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· montrealgazette.com · S a t u r d ay, May 7, 2011
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Daffodil Ball is welcome
sign of spring
JENNIFER
CAMPBELL
golden evening
From Russia with love: Despite a little competition
from certain royal nuptials (what’s 2 billion viewers,
really?), the award-winning Daffodil Ball, benefiting
the Canadian Cancer Society, recently pulled off its best
edition to date – a Russian-romance-themed spectacular
inspired by the beauty and splendour of Anna Karenina
and Dr. Zhivago.
“Love was in the air on this side of the ocean, too!” declared event architect/producer Alison Silcoff.
Thankfully, guest overlap was at a minimum (though
dear Kate and William were missed), and 700 of Montreal’s most powerful cultural, political and business
shakers heeded the invitational cue for black-tie with
a pop of scarlet before making the grandest of entrances into a fairy tale Russia at apropos Windsor Station. (Kudos to event designers Decor & More who did
opulent-irresistible really well). Topping the A-list:
2011 co-chairpersons Rupert Duchesne, president/
CEO Groupe Aeroplan (attending with wife Holly CollBlack), Marc Parent, CEO of CAE (with wife Sylvie
Lecours), Michael Roach, president/CEO of CGI (with
wife Deborah) and Norman Steinberg, chairman of
Ogilvy Renault (with wife Renée Kessler).
Now, your stiletto-hopping social scribe (who incidentally made her own grand entrance in vintage bling
from Absoluxe) could do the usual and spell out every
impressive detail. But been there, done that (yawn). Instead, Social Notes invites you to immerse yourselves
in the accompanying gallery, maxed out with a flurry
of fab photos in honour of this special Daffodil edition.
Enjoy! Or as our Russian brothers and sisters would say
Наслаждайтесь!
And please see Page G10 for more Daffodil Ball photos.
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four IS MORE Donald Robins (left) and wife TV personalSNUGGLEHONEYS Chris- ity Isabelle Racicot (in Marie Saint Pierre) hang with fellow
tiane and Guy Hachey, celebs Patricia Paquin (in BCBG MAXAZRIA) and master
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president, Bombardier Aero- chef Louis-François Marcotte.
DAFFODIL BOUND Price- space, bring their signature
waterhouseCoopers topman sizzle to the Daff.
Chris Clark (a proud survivor) and wife Pam (in Wayne
Clarke) kick it up.
Daffodil Ball
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ENVIABLE ELEGANCE:
ichelle Setlakwe and husM
band Michael Fortier (chairman RBC). Black-tie perfect.
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FASHION YOUR SEATBELTS Co-chairperson Marc Parent,
(left), CEO of CAE, wife Sylvie Lecours, and pals Elaine and
Calin Rovinescu, president/CEO of Air Canada (generous
donors of two spectacular raffle prizes).
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DANCIN’ DOCTORS Sheldon Elman of Medisys and
wife, Meryl (also a physician)
set the disco standard.
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caught ON THE GLAMCAM Dashing Andrew Lapierre
(in Hugo Boss) and stunning wife, actress Julie Du Page (in
BCBG MAX AZRIA).
COCKTAIL COUPLES John (Java) Essaris (left), Claudia
Cytrynbaum (in Marchesa), Maria Essaris (in Theia) and
Brian (Jet) Cytrynbaum.
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DISCO DAFFERS Paolo and
Bita Cattelan get down to
Paul Chacra’s 1945 beat.
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GIVING DR. ZHIVAGO’S
CHRISTIE A RUN FOR HER
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KEYNOTE SUPERSPEAKER Globe and Mail CEO/publisher BLONDE Actress Mahée
Phillip Crawley (centre), who spoke brilliantly in an inspira- Paiement and emcee/TV
tional address highlighting his family’s challenges with can- host Geneviève Borne (both
cer, flanked by Lea Del Bosco (left) and Hugo Lachance.
in BCBG MAXAZRIA).
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BEST WAY TO TRAVEL Swathed in sumptuous recycled
furs, Valerie Roy (left) and Rosie Malenfant, greet guests in
a sparkling Swan Lake-esque sleigh.
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CELEB SIZZLE (EN MASSE!) First row, left to right, Sophie Durocher, Isabelle Racicot,
Annie Villeneuve, Julie Du Page, husband Andrew Lapierre. Back row, Guy Cormier (left),
Eric Salvail, Donald Robins, Patricia Paquin, Herby Moreau and Louis-François Marcotte.
LIVE, DANCE, CIRQUE
Valesca da Costa (in Rush
Sophie Noël de Tilly
Couture) and hub, Cirque
du Soleil VP Jean-François MAKEUP MOVES YSL provided touch-ups in the ladies
room and sponsored swanky swag for girls and boys.
Bouchard.
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· montrealgazette.com · S a t u r d ay, May 7, 2011
JENNIFER
CAMPBELL
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TEAM DAFFODIL Co-chairpersons Norman Steinberg
(left), Michael Roach and Marc Parent with the Canadian
Cancer Society’s Suzanne Dubois, Pierre-Alain Rodrigue and
co-chairperson Rupert Duchesne.
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circle OF LOVE Committee members: Suzanne Dubois (left), Hasan Al Shawa, Kinda Jayoush, Belle Grivakis, Maria
Antonopoulos, Isabelle Lê, Laurence Duhamel, Alison Silcoff, Jeannie Saunders, Caroline Codsi, Jean-François Bouchard,
Nicole Magnan, Shirley Quantz, Nathalie Schwartz Décarie, Fannie Charron, Antonella Argento, Claudia Cytrynbaum and
Christiane Hachey.
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GOTCHA! Nathalie Schwartz
Décarie (in jools by dad
Georges Schwartz) with hub,
Charles Décarie, senior VP
Cirque du Soleil.
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GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD FASHION Transcontinental’s
François Olivier (left) and wife Isabelle Marcoux (in wow
Wayne Clarke) get ready to daff with pals Linda and Ian
Greenberg (Astral Media chief) and Ariane Bourque (in Rush
Couture) with lawyer hub Sid Horn.
Daffodil Ball
THE PARTY PALACE Guests dined at cerise tables as giant chandeliers cascading in daffodils swayed above. Also ravishing: ruby walls with gilded mirrors and an elaborate gold dado.
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CHAIR-RAISINGLY GOOD
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KING BEAUTY AND HIS BOOGIE Co-chairperson
LOVE WAS IN THE AIR MUSE L’Oréal Canada’s cool Norm Steinberg and boogieSylvain Boulé, of Placements prez/CEO Javier San Juan mate wife Renée Kessler (in
Montruso Bolton, shares a and wife Constanza.
springtastic Diane Freis).
magic moment with wife,
psychotherapist Christine
Lévesque.
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ONE MORE CHIP IN THE
GLASS CEILING Global
M&A’s Allison Dent (one of
Canada’s 100 most powerful women) wows in Amanda
Wakeley.
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YELLOW IS FOR DAFFOSWING SPECTACULAR DILS … AND PAGES! Mylène
Cirque du Soleil’s Elise Cor- Downs with hub, Marc Tellier,
mier soars above cocktails.
prez/CEO of Yellow Pages.
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FIRST LADY OF BLING DAFFODIL PRINT-CESS
C aroline Néron, actress/ Event producer Alison Silcoff
singer and costume-jewel- (in a floral from San Remo
lery designer.
and Lou Goldberg sparkle).
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ROCKING THE RED Glam guests heed spring (and the
ball’s) call for crimson: Fannie Charron (left, in Marie Saint
Pierre), Belle Grivakis (in Armani), Jeannie Saunders (in
Jesus Peitro), Maria Antonopoulos (in Notte by Marchesa)
and Kinda Jayoush (in Saloumi).
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FUR YOUR EYES ONLY Sponsor Mariouche Gagné (centre)
CEO Harricana, in a Lisane Pépin frock and Harricana bag,
flanked by senior designer Céline Austin (left), sales director
Magali Videau and Harricana hostesses.
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