Lipstick Lifestyle

This year’s “Vision|Co. Wardrobe Lounge” (WL), created by style-maker Nicholas Mellamphy and Vision|Co., provides a delectable mix of eye-catching evening wear featuring Canadian designers such as Greta Constantine, Lucullen, Mikhael Kale and Nada Design alongside international labels Kenneth Cole, Ben Sherman and Police Eyewear. WL drinkables and edibles include products by Perrier-Jouet; Vitamin Water; The 1 litre Water Company; Lindt and Ace Bakery.

Located in a discreet second floor perch above Yorkville resto-club Lobby (home of the ultra-exclusive Luxury Lounge), the WL’s distinct white and purple décor follows the autumn trend of jewel tones. Celebs will discover rich red and purple gowns as well as the ever-classic black, white and charcoal red carpet “must-haves.” Other finds include: sleek daywear options; patent oversized handbags; tweed and wool chapeaux; bold jewellery from Davidson Design and stylish rain gear in red patent or gold from London Fog.

In previous years, the WL has been visited by Mena Suvari, Scott Speedman, Rachel Leigh Cook, Andre 3000 and Uma Thurman. Rumour has it TIFF media will be interviewing Hugh Grant (Lost for Words) and Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) at the WL this week, while party faves Kate Hudson and Sir Richard Branson may be discovered perusing its racks.

Located in the heart of Toronto’s fashionable Yorkville district are several of the city’s most luxurious hotels. These are where A-list actors can be found catching a couple hours of shut-eye between attending film screenings, parties and the oh-so-fabulously decadent gift lounges.

Situated at 18 St. Thomas Street is a charming boutique hotel named the Windsor Arms Hotel. Many visiting film celebs, big-ticket musicians, and prestigious jet-setters call this property home when they are in town. And during TIFF, it plays host to the annual In Style party.

Built in 1927 and completely reconstructed in 1999; The Windsor Arms Hotel offers 28 luxury suites with 24-hour butler service, a highly rated full service spa and Lipstick Lifestyle’s favourite spot for high tea in Toronto. It is also just steps away from a glittering array of top designer boutiques like of Hermès, Tiffany & Co., Chanel and Prada.

“There’s nothing we can’t do,” says George Friedmann, Owner of Windsor Arms Hotel. “I once had a guest who frequented the hotel, and before one of his arrivals he called us up to fill his tub with JELL-O. That’s right — JELL-O. You know how our concierge responded? He asked, ‘what flavour?’”

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Every September, Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood buzzes with one of the world’s biggest and most important film festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival or TIFF as it is commonly known. From September 8 – 12, Lipstick Lifestyle will share where the celebs stay, eat, pick up their swag and more – stay tuned.

Canadian stunner, Emmanuelle Vaugier, is a very busy actor. If you look at IMDB.com you will see that Vaugier has a pretty impressive list of TV and film credits including CSI NY, Two and a Half Men, Smallville, Supernatural, One Tree Hill, Veronica Mars, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Saw II and Saw IV and Blonde and Blonder, to only name a few.

Vaugier kindly took time out of her hectic schedule to answer a few of Lipstick Lifestyle’s questions.

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Daddy’s girl. Actress. Material girl. Madonna can easily be classified as one of the greatest influences of our time, and her continuous reinvention can be traced back to her childhood. Her brother, Christopher Ciccone, the one person she kept close after fleeing her hometown for stardom, tells the story of Madonna’s life through his eyes in “Life With My Sister Madonna.”

In Ciccone’s book, he depicts the battles, the fights, the successes and the struggles that made Madonna who she is today. From their shared Michigan upbringing, losing their mother at a young age and dancing at the clubs in Manhattan in the early 80s, to her first world tour, her marriage to Sean Penn, the birth of her children and her marriage to Guy Ritchie, Ciccone tells the story in a way that only a brother can.

“Life With My Sister Madonna” by Christopher Ciccone
Available at Chapters, Indigo or online at www.amazon.com