E6 SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018 MONTREAL GAZETTE SOCIAL NOTES

CAMERA READY: Angelina Loffreda and husband, RBC Royal Bank Wealth Management vice-chair Tony Loffreda, enjoy cocktails. KAREL CHLADEK METALLIC MAGIC: Guests celebrate in shimmering style at the 25th anniversary silver-themed Daffodil Ball at Windsor Station. KAREL CHLADEK STERLING QUALITY

tinue coverage of the grand Daff, be told, Daffodil doyenne Alison capturing the highlights of their Silcoff made my night — and recent silver anniversary edition, possibly my year — when she chaired with style and sophisti- exclaimed that my Social Gal soi- cation by Rio Tinto top man Al- ree frock lent itself — well — to fredo A. Barrios (attending with a stint as a relief pitcher for said wife Elena), Persistence Capi- model, bless her heart.) JENNIFER CAMPBELL tal Partners’ Stuart M. Elman “STAIRY”-EYED: Though the (with wife, committee member zesty shadowbox dweller merited When I first skipped onto the Figi), Cascades president/CEO prolonged lingering, Daffodil fes- social scene as Gazette Social Gal Mario Plourde (with wife Marie tooned stairs — lined with host- more than a decade ago, I was Letarte), and Soprema executive esses swathed in silver gowns admittedly unaware of what that vice-president/CEO Richard and lush Lysa Lash Furs — beck- actually entailed. I mean, I knew Voyer (with wife Anne-Marie oned, enticing guests to climb we are the “party city” and the Fontaine). A magic moment in their way to glistening cocktail beat would never be dull, but I Montreal event history! Enjoy. heaven. Fun footie here: The had no idea the social reach was REALLY: You know you’re in for glam stairway was topped with so huge — and that certain events a keep-you-on-your-toes kind an opulently Daffodil-framed would take on global appeal, like of night, when the first point of mirror (more than 2,000 of the the internationally recognized contact in Windsor Station is a eve’s record-breaking 38,000 daf- and award-laden Daffodil Ball genetically gifted model garbed fodils were used to surround it), benefiting the Canadian Can- mostly in strategic silver paint, making for a rather convenient cer Society. Noties, it brings me swaying seductively from a pre social media snap touch-up great pleasure today to con- shadowbox perch. Really! (Truth stop.

STAIRWAY TO COCKTAIL HEAVEN: Hostesses swathed in silver gowns and Lysa Lash Furs line the staircase topped by an oversized daffodil framed mirror at the entrance to ball. STÉPHANE POIRIER

RITZ ON SCENE: Raffle sponsor, Ritz-Carlton Montreal CEO/GM Andrew Torriani and wife Arlene Torriani (in a PRFCT gown) with friends, lawyer Ciro Cucciniello and wife Angela Ricco. KAREL CHLADEK

SPOTLIGHT ON: Daff doyenne/ founder/gala architect-in-chief Ali- FIERCE FIDDLERS: London-based FUSE, a power pair of virtuoso electric son Silcoff in Vera Wang, alongside violinists, Violeta Barrena Witschi and Ben Lee, headline the event. KAREL the entrance-maker in chief (wink) CHLADEK at the ball. MARIE LALIBERTÉ

ALL SMILES & GOOD STYLE: Quebecor’s Pierre Karl Péladeau, Élaine Léger, Sara Jolicoeur, Isabelle Maranda, Marie-Josée Simard and Bombardier’s Alain Bellemare pose for a power pic. KAREL CHLADEK

RUNWAY WORTHY: Valery Zamuner A NIGHT FOR ROMANCE: Linda ELEGANCE CENTRAL: Inder Arya LUCKY SOCIAL GAL: Engel & Völkers broker to the stars Martin Rouleau, and WSP’s Alexandre L’Heureux Shaw, and love Frank Motter and Power Corp’s Sacha Haque lend Jenn Campbell (in Social Gal Soiree with Naomy Stern Couture) and leg- make the ultimate impression at the share an entrancing dance at the chic support to the event. ALLEN endary supersinger Lara Fabian at the ball. KAREL CHLADEK event. KAREL CHLADEK ball. KAREL CHLADEK McINNIS CULTURE SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018 MONTREAL GAZETTE E7

KRYSTAL LOVE: Germany’s glitteringly garbed — and globally beloved — Kristalleon uses crystal glasses and silver flutes to fashion hauntingly seductive melodies. KAREL CHLADEK

CLATANT EMCEE: Celebrity emcee Julie du Page in Maison Ariane Carle, welcomes one and all to the 25th anniver- sary silver-themed Daffodil Ball at Windsor Station. KAREL CHLADEK

BLACK-TIE PERFECTION: Lea Girard Nadeau in Self Portrait and love DASHING MEETS STUNNING: Sani- Harry Grivakis in Dolce make a sar- max tops Martin Couture with love DAFFODIL BALL torially stunning entrance. KAREL Marie-Lise Andrade, in DUY, at the CHLADEK event. KAREL CHLADEK

SPARKLE THIS: It’s truly a pity that the Daff can’t grow into a weekend affair. There was just so much to see at this cocktail juncture alone, from the metallic dipped aerial artist 40 feet above to the fantastical 56-x-12-foot cocktail dining room dividing wall awash in Daffodil highlights and headlines through the years (many belonged to yours truly, bless Alison’s heart a second time). And yes, there were also legions of larger-than-life personalities to engage with … schmoozing at its most com- manding and colourful. DIZZYINGLY DAZZLY DÉCOR: As guests made their way into the CHAIRIFFIC! Ball chairs and captains of industry Mario Plourde, Stuart dining room for the main event, M. Elman, Alfredo A. Barrios and Richard Voyer bask in the success of the they were sublimely overstimu- ball. ALLEN McINNIS GOOD FRIENDS, GLAM NIGHT: lated yet again by an anniver- IMPRESSION MAKERS: Anne-Marie Paolo Cattelan in Zegna, and wife sary worthy ambience. Some of Fontaine in MAR by Maria Karimi Bita, in Carolina Herrera, catch up the most astonishing dashes of and husband, ball co-chair Richard with pal, Peter Nicholson, owner of delight were LED video panels Voyer, in a bespoke tuxedo make the Grand Isle Resort & Spa in the yielding an infinity mirror effect; their mark. ALLEN MCINNIS Bahamas. KAREL CHLADEK a spectacular suspended cre- ation spanning the length of the 150-ft. dining room ceiling made from more than 2,000 panels of aluminum foil by 12 dedicated volunteers; and some of the most superlative table settings ever, alternately boasting high and low centrepieces so dramatic and stunning that all you wanted to do was down a few and bask languidly in their glow. Kudos to Total Events for masterful decor and technical design, Yves Ché- nier for heaven-sent centrepieces and floral arrangements, Loca- tion Gervais for rock star rentals (go Gary W.!), and Scène Scapin SOCIAL GALS GO SILVER: Jenn Campbell in Social Gal Soiree with Naomy for spot-on staging and drapes. Stern Couture, Katio Piccolino in Di Carlo Couture, emcee Natasha Gar- SASS & CLASS: LCP Models director PUTTING THE FINE IN THE DINE: giulo in Di Carlo Couture, Figi Elman, and Maddy K in La Crème de la Crème Sands Palabrico, in Gucci, Finezza SUPERSTART: 650 well-turned-out Under the incomparable direc- Boutique arm in arm. KAREL CHLADEK and Zanotti, hangs with Emilie guests descend upon Windsor Sta- tion of Armando Arruda and his Lehec and raffle sponsor, Finezza’s tion, as an aerial artist and other dream-team at Fairmont The Ivan Lehec. JF GALIPEAU surprises enchant. KAREL CHLADEK Queen Elizabeth, guest chef Marc Lintanf and guest des- with Valery Zamuner; legendary Inder Arya; Virgin Radio per- sert chef Patrice Demers mas- songstress Lara Fabian with real sonality Natasha Gargiulo; event terminded a brilliant themed estate broker to the stars Martin designer Maddy K.; Jessika menu. Of particular note were Rouleau; Reitman’s president Denommee; Donald Lauture; the luscious lobster and scallops Stephen Reitman with wife Canadian Cancer Society top offi- royale, mouth-watering filet of Julia; Globe and Mail publisher cials Suzanne Dubois and Paul Angus beef and silvered profiter- Phillip Crawley; Pharmascience Roberts and many more. oles for dessert, all accompanied CEO David Goodman with wife TALLY UP: Thanks to invaluable by wines generously donated by Mia Melmed Goodman; SNC- support by guests and treasured Domodimonti, Laurent Perrier Lavalin’s Neil Bruce with Emma corporate partners includ- champagne courtesy of LBV, as Griffin; Transcontinental board ing Cascades, CIBC, Cogeco, well as a bottle of Patron Silver DAFFODIL DREAM TEAM: Committee members, from left, Elodie Meyer, chair Isabelle Marcoux accompa- Desjardins, National Bank, TD tequila on every table, thanks to Isabelle Li, Nicole Magnan, Katia Piccolino, Jeannie Saunders, Martin Rou- nied by Francis Roy; RBC Royal Bank, Lowe’s Canada, McKes- Patron CEO John Paul DeJoria. leau, Nathalie Schwartz Décarie, Norman Steinberg, Denis Lalonde, Mario Bank Wealth Management vice- son Canada, Power Corporation, SILVER SCREENS & MORE: As is Plourde, Richard Voyer, Alison Silcoff, Alfredo Barrios, Stuart Elman, Shirley chair Tony Loffreda with wife Rio Tinto, Scotiabank, Soprema, tradition, dinner — emceed by ce- Quantz and Figi Elman take things next level. ALLEN McINNIS Angelina; Bourse de Montréal’s Soucy, and TC Transcontinen- leb Julie du Page (with handsome Luc Fortin with Joëlle Racine; tal, the iridescent eve raised $2 hub Andrew Lapierre) — was any Air Canada global destina- PricewaterhouseCoopers. Lemay’s Louis Lemay with million for the Canadian Cancer peppered by a series of gobsmack- tion), while swag was the best in Also representing the peak of Stéphanie Roy; L’Oréal Canada’s Society (bringing the 25-year ingly good performances like Daff history, including custom the influencer food chain were Jéhanne Simon; Ritz-Carlton total to $33.8 million). These Germany’s Kristalleon, who uses Finezza shirts for all. such globe-changers and lead- Montreal GM/CEO Andrew Tor- funds are integral to the society’s crystal glasses and silver flutes GLITTERING GUESTS: Of course, ers as Scotiabank’s Brian Porter riani with wife Arlene; Laurence mission to eradicate the disease to fashion hauntingly seductive the guest list was as shiny as the with wife Megan; McKesson G. Sellyn with wife Kathryn; and enhance the quality of life of melodies, as well as ball headlin- evening’s silver theme, crowned Canada’s Paula Keays with Pierre Stikeman Elliott partner Sid people living with it. ers, FUSE, a London-based power by the toweringly VIP likes of Lapointe; Quebecor CEO Pierre Horn with wife Ariane Bourque; LAST WORD: Hats off to the pair of virtuoso electric violin- past chairs, including Cogeco’s Karl Péladeau with Élaine Léger; Brian Bronfman with wife Mar- staunch committee members ists, Ben Lee and Violeta Barrena Louis Audet attending with wife Hydro-Québec top brass Michael cia Wetherup; Frank Motter with without whom such an extraor- Witschi, who have wowed such A- Jocelyne Francoeur-Audet; Penner with wife Michaela love Linda Shaw; Air Canada dinary annual event could never list royals as Prince William and BDC’s Michael Denham with Sheaf; Bombardier CEO Alain senior vice president Arielle have been possible, as well as the the Queen. Finally, no roundup wife Lorna; Medisys chief Dr. Bellemare with Marie-Josée Meloul-Wechsler with husband mountain-moving heart and soul would be complete without a nod Sheldon Elman with wife Dr. Simard; KPMG’s Elio Luongo lawyer Arthur Wechsler; VVS of it all, gala architect-in-chief to Paul Chacra’s 1945. Meryl Elman; CAE tops Marc with wife Rosanna; Lowe’s chief Films’ Ernie Grivakis with wife Alison Silcoff, magnificently SWAG & OTHER GOODIES: For Parent with Isabelle Bégin; Nor- Sylvain Prud’homme with Claire Belle; power pair Bita and Paolo lauded on stage by past chair those enamoured of exotic prizes ton Rose Fulbright Canada’s Nor- Chevrier; Canaccord Genuity’s Cattelan; Mirum’s Mark Good- Norm Steinberg. Bravo sister, and glam giveaways, Daffodil man Steinberg with wife Renée David Kassie with Susan Harris; man with love, Anissa Goldberg; you raise the bar. 2018 delivered. The raffle rocked Kessler; Marc Tellier with Mé- Sanimax tops Martin Couture real estate royal Bunny Berke For more exclusive exclusives: 11 exclusive prizes totalling lanie Dubé; past Rio Tinto CEO with love Marie-Lise Andrade, with love Larry Lusko; BFL’s Bar- diaryofasocialgal.com $165,000 in value (think dazzlers Jacynthe Côté with Denis Dion; head of the Lise Watier Founda- ry Lorenzetti with Carine Watier; Special thanks to best liaison ever: like four business class tickets to and Chris Clark, former CEO of tion; WSP’s Alexandre L’Heureux Power Corp’s Sacha Haque with Phil Rainville