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A MAGAZINE FOR MEN BY HARRY ROSEN MENSWEAR
SPRING/SUMMER 2012 $5.00
BY DESIGN
MAKE IT PERSONAL
WORDS TO DRESS BY
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SPRING/SUMMER 2012
‘Play it as it lies’ is one of the fundamental
dictates of golf. The other is,‘Wear it if it clashes.’
— HENRY BEARD, GOLFING, 1985
FASHION
70 THE ARCHITECTURE OF STYLE
FEATURES
48 DRESSED FOR BUSINESS
Four CEOs share the view from the top
by Dick Snyder
56 THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
15 years of Harry’s men
by Deborah Fulsang
100 MEN OF STYLE
Ryan Kesler by Shannon Heth-Vergette
Dr. Mirko Gilardino by Adam Leith Gollner
Simon Rosen by Josh MacTate
106 CRACKING CANCER’S CODE
New horizons in prostate cancer research
by Christopher Frey
DEPARTMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHY, (MAIN) CHRIS NICHOLLS; (INSET) BOB HAMBLY
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LETTER
NOTEBOOK
ASK HARRY
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MARK COHON, commissioner of the Canadian Football League, and
LARRY ROSEN share a moment with the Grey Cup at a special event
in our TD Square store in Calgary, last November.
LARRY ROSEN (right) presents a large cheque to PAUL ALOFS (left),
president and CEO of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation,
and to DR. ROBERT BRISTOW (centre), head of the Prostate Cancer
Research Program at Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto. The
occasion was Harry’s Spring Run-Off, the annual run that raises
funds for prostate cancer research.
letter
LAST YEAR, MY 22-YEAR-OLD SON completed his business
degree and started work on Bay Street as an analyst (the starter position) with a
management consulting firm. I was really intrigued to see what he wore to work every
day. Occasionally, it was a suit with a shirt and tie but more often a suit or a blazer
with an open-collared shirt and no tie. Some Fridays, he just wore a nice pair of dress
pants and a cool sport shirt. It seems that today’s young workforce is formulating its
own approach to business dress and I’m happy to say it looks more elegant and
workable than the old “business casual” of a decade ago, when some believed the very
existence of the suit was threatened. Back then, we convened a forum of experts in the
pages of this magazine to discuss the matter. We return to the subject on page 48,
asking four top CEOs from a cross-section of Canada’s business community to
review the state of the art of business dressing. The conclusions they come to are very
similar to what we experience on the other side of the retail counter. Certainly, a great
deal has changed in the 58 years we have been clothing Canada’s leaders but the
principles remain the same. Leaders still need to look like leaders and businessmen
need to look as though they mean business.
Of course, this does not preclude individuality. The successful man has the
confidence to develop a style of his own, whatever his field of endeavour. We see
this in our customers across the country, three of whom are featured in our story on
page 100 – an entrepreneur, a surgeon and a hockey star. And we have
seen it expressed in our ongoing, evolving advertising campaign of the last 15 years,
focusing the sartorial lens on hundreds of renowned Canadians. I hope you enjoy
our retrospective on page 56.
About a year and a half ago I had the honour of being asked to join the Princess
Margaret Hospital Foundation board of directors. P.M.H. is one of the world’s top five
cancer research hospitals. It has been fascinating to find out more about the work
being done there and the bright promise of personalized cancer treatment now that
science is unravelling the mystery of the human genome. Prostate cancer
research has been Harry Rosen’s corporate cause since the 1990s and we have
raised over $3 million in support of it through our Spring Run-Offs. On page 106, we
check in with some of the scientists leading that research to learn more about the
progress being made. There isn’t an associate at Harry Rosen who doesn’t feel a
tremendous pride in helping these doctors fight the fight on behalf of all of us.
Larry Rosen, CHAIRMAN AND CEO
HARRY ROSEN INC.
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SHARING INFORMATION; TRACKING THE NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
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(left to right)
Canali, $1,650;
J.P. Tilford by
Samuelsohn,
$1,050; BOSS
Orange, $495.
A NAVY BLAZER HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MAN’S MOST VERSATILE JACKET – never more so than today, with design houses offering a
broad range of variations on the classic garment, some more formal than others. How to coordinate? Consider the fabric and
structure of the jacket. In the centre, the dressiest of our three navy blazers is tailored in pure wool with a touch of silk to add a
subtle lustre. The soft windowpane pattern is most appropriate for business wear. Grey dress pants, a dress shirt with a discreet
pattern and a silk tie are the natural accompaniments. Black dress shoes with a black belt and a simple cotton pocket square
complete the outfit. On the left, a half-lined, soft-shouldered blazer in a linen-wool-silk blend is a more casual jacket – delightfully
lightweight, it’s perfect for a summer cocktail party. Pair it with five-pocket pants in a wool blend (more casual than dress
pants) and a patterned shirt. A red pocket square and red loafers add colour and fashionable informality. On the right, the
unlined, unstructured washed cotton jacket is the most casual of the three, great with cotton chinos (rolled up to reveal a summer
desert boot). Push the cuffs of a blue chambray shirt up over the cuffs of the jacket for a really relaxed look. Please go to
www.harryrosen.com to see our video on coordinating these navy blazers.
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PHOTOGRAPHY, CHRIS NICHOLLS; STYLING, LEE SULLIVAN, GROOMING, LAURA SZUCS, BOTH PLUTINO GROUP
BLAZE, BLAZER, BLAZEST
PANAMA PANACHE
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THE CLASSIC PANAMA IS AN ICONIC
SUMMER HAT – and has been so for
well over a century, equally at home
at Wimbledon, on a Caribbean
island or on the French Riviera. Now
Makins Hats introduces a jaunty new
style, with a much smaller rim and a
more colourful hat band. They are
all true Panamas, painstakingly
woven from Ecuadorian jipijapa
straw, moulded over wooden blocks,
then hand-cut and welted – a method
unchanged for five generations.
Pliant, lightweight and undeniably
debonair, each one is finished with
an old-fashioned cotton-blend
grosgrain hat band. The traditional,
full-brimmed Makins is available in
off-white, beige or navy, $195;
Makins calls the sportier, smallbrimmed version Stitch, $95.
PAMPER YOUR FACE
PHOTOGRAPHY, BRIAN SANO; STYLING, SANDY HARRIS, FORD TORONTO
A KEEN SEARCH FOR CUTTING-EDGE SHAVING
AND GROOMING PRODUCTS leads us to Mühle’s
elegant kit. The first Mühle badger-hair shaving
brushes were made in Stützengrün, Germany,
in 1945. Today, the firm combines the most
sophisticated high-tech machinery with
painstaking handcrafting to create the finest
shaving equipment. Witness the return of the
old-fashioned safety razor, guaranteed to leave
cheek and chin impeccably smooth. Brushes are
made from stainless steel or various wood
materials; gentle sandalwood aftershave lotion
completes a man’s early-morning ritual. Available
online at www.harryrosen.com and in selected
Harry Rosen stores.
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(left to right)
Sandalwood
shave soap
and wood box,
$38, metal/
chrome-finish
fine Badger
brush, $135,
Sandalwood
shave cream
tube, $20,
Sandalwood
aftershave
lotion, $40, and
metal/chromefinish safety
razor, $60.
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UNBUTTONED, UNTUCKED
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(left to right)
Michael Kors,
$175; Arnold
Zimberg, $250;
Robert Graham,
$225; Michael
Kors, $195;
Sand, $250.
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THINK OF IT AS A WEEKEND REVOLUTION – a reaction away from the proper stripes and subtle checks on the shirts we wear to
work. This season’s casual shirts feature eye-poppingly bold prints from a number of designers such as Robert Graham, Michael
Kors, Etro, Sand and Arnold Zimberg. Attitudes and inspirations range from tropical, tribal abstracts to paisley to small neat
patterns – and colours positively glow. Sure, you can leave the soft collars unbuttoned, even wear the shirts untucked. With shirts
like these, the rules are as relaxed as a summer weekend itself.
SHOW A LEG
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WE’RE USED TO SEEING MEN
WEARING COLOUR ABOVE
THE WAIST – coral-pink polos,
brightly hued shirts and
ties – but our legs have often
remained in the background.
All that has now changed. This
season sees a flood of colour
below the belt as Citizens of
Humanity unleashes five-pocket
cotton trousers in stone, tan,
olive, white, various blues and
even orange. With a straight leg
and a modern “democratic” fit
they’re as comfortable – and as
easy to coordinate – as a pair of
jeans, $220 to $235.
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LIQUID JERSEY
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super-silky feel of
his new pure-cotton polo
knits. A particularly fine
weave gives the fabric an
almost fluid feel against
your skin. Golfers have
discovered them (the
open, unelasticated
armhole offers no
impediment to a swing),
but they also look sharp
under a casual jacket.
Another nice touch –
Kors discreetly trims the
placket and inner collar
with patterned shirting
fabric, $135.
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MICHAEL KORS COINED
THE TERM “LIQUID
JERSEY” to describe the
SUMMER LAYER
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IMAGINE A SWEATER SO
LIGHT IN WEIGHT YOU
COULD WEAR IT YEARROUND UNDER A JACKET.
The secret to John Smedley’s
V-necks is the exceptionally
fine Sea Island cotton used
in the weave. Its fibres are
unusually long, which not
only accounts for the
fabric’s lustre and soft, silky
feel but also lends a subtle
elasticity and strength.
These sweaters may weigh
next to nothing but they
keep their shape and are
even machine-washable –
which is one reason why
Smedley’s sweaters have
been renowned for 80 years.
Available in a broad range
of rich colours, $225. h
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SOMETIMES EVEN THE MOST SARTORIALLY CONFIDENT MAN NEEDS AN EXPERT OPINION
I’m going to London in July for the first four days
of the Olympics. What should I wear?
Four days isn’t a long trip but in a
sophisticated city like London you’re
going to have a variety of clothing
needs. At the same time, the Olympics
means the airports will be swamped and
taxis and public transportation will be
even busier than usual, so you should try
to travel as light as possible in terms of
luggage. Packing economically and choosing
versatile clothes is essential.
Comfort will be at a premium during the
day – especially where shoes are concerned
as you’ll be walking a lot and standing in
lineups, possibly for hours, as you wait to
get into events. London in the summer can
be wet as well as hot so pack a collapsible
umbrella and a hat. Polo shirts and a lightweight top give you layering options and
look good over lightweight pants – jeans
may feel too hot and stay damp if it rains. A
number of designers, including Ralph Lauren
RLX, Hugo Boss and Paul & Shark, offer sportswear in technical fabrics that look sharp but
stay cool and dry in even the most crowded
circumstances. I recommend at least one
red shirt to celebrate Canada – and a
Canadian flag to wave our athletes to victory.
For the evenings you’ll need to up the
sartorial ante. A soft sports jacket or the
travel blazer you wore on the plane are
perfect for a restaurant or the theatre.
Pack a couple of sport shirts, two pairs of
dressier pants and appropriate shoes to
complete the look. Don’t forget that you
can always have shirts laundered or
clothes dry-cleaned at your hotel. People
seldom do it but it can be a lifesaver if
you’re travelling light.
LONDON CALLING
CANADA WON 18 MEDALS
AT THE 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
(3 GOLD, 9 SILVER, 6 BRONZE).
HOW WILL WE DO IN LONDON?
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THE LOOK
PHOTOGRAPHY, RICHARD SIBBALD; STYLING, LEE SULLIVAN, GROOMING, LAURA SZUCS, BOTH PLUTINO GROUP
Q
A
WHAT’S INSIDE THE TRAVEL BAG
1. Zegna travel blazer
in a crease-resistant
fabric has multiple
interior pockets for
passport, tickets
and other essentials,
$1,595. Wear it with
a Harry Rosen sport
shirt, $178.
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2. Wrinkle-resistant
Alberto shorts with
deep front pockets for
your valuables, $225.
3. Lacoste hat – in
case the sun shines,
$60.
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4. Crease-resistant
Alberto pants in
cotton-ceramic fabric
that adjusts to your
body temperature,
$250.
5. John Smedley
lightweight cotton
V-neck – layer under
a jacket or wear on its
own, $225.
6. BOSS Orange
sneakers – very
comfortable and red
for Canada, $225.
7. Tod’s loafers – a
dressier slip-on for an
evening event, $450.
8. Allegri packable
raincoat – because it’s
England and there’s
a tiny chance it might
rain, $395.
9. Lacoste polo in a
moisture-managing
fabric keeps you cool,
$95.
10. Fred Perry cotton
polo – red to support
Canada, $85.
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Q
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What are the sartorial rules
for the bridegroom and
groomsmen at a summer wedding?
Traditionally, two things determine what
a man wears to a wedding – the time of
day and the level of formality – and that
formality is measured by what the bride
chooses to wear. If she is in a formal wedding
gown, the groom and the groomsmen should
wear tuxedos regardless of whether it’s a
daytime wedding and afternoon reception or
a late-afternoon and evening affair. White
dinner jackets are a happy alternative in the
summertime.
At a semi-formal event in the evening,
where the bride is wearing a long dress
rather than a wedding gown, a tuxedo still
looks great. Daytime semi-formal, however,
might see the bride in a shorter outfit and
here the groom and his fellows have more
options. The safest bet is a dressy suit in
black or navy; a white, French-cuffed dress
shirt; an elegant tie; and a white pocket
square. Every man knows there are subtle
opportunities for self-expression with that sort
of outfit – small gestures with cufflinks, or a
boutonniere instead of a pocket square – but
they should be kept to a minimum. Trying to
outshine the bride on her wedding day is no
way to begin a marriage.
Informal summer weddings are increasingly popular and here the rules tend to
evaporate. If the bride and groom have a
vision of a sunset wedding on a Caribbean
beach with the men in the wedding party
wearing beige linen shirts and no shoes, they
must do as they’re bidden. The instructions
may even extend to all the male wedding
guests. For a “casual” outdoor summer
wedding in Canada, however, we do not
advocate anything so relaxed. A tan suit can
look great – or even a smart sports jacket
and a good pair of pants. We draw the line
this side of whimsy. A wedding is a happy
occasion but it’s also a serious moment in
two people’s lives, and the groomsman who
wears a novelty tie or makes a stubborn
fashion statement with a pair of running
shoes may regret it in later years when he
looks at the wedding photographs. If in
doubt, a quick phone call to the groom or
best man should resolve any question. h
FORMAL WEDDING
The elegance of a
tuxedo best suits
a formal wedding.
BOSS Black
tuxedo, $1,098,
and shirt, $185;
Dion bow tie, $135.
CASUAL WEDDING
PHOTOGRAPHY, RICHARD SIBBALD; STYLING, LEE SULLIVAN, GROOMING, LAURA SZUCS, BOTH PLUTINO GROUP
SEMI-FORMAL WEDDING
A dark suit
with white
French-cuffed
dress shirt for
a semi-formal
affair.
A casual
wedding allows
a man to take
certain liberties.
Ermenegildo
Zegna suit, $2,695,
and shirt, $250;
Harry Rosen
tie, $135.
Etro linen
jacket, $1,598,
shirt, $350,
pocket square, $95,
scarf, $325,
and belt, $385.
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DRESSED FOR BUSINESS
10 LESSONS
FROM THE
TOP FLOOR
BY DICK SNYDER
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hillip Crawley recalls a
discussion with Larry
and Harry Rosen about 10 years ago,
at the height of the dotcom boom.
The topic: Is the business suit an
endangered species? Has it lost
relevance in modern business? Does
it really matter?
“Everyone was dressing down
because that’s what the style gurus
of the day were doing,” says the
CEO and publisher of The Globe and
Mail. “I was on the side of the traditionalists. What we were seeing was a
passing fad.”
He was right, of course. In business as in fashion, fads drive spikes
in activity. But certain fundamental
truths prevail. The suit’s obituary
was perhaps writ too soon. But pain
points remain. “I’ve seen a move
back to scruffy and casual, which
can get mixed results,” Crawley says.
“You have to be very stylish when
you’re casual.”
Today’s CEOs are leading their
flocks into arguably the most
competitive and globally focused
economic environment we have
ever seen. This demands absolute
precision in all manner of how a
business conducts itself, and there
is no better gauge of that than how
its staff gets dressed for work.
Don’t believe it? Then read on.
From conversations with CEOs
at four top Canadian companies,
we have distilled universal truths
about style and attire that ambitious
and aspiring businessmen are well
advised to absorb.
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PROLOGUE: HISTORY IS
FOR LEARNING
Everyone knows that women’s hemlines rise and fall with the markets,
or at least they used to before
shoes,” he says, “which looked great.”
But there’s an important difference.
The fashion of the 1950s may not be
à la mode, but the attitude sure is. It’s
dressing for success all over again,
coming from a different angle.
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DRESS FOR THE SITUATION
PHILLIP CRAWLEY
CEO and publisher of The Globe and
Mail, Canada’s English-language
newspaper of record.
globalization. Rupert Duchesne,
president and CEO of global marketing company Aimia, which owns
Aeroplan, describes a modern corollary. His hypothesis references three
significant recessions since the late
1980s for proof. “As the markets got
tougher and business got tougher,
people became more formal again,”
he observes. “Taking a casual attitude
to dress when dealing with costs and
compromises just didn’t seem right.”
The last 15 to 20 years have been
particularly tumultuous for business
attire. The philanthropic Casual
Friday trend of the 1990s gained
traction with the tech boom later
that decade, resulting in rampant
casualness that was at best a defiance
of conventional business strictures
and at worst a style (and workplace)
disaster.
Happily, today’s young workforce
seems to be formulating a more
elegant approach to business dress.
For Andrew Bailey, chairman of
advertising and marketing agency
Proximity North America, the very
tangible influence on formality in the
office has been the television show
Mad Men. “People went back to the
traditional suits and ties and proper
There is some variance on exactly
what “dressing for the situation”
means from industry to industry, but
among our CEOs the message is
clear: Take your cues from your
clients. That includes your internal
clients (a.k.a. peers and superiors),
who are equally important, especially
if career advancement is an aspiration.
For Proximity’s Bailey, the client
sets the style agenda, and his staff is
tuned to make an impression or, at
the very least, to be the best-dressed
in the room. “There are clients you
wouldn’t dream of walking in to meet
without a suit and tie or proper
getup.” With other clients the opposite is true. “I see a client in Baltimore
and I’ll wear jeans and a sharp blazer.”
Glenn Ives, chair of accounting
firm Deloitte, coaches his staff in the
same dictates though his industry is,
he says, decidedly more conservative.
“At Deloitte, we stress you must dress
at least as well as our clients,” he
says, “or one step up from how our
clients dress.”
In what Aimia’s Duchesne calls
“the boom-crazy growth years” of the
mid-2000s, he observed the younger
generation dressing down a little
too off-handedly. “The only time
they went formal was when explicitly
instructed. Now, even the youngest
employees seem to have developed a
much better sense of when it’s appropriate to dress down and when it’s
expected to be very smart business
casual or even more formal.”
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GLEN IVES
Chair of accounting firm Deloitte,
renowned across Canada for leadership,
innovation and integrity since 1858.
Aimia operates in 20 countries
with about 4,000 employees. When a
younger staff member was preparing
for a trip to Asia, Duchesne explained
to him that anything other than complete business attire – a full suit and
tie – would be insulting to his hosts.
“It’s about respect on the one hand,
but also about being taken seriously.”
The lesson? The business suit
telegraphs intention, seriousness and
ability. “There’s a lack of respect if
you turn up to meet clients and
customers looking like you’re on your
day off,” says Crawley. “They should
expect better.”
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RESPECT YOUR ELDERS
“My grandfather bought me my first
suit when I was in Grade 7,” says
Bailey. “My parents always taught me
to dress sharp for certain occasions.
And I carried on that tradition growing up, so at weddings and events
I paid attention to how I looked.
Then I got into the workforce, and
it’s easy for a junior person to wear
jeans and a blazer. But I didn’t feel
comfortable.”
Tongue in cheek, Duchesne notes
that as a boy growing up in the U.K.,
the lessons of proper dress were “bred
or beaten into you.” Bereft of threat,
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today’s workforce must look elsewhere for guidance.
“The younger staff are getting cues
from more senior partners,” says Ives,
“and as they try to project more
gravitas and an image of professionalism – the image of responsibility,
experience, ‘been there’ – they
discover that clothing helps you
do that.”
This is something that can’t be
overstated – the attitude that good
clothing brings out in the wearer.
“I’m seeing more of a general appreciation that dressing up has its place,”
says Crawley. “And also it’s fun. It
makes you feel good. You feel a bit
more special. You’re cutting a dash,
trying a bit harder, and people see
that and respond to it.”
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DRESS THE PART
If you have what it takes, dress like
it. “Before I was a CEO, I dressed
like a CEO,” says Bailey. “It makes a
difference in how you carry yourself.
Look around and take cues from the
people you admire.”
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CREATIVITY HAS LIMITS
“I’m a big Etro guy,” says Bailey, referring to the Italian house known for
colour and a certain freedom of style.
He’s noticed account staff wearing
sharper suits with interesting lines,
and playing with the options available
via accessories. “The socks can be an
opportunity... to make things a little
more interesting.”
But Bailey knows his limits. “As
much as I love fashion, that kind
of really young urban hip look
doesn’t work for me. If you’re going
to wear cotton twill pants, they
have to fit properly, maybe be a bit
shorter in the leg, with cool socks
and shoes. I see that on creative
guys on days when they’re just work-
ing in the office as opposed to meeting with clients.”
As Crawley noted, casual style
requires more flair and confidence
than the suit. But even within the suit
palette, there are degrees of acceptability that are, in an abstract kind of
way, directly tied to one’s personality.
Ives concurs: “One of the younger
partners that I work with, he wears
more colourful shirts than I do. He
has a personality that fits with that
attire, and it works.”
In the end, it’s your duty to find a
style that works. Discovering, refining
and ultimately owning that look is up
to you. “Part of the reason I started to
pay attention to pocket squares and
ties was because of seeing the global
guys showing up with those kinds of
approaches,” says Bailey.
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JEANS: IT’S YOUR CALL...
This is an easy one. If you’re a cool
guy in a cool job and don’t have to
meet the client, then by all means
avail yourself of the overwhelming
array of wonderful denim choices.
Otherwise, no dice. Sweeping exception:
If you’re a really cool guy and/or
your clients are really cool and/or
you own the company, then you can
ignore much of this article.
ANDREW BAILEY
Chairman of Proximity North America,
an advertising and marketing agency
with worldwide affiliations.
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It was enthusiastically received. “Now
I see younger partners going out to
get tailored suits, where previously
they wouldn’t have done that.”
“I think they’re getting their
cues from the senior leaders,” says
Duchesne. “One of those strange
things about organizations is even if
there are no explicit rules, people do
observe what’s going on and who’s
dressing how.”
IT’S OKAY TO TALK
ABOUT STYLE
Chalk this up to the Mad Men influence or, as Duchesne points out,
the plethora of fashion and lifestyle
magazines aimed at young men, and
columnists such as the Globe’s Russell
Smith. “I also see a lot more advertising of men’s clothing than a decade
ago,” Duchesne says.
There’s more office chatter about
style too. “I was talking to a female
partner yesterday,” Ives says, “and
we were actually discussing how the
younger partners are dressing
up more, and she was saying how
nice that was. She noticed that it
showed a certain level of maturity
and development.”
“BEFORE I WAS A
CEO, I DRESSED
LIKE A CEO”
The banter can be fun and
educational. A partner who had
transferred from Ives’s Vancouver
office to London had been exposed
to the British penchant for shirts.
“Yesterday he had a shirt on that was
‘interesting’ – not in a derogatory
sense. It was pink with a little bit of
stripe. And I said, ‘You haven’t really
gone full London yet.’ And he said,
‘No, but I love those shirts, and next
time you see me, I’ll be in one!’”
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LOOK TO ITALY
Here’s all you need to know: Every
young man owes himself a trip to Italy.
“When you go to Italy,” says
Crawley, “you are struck by how stylish
the average Italians are, just walking
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RUPERT DUCHESNE
President and CEO of global loyalty
management firm Aimia, parent
company of the Aeroplan loyalty program.
around the streets.” He points to colleague and Globe European columnist
Eric Reguly, who has adopted many
Italian style points – around shoes, in
particular. “Eric told me, ‘They make
the statement for me, when I wear
bespoke Italian shoes.’”
Duchesne’s first job out of graduate school in the mid-1980s took him
to Rome, where he was struck by the
contrast between the very conservative and traditional British look and
the way Italians dressed. “They looked
sharper, and had a broader colour
palette. It was a more effortless yet
put-together look.”
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OBSERVE AND IMITATE...
OR HEAR ABOUT IT
At Deloitte in Vancouver, there is an
orientation process for recruits that
lays down the basics of business dress.
After that, it’s every man for himself.
At the advanced level, the best and
the brightest step up their game.
When they must, says Ives, CEOs
will offer guidance. He recounts a
conversation with one of his staff, a
woman, who mentioned a partner
whose work was excellent but whose
presentations were suffering due to
his image. “And I delivered that
message to the partner,” Ives says.
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SEEK ADVICE
This may come as a surprise, but even
CEOs appreciate style guidance. As
with any consultant – be it a lawyer,
accountant, doctor, mechanic – you
want an advisor who “gets” you.
Bailey found such a person in
Carlo Di Giuliantonio, a Harry Rosen
sales consultant in Toronto. “I’ve
been in New York City for six months
and I still go see Carlo. He knows the
suits I have, the ties I’ve bought along
the way, and he knows my style profile
and what I get excited about and
not. He also pushes you outside your
comfort zone a little bit, without
making you feel silly. So at times he’s
brought out a shirt and I’ve said, ‘I
don’t know,’ but he’s said, ‘Try it with
the suit.’”
Even with every possible choice
available in his adopted city,
Bailey appreciates the guidance. “In
New York, you have all the labels…
but that sense of curation is what’s
missing.”
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YOU’RE WEARING
YOUR RESUMÉ
“Over the last three or four years,
we’ve hired 25 senior executives
around the world,” says Duchesne.
“How someone dresses and how they
read the required formality of the
situation is an important indicator of
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THE
CAMPAIGN
TRAIL
HARRY ROSEN’S 15-YEAR SERIES OF ADS HAS
DEFINED THE BRAND AND REFLECTED AN ERA
BY DEBORAH FULSANG
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PHOTOGRAPHERS INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDE MAX ABADIAN, MATT BARNES, EDWARD GAJDEL, CHRIS GORDANEER, CHRIS NICHOLLS AND OTHERS
“H
WHATEVER SUITS YOU
CAMPAIGN
arry Rosen is an iconic figure in
men’s fashion. He’s iconic like the
Grey Cup,” says John Tory, businessman and former head of the
Ontario Progressive Conservative
Party. “When people see the logo
Harry Rosen, it means something: quality, things
that have survived the test of time. In retail or any
business, this is the ultimate mark of success.”
Tor y is one of a long list of prominent
Canadians, A-list actors and CEOs, NHLers and
musicians – a veritable Who’s Who of Canadians –
who have been featured in Harry Rosen’s awardwinning advertising campaign. It is this campaign
that has, over the course of 15 years, cemented the
Harry Rosen brand as an icon of style and savoir
faire in our collective consciousness.
The campaign began a new chapter in the
retailer’s marketing and advertising history. It was
launched by veteran marketer Geoffrey Roche with
his former Roche Macaulay & Partners Advertising
agency in 1996, upon the retiring of Harry Rosen’s
agency of record, Reid Bell & Associates, after a
35-year partnership.
“Advertising should be a mirror,” says Roche.
“What you see should reflect exactly how you want
your company to be seen.” Casting men of distinction in the campaign was a
pitch-perfect approach, a balance of inspirational and aspirational. So impactful was the
repositioning (while remaining true to Reid Bell’s original
premise – “If you shop at
Harry’s, you’ll always be appropriately attired”) that it
became the subject of a segment on CBC-TV’s business
show Venture.
Ever since then, the
marketing has been deft,
intuiting the shifting priorities
of customers. “The campaign
has evolved, but there are
tenets that remain,” says
Bob Goulart, current creative
consultant, with his partner
Dave Hamilton, on the brand.
“The fundamental is that
we’ve always had real businessmen—sometimes actors, sometimes sports figures, sometimes
lesser-known celebrities but
celebrities in their own circles
– who have real business to conduct.”
The campaign began with the “What is so and so
wearing?” concept with the “Make a Statement” tag-
line, and has evolved to include many iterations,
such as the “Three Things I’ve Learned” ads, which
featured Jarome Iginla, John Sleeman and other
notables. Then there were the “Time of Day” ads –
Saku Koivu, then captain of the Montreal Canadiens,
at the rink at 1:30 p.m. in Hugo Boss jeans and blazer;
“ADVERTISING SHOULD BE
A MIRROR,” SAYS ROCHE.
“WHAT YOU SEE SHOULD
REFLECT EXACTLY HOW
YOU WANT YOUR COMPANY
TO BE SEEN.”
comedian Rick Mercer winding down at 10:02 p.m.
in a Canali suit; soccer star Owen Hargreaves beginning his day at 7 a.m. in Boss Green warm-ups.
The advertising captured the changing times –
and the changing nature of men’s fashion. With
the business casual of the early 2000s, the campaign
featured individuals such as the Montreal-born
director Jean-Marc Vallée and Ed Robertson of
Barenaked Ladies. Each wore jeans, with the
former sporting a striped Etro shirt, the latter a
T-shirt and headphones.
As the fashion tides shifted back to sportswear,
men such as David Cronenberg and John Legend
starred. With their easy but polished attitude, they
epitomized the no-tie zeitgeist and reaffirmed
Harry Rosen’s relevance to a customer who defined
himself as artist, entrepreneur, corner-office exec
or all of the above.
In the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse
and the crash of 2008, “The New Confidence” ads
of 2009 offered comfort for the crazy climate with
the casting of renowned businessmen. “Canadian
men needed a vote of confidence and who better
to give it than men who were successful in their
particular fields of endeavour?” says Sandra
Kennedy, Harry Rosen’s marketing director.
Guys like high-achieving Roger Martin, dean of
the Rotman School of Management, advertising
CEO Rob Guenette of Taxi, who was leading expansion into the U.S. and Europe at the time, and
Robert Deluce, who was aggressively adding routes to
Porter Airlines, spoke directly to Harry’s audience.
The accomplished Rex Harrington, then principal
dancer with The National Ballet of Canada, had
long followed and respected the retailer’s awardwinning ads, so much so that he volunteered.
DAVID CRONENBERG, 1996
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LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF MEN HAVE APPEARED
IN OUR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS OVER THE YEARS;
HERE IS A SMALL SELECTION.
THREE THINGS I’VE LEARNED CAMPAIGN
JOHN TORY, 2001
DONOVAN BAILEY, 2001
REX HARRINGTON, 2003
EMERSON FITTIPALDI, 2003
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CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, 2002
PHOTOGRAPHY, TK; STYLING, TK
JAROME IGINLA, 2003
TIME OF DAY CAMPAIGN
RICK MERCER, 2005
ED ROBERTSON, 2005
JEAN-MARC VALLÉE, 2006
TED DANSON, 2006
MALCOLM GLADWELL, 2006
OWEN HARGREAVES, 2006
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NEW CONFIDENCE CAMPAIGN
ROBERT DELUCE, 2009
WILL.I.AM, 2010
ROB GUENETTE, 2009
SIR RICHARD BRANSON, 2008
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BE BULLISH CAMPAIGN
SAM ROBERTS, 2011
MARK COHON, 2011
“I had seen the campaign and requested to be
involved because I really admired it,” he says. “The
audacity! I thought it was smart and classy and it
was a great way to support my charity of choice.”
Indeed, many men of distinction have appeared
in the campaign in order to shed a bright light on
the charitable organizations close to their hearts:
Ted Danson, for
example, was photographed in Central
Park wearing
Ermenegildo Zegna to
support his cause
Oceana, an international organization
mandated to protect
the world’s oceans.
Recently, CFL commissioner Mark Cohon
wore a Canadianmade J.P. Tilford
by Samuelsohn suit
to promote amateur
football.
At the foundation
of the campaign’s
integrity lies the truth
that the majority of
its subjects are loyal
customers. Cohon, for
example, has been
shopping at the store
since returning to
Canada from New
York nine years ago.
But the relationship
goes back much
further. “My dad’s
been shopping here
for 30 years,” he says.
In fact, the senior
Cohon – George,
founder of McDonald’s
of Canada – had
appeared in one of
the first ads of the
campaign around the
time he brought Big
Macs to Moscow.
“I’ve been going
there for years,” says
Christopher Plummer,
whose turn in a green
velvet bespoke Harry
Rosen smoking jacket “helped goose” King Lear
ticket sales in 2002 for the 50th season of The
Stratford Shakespeare Festival. “Harry Rosen has
“I HAD SEEN THE
CAMPAIGN AND
REQUESTED TO BE
INVOLVED BECAUSE I
REALLY ADMIRED IT”
made clothes for me to use on television and film
since the late 1960s or early ’70s. When I come to
Harry’s… it’s marvellous. The tailor is terrific –
I still have all of the things he’s made me. They’ll
last forever.”
The trust element made participation in the
campaign a natural for many of its subjects.
“Harry’s saved me one time,” says comedian
Rick Mercer of his relationship with the store.
“I was hosting the Geminis and there was some
pressure on me to wear a men’s jacket that went
past my knees and actually had some sort of sparkly
things on it. I remember thinking, ‘Are you out
of your mind? Like I’m going to wear that ’cause
in five years I will certainly regret it.’ In the end,
I wore a classic suit that I got at Harry’s.” No
sparkles. No regrets.
Shortlisting individuals for the award-winning
campaign is a carefully considered process undertaken by Sandra Kennedy and Harry Rosen’s chairman and CEO, Larry Rosen, together with Goulart
and Hamilton. Their choices – from Will.i.am and
motor-racing legend Emerson Fittipaldi to, more
recently, Cohon and Sam Roberts in the new
“What’s he bullish about?” spots – reflect the
diverse interests of the store’s clientele.
Whether it’s Cohon sharing his passion for the
CFL or Roberts speaking about how he’s still
bullish about the music industry, their attitudes
resonate. It’s a hard-working, glass-half-full
approach that bodes well for the future – especially
for the Harry Rosen man.
“Of course the campaign will evolve in ways
that address the times,” says Goulart, looking
forward. He speaks about the opportunity within
Harry Rosen’s online arena “to three-dimensionalize
the content of the campaign, to tell a more
intimate and robust story.” It will be there, he says,
in complement to the print ads, that customers will
be able to access first-hand these men’s attitudes
about business, success, life and the importance of
dressing confidently for all occasions. h
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THE
ARCHITECTURE
OF STYLE
Just as a well-designed building can serve many
purposes, so must a man’s wardrobe. His day is
not divided into strictly defined, self-contained
areas. Life isn’t that neat.
Three architects come together as equals –
one wearing a suit, one in a sports jacket, the third
in stylish jeans – the reality of the workplace. In
the world of media, where executives and creative
types share a common purpose, clothes no longer
define their roles. And men who do business on the
golf course dress for the game, not for the office.
We took our clothes to three iconic locations.
Taliesin West in Arizona is a dramatic desert
compound created by Frank Lloyd Wright in the
1930s and still flourishing as a school of architecture.
Corus Quay, designed by Quadrangle Architects,
is a dazzling media complex on Toronto’s
waterfront. Troon North, outside Scottsdale,
Arizona, is America’s golfing nirvana.
A great building must be technically viable and
perfectly functional but also stylish, elegant and
individual. It should fit in with its surroundings but
also make a statement of its own. A man’s outfit
must fit precisely the same criteria – true to the
context but also faithful to his personality – the
architecture of style.
Photography by Chris Nicholls
Styling by Lee Sullivan, Plutino Group
Grooming by Laura Szucs, Plutino Group, and Jamie Hanson, Ford Toronto
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For John Varvatos,
casual means
sophistication – not
too preppy, not too
street. The soft cotton
vest with three-quarterlength jersey sleeves
is spray-dyed to look
like fine corduroy.
––
JOHN VARVATOS STAR USA
vest, $250; HENLEY knit,
$175; CITIZENS OF
HUMANITY jeans, $235.
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harry
y
style
CORUS QUAY
––
Pale summer colours
harmonize with
Dolce & Gabbana’s
luxuriously soft, light
grey leather jacket
and faded grey denims.
A floral printed shirt
makes a bolder complementary statement.
––
DOLCE & GABBANA leather
jacket, $1,650, shirt, $575,
and jeans, $485.
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TALIESIN WEST
––
(left) ARMANI COLLEZIONI
jacket, $695, pants, $295,
and scarf, $245.
(right) ARMANI COLLEZIONI
suit, $1,995, shirt, $225,
and tie, $150.
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Hugo Boss calls its
latest suit silhouette
Huge Genius –
a trim and totally
contemporary cut that
still fits and flatters
most male physiques.
––
BOSS BLACK suit, $998,
shirt, $225, and tie, $115.
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Burberry’s take on
the printed shirt is
an abstraction of its
famous check, in beige
and blue, standing out
against a jacket in
crinkly navy cotton.
––
BURBERRY BRIT jacket,
$415, shirt, $265,
and pants, $198.
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y
style
BOSS BLACK jacket, $545,
shirt, $225,
and jeans, $175.
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“WHY, I JUST SHAKE THE BUILDINGS
OUT OF MY SLEEVES,” FRANK LLOYD
WRIGHT ONCE JOKED. THAT IS ALSO
THE IMPRESSION A MAN SEEKS TO
GIVE WHEN HE DRESSES HIMSELF
IN THE MORNING: HOWEVER MUCH
THOUGHT AND EFFORT WENT INTO IT,
HIS LOOK SHOULD SEEM PERFECTLY
NATURAL AND EASY.
CANALI suit, $1,998,
shirt, $260, and tie, $150.
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BRIONI sports jacket,
$3,895, shirt, $395,
sweater, $595, and
five-pocket pants, $475.
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BRUNELLO CUCINELLI
jacket, $2,595, tie, $225,
jeans, $495, and
briefcase, $2,895.
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y
style
The blazer at its most
debonair, courtesy of
Ermenegildo Zegna.
A Panama hat completes
the look.
––
ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA
sports jacket, $1,595,
and shirt, $325.
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ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA
suit, $2,695, shirt, $395,
and tie, $185.
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TROON NORTH GOLF CLUB
––
Lightweight luxury
layers soft textures:
Corneliani’s 1/8-lined
jersey jacket is
as comfortable as
a cardigan. John
Smedley’s 30-gauge
cotton knit feels like
silk next to the skin.
––
CORNELIANI blazer, $1,798;
JOHN SMEDLEY V-neck
sweater, $225;
BRAX chino, $225.
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BOSS ORANGE jacket, $795,
and V-neck T-shirt, $75;
CITIZENS OF HUMANITY
jeans, $235.
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y
style
ETRO linen jacket,
$1,598, shirt, $350,
pocket square, $95,
scarf, $325,
and belt, $385.
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Dress shirts take a
demure back seat to
colourful ties this season.
Shoes in lustrous brown
leather work equally well
with blue or grey suits.
––
J.P. TILFORD BY
SAMUELSOHN suit, $1,250;
J.P. TILFORD shirt, $185;
ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA tie, $185.
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HARRY ROSEN MADE
IN ITALY blazer, $698,
and shirt, $178;
BRAX pants, $225;
SIMMOT GODDARD
pocket square, $65.
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Two approaches to the
game. Left, Lacoste’s
navy polo is made in
a high-tech fabric that
wicks away moisture,
favoured by professional
athletes such as
Andy Roddick.
Alberto golf shorts
come in a breathable,
quick-drying technical
fabric with an anti-slip
waistband and
deep pockets for tees.
Right, a more traditional
Lacoste look.
––
(left) LACOSTE polo, $95;
ALBERTO shorts, $250.
(right) LACOSTE polo, $98;
ALBERTO pants, $250.
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“FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION –
THAT HAS BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD.
FORM AND FUNCTION SHOULD BE
ONE, JOINED IN A SPIRITUAL UNION.”
– FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Ralph Lauren RLX takes
its inspiration from
sports and interprets it
seamlessly for fashion.
––
RALPH LAUREN RLX
jacket, $230, shorts, $150,
and scarf, $50.
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ARNOLD ZIMBERG shirt, $250;
CITIZENS OF HUMANITY
jeans, $235.
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y
style
Z ZEGNA suit,
$1,235, shirt, $245,
and tie, $135.
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Versace dresses up
for the big event
with a navy checked
jacket, tuxedo pants,
a French-cuffed navy
shirt and loose summer
scarf. Simultaneously
casual and formal.
––
VERSACE jacket, $1,150,
shirt, $595, pants, $425,
and scarf, $285.
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DOLCE & GABBANA
suit, $2,195, shirt,
$350, and tie, $195.
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(left) CANALI
jacket, $1,450,
and trousers, $365;
HARRY ROSEN MADE
IN ITALY shirt, $178.
(right) Z ZEGNA
suit, $1,295,
and shirt, $245;
ROBERT TALBOTT
bow tie, $85.
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF STYLE
In 1937, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT purchased 600 acres
of desert outside the dusty hamlet of Scottsdale
and designed one of the world’s architectural
masterpieces, TALIESIN WEST. Conceived as the
winter quarters and architectural laboratory
for his student community at Taliesin, Wisconsin,
it was built “according to the life and
character of the great desert itself,” said Wright.
Today, it is far more than a monument to
his genius. With Taliesin, it is home to
the FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE,
a continuation of the apprenticeship program
Wright started in 1932, now offering accredited
BAS and M.Arch. programs. More than 100,000
people visit Taliesin West every year, astounded
by its bold forms and innovative design.
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In addition: Shot on location at Corus Quay,
Corus Entertainment’s broadcast centre in Toronto
(www.corusent.com).
Our thanks to the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale
at Troon North in Arizona, for their warm hospitality
(www.fourseasons.com/scottsdale).
Like a polished emerald set in the rugged landscape
of Arizona’s high Sonoran desert, Troon North
Golf Club offers one of the most iconic golf
experiences in the U.S. Legendary player and British
Open Champion Tom Weiskopf created the original
Monument and Pinnacle courses there in 1990 and
returned in 2007 to blend and reconfigure them so
that they now play better than ever. Often described
as Scottsdale’s crown jewel, Troon North offers desert
golf at its dramatic best (www.troonnorthgolf.com).
Photo (this page): Bob Hambly
(this page) Photography by Chris Nicholls;
styling by Lee Sullivan, Plutino Group.
(following pages) Photography by Brian Sano.
BOSS ORANGE
DESERT BOOT, $295.
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O N YO U R F E E T
WARM WEATHER BRINGS OUT
A MAN’S SUMMER WARDROBE
AND SHOES MUST FOLLOW
SUIT. WHETHER FOR DRESS
SHOES, SMART CASUAL
SHOES OR WEEKEND SLIP-ONS,
COLOURS ARE LIGHTER.
RICH TANS AND BROWNS –
EVEN GREY – SUDDENLY HAVE
THEIR TIME IN THE SUN.
CA SUA L
(from top to bottom)
JOHN VARVATOS
ANKLE BOOT, $225;
BOSS ORANGE
DESERT BOOT, $295;
TOD’S LEATHER
BOOT, $575.
Lightweight comfortable desert boots were
born during World War II
when British officers
stationed in Cairo
paid local cobblers
to make them cool ankle
boots of undyed suede
with rubber crepe soles.
After English Mods
popularized them in the
1960s, they entered
fashion’s mainstream.
Read the full story at
www.harryrosen.com.
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DR ESS
98
COLE HAAN
DRESS SHOE, $275;
ALLEN EDMONDS
SHOE WITH
SPLIT TOE, $365;
BOSS BLACK
DRESS SHOE, $425.
HARRY
The original brogues were made of deerskin – walking shoes
for hardy men who tramped the rainswept moors of Scotland.
They gouged holes in the leather so water could escape
with each squelchy step. The decorative perforations of the
modern wingtip brogue pay homage to this rugged past.
SL I P- O N
TOD’S LOAFER
WITH RUBBER
SOLE, $625;
TOD’S SUEDE
LOAFER, $525;
SALVATORE
FERRAGAMO
LEATHER LOAFER, $525.
Some say the first
loafers were made by
Norwegian fishermen
with time on their hands.
The style caught on
in 1930s America,
birthplace of the penny
loafer, and was perfected
by Italian shoemakers
after World War II.
Such suave weekend
slip-ons work equally
well with jeans or a cool
summer suit.
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HARRY PRESENTS
MEN
STYLE
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OF
“ YOUR STYLE IS AN EXTENSION
OF HOW PUT-TOGETHER YOU
ARE, HOW PUT-TOGETHER
YOUR PRACTICE IS, HOW PUTTOGETHER YOUR SKILLS ARE.”
DR. MIRKO GILARDINO
MEN
OF
STYLE
By Adam Leith Gollner; Photography by Yanick Déry
Plastic surgeon Mirko Gilardino lives in two different worlds.
Just over half of his working hours are spent at The Montreal
Children’s Hospital, where he is the director of craniofacial
surgery and specializes in reconstructive work for children born
with facial anomalies. The rest of his time is spent at a private
practice in Westmount called Victoria Park, where he does
“aesthetics” for adults – everything from non-surgical procedures
like Botox, fillers and laser treatments to facelifts.
And just as he straddles two distinct types of surgery, he also
spends his days shuttling between two very different wardrobes.
“My style can be defined in two words: scrubs and suits,”
he explains with a laugh. “It’s an interesting dichotomy
between pyjamas and full-on formal wear. Scrubs are the most
comfortable workwear on the entire planet, but I’m also
constantly in meetings, which is a chance to dress properly.”
Even now, getting ready to order a rib steak at his favourite
neighbourhood hangout, Tavern on the Square in Westmount,
Gilardino is dressed to the nines. He’s sitting in a corner booth,
looking dashing in his Tom Ford jacket with a lilac pocket square.
“I call it a kerchief,” he says, leaning in and raising an eyebrow
devilishly. “It’s in case you encounter a damsel in distress.
No, but seriously, if you’re gonna go no tie, the pocket square
makes things a little more formal. It’s a nice compromise.”
The contrasts in Gilardino’s life couldn’t be any sharper. When
he travels, it might be for a luxurious vacation in Barbados with
his girlfriend. Then again, it could be a week in Krakow, Poland,
doing pediatric craniofacial surgeries on a volunteer basis.
“I was operating night and day,” he recalls. “They don’t have a
craniofacial surgeon in a city of that size, can you imagine?”
Gilardino, who donates his time and expertise to charitable
missions such as Operation Smile, is known among his peers as
being incredibly hard-working and focused. “From a technical
sense, I have to think about the next day’s surgeries at night
and wake up figuring out how to do it,” he explains. That
discipline has paid off: only 36 years old, Gilardino is already
fantastically accomplished.
In May 2011, the National Post singled him out as one of
Montreal’s most eligible bachelors, deeming him “McDreamy.” Tall,
dark and handsome in a George Clooney sort of way, Gilardino
clearly relishes dressing the part. “I don’t hate the fact that I have
to wear suits,” he says. “In fact, I enjoy that element. I like designers
with a sense of flair who have exquisite eyes for the cut of a suit.”
He tends to stick with Zegna or Tom Ford. Underneath,
he favours Eton shirts or made-to-measure shirts by Harry
Rosen. He speaks fondly of his sales associate at the store,
Kumar Vaitheeswaran, but he also has his own strong sartorial
sense. “The clothing you wear shows respect for the people
you’re around,” Gilardino explains. “Your style is an extension
of how put-together you are, how put-together your practice is,
how put-together your skills are. Somebody who is going to be
meticulous about their appearance is likely to be meticulous in
their work. It displays your level of professionalism.”
Speaking of display, one can’t help but notice Gilardino’s watch.
It’s a vintage two-tone Datejust Rolex – “your dad’s watch,” as he puts
it, taking a sip of white Burgundy. “The watches I wear are all classics.”
His own dad is Italian, a former McGill professor and master of
comparative literature who speaks a dozen languages fluently. His
mom is a Croatian artist. “I’m the only scientist in a family of the
humanities,” he explains. “I could never beat my parents at Scrabble.”
Born in Vancouver, Gilardino studied medicine at McGill in
Montreal. “I knew I wanted to be a surgeon, to do something
with my hands. I had my heart set, no pun intended, on cardiac
surgery. But then, as I was exposed to other disciplines, I became
more interested in plastics. It’s artistic as well as organized,
methodical, rigorous. But most of all, the pediatric work I do
is very gratifying. It’s an incredible feeling to have one of your
patients give you a hug and say how much they appreciate the
work you’ve done, whether they’re five or 15.”
In appreciation of Dr. Gilardino’s appearance in these pages,
Harry Rosen is making a donation in his name to The Montreal
Children’s Hospital Craniofacial Surgery Fund.
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“ I HAVE A WALK-IN CLOSET AND
IT’S FULL. IT’S RIDICULOUS...
I HAVE MORE CLOTHES THAN
MY WIFE.”
RYAN KESLER
MEN
OF
STYLE
By Shannon Heth-Vergette; Photography by Ron Fehling
Like most NHL hockey players, star centre Ryan Kesler of the
Vancouver Canucks has a few superstitions. On home game days,
he rises at 8:30 a.m. on the dot. After his pre-game skate he
makes a new stick for that night. And if the game that evening
happens to be a playoff game, he always returns to the rink wearing what he refers to as his “A suit.”
All NHL players have an A suit. It’s the one they reserve for
those long walks to the dressing room that you catch a glimpse
of on Hockey Night in Canada. “It’s the one that looks the best
on you; makes you feel the best,” says Kesler. For him that’s a
made-to-measure striped Zegna suit in dark grey. This suit is far
too important to be stuffed into a suitcase – so it never travels.
Instead, when he’s going on the road, he pulls one of his other
15 to 20 A suits in waiting. “I have a walk-in closet and it’s full.
It’s ridiculous,” he laughs, shaking his head. “I have more clothes
than my wife.” In 2010 Kesler also added “clothing magnate”
to his resumé after being tapped by Firstar Sports to develop a
line of performance and outerwear named, appropriately, RK17.
Available online and at the Canucks store, RK17 is selling very
well. Kesler’s sphere of influence as a style guru is clearly growing. He has a hand in the design of the line and sees all of the
preliminary sketches for each piece.
Today, in the lobby of Vancouver’s trendy Opus hotel, Kesler
is dressed casually in a white V-neck T-shirt, faded jeans, TOMS
and a lightweight, sporty Dolce & Gabbana jacket. With his
professionally tousled haircut, he looks like any stylish young
dad – who also happens to be the current holder of the Frank J.
Selke Trophy, an NHL honour for those who display the best
defensive aspects of the game. For the awards ceremony last year,
John Varvatos dressed him from head to toe in a form-fitted suit.
“That suit saw Vegas,” he says with a smile. Of course, of every-
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thing that Kesler enjoys wearing, nothing can replace the feeling
that his jersey brings him. “When I’m in the jersey, that’s not
the person I am off the ice,” he explains. ”When I put the jersey
on, I feel like a superhero.”
Off the ice, Kesler likes to keep his dress casual: white T-shirts
and Citizens of Humanity jeans are his uniform. He does admit
that when he’s at home with his wife, Andrea, and two young
children, daughter Makayla and son Ryker, he’s often relaxing
in sweatpants, whether in Vancouver or in West Bloomfield,
Michigan, where he and Andrea recently built a house on the
lake. Although he loves living in Vancouver, he likes to be
reminded of where he came from, and every summer he takes
the family home to “get away from the craziness and chill out.”
Last year that also meant recovering from a hip injury which was
operated on in July.
Kesler has been playing hockey for as long as he can
remember – so long that he can’t imagine doing anything else,
although he does hope to start his own charitable organization.
His father survived carcinoid cancer, a rare form of neuroendocrine cancer, and Kesler would like more attention paid to
the disease. In September of last year, while he was still recovering
from his injury, he and Andrea sold Love for Lokomotiv bracelets
to support the wives and children who lost loved ones in the
tragic Lokomotiv plane crash. In addition, the couple is heavily
involved with two Canucks charities: the Canucks Autism
Network and Canucks for Kids. Today, it’s Kesler’s day off, but
tonight, he’s attending a Special Olympics fundraiser with his
teammates. He tells me he’s planning to wear his A suit.
In appreciation of Mr. Kesler’s appearance in these pages, Harry Rosen
is making a donation in his name to the Canucks for Kids fund.
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“ HARRY HIMSELF FITTED ME
THE LAST TIME, JUST LIKE HE
FITTED MY FATHER AND
MY GRANDFATHER. WHEN
MY SON’S READY FOR HIS
FIRST SUIT, I’M GOING TO ASK
HARRY IF HE’D FIT HIM, TOO.”
SIMON ROSEN
MEN
OF
STYLE
By Josh MacTate; Photography by Daniel Ehrenworth
Simon Rosen likes to get up early. He’s often out of the house
by five o’clock in the morning, heading south from Brampton,
Ontario, to the Mississauga head office of his meat processing
company, Erie Meat Products, or north for an hour to the new
plant in Listowel. “There’s nobody on the road at that time,” he
explains with a wicked smile, “so it’s great fun. I enjoy cars. I’m
driving the new Maserati GranTurismo coupe right now.”
Most days, he’s back home by 3 p.m. before finishing the
day’s work in his spacious, wood-panelled home office off the
master bedroom. In between, he likes to squeeze in a 45-minute
run in the gym downstairs. His wife, Kelly, might join him – they
have a couple of treadmills, side by side. “I have an obligation
to my clothes to stay in shape,” he jokes. “If I don’t, I’d have to
replace everything.”
Easygoing and friendly, Rosen has the slightly self-deprecating manner of a man who doesn’t like to blow his own trumpet
too loudly. No relation to Harry, he had no interest in clothes
when he was younger. “This didn’t start until about 10 years ago,
when I turned 40 and became president of the family company,”
he explains. “Before that I ran the plants, so workwear was
jeans and workboots. Then I moved into the office, was doing
business with large accounts, national chains; as we’ve upgraded
our operations, I’ve upgraded my wardrobe.”
The company has grown rapidly under his leadership. “What
drives me is the sheer excitement of starting something from
scratch and seeing it take off,” he says. “For example, we had
been in the meat business for 35 years but we’d never made a
hot dog. A year ago I took a chance, bought the Campbell’s soup
factory in Listowel and turned it into the biggest hot dog manufacturing line in the country. Now we’re running full out, with
60 percent of our sales international. We’re selling hot dogs in
places you wouldn’t believe.”
Rosen travels most months of the year. He’ll wear a suit when
the occasion demands it but prefers a more casual outfit for business: a sports jacket (probably Kiton or Brioni), a Kiton shirt
(though rarely with a tie) and trousers from Zegna or Canali, all
made to measure. “I have big legs,” he explains. “All the men in
my family do. I can’t wear narrow pants.” Going out in the eve-
ning to a party or to his favourite Toronto restaurant, Opus, he
just adds a tie to smarten up the look.
Does he have a favourite designer? “Kiton,” he answers
without a second of hesitation, as if he were naming a close and
trusted friend. That relationship began with a Kiton shirt that his
wife bought him as a gift. “It just felt so comfortable,” he recalls.
“I liked the high collar, the larger buttons and buttonholes.
Then we were in Rome and we went into the Kiton shop… Back
in Toronto, I found that Harry Rosen can do made-to-measure
Kiton shirts. Now I don’t shop anywhere else.”
Rosen shops by appointment at the Bloor Street store with
his sales associate, Rocky Travaglio. “We go up to the top floor
and he’ll have laid out things he thinks I’ll like. He found me
a grey Cucinelli peacoat that’s really warm for the winter. And
my Tom Ford tux.” The tuxedo sees plenty of action during the
year’s round of black-tie events and charity galas. The Rosens
lend most of their charitable support to several Toronto-area
hospitals, “but Sunnybrook is special to me,” says Rosen. “My
father has diabetes and has been a patient there for the last
15 years. They have treated him extremely well.”
Travaglio knows his client’s wardrobe. Indeed, he helped organize the 2,000-square-foot closet the Rosens share in their splendid home, coordinating innumerable combinations of jacket,
shirt and trousers, each one photographed by Kelly. The pictures
live in a drawer for easy reference. “To be honest, I’m not good
with colours,” concedes Rosen. “I choose the jacket I want to
wear that day, then look at the photographs to find my options.”
The way he describes it, Rosen seems to be rarely out of a
sports jacket, though he has a beloved collection of cashmere
sweaters for the fall. And he dotes upon his Allen Edmonds
loafers, replacing them with another identical pair as they wear
out. “And of course, I do have some suits. Harry himself fitted
me the last time, just like he fitted my father and my grandfather.
When my son’s ready for his first suit, I’m going to ask Harry if
he’d fit him, too. Four generations! That’s pretty cool.”
In appreciation of Mr. Rosen’s appearance in these pages, Harry Rosen is
making a donation in his name to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. h
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CRACKING
CANCER’S
CODE
By Christopher Frey
Illustration by Dave Plunkert
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O
VER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, HARRY ROSEN
HAS RAISED OVER $3 MILLION FOR PROSTATE
CANCER RESEARCH THROUGH HARRY’S
SPRING RUN-OFF EVENTS. HOW IS THAT
MONEY WORKING?
To hear Dr. Robert Bristow describe it, we’re about to undergo a revolution in the way we think about, diagnose and treat
prostate cancer.
For years, progress on prostate cancer has lagged in momentum behind efforts to fight breast, colon and kidney cancers,
despite its being the third leading cause of cancer deaths among
men. Almost 25,000 Canadian men were diagnosed with prostate
cancer in 2010, with about 4,300 dying every year on average.
And yet, though it’s never experienced the same level of patient
advocacy or media coverage as some other diseases, the gap is
narrowing fast in the most critical area – research.
The recently launched Canadian Prostate Cancer Genome
Network (CPC GENE) is one of the reasons that Dr. Bristow, a
radiation oncologist and head of the Prostate Cancer Research
Program at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital, believes the
next few years will present the much-needed breakthrough
in prostate cancer research. By identifying changes in the
DNA sequencing of prostate cancer, the $20-million CPC
GENE project, it is hoped, will give doctors the ability to
provide gene-based diagnoses to their patients and prescribe
a more personalized and targeted course of treatment. The
project builds on existing genome research that’s been
supported in part by funds raised by Harry Rosen’s annual
Spring Run-Off.
“Two men could have exactly the same results from their
PSA (prostate-specific antigen) screening,” Dr. Bristow explains.
“Their cancer cells look the same under the microscope and
you can feel a cancer nodule or bump in both men’s prostates.
But it’s unlikely that the genetics, once you get down to the
sequencing, is going to be the same between them. Today,
we offer exactly the same treatment to both men and we cross
our fingers.”
It’s a “relatively crude” method of diagnosing patients and
grouping them into treatment streams that Dr. Bristow expects
will change dramatically within five years, as he and fellow
Canadian researchers under the auspices of CPC GENE,
along with allied clinicians in the U.K., France and Germany,
are on the cusp of cracking prostate cancer’s genetic code for
individual men.
Dr. Bristow believes that decoding the genetics of prostate
cancer means understanding with greater precision which
patients are the best candidates for aggressive treatments like
radiotherapy or surgery, while identifying those prostate cancers
that are likely indolent and require only careful monitoring.
The future lies with this new PMC – Personalized Medical
Care – that better targets treatment and also reduces exposure
to potential side effects.
“What was pie in the sky 10 years ago,” he says, “is now very
tangible.” In part that’s simply due to the rapidly declining costs
of genetic sequencing. What would’ve cost $1 million to $2 million
per patient a decade ago is now $20,000 to $40,000. In five years
Dr. Bristow suspects it may drop as low as $1,000 to $2,000. But
the personalized approach to prostate cancer is also thanks to a
burgeoning palette of new treatment options, with a number of
recent advances putting momentum on the researchers’ side.
As an example, Dr. Bristow points to the work of Dr. Martin
Gleave at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver Prostate
Centre, whose research into more aggressive castration-resistant
prostate cancers has also benefited from funds raised by Harry’s
Spring Run-Off. In those cancers, usually incurable, the cancer
cells find ways to create their own testosterone-like hormones
even after the body’s normal production of hormones has been
blocked by clinical injections. Dr. Gleave’s work has found a
number of abnormal pathways that can be targeted to offset this
aggression, to extend patients’ lives by months and even years.
THE FUTURE LIES
WITH THIS NEW PMC –
PERSONALIZED MEDICAL
CARE – THAT BETTER
TARGETS TREATMENT
AND ALSO REDUCES
EXPOSURE TO POTENTIAL
SIDE EFFECTS
Dr. Gleave is just one member of what Dr. Bristow calls a
“family of researchers” across Canada who began working
together collaboratively on prostate cancer more than 10
years ago, each of whom brings to bear their own particular
expertise and resources toward clarifying one more piece of the
medical puzzle. It’s because such a network already existed that
CPC GENE was able to attract $20 million in funding. And that
keenness to collaborate has already made Canada a world leader
in prostate cancer research.
“There’s a collegial approach to science here,” Dr. Bristow
says. “It isn’t just one person who is the prostate cancer research
scientist in Canada.” If he or another researcher working around
the country needs materials to finish a question, say a tissue or
an antibody, they can just get on the phone and ask a colleague
for it, and there’s no competitive issue.
The point, he adds, is “there are things we can get done next
year instead of five years from now if we’re working together.
That isn’t always true in other countries where there’s intense
competition for limited resources. Projects like these are so
important to the health of men: why not just collaborate and get
there sooner?
“It’s a good story for Canadian science and I hope it’s going
to be a great story for Canadian medical discovery.” h
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cities
LOCAL EXPERTISE AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSINESS TRAVELLER
We don’t normally advocate tearing pages out of this magazine, but you may find the following information useful if you’re
travelling on business in Canada. We asked the country’s top food writers to provide their most current recommendations
for restaurants, hotels and other essential data. In each issue of harry, we focus on a different city. This time it’s Toronto.
By Lesley Chesterman (Montreal), Anne DesBrisay (Ottawa), James Chatto (Toronto), Christine Hanlon (Winnipeg),
John Gilchrist (Calgary), Gail Hall (Edmonton) and Andrew Morrison (Vancouver)
TORONTO
Great place for a business lunch
Great place for a business dinner
Hottest hot spot
George
Modus
La Société
The mauve-furnished room is delightfully
calm and civilized with well-spaced tables
for discreet conversation and a courtyard
for outdoor lunching in the summer. Deft
servers can be relied upon for great wine
recommendations, and Chef Lorenzo Loseto’s
food is the real deal – suave, detailed, not
too heavy but packed with flavour and
righteous local ingredients. A short tasting
menu may be the best way to go.
The soaring space looks like a posh boardroom – low ambient noise for conversation,
tables set far apart; it’s classy but half the
price of Canoe or Bymark. And the food is
persuasively good – high-end modern Italian,
elegantly presented – but you won’t leave
hungry. Great veal carpaccio, risotto, scallops,
duck breast with rapini and gnocchi…
Pricey wines are expertly chosen. The bar
area is a smart rendezvous in its own right.
One storey up, this large, sumptuously
decorated French bistro opened last
summer and was instantly adopted by
Toronto’s elite. An eye-catching tower of
seafood from the raw bar is the must-have
appetizer; a table on the terrace allows for
unbeatable people-watching.
111C Queen St. E., 416 863 6006,
www.georgeonqueen.com
145 King St. W., 416 861 9977,
www.modusristorante.com
Hôtel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square
Great place for after-business drinks
Great place to dine alone
One
Nota Bene
Chef Mark McEwan’s glamorous restaurant
and bar, tucked under The Hazelton Hotel,
spills out onto a sidewalk patio in the
summer months, building social momentum
to a September climax during the Toronto
International Film Festival. Indoors, the bar
has its own Manhattan-style intensity, but there
are quiet corners for conversation, cocktails
for connoisseurs (a fine lime-muddled gin and
tonic) and a wine list full of rare temptations.
Sit at the bar if you feel like conversation,
up in the main dining room if you prefer
your own company. Chef David Lee and his
partners have judged the mood of the room
perfectly – smart but not fussy, modern but
comfortable. The menu is seasonal, reasonably priced and many dishes benefit from
an Asian nuance or two to take everything
out of the ordinary. Great charcuterie;
awesome burgers.
116 Yorkville Ave., 416 961 9600,
www.onehazelton.com
180 Queen St. W., 416 977 6400,
www.notabenerestaurant.com
MONTREAL
OTTAWA
Newest hot spot
Le Filet
Le Filet has garnered raves
for its enticing, well-priced
menu comprised of small
plates and big flavours. The
wine list is short but incredibly well chosen, and the
glitzy bistro setting is good
fun. The emphasis here is on
fish and seafood. A great
place to see and be seen,
Le Filet has only one drawback: the close-to-deafening
noise levels.
219 Mont-Royal W.,
514 360 6060, www.lefilet.ca
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Great place for a
business dinner
Newest hot spot
Decca 77
Veteran restaurateur George
Monsour has returned from
Paris to open Back Lane
Café in the increasingly
flavourful neighbourhood of
Hintonburg. In the kitchen
are two wood-burning ovens
responsible for the robust
flavour of much of the food.
Gems include hearth-roasted
shrimp with radicchio, a
“Flintstone-sized” lamb
shank tajine and a
burbling fisherman’s stew
of pristine seafood.
1087 Wellington St. W.,
613 695 2999,
www.backlanecafe.com
Prepared by chef Daren
Bergeron, Decca’s food is
modern, skillfully crafted and
made with top-quality ingredients. The plates also score
big on imaginative flavour
combinations and beautiful
presentations. The subdued
setting is ideal for biz talk,
and the downtown location,
steps from the Bell Centre,
is hard to beat. For the best
deal, opt for the $35 prix fixe.
1077 Drummond St.,
514 934 1077,
www.decca77.com
Back Lane Café
131 Bloor St. W., 416 551 9929, www.lasociete.ca
Great place to stay
In the vibrant new neighbourhood beside
the Air Canada Centre, Le Germain’s latest
boutique hotel is the model of modern
elegance and discreet luxury. Rooms have
extensive work areas (rooms 732 and 832
also each have a circular bed with a ninefoot diameter), iPod docking and many
environmentally conscious details. Staying
here is also a way to get tickets for the Leafs
or Raptors games next door, and a guaranteed
post-game reservation at Real Sports Bar.
75 Bremner Blvd., 416 649 7575,
www.germainmapleleafsquare.com
WINNIPEG
Great place for a
business dinner
Beckta Dining & Wine
Stephen Beckta’s restaurant
is approaching the decade
mark with no indication of
resting on its laurels. It
continues to offer sound
reasons to pay it a visit year
after year: ambitious,
season-driven cuisine that
manages to be both modern
and yet totally classic; a
steady stream of limited
wines at fair prices; and
some of the most congenial
service in the city.
226 Nepean St., 613 238 7063,
www.beckta.com
Newest hot spot
Segovia Tapas Bar
and Restaurant
Chef Adam Donnelly’s petite
plates are taking Winnipeg
by storm, with lineups not
uncommon for this no-reservation hot spot in arty
Osborne Village. A disciple
of Michelin-starred chef Tom
Aikens, the gastronomical
artist deftly assembles his
inspired creations at an
open kitchen overlooking a
neo-modern setting. Savour
while sipping from a medley
of Spanish wines.
484 Stradbrook Ave.,
204 477 6500,
www.segoviatapasbar.com
Great place for a
business dinner
Hermanos Restaurant
and Wine Bar
Tantalizing tastes of South
America rule this Exchange
District sensation, set in a
contemporary combination
of exposed brick and bold
fabrics. Get down to business
over premium steaks done to
perfection, flanked by exotic
chimichurri or succulent
seafood. Or keep things light
with tapas, exciting appetizers
or a Black Gold chocolate
dessert that is pure decadence.
179 Bannatyne Ave.,
204 947 5434,
www.hermanos.ca
Great shopping
The Bloor-Yorkville area is still the place to
go for stylish shops (including Harry
Rosen’s flagship store) both at street level
and underground. Global luxury brands
have their own stores here while small art
galleries and unique emporiums on the side
streets offer less familiar treasures. Further
downtown, the 28-kilometre PATH is the
world’s largest system of underground shopping arcades, linking 1,200 shops and services – handy when the weather’s bad.
Great place to hear live music
Koerner Hall
Classical, jazz, pop or world music all sound
superb in this acoustic masterpiece.
The Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor St. W.,
416 408 0208, www.rcmusic.ca
Great florist
Emblem
390 Dupont St., 416 972 9878
Great dry cleaners for a suit
Dove Cleaners
1560 Yonge St., 416 413 7900, and eight other
locations in Toronto, www.dovecleaners.com
Great limo service, car + driver
Rosedale Livery
905 677 9444, www.rosedalelivery.com
Great downtown gym
The Yorkville Club
87 Avenue Rd., 416 961 8400,
www.theyorkvilleclub.com
CALGARY
EDMONTON
Newest hot spot
ILLUSTRATION, LINZIE HUNTER
Corso Thirty Two
If you crave authentic, fresh
Italian flavours and dishes
that include housemade
pasta and cured meats, then
this crowded and bustling
Jasper Avenue bistro is the
place to be. Using seasonal
and locally sourced ingredients, young chef/owner
Daniel Costa has created
one of the hottest downtown
eateries. An excellent tasting
menu showcases small
plates improvised daily by
the chef and his team.
10345 Jasper Ave.,
780 421 4622,
www.corso32.com
Great place for a
business dinner
Newest hot spot
Jack’s Grill
Firmly ensconced in the new
Casel Marché development,
Cassis Bistro features
partners from Aix-enProvence and Brittany, a
chef from Paris and food as
French as you’re likely to find
this side of the Eiffel Tower.
Skilful preparation of duck
confit, moules marinières
and steak frites fills the
casual, lively (as in loud)
40-seat space daily.
2505 – 17 Ave. SW,
403 262 0036,
www.thecassisbistro.ca
Tucked away in a quiet
residential area, this contemporary dining room has a
20-year reputation for
producing food of consistent
high quality. Dishes are
simply prepared with fresh
local ingredients to create
striking flavour combinations.
Exemplary service and an
impressive wine list add
much to the experience. If you
have room for dessert, the
bread pudding is legendary!
5842 – 111 St. NW,
780 434 1113,
www.jacksgrill.ca
Cassis Bistro
VANCOUVER
Great place for a
business dinner
Newest hot spot
Catch and
The Oyster Bar
The Glowbal Group (Coast,
Italian Kitchen, Glowbal) has
just unleashed Black+Blue,
a new steakhouse reminiscent of Michael Carlevale’s
long-defunct Toronto restaurant of the same name.
It’s a soaring, two-level, whitelinen looker with cloistered
booths and a transparent meat
locker. The action is anchored
around the sexy, well-served
bar. Comfortably jammed
with the noticeably wellheeled since opening night.
1032 Alberni St.,
604 637 0777, www.glowbal
group.com/blackblue
With a full makeover and a
new modern seafood menu,
Catch is back on top of its
game. Chef Kyle Groves uses
Ocean Wise yellowfin tuna,
Digby scallops, rainbow
trout and an ocean full of
seafood to satisfy any fish
fan’s palate. Stay on the
main floor for a casual oyster
bar lunch or head upstairs
to the bright dining room for
the full Catch experience.
100 Stephen Ave. SE,
403 206 0000,
www.catchrestaurant.ca
Black+Blue
Great place for a
business dinner
Tableau Bar Bistro
Recently anointed with a
Five-Star Diamond Award,
the Loden Hotel’s bistro
marries old-school French to
refined modernism in decor
and on the plate. Chef MarcAndré Choquette (once chef
de cuisine at Lumière) deftly
knocks classic steak frites
and halibut à la Grenobloise
out of the proverbial park in
a checker-floored room that
drips with style. Wine-savvy
service glides.
1181 Melville St.,
604 639 8692,
www.tableaubarbistro.com
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services
AT HARRY ROSEN THE FINE PRINT CAN HELP YOU OUT
Our Lifetime
Maintenance
Guarantee
We want to ensure that
you look and feel your best
in every garment you
purchase from us. That’s
why we provide complimentary maintenance and
repairs to you, the original
owner, for the lifetime of
the garment. If you ever
find yourself in need of
having a button replaced,
a seam fixed or other
minor repairs, simply
bring the item to any one
of our stores, where
professional tailors will
attend to it as soon as
possible (let us know if
you’re in a hurry), on-site
and free of charge. What’s
more, should your
garment require alterations due to weight loss or
– heaven forbid – weight
gain, we will make the
necessary adjustments for
you to a maximum of
one size up or down, also
at no charge. All we ask
is that you have the
garment dry-cleaned
before bringing it in for
either of these services.
Return Policy
If one of our garments fails
to live up to reasonable
expectations in any way,
we invite you to bring it
back. Whether we need to
repair or replace it or to
refund your money, we will
happily do whatever is
required to give satisfaction.
Shopping by
Appointment
The value of shopping by
appointment is the amount
of time it saves you. Once
our sales associates have
learned your style and your
needs, they can pre-select
a range of garments –
even a complete wardrobe
– and have it ready for
your consideration. Acting
as your personal shoppers,
they will also keep an eye
out for specific items you
might be seeking for the
future and advise you of
their arrival by phone, fax
or e-mail. All you have to
do is choose the most
convenient time for your
appointment and call your
current sales associate (if
you don’t have one, just
ask for our store manager).
It doesn’t even have to be
during our business hours:
just provide us with
enough notice and
we’ll do our best to
accommodate you. Of
course, you can always
just drop by the store.
In an Emergency
Closet Cleanup
Our trained sales associates have the expertise to
guide you. They can be
relied upon for counsel,
recommending the most
appropriate way to dress
for any occasion. You also
have the option of e-mailing
questions to us on our website, harryrosen.com.
Are you unsure how to
coordinate the clothes
you own? Do you want
some new clothes for
your wardrobe but don’t
know where to start? Do
you have clothes that
haven’t been worn for
years but that represent
an investment you’re
reluctant to be rid of? One
of our sales associates
will gladly visit your home
to take an inventory of
your closet, providing
suggestions on how
to mix and match your
existing wardrobe. He’ll
recommend additions
to your wardrobe and
determine a plan for
seasons to come. A
tailor can also be on
hand to suggest any
fittings or readjustments
you may need.
Need a sudden replacement
for a dress shirt or tie,
quick alterations, a pair of
dry socks? Call your nearest
Harry Rosen store for a
solution to the problem.
Expertise
Preferred Contact
Let us know your preferred
method of contact – by
phone, by mail or by e-mail
– and we’ll keep you
apprised of special events,
promotions and sales.
We’ll also make sure you
continue to receive your
copy of this magazine.
Please notify us at the
store or at harry@harry
rosen.com of any change
in your e-mail, telephone
number or address, and
we’ll update your file.
Ask Harry
PHOTOGRAPHY, TOM ARBAN
This service is provided
online for those who
need menswear-related
questions answered.
Feedback is also available
directly from Harry Rosen
associates.
HARRY ONLINE
Our online
presence continues
to evolve.
In addition to offering
up an amazing online
selection of sportswear, outerwear,
shoes and accessories,
harryrosen.com
provides useful information on the “HOW
TOs.” Feel free to Ask
Harry any question
that relates to menswear: the response is
almost instantaneous
and always personalized. While you can
visit harryrosen.com
simply as a guest,
you can also book an
appointment directly
with your associate.
Follow us as we
become more social
on www.facebook.
com/harryrosen
canada and Twitter
@HarryRosenInc.
Gift Card
For those on your gift list
who would prefer to
experience Harry Rosen
first-hand (or when you
can’t remember your
brother’s collar size), a gift
card is always welcome.
Available in-store or online
in any denomination up to
$2,000, it can be redeemed
whenever the recipient
chooses; the balance is
left on the card until it’s
time for another purchase.
If there are other services you’d like
to see us provide, please drop us a line at
[email protected]
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guide
LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC LABEL? A favourite designer? You’ll find it below together with our store directory.
Available at all
Harry Rosen Stores
Allegri
Armani Collezioni
Arnold Zimberg
BOSS Black
BOSS Green
BOSS Orange
Brax
Burberry
Canali
Citizens of Humanity
Coppley
Ermenegildo Zegna Ties
Eton
Fred Perry
Harry Rosen ‘Made in Italy’
J.P. Tilford by Samuelsohn
John Smedley
John Varvatos STAR USA
Parajumpers
Ralph Lauren RLX
Robert Graham
7 For All Mankind
Alberto
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
First Canadian Place, Sherway
Gardens, Yorkdale
Ottawa Rideau Centre
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Andrew Marc
First Canadian Place, Mississauga
Square One, Yorkdale
Winnipeg Polo Park
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Calgary Chinook Centre
Vancouver Oakridge Mall
Brioni
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Brunello Cucinelli
Calgary TD Square
Bugatti
Toronto Eaton Centre, First
Canadian Place, Mississauga
Square One, Sherway Gardens,
Yorkdale
Winnipeg Polo Park
Vancouver Oakridge Centre
Dolce & Gabbana
Yorkdale
Calgary TD Square
Ermenegildo Zegna
First Canadian Place,
Sherway Gardens, Yorkdale
Calgary TD Square
Vancouver Oakridge Centre,
Pacific Centre
Etro
Calgary TD Square
Lanvin
Loro Piana
Calgary TD Square
Michael Kors
Eaton Centre, First Canadian
Place, Mississauga Square One,
Sherway Gardens
Montreal Rockland Centre
Winnipeg Polo Park
Calgary Chinook Centre,
TD Square
Paul & Shark
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal,
Rockland Centre
Pacific Centre
Robert Talbott
TD Square
Tom Ford
Calgary TD Square
Versace Collection
Toronto Eaton Centre,
Mississauga Square One,
Yorkdale
Montreal Rockland Centre
Winnipeg Polo Park
Z Zegna
Yorkdale
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal,
Rockland Centre
TD Square
Pacific Centre
Shoes
Armani
A. Testoni
Allen Edmonds
Brunello Cucinelli
Hugo BOSS
Canali
Cole Haan
Donald J. Pliner
John Varvatos
Ermenegildo Zegna
Ralph Lauren RLX
Prada
Salvatore Ferragamo
Swims
Tod’s
UGGS Australia
We try to keep everything in
stock, but some merchandise
in this book may not be in our
stores at all times. If you have
any questions, please contact
your sales associate or store
manager at any of the stores
listed here. Prices may be subject
to change without notice.
Harry Rosen
Store Directory
Toronto
82 Bloor Street West
416 972 0556
Eaton Centre
416 598 8885
First Canadian Place
416 981 9097
Mississauga Square One
905 896 1103
Sherway Gardens
416 620 6967
Yorkdale Shopping Centre
416 787 4231
Ottawa
Rideau Centre
613 230 7232
Montreal
Les Cours Mont-Royal
514 284 3315
Rockland Centre
514 735 6227
Winnipeg
Polo Park Shopping Centre
204 786 2368
Edmonton
West Edmonton Mall
780 444 1637
Calgary
Chinook Centre
403 252 2848
TD Square
403 294 0992
Vancouver
Oakridge Shopping Centre
604 266 1172
Pacific Centre
604 683 6861
If you enjoy receiving your copy
of harry but have had a change of
address, please advise us of your
new mailing address by e-mail at
[email protected] or write
to us at:
Harry Rosen Inc.
77 Bloor Street West
Suite 1600
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5S 1M2
Ralph Lauren
Black Label
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off the cuff
by Barry Blitt

by design - Harry Rosen

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