Boy does 25 look good on you … After a quarter century, the awesome Daffodil Ballbenefiting the Canadian Cancer Society, is more awesome than ever, a testament to the brilliance and dedication of Daffodil doyenne and event architect extraordinaire, the unstoppable ALISON SILCOFF. For your pleasure and pop, behold the Diary Exclusive from the special edition that raised a cool two million for the Society, Photography KAREL CHLADEK, with a selection courtesy of the Ball
CENTERPIECES WORTHY OF GAZING.
SPIRALING INTO CONTROL: A metallic dipped aerial artist slithers down a coil 40 feet above guests heads during cocktails.
TABLE THAT!
CEILING ME HAPPY.
TUX MEETS RUBY RED: Triotech COO CHARLES DÉCARIE and wife NATHALIE SCHWARTZ DÉCARIe, in GEORGES SCHWARTZ BLING.
CAMERA READY: ANGELINA LOFFREDA and husband, RBC Royal Bank Wealth Management vice-chair TONY LOFFREDA.
SUPERSTART! Guests descend upon Windsor Station for cocktails at the 25th anniversary silver-themed Daffodil Ball, as aerial artists spiral above.
POWER PIC : Engel & Völkers broker to the stars MARTIN ROULEAU, legendary singer LARA FABIAN, ANGELA LOFFREDA, husband, TONY LOFFREDA, RBC Royal Bank Wealth Management vice-chair.
IN AWE: Diary’s JENN CAMPBELL, chatting with legendary singer LARA FABIAN.
LUCKY SOCIAL GAL: Engel & Völkers broker to the stars MARTIN ROULEAU, Jenn Campbell in SOCIAL GAL SOIREE BY DIARY DESIGN & NAOMY STERN COUTURE, and legendary singer LARA FABIAN.
SOCIAL GALS GO SILVER: JENN CAMPBELL in SOCIAL GAL SOIREE WITH NAOMY STERN COUTURE, KATIO PICCOLINO in DI CARLO COUTURE, emcee JULIE DU PAGE in MAISON ARIAN CARL, NATASHA GARGIULO in DI CARLO COUTURE, FIGI ELMAN, and MADDY K in LA CRÈME DE LA CRÈME BOUTIQUE.
GLITTER GALS : Celebrity emcee JULIE DU PAGE in MAISON ARIAN CARL and ALDO and Ritz-Carlton Montreal PR director KATIA PICCOLINO in DI CARLO COUTURE.
RITZ-TASTIC: Raffle sponsor, Ritz-Carlton Montreal CEO/ GM ANDREW TORRIANI and wife ARLENE TORRIANI with friends, lawyer CIRO CUCCINIELLO and wife ANGELA RICCO.
BLACK-TIE PERFECTION: LEA GIRARD NADEAU in SELF PORTRAIT and love HARRY GRIVAKIS in DOLCE.
SPECSATION: BUNNY BERKE in LILY SIMON COUTURE, LARRY LUSKO in YSL.
HOSTESS SO HOTTIE IN LYSA LASH FURS.
ON SCENE: FRANCIS ROY and Transcontinental board chair ISABELLE MARCOUX.
GODDESS CORNER : Hostesses swathed in silver gowns and LYSA LASH FURS.
FLIGHT OF FASH; LCP MODELS director SANDS PALABRICO in GUCCI, FINEZZA and ZANOTTI.
THE DAY SILVER SHE HEELS MET SILVER HE KICKS.
TABLE BOUND.
ELECTRIC EMCEE : Celebrity emcee JULIE DU PAGE in MAISON ARIAN CARL and ALDO. welcomes one and all to the 25th anniversary silver-themed Daffodil Ball at Windsor.
METALLIC MAGIC! Over 600 glam guests enjoy festivities at the 25th anniversary silver-themed Daffodil Ball.
KRYSTAL LOVE : Germany’s glitteringly garbed–and globally beloved–KRISTALLEON uses crystal glasses and silver flutes to fashion hauntingly seductive melodies.
KRYSTAL LOVE : Germany’s glitteringly garbed–and globally beloved–KRISTALLEON uses crystal glasses and silver flutes to fashion hauntingly seductive melodies.
FUSE-ILICIOUS: Ball headliners, FUSE, a London based power pair of virtuoso electric violinists, BEN LEE and VIOLETA BARRENA WITSCHI.
GAZE HAZE; Triotech COO CHARLES DÉCARIE shares a dance with wife, Committee member NATHALIE SCHWARTZ DÉCARIE.
THE 1945 EFFECT.
ALL SMILES & GOOD STYLE: Quebecor’s PIERRE KARL PÉLADEAU, ÉLAINE LÉGER, SARA JOLICOEUR, ISABELLE MARANDA, MARIE-JOSÉE SIMARD, and Bombardier’s ALAIN BELLEMARE.
PARTYTIMEEEEE!!!!
STYLISH SUPPORTERS: Stephen Reitman in REITMAN COUTURE, LINDA SHAW and love, FRANK MOTTER share a giggle.
THE CHACRA SHAKE-UP : Paul Chacra’s 1945 drives the crowd wild at Daff 2018.
THE CHACRA SHAKE-UP : Paul Chacra’s 1945 drives the crowd wild at Daff 2018.
GOOD FRIENDS, GLAM NIGHT : PAOLO CATTELAN in ZEGNA, wife BITA CATTELAN BITA, in CAROLINA HERRERA, pal PETER NICHOLSON, owner of the Bahamas’ Grand Isle Resort & Spa.
DASHING MEETS STUNNING : Sanimax tops MARTIN COUTURE with love MARIE-LISE ANDRADE in DUY.
SPOTLIGHT ON : JULIA DAWI in RALPH LAUREN.
RUNWAY WORTHY : The radiant MICHELLE MCHUGH in J. MENDEL.
CAN I HAVE THIS TWIRL? BITA CATTELAN IN CAROLINA HERRERA and husband PAOLO CATTELAN in ZEGNA.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR : LINDA SHAW, in a shimmery sheath, hits the dance floor wth love, FRANK MOTTER.
HANDS UP FOR THE DANCE FLOOR : Super-songstress LARA FABIAN.
POUR IT ON! Guest dessert chef PATRICE DEMERS presents silvered profiteroles as beautiful as they are delish.
DAFFODIL DREAM TEAM : Committee members, from left, ÉLODIE MEYER, ISABELLE LÊ, NICOLE MAGNAN, KATIA PICCOLINO, JEANNIE SAUNDERS, MARTIN ROULEAU, NATHALIE SCHWARTZ DÉCARIE, NORMAN STEINBERG, DENIS LALONDE, MARIO PLOURDE, RICHARD VOYER, ALISON SILCOFF, ALFREDO BARRIOS, STUART ELMAN, SHIRLEY QUANTZ, and FIGI ELMAN.
SPOTLIGHT ON : Daff doyenne / founder / gala architect-in-chief ALISON SILCOFF in VERA WANG, CAPTURED alongside the entrance-maker in chief (wink).
FIERCE FIDDLERS: London-based FUSE, a power pair of virtuoso electric violinists, VIOLETA BARRENA WITSCHI and BEN LEE, headline the entertainment.
RUNWAY WORTHY : VALERY ZAMUNER AND WSP’s ALEXANDRE L’HEUREUX.
ELEGANCE CENTRAL: INDER ARYA and Power Corp’s SACHA HAQUE.
SWEETEST SERENADE.
BIG 3: LISANDRO SANDS PALABRICA, EMILIE LEHEC and IVAN LEHEC.
