Truth be told, even past over-the-top experiences at the much-anticipated Annual Printemps du MAC could not have adequately prepared me for the overall great vibiness of this year’s 12th edition. For your party pleasure, some snaps for the memory banks … Photography DAN PROKOPOWICZ
ENTRANCE-MAKERS: Schwarzkopf sales director KIM GONNEVILLE and Maison Elama co-owner RITA ELIAS. SPECTACULAR S&S: ACN all star vice-president SIMON ABBOUD and love, Groupe Ferreira powerhouse SANDRA FERREIRA. ABSOLUTELY THREE-LING! Dedicated 2018 co-chairs STEFANIE STERGIOTIS and ALEXANDRA MOHSEN pose with the foundation’s director of marketing and communications ANNE-MARIE BARNARD. POLKA HOTTIE! The inimitable JF GERVAIS. SUITED UP FOR THE SOIRÉE: SCOTT JARDIN in TOPMAN and TIGER OF SWEDEN and Frank & Oak CEO and co-founder ETHAN SONG in yes, FRANK & OAK! BOYS OF SPRING: PEPE & ETIENNE. KARL’S KOOL KREW: Celebrity plastic surgeon KARL SCHWARZ, at centre with, from left, JENNIFER PAQUETTE, TANYA KAROUT BRUNET, beautiful wife NIKI SCHWARZ, and pals NATALIE ASTEEL AZZOUZ and husband BASSAM AZZOUZ. PARTY SO FINE: Over a thousand young professionals and movers and groovers descend upon the Musée d’art contemporain for the annual Printemps du MAC PARTY SO FINE: Over a thousand young professionals and movers and groovers descend upon the Musée d’art contemporain for the annual Printemps du MAC FLYJIN FOOD ON SCENE! Flyjin pleases palates with signature Japanese fusion izakaya dumplings. PRETTY X 3: Aurum’s NATALIE ASTEEL AZZOUZ with doctor duo NIKI SCHWARZ and husband KARL SCHWARZ. ON THEME: MARIE-SOPHIE TAILLEFER and love PHILIPPE MORIN. ARM IN ARM: Power gal guests and good gal pals JESS PATHY and CHRISTINE BOIVIN. TEAM MAC: MAC director and chief curator JOHN ZEPPETELLI and foundation communications and marketing director ANNE-MARIE BARNARD in NORMA KAMALI. HONOURARY CORNER: Hon. chair MARTIN-LUC ARCHAMBAULT, CEO of AmpMe and a Dragon on Dans l’oeil du dragon and love, SHANIE MIOTTO, in DENIS GAGNON. GOOD BROMANCING: GREG WHITESIDE, SEBASTIEN BRAULT and DANIEL ROBICHAUD. DOM WITH THAT! CHANEL LESZCZYNSKI fires up the good bubbles. SISTERS IN STYLE: Event sponsor Antonopoulos Group’s MARIA ANTONOPOULOS and ANNA ANTONOPOULOS. SOCIAL GALS WITH SASS! Celebrity portraitist and photographer MONIQUE WESTON, hostess CHANEL LESZCZYNSKI and restaurateur, KIMBERLY LALLOUZ, owner of event sponsors Miss Prêt à Manger and Monsieur Restaurant+Bar. SMILING BIG: Celebrity portraitist and photographer MONIQUE WESTON, hostess CHANEL LESZCZYNSKI. SOUL SISTERS: Celebrity portraitist and photographer MONIQUE WESTON and good gal pal, restaurateur, KIMBERLY LALLOUZ, owner of event sponsors Miss Prêt à Manger and Monsieur Restaurant+Bar. BLACK-TIE BEAUTIES: CHRISTINE VERHAEGAN and JEAN-SEBASTIEN LABELLE. LBDs x 2: Sisters ARI CRUDO and KARA CRUDO. GOOD GAL BONDING: JESS PATHY and TANYA KAROUT BRUNET. POWER PIC: Stingray chariman MARK PATHY, Plusgrade founder /CEO KENNY HARRIS, and hon. chair MARTIN-LUC “DRAGON” ARCHAMBAULT. CHEEK TO CHIC: Dr. NIKI SCHWARZ and TANYA KAROUT BRUNET. PARTY ON FIRE! : FEELING THE BEAT: Dr. NIKI SCHWARZ and TANYA KAROUT BRUNET. IMPRESSION MAKER: Model/ bizwoman and activist ANNA GALCHENYUK. OH YEAH! Celebrity portraitist and photographer MONIQUE WESTON and gal pal TANYA KAROUT BRUNET. GOOD FRIENDS, GREAT NIGHT: SHANIE FRIEND, Dr. marrieds NIKI SCHWARZ and KARL SCHWARZ.