April 2007
National Post
Vin de Pays d’Oc, the next generation of French wines, celebrates Canadian fashion
Vin de Pays d’Oc, the wines of the South of France, was proud to partner once again with the toronto fashion incubator (tfi) to present Ultimate Platinum at The Carlu, on April 17th 2007.
For the intense New Labels competition, a jury comprised of industry professionals selected six young Canadian designers: Sarah Nicol and Kelly Dowdall of quelques filles, Engelbert Gayagoy of 1.618, Ozen duo Phoebe Gao and Enfys Zhuo and Kalam Lee of Malak by Kalam Lee. Much like Pays d’Oc wines, these designers proved creative and cutting-edge! The winner of New Labels, quelques filles, charmed the jury with “Mi Amor, A Victorian Love Tragedy”. Their collection captured the romance of a bygone era…
The evening also featured 20 of Canada’s top fashion designers who wowed the audience with one-of-a-kind red-carpet creations following a “Platinum” colour theme… Let’s raise our glass and thank all participating designers for this evening of fine wine and fashion!
Matching the mood that night with an exciting wine tasting were the wines of the South of France, Vin de Pays d’Oc. 1,000 guests sampled a diverse array of reds, whites and roses and enjoyed the delicious hors d’oeuvres inspired by the Mediterranean.
For more information on Vin de Pays d’Oc and on our wine and fashion events, please visit www.vindepaysdoc.ca. Sante!
Captions from top: Row 1: Actors Tamara Podemski and Tricia Young; Designer David Dixon and a friend with Glenn Dixon; A guest enjoying Jeanjean wine. Row 2: Jayne Rae for Vin de Pays d’Oc; Malak by Kalam Lee; OZEN; The Philippe Dandurand Wines team. Row 3: TFI’s Mary Symons, Mayor David Miller, Breakfast Television’s Dina Pugliese and Susan Langdon of the TFI; Tanya Kim, co-host of CTV’s eTalk in Damzels in This Dress; City TV’s Traci Melchor and actors Mary Kitchen, Kristen Booth and Shie-Mee Yeh. Row 4:Canadian Idol Judge Jake Gold and Leesa Butler; Interior designers Joe Brennen and Daniel Green Glass; Shan Mogk-Edwards and Javier Santos of the LCBO; New CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon and wife Suzanne Cohon
Photo Credits: Sandler photography
