFA Young philanthropists’ circle; DENIS CODERRE and EMMANUEL PHILIPPE, co-chair of the MMFA Young philanthropists’ circle.
PHOTO OPP: Fecal Matter’s STEVEN RAJ BHASKARAN and HANNAH ROSE DALTON, in their own designs, with foundation director DANIELLE CHAMPAGNE, and MMFA conservator, THIERRY-MAXIME LORIOT.
POWER SHOT: MMFA foundation director DANIELLE CHAMPAGNE, ball co-president MITCH GARBER.
CULTURE GALS: NATHALIE BONDIL, director general and chief curator of the MMFA, and NATHALIE ROY, minister of culture and communications.
STYLISH STAIRS!
SNAPPED: Ball co-president ISABÈLE CHEVALIER, CHRISTIAN LAROSE.
FABULOUS X 3.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO HELMER JOSEPH.
MARKANTOINE IN THE MARKANTOINE BANQUET HALL!
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO MARKANTOINE.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO MARKANTOINE.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO NATHON KONG.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO DENIS GAGNON.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO PHILIPPE DUBUC.
DREAMY DUO: The awesome DOUGLAS BENSADOUN and his love.
THE CREATIVES, LIVE & FABULOUS: Aldo master GERALD CLEAL, MELISSA THOMPSON, CATHERINE NADEAU, YAN DOUTZ.
ALL SMILES & GOOD STYLE: WILLA MARTIRE, MELISSA THOMPSON.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO FECAL MATTER.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO FECAL MATTER.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO MARIE-ÈVE LECAVALIER.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO ATELIER NEW REGIME.
MMFA WOMEN GO THE DISTANCE: Outstanding foundation director DANIELLE CHAMPAGNE, and award-winning MMFA director general/chief curator NATHALIE BONDIL.
COUTURE EXCELLENCE THANKS TO THESE A-LISTERS.
COUTURE EXCELLENCE THANKS TO THESE A-LISTERS.
COUTURE EXCELLENCE THANKS TO THESE A-LISTERS.
DAZZLING DENIS GAGNON.
BANQUET HALL DEDICATED TO ATELIER NEW REGIME.
SPOTLIGHT ON: Revered Artist KENT MONKMAN and Sobeys star BERNARD DOUCET.
NUIT COUTURE. OH YEAH.
MUSE MOMENT.
MUSE MOMENT.
MUSE MOMENT.
MUSE MOMENT.
MUSE MOMENT.
MUSE MOMENT.
MUSE MOMENT.
MUSE MOMENT.
BRING ON THE PINK: FECAL METTER with new parents RUBY BROWN and RICHARD SPEER.
BLACK-TIE BEAUTIFUL: BITA CATTELAN in UNTTLD, husband PAOLO CATTELAN in ZEGNA, CAROLINE MONTMINY in BURGUNDY.
BLACK IS BAAACK: BITA CATTELAN in UNTTLD, husband PAOLO CATTELAN in ZEGNA.
WINGED BEAUTY: DEBBIE ZAKAIB in LUCAS STOWE.
FAMILY TIME: JESSICA CICCARELLO, LOUISE SHOIRY, JP SHOIRY.
MARKANTOINE MOMENT!
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.
LADY IN RED: MARIE-EVE PICARD.
CAFA CONNECTION: PR powerhouse MARIA VARVARIKOS-PEART poses with pal, Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards (CAFA) founding director, BRITTNEY KUCZYNSKI.
SPARKLING ON SCENE: Model SHANIE MIOTTO, in DENIS GAGNON, and love, AmpMe CEO MARTIN-LUC ARCHAMBAULT.
DUBBLE TRUBBLE: BAL Ball consulting committee member/mmode tops DEBBIE ZAKAIB in homegrown Lucas Stowe, and JENN CAMPBELL in her own SOCIAL GAL SOIREE WITH NAOMY STERN COUTURE.
