When it comes to party-time, one of our most venerable cultural institutions, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (aka the MAC)doesn’t mess around. Conversely, the highly decorated Montreal showcase for extraordinary works of contemporary art, is now also renowned for its event-making and benefit-throwing skills. CASE IN POINT: The recent11th annual Printemps du MAC, brainbaby of the younger arm of the museum. Boasting an innovative techno-jungle theme, “Jangala” (Sanskrit for “uncultivated land”), the evening, masterminded by ROBERT ALEXANDER QUINN, and inspired by both the primeval and futuristic, wowed throughout the night. Photography KAREL CHLADEK
SUITS FOR DARING SOCIAL GENTS! JEAN-YVES O’NEILL and just as sartorially bold pal MICHAEL CHAREST.
FAMILY JUNGLING! ANNA ANTONOPOULOS in ZARA, JOSH WOLFE in DEL TORO, and love, MARIA antonopoulos, in CALI DREAMING.
STYLISH SUPPORT: Museum supporters and good pals, National PR exec CHRISTINE BOIVIN in LK BENNETT, PASCAL DEGISE in TIGER OF SWEDEN, and ANNA ANTONOPOULOS in ZARA.
ALLO ALOUETTES! PR powerhouse GEN SHARP, in MILLY and JIMMY CHOO, Montreal Alouettes player SAM GIGUERE, Alouettes president / CEO PATRICK “SIZZLE” BOIVIN and wife CATHERINE SHARP.
SISTERS SO HAWT: PR powerhouse GEN SHARPE in MILLY and JIMMY CHOO, and sister CATHERINE SHARP.
CHAIRS ON SCENE: ALEXANDRA MOHSEN, STEFANIE STERGIOTIS, in KENZO FOR H&M and ARITZIA, and ANNE-MARIE BARNARD in ALICE & OLIVIA.
SOON TO BE MARRIEDS! ROSEMARIE BERTRAND and fiancé NICOLAS RUBBO.
POSE PERFECTION: PR goddess EFFIE GIANNOU and handsome hub CHRIS KARMIRIS.
THREE TO BE: Freshly shorn ANNIE ROBERT, in COS and GUCCI, dashing PHILIP ZIELONKA and love, master caterer and restaurateur KIMBERLY LALLOUZ in VICTORIA’S SECRET and AGENT PROVOCATEUR.
HOLTS IN THE HOUSE: Holt Renfrew Quebec divisional vice president NORMAND CIARLO and sales maestro DAVID LAPIERRE.
DIALING UP THE STYLE: LAURENCE LAPIERRE in BCBGMAXAZRIA and ARITZIA and Soubois fabulous JF GERVAIS in CLUB MONACO.
TEAM BRAM!
AUCTION TIME!
SMOKING & A HAT: ERIC CHARETTE and OLY LAM, both in vintage.
VROOMY VINTAGE: AMIRA GUETIF in LUSH and BCBGMAXAZRIA, ERIC CHARETTE in a vintage smoking, and OLY LAM, in head to vintage from his grandparents closet.
TECHNO JUNGLE TIME! 1200 young professionals pack into the museum for the Jangala-themed annual Printemps du Mac.
SURMESUR GUYS MEET SARTORIALTO: CHARLES DESNOYERS, DEVEN YE, and MARIUS GUETTA, sport their SUR MESUR brand alongside proud Sartorialto man FRANCISCO RANDEZ.
LETTING LOOSE: LYSANDRE LAFERRIERE and ALEXANDRA DE ROY.
SPOTLIGHT ON: AMELIE FAHEY.
TEAM PRETTY! Gorgeous go-getting Social Gals KAROLINA JEZ, VALERIE GOHIER, and AMELIE FAHEY.
SARTORIALTO SQUAD: Sartorialto’s MARK PATRICK and MAUDE MARQUIS-BRETON.
ADORBS! GENEVIEIVE SHARP and love, DOM KEISERLINGK.
TECHNO TREES.
0513_social_ 9660 “USIE” TIME: Soubois star JF Gervais snaps an usie of Moe Tawil and moi at the annual Printemps du MAC. KAREL CHLADEK
SPRINGING THE MAC FORWARD: Printemps du MAC committee members assemble for a victory photo at their sold out event.
PRICELESS PICK-UP! JEREMY SISSELMAN sweeps model LEA SCHWARZ right off her feet.
