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FALL/WINTER 2012
The true New Yorker secretly believes
that people living anywhere else have to be,
in some sense, kidding.
FASHION
— JOHN UPDIKE
74 SEIZE THE DAY
100 UPPER CLASS
FEATURES
48 DISCREET OBJECTS OF DESIRE
The latest luxuries
by Josh MacTate
56 DRESSED TO KILL
James Bond’s sartorial style
by Alec Scott
106 DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN
Moncler, 60 years on
by Dick Snyder
112 CANADA’S GOLFERS
CAN CONQUER CANCER
Time to play around
by Christopher Frey
DEPARTMENTS
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LETTER
NOTEBOOK
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PHOTOGRAPHY, (MAIN) CHRIS NICHOLLS; (INSET) BOB HAMBLY
CANALI COAT, $1,798;
MAKINS HATS
FEDORA, $250;
SALVATORE
FERRAGAMO
SCARF, $220.
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The launch of the Giorgio Armani Couture collection at our
Bloor Street store in March saw a splendid performance by singersongwriter STEPHAN MOCCIO (centre). Also in attendance were
GERRY FEDAK, EVP of Giorgio Armani (left), and LARRY ROSEN.
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IT’S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE that harry magazine has only been
around for 15 years! It’s such an essential part of the way we communicate with our
customers. And communication – listening, understanding, remembering,
advising – has always been an essential part of our business. Fifty-eight years ago,
when Harry and Lou opened the first store on Parliament Street in the east end of
downtown Toronto, they kept in touch with their customers by telephone and kept each
client’s details on handwritten cards. Today, we still place our emphasis on engaging
personally with our customers; at the same time, we’re keeping up with the ceaseless
evolution of communications technology – through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, e-mail,
SMS and our new website. You can get fashion information, check out merchandise,
shop online and make appointments with your regular sales associate; we can also
e-mail you pictures of merchandise to view on your smartphone, tablet or computer.
And change is constantly accelerating – something I find exciting and inspiring.
Where will we be five years from now? Don’t be surprised if your sales associate is
able to send you a moving, three-dimensional advanced digital projection of your
personal avatar wearing an outfit for your consideration. Speculative fiction? I don’t
think so. I think it’s the future.
Outlandish devices and cool gadgets have always been a trademark of the
James Bond movies – one reason why I’ve been a lifelong fan of the series – ever
since Dr. No was released 50 years ago. Our story on page 56 takes a detailed look at
007’s sartorial evolution, his tailors and his tuxedos. We also feature a celebration of
the iconic European outerwear company Moncler, which is turning 60 this year.
Canadians take a keen interest in unique and effective winter coats – for obvious
reasons. Moncler has a storied past that I think you’ll find illuminating. More
importantly, perhaps, it has a very active vision of the future. That’s something we
at Harry Rosen share.
In May, also at Bloor Street, we held an event where young business
people heard a panel of leading entrepreneurs discuss their starts
in business. Taking part were (left to right) LARRY ROSEN,
PAUL ALLAMBY, EVP of Havas, ROBERT DELUCE, president of Porter
Airlines Inc., DAVE HAMILTON, partner at Grip Ltd., JULIAN BRASS,
founder of Notable.ca, KEITH FARLINGER, CEO of BDO Canada, and
CAM HEAPS, co-founder of Steam Whistle Brewing.
Larry Rosen, CHAIRMAN AND CEO
HARRY ROSEN INC.
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SHARING INFORMATION; TRACKING THE NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
BODY HEAT
IS PAUL & SHARK’S SMART NEW STADIUM JACKET WARM? Decidedly so, thanks to a battery-powered heating coil built into
the hooded jacket’s back. Developed for wearing on the cold terraces of European soccer stadiums, it comes with its own
inflatable cushion and an inner pocket big enough to accommodate an iPad. And the rechargeable battery pack can also be
used to power up your phone. Made from high-tech quilted black nylon, the jacket is surprisingly lightweight – a perfect
weekend coat, whether or not you choose to take in a game. $1,395.
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PHOTOGRAPHY, BRIAN SANO; STYLING, DEE CONNOLLY
PAISLEY RESURGENT
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(left to right)
Sand, $275; Etro,
$375; Etro, $375;
Poggianti, $250;
Sand, $225;
Poggianti, $250.
THE PAISLEY PATTERN is instantly recognizable, even if its
significance may be forgotten. Its origins lie in Persia, 2,000
years ago, where it was known as boteh, a Zoroastrian symbol of
life, used for royal robes. It reached Europe in the 1600s via
India, popularized as a pattern to ward off evil and taken up by
the weavers of the Scottish town of Paisley. Hippies found it
groovy in the 1960s – Fender even produced Telecaster guitars
in a pink paisley pattern – and now it’s back in a colourful
spasm of fashion, used this season on silk ties and especially
sport shirts. Sand, Etro and Poggianti have made much of the
familiar design, working with an extended palette from bright
purples and blues through more muted tones to bold black
and white. Wear these shirts with pride – you’re sporting the
livery of Persia’s ancient Sassanid kings.
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JOHN SMEDLEY DOES IT AGAIN
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THIS SEASON WE ARE DELIGHTED
to present more exceptional
merchandise from John Smedley,
the renowned, 80-year-old British
knitwear company: versatile,
ultrafine sweaters made in 30-gauge
merino wool. Lustrous and durable,
they are lightweight enough to
layer with a shirt and sports jacket,
and available in a broad range of
colours. $275.
JOHN VARVATOS COLLECTION
WE’VE CARRIED JOHN VARVATOS’S STAR USA COLLECTION
FOR SEVERAL YEARS. Now we bring you John Varvatos
Collection, the pinnacle of a brand that unites old-world
craftsmanship and refined tailoring with innovative textiles
and a rock ’n’ roll sensibility. Who better to describe it than
the designer himself? “The spirit of my brand has always
been about a contemporary attitude that does not forsake
an appreciation for tradition, quality and craft,” says
Varvatos. “For this fall/winter 2012 collection, inspiration
came from the city of New York, with its seamless
juxtaposition of the old and the new: a place where Central
Park and the Guggenheim, the Chrysler building and the
Statue of Liberty melt into one, creating a unique urban
texture. The collection expresses the same connection
between old-school savoir faire and a contemporary way of
being, all condensed in a precise, timeless message.”
Available at our 82 Bloor Street West and Eaton Centre
stores in Toronto, at our Les Cours Mont-Royal store in
Montreal and at our Pacific Centre store in Vancouver.
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PHOTOGRAPHY, BRIAN SANO; STYLING, DEE CONNOLLY
TONAL EXPRESSIONS
Ermenegildo Zegna shirt, $365,
and tie, $185.
Canali shirt, $255, and tie, $150.
Eton shirt, $275; Canali tie, $150.
J.P. Tilford shirt, $195;
Ermenegildo Zegna tie, $185.
Eton shirt, $265; Canali tie, $160.
Canali shirt, $285, and tie, $150.
Ermenegildo Zegna shirt, $345,
and tie, $185.
Ermenegildo Zegna shirt, $365,
and tie, $185.
J.P. Tilford shirt, $185;
Eton tie, $125.
Ermenegildo Zegna shirt, $345;
Boss Black tie, $115.
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d shirt,
hi t $195
J.P.
Tilford
$195;
Canali tie, $160.
Canali shirt, $255;
Ermenegildo Zegna tie, $185.
NOTHING REFRESHES A BELOVED SUIT BETTER THAN A NEW SHIRT AND TIE. This season brings a number of colour stories
with many shades of purple and lavender, warm greys, cool blues and countless variations of merlot. Ties show rich,
dark hues, with stripes and fine neat patterns vying for popularity; shirts run the gamut from bold stripes to discreet checks.
Co-ordination is a breeze.
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ALL ZEGNA,
ALL THE TIME
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WITH HIS DOUBLE RL BRAND, Ralph Lauren
departs from the East Coast preppy and classic
European models. Instead, he finds inspiration in
the American West – specifically, his own working
ranch in Colorado. With extreme attention to
detail, Double RL consciously aims for iconic status
with its collection of denims, chinos, workshirts,
sweaters, outerwear and accessories. Harry Rosen
is proud to be the only place in Canada where
Double RL can be found – exclusively at our
82 Bloor Street West store in Toronto.
HARRY’S
TORONTO
UPGRADES
HARRY ROSEN’S PRESENCE IN TORONTO IS
STRONGER THAN EVER after bold upgrades
BACK IN THE DAY, HARRY ROSEN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST to bring Zegna’s
ready-to-wear collection to North America, and we have been big supporters
of the Zegna family’s mission ever since. Over the years, we’ve created many
Zegna shop-in-shops in our stores, but the ultimate expression of our
relationship came in 1998, when we opened a free-standing Ermenegildo
Zegna store across from our Harry Rosen Pacific Centre flagship in
Vancouver. It was the only way to showcase the full glory of the collection!
In time for fall, that store has been totally reinvented to reflect the very
latest expression of the iconic brand. Check it out and you’ll find expanded
selections of shoes and accessories, sportswear, tailored clothing and all
things Zegna.
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to two of our stores. Ever since we opened
our First Canadian Place store seven years ago,
the pressure to enlarge it has been intense.
This summer, we dramatically expanded our
upper level to bring in all our modern
collections, adding a larger area for made to
measure and a major new section devoted to
dress shirts. Now our Bay Street customers
have more choice than ever.
Our revered store designer, Mark Teixiera,
has also been busy at the Toronto Eaton Centre.
Moving to a prime, second-level location at
the Centre’s southeast corner, the Harry
Rosen store has almost doubled in size, with
expanded acreage for shoes, furnishings,
tailored clothing, sportswear and denim, a
private made-to-measure room and a
spectacular new area housing all our designer
fashion. Please drop by both locations to see
what we’ve done.
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PATTERNS OF THE PAST
CLASSIC BRITISH FABRIC PATTERNS have made a dramatic
comeback this season, finding global favour after decades of
benign neglect. Originating in remote communities in the British
Isles, where local wool was dyed with local plants and woven on
looms in lonely crofts, herringbone and houndstooth, District checks
and Glenurquhart check (better known here as Glen plaid) now
grace the fashion runways of the menswear world, borrowed for
sports jackets and flat caps, shirts and ties, exploded onto
sweaters and scarves, even printed onto nylon parkas.
Houndstooth is a bold weave of jaggedly distorted checks said
to resemble a dog’s teeth. Herringbone looks more like a fish’s
skeleton with diagonal threads slanting down to the left and
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right. Glen plaid, with its pattern of large and small checks,
comes from the valley of Glenurquhart in Inverness, Scotland.
First used in the 1800s by the Countess of Seafield to outfit
her gamekeepers, it was popularized by the future Edward VIII
when he was Prince of Wales. As such, it is one of the many
checked patterns known as District checks, developed in
19th-century Scotland for the use of workers on the great
estates and regimental officers while out of uniform.
These patterns can still be found in their natural state in the
rural British Isles, equally popular with working men and the
gentry; now we see them here, too, reinterpreted for Canada’s
city streets. h
DISTRICT CHECKS
GLEN PLAID
HERRINGBONE
PHOTOGRAPHY, BRIAN SANO; STYLING, DEE CONNOLLY
HOUNDSTOOTH
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SOMETIMES EVEN THE MOST SARTORIALLY CONFIDENT MAN NEEDS AN EXPERT OPINION
Q
A
You often say a sports jacket
“pulls a casual look together.”
Can you be more specific?
Better yet, please allow us to
illustrate the idea by showing you
three outfits with and without a
jacket. We hope you agree that the
jacket improves the look and makes
it seem more finished. Why should
this be so? There’s really no mystery.
The jacket has slowly evolved over
the centuries with the constant aim
of enhancing and flattering a man’s
physique. Like a military uniform, it is
subtly designed to make him appear
fitter and more masculine than he
may really be, with broader shoulders
and a trimmer waist, while discreetly
camouflaging any convexity fore and
aft. In other words, it makes him look
more imposing – and that in turn
gives him confidence. As does the
knowledge that the potentially untidy
area where the shirt tucks into the
trousers is safely concealed from view.
Look 1
ERMENEGILDO
ZEGNA sports
jacket, $2,195.
Look 2
HARRY ROSEN
MADE IN ITALY
sports jacket, $698.
Look 3
ERMENEGILDO
ZEGNA sports
jacket, $1,995.
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Look 1
Casual
*
Throwing on a
jacket smartens
up the look and
shows that you
mean business.
Look 2
Look 3
Weekend
Dressy
*
*
A shirt and tie can look
trim and neat. But a jacket
moves you up from the
mailroom to the boardroom.
PHOTOGRAPHY, CHRIS NICHOLLS; STYLING, LEE SULLIVAN, GROOMING, LAURA SZUCS, BOTH PLUTINO GROUP
Sure, a good shirt
can be stylish but
the outfit still looks
unfinished. A casual
sports jacket dresses
up a pair of jeans.
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What coat can I wear over a suit or sports jacket?
These days, you have a lot of options,
but that wasn’t always the case. It used
to be thought that the only coat you could
wear over a suit was a conventional overcoat, reaching almost to the knee. It’s still
the dressiest alternative – clean-cut and
undeniably elegant – and continues to sell
well to men who value a traditional look.
However, most modern city coats are a
few inches shorter and many of them also
feature additional details such as extra
pockets (some with zips), removable zippered gilets and throat latches. They look
great over a suit but are versatile enough
to work beautifully with a soft jacket or
even a sweater and a pair of corduroys.
Another alternative is a three-quarterlength coat. While it still covers your jacket
it’s short enough to be comfortable when
you’re driving your car. These coats also
come with a variety of different fashion
details and some of them are made in
lightweight technical fabrics, which may
also influence your decision.
And then there’s the town-meetscountry idea of wearing a parka, complete
with hood, over a suit. No one would call
this a boardroom look but it has found
favour with men who want to make a
fashion statement and have the confidence
to be irreverent. And, of course, some
parkas have more of a sophisticated urban
air than others. Our Canada Goose parka
made with Loro Piana’s natural wool
Storm System fabric looks quite at home
on city streets.
Look 1
Look 3
Look 2
Look 4
CORNELIANI
coat, $1,650.
BOSS BLACK
coat, $795.
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CANADA
GOOSE coat,
$1,600.
CANALI coat,
$1,850.
Look 1
The modern citylength coat
(this one is from
Corneliani)
offers practical
details such as a
zippered gilet and
a throat latch.
PHOTOGRAPHY, TK
Q
A
Look 3
Look 2
Look 4
Canali suggests a
classic length and
a classic look – as
elegant as ever.
PHOTOGRAPHY, CHRIS NICHOLLS; STYLING, LEE SULLIVAN, GROOMING, LAURA SZUCS, BOTH PLUTINO GROUP
Action man!
Boss Black
proposes a more
casual option
with military-style
epaulettes. The
coat is long
enough to cover
a contemporary
suit jacket.
An urban take
on the rugged
Canada Goose
parka – that
fur collar is
removable.
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ur definition of luxury has changed in recent
years. It’s no longer about ostentation or the
cachet of a famous label for its own sake. These
days, it’s more a matter of impeccable craftsmanship and long-lasting quality. Which isn’t
to say that rare and precious furs, fabrics and leathers aren’t
also part of the story. We find pleasure in something that is
beautifully made from the finest materials, but it must also
serve a practical purpose – perfectly. Here is a small selection
of deluxe accoutrements for the coming season.
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BY JOSH MACTATE
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI
NAVY SWEATER
Think of it as the cardigan apotheosis – Brunello Cucinelli’s
chunky, hip-length, hooded,
navy blue sweater may be
made of cashmere but it’s
water-resistant and intended
to be worn as outerwear. The
brown nylon lining feels almost
like silk to the touch and, for
extra warmth, it’s quilted with
26 grams of down feathers.
Ultimate luxury hand in hand
with practicality takes you from
fall into winter. $3,995.
LORO PIANA
BLUE CARDIGAN
A warm indulgence for a fall
day, Loro Piana’s handmade
blue cashmere cardigan has
pocket flaps and piping in
matching blue suede. It’s a
cozy alternative to a jacket.
The nutria-fur collar is removable. $3,095.
offset by perfect Norwegian
double-stitching. A strap and
buckle allow you to tighten
the boot above the ankle.
Also available as a Chelsea
boot and a high-sided lace-up
shoe. $1,995.
PAUL LEINBURD
FUR AVIATOR HATS
Crown Cap had been manufacturing durable farmers’ work
caps in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
for over 50 years when Paul
Leinburd acquired the company
in 1987. His notion of combining
the old-world skills of Crown
Cap’s hatters with luxury furs
and leathers has generated
worldwide enthusiasm. These
Russian-style aviator hats in
sheared beaver fur (left, $695)
or muskrat fur (right, $525) help
explain why. Incredibly soft and
warm, with earflaps that can
be fastened up or down with
leather thongs, they offer suave
defiance to even a prairie winter.
RALPH LAUREN
BUCKLE-STRAP BOOT
HARRY ROSEN
The number of artisanal Italian
bootmakers capable of handcrafting superb footwear like
this Ralph Lauren short riding
boot is dwindling to a precious
few. Made from the very finest
hand-dyed and burnished baby
calf leather, the plain mahogany
upper has an extraordinary
depth and subtlety of colour,
MINK-LINED GLOVES
Photography by Brian Sano, styling by Dee Connolly
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HERS, TK; PROPS, TK
Made in Italy, Harry Rosen’s
own label black or brown calfskin gloves are everything a
gentleman’s elegant city gloves
should be. They are also exceptionally warm and a pleasure to
put on and take off thanks to a
discreet mink lining that goes all
the way to the fingertips. $495.
HERS, TK; PROPS, TK
Discreet Objects
of Desire
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ZEGNA COUTURE
BRIONI
DEERSKIN JACKET
CASHMERE OVERCOAT
Seen from a distance,
Ermenegildo Zegna Couture’s
new three-quarter-length leather
coat is a very handsome item,
impeccably cut and a rich dark
chocolate colour. Up close, the
true beauty is revealed. The
supple but sturdy leather is
ultrafine deerskin and the
lining is trimmed mink –
amazingly soft and cozy.
What’s more, the lining is fully
removable, so this coat can
take you from autumn all the
way through to spring. $14,995.
Brioni proves once again that
classic elegance can come
closest to perfection. This
knee-length overcoat has a
new sleeker cut with a peaked
lapel that adds a dashing air.
The luxury is in the fabrication
– premium cashmere in a dark
grey shadow stripe that feels
wonderfully soft and warm but
weighs very little. $6,995.
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI
SUEDE JACKET
LEATHER TRAVEL BAG
Here’s one piece of luggage
you might not want to check at
the airport. Made in Italy using
dark-caramel Italian leather,
Brunello Cucinelli’s rugged,
versatile travel bag is ideal for
a long-weekend trip. Wheels
are barely visible and the
metal handle telescopes out of
sight when you don’t need it,
hidden behind a zippered
document pouch. Other bags
pale in comparison; this one
just looks better the more you
use it. $5,295. h
HERS, TK; PROPS, TK
Some will murmur that suede
is so impractical… Not this
time. Brunello Cucinelli has
created a one-and-a-halfbreasted quilted jacket in
delightfully supple brown
suede that also happens to be
water-resistant. Car-coat length
with a fashionably trim silhouette, the lightweight jacket is
lined with down-filled nylon,
keeping you warm when the
temperature drops. $5,795.
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI
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DRESSED
TO
KILL
BY ALEC SCOTT
T
here are dinner jackets, and dinner jackets.” So says the smart and sexy Vesper Lynd
(Eva Green) to James Bond (Daniel Craig), the spy who comes to love her, in the 2006 film
Casino Royale. This, as she offers up a splendid gift: some plush Brioni formal wear for 007 to
wear at a high-stakes poker game. In the casino, our man looks and plays sharp. The other
male players in this memorable scene also wear (different) penguin suits, also conceived and executed
by Brioni – and the dramatic tension is augmented, not muted, by all the decorous dress, not to mention
some poison slipped into Bond’s shaken-not-stirred. The villain, Le Chiffre, sports a shinier, longer tuxedo
jacket than Bond, together with a black shirt and black bow tie, while he puffs away on his inhaler, and –
just in case we’ve missed all the other cues that he’s something wicked – one eye leaks blood.
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PHOTOGRAPHY, TK; STYLING, TK
Fifty years of James Bond movies: some fans remember the girls,
others the gadgets. We concentrate on the clothes and the (almost)
always impeccable sense of style of the world’s best-dressed spy.
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PHOTOGRAPHY,
©
EPA/CORBIS TK; STYLING, TK
THERE WERE SIX James Bonds in the madcap
1967 version of Casino Royale (played by
David Niven, Peter Sellers and Ursula Andress,
among others) and one Jimmy Bond
(Woody Allen). Six actors have played Bond
within the actual franchise – each of them
exuding a different kind of savoir faire.
_
001
SEAN CONNERY 1962-1968
Wore a toupee in all seven
of his Bond movies.
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002
GEORGE LAZENBY 1969
Was Europe’s top male
model when cast as Bond.
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SEAN CONNERY 1971
Six foot, two and two-fifths
inches tall (in his youth) –
the tallest Bond.
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ROGER MOORE 1973-1985
Suffers from hoplophobia, a
fear of firearms. How ironic.
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TIMOTHY DALTON 1987-1989
Was offered the role of
James Bond four times
before accepting.
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PIERCE BROSNAN 1995-2002
Lightest Bond (GoldenEye,
164 lbs) and heaviest (Die
Another Day, 211 lbs).
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DANIEL CRAIG 2006-2012
Voted “Best Dressed Male”
by Esquire magazine in 2006.
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Casino Royale was Daniel Craig’s
first Bond film, and Brioni’s last as
the fictional spy’s tailor. For about a
decade prior – through most of the
Pierce Brosnan era – the Italian
fashion house had been dressing
Bond, neither paying nor being paid
for its participation. (“We were chosen
for our art, never for money,” Brioni’s
Antonella de Simone once said.)
Since then, Tom Ford has been kitting
out the secret agent and has designed
four suits and one tuxedo for Bond to
wear in the forthcoming film Skyfall
(due out this fall).
Apart from steeling himself for the
damage that would be done to his
suits during the filming, how did Ford
prepare to outfit James Bond? “Daniel
has been a customer in real life from
the beginning,” Ford told harry, “and
so it was not hard to imagine what
would look good on him and what he
would like. The suits are close to the
body… classic, but chic.”
Ford’s suits for Craig are nearer,
style-wise, to the mod, slim-fit, narrowcollared ones worn by the first James
Bond, Sean Connery, than to those
favoured by any of the intervening
007s. (The early thin, short ties and
white pocket squares, positioned horizontally, are also back, though Craig
wears his trousers well lower and snugger
than Connery ever did.) The release
of Skyfall comes 50 years after the first
film, Dr. No, making the Bond films
the longest-running movie franchise
ever – and an anniversary-inspired
exhibit of Bondiana is slated for the
TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto this
autumn (see sidebar, next page).
The man who put the “Bond,
James Bond” pop-culture juggernaut
in motion, the writer Ian Fleming,
tended to describe carefully the flashy,
or otherwise unusual, fashion and
accessories of his bad guys, while he
left Bond’s look less defined, simply
making it clear that his dress was classic
and appropriate (from an especially
active British gentleman’s point of
view) to each occasion. “His clothes
are affluent and reflect an ability to
travel,” was all that novelist Kingsley
Amis could say of Bond’s sartorial style
after a careful study of the books.
There are, to garble
Lynd’s dictum,
dinner jackets, dinner
jackets and more
dinner jackets in the
Bond oeuvre.
The popular writer Fleming was
sometimes known, ironically, as “the
poet of things,” and enjoyed sketching
in characters by surrounding them
with brand-name products or
dressing them in idiosyncratic outfits –
Goldfinger’s absurd golf plus-fours or
Dr. No’s Nehru jacket come to mind.
But his unwonted vagueness as to
Bond’s clothes – as opposed to his
specificity with the spy’s watch, drink
or cars – allowed a succession of film
costume designers, men’s fashion
houses and bespoke tailors to have
their way with the spy. With only a few
miscues along the way – a baby-blue
terry-cloth romper that Connery wears
poolside, or George Lazenby’s infamous kilt and sporran, brought out,
inexplicably, in a Swiss Alpine lodge –
they have transformed the fictional
spy into an influential style icon. In
addition to helping keep black-tie
(and even, sometimes, white-tie) dress
alive throughout the slovenly ’60s and
leisure-suited ’70s, Bond is widely
credited with spurring the rise of the
lightweight suit.
There are, to garble Lynd’s dictum,
dinner jackets, dinner jackets and
more dinner jackets in the Bond
oeuvre. More than any ordinary man,
Bond has frequent need of a tuxedo,
as his life seems to take him – between
pitched gunfights, martial arts contests
and high-speed car chases – from a
night at the opera to another at the
casino, from a formal dinner at M’s
London club, Blades, to a charitable
benefit at some vast Latin American
hacienda (Quantum of Solace).
The first time we see him – or
rather Connery as him in Dr. No – is in
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JAMES BOND:
50 YEARS OF
LEADING MEN
MANY WERE CONSIDERED
FOR THE ROLE OF
“BOND, JAMES BOND” IN
THE INAUGURAL FILM,
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formal wear (a shawl-collared tux)
at the swanky Mayfair club Les
Ambassadeurs, dealing out a hand of
chemin de fer while flirting with a fox in
a one-shouldered red dress. But perhaps the most memorable appearance
of a dinner jacket came at Goldfinger’s
beginning, where Connery swims
ashore in a wetsuit (and seagull hat),
plants a bomb, then peels off the wetsuit to reveal a pristine white dinner
jacket, pins it with a red carnation,
and heads into a nightclub.
Through all the changes in the
franchise – his boss, M, going from
male to female, the gadgets transitioning from the machine age to the digital one, the disappearance of the hat
as de rigueur – the dinner jacket has
remained a constant. Lazenby’s shirt
might have had more Carnaby-Streetinspired ruffles than Connery’s flat
one; Roger Moore’s bow tie might
have been floppier, more libertine
(the ’70s), while Timothy Dalton’s was
more severe; Pierce Brosnan’s pocket
square might have overflowed its
confines like a ripe brie (a symbol of
Clinton-era excess?) – but they all had
to wear a dinner jacket, and were
judged by how well they pulled it off.
When Bond came on the scene,
there were many suited heroes. In
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Britain, the dandiacal, umbrella-toting
Mr. Steed of The Avengers made Bond
seem positively down-to-earth in his
fashion choices, a man of the people.
But soon, he’d become an endangered species: mortally threatened by
the tank top Bruce Willis wears in Die
Hard, or the leather jacket and fedora
combo favoured by Harrison Ford’s
Indiana Jones.
But the dinner jacket was never just
a dinner jacket – it reflected a mood,
an approach to life, one that saw it
as ultimately more comic than tragic.
However high the body count. In an
essay in a 1996 book about Bond’s
fashion, Dressed to Kill, Jay McInerney
gets it just right when he talks about
his boyish hero worship of the spy:
“Bond was urbanely cool: aside from
being great-looking, as incarnated by
Sean Connery, he was also witty and
well-dressed and unflappable, the only
movie hero we had ever seen whose
first impulse, after killing a man, was
to straighten his tie.”
Growing up, when I would visit my
many English cousins, the boys would
sometimes debate, often quite heatedly, who was the ultimate Bond.
Connery was generally the consensus
view but, having recently reread a
couple of the books, at this juncture
I’d have to go for Dalton or Craig.
With their ready willingness (and
ability) to go dark, these two come
closer to Fleming’s Bond.
But the critics railed loudly (and
correctly) against Dalton’s look: some
said he seemed, in his windbreaker,
like an off-duty cop. It is, of course,
overly safe to praise the reigning
monarch, while criticizing bygone
kings and queens, but Craig adeptly
conveys Bond’s real penchant for
brutal violence, that inner darkness,
with, in other moments, a light touch.
He doesn’t twinkle as much as
Connery, but he has charm. And
Tom Ford knows what clothes will
make this man, having dressed him
superbly in the last film, lengthening
but not denying the star’s musclebound figure.
Although she ultimately betrays
him, Vesper Lynd is among the
more savvy of the women who cross
Bond’s path (the competition from
Pussy Galore and Honeychile Rider
isn’t steep). And she speaks sartorial
sense when she says that for any given
man there are dinner jackets and
there are dinner jackets. I look
forward to seeing the one Ford has
put on my own favourite Bond,
Daniel Craig, in Skyfall. h
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his one was too sophisticated, that one too much of a rube or too elderly or too
junior to play the spy who is, always and forever, old enough to know his way
around but still young enough to hold his own in a fight. Eventually director
Terence Young settled on a rough, doubly tattooed but witty Scot, the former labourer,
lifeguard and lorry driver Sean Connery. To class him up, Young reportedly took the actor
to his own Savile Row tailor, Anthony Sinclair. Connery cleans up well, for there’s nothing
the least bit scruffy about him when we first witness Bond, from the back, in a midnight
blue tuxedo, dealing out cards at a posh London gambling club. A faithful reconstruction
of that dinner jacket will serve as one featured element of this fall’s exhibit on the
Bond mystique, Designing 007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style at the TIFF Bell Lightbox
(October 26 to January 20). Apart from that, the exact contents of the clothing portion of
the show remain a closely guarded secret. We’re hoping for some of the baggy, yachtclub-ready, double-breasted blazers and flared khakis that Roger Moore rocked or maybe
the Hawaiian shirt in which Pierce Brosnan (improbably) seduced Halle Berry. For those
who like a little bit of learning, TIFF’s artistic director, Noah Cowan, promises the show
will be accompanied with curation emphasizing the “deep scholarly ideas about Bond’s
impact and how Bond design has shaped the last 50 years.” The rest of us can simply
bathe in the nostalgia – for Bond, for our own pasts – that such an exhibition promises.
MODERN LIFE IS NOT SIMPLE.
IT IS RICH, COMPLEX, LAYERED
AND FULLY ACCESSORIZED.
SO IS THE WAY WE DRESS.
Today’s man refers to the past without being
ruled by it. He knows he must be versatile and
adaptable, not limited to one role – or one look.
He demands practicality without sacrificing style.
He enjoys his accessories and being equipped for
the moment – provided harmony is maintained.
When he dresses up at night, he chooses elegant
sophistication over too casual or too cool.
New York City is one of his favourite playgrounds –
a city of boundless confidence and limitless
options. Some landmarks never change – Times
Square, the Empire State Building, Brooklyn
Bridge – but all around them New York is
continuously reinventing itself, updating the
past into something fresh, creating a new image
out of innumerable details. It’s an attitude that’s
reflected in the way we dress.
Live in the moment – be ready for anything.
SEIZE
THE
DAY
BURBERRY BRIT coat, $1,250,
cardigan, $525, shirt, $198,
and jeans, $198.
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Photography by Chris Nicholls
Styling by Lee Sullivan, Plutino Group
Grooming by Jamie Hanson, Lang Management, and Laura Szucs, Plutino Group
The details catch the
eye – a shirt in whiteand-merlot microcheck,
a pocket square in
merlot and blue, and a
merlot tie held in place
by a gunmetal tie bar, a
pleasingly retro touch.
So well co-ordinated.
––
Z ZEGNA suit, $1,295,
shirt, $295, and tie, $135.
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CANALI suit, $1,898,
shirt, $255, and tie, $160.
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Rich colours, soft
textures, casual luxury...
Layer up for the fall with
a knit between jacket
and shirt; add a navy
cashmere winter jacket
for the great outdoors.
Accessories such as
boots and a bag in
supple brown leather
complete the look.
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BRUNELLO CUCINELLI suit
jacket, $3,995 (for full suit),
half-zip knit, $995, shirt, $495,
corduroy pants, $495,
and pocket square, $165.
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BRUNELLO CUCINELLI coat,
$5,995, boots, $1,095,
and bag, $3,195.
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A splash of colour
catches the eye but the
scarf holds the attention
– ostentatious, but in
a good way. The value
of a well-chosen
accessory should not
be overlooked.
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LORO PIANA coat, $5,995,
cashmere sweater, $750,
and scarf, $925.
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J.P. TILFORD suit, $1,298;
CANALI shirt, $275;
ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA tie, $185;
TUMI briefcase, $695.
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BOSS BLACK threepiece suit, $1,250,
shirt, $195, tie, $115,
pocket square, $45,
and bag, $495.
Play the game. Etro’s
jacket is a patchwork
of mismatched plaids.
A boldly patterned shirt
and an extravagantly
colourful scarf equal
pure self-expression.
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ETRO sports jacket, $1,450,
shirt, $375, corduroy pants, $325,
and scarf, $350.
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The jacket’s flecked grey
wool has a comfortably
retro look, like a subtle
and well-worn tweed, but
the cut and detailing are
entirely contemporary.
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ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA
sports jacket, $2,095,
shirt, $345,
five-pocket pants, $350,
and knit tie, $165.
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(left) CANALI sports jacket,
$1,450; JOHN SMEDLEY
V-neck knit, $275;
PYA BLACK LABEL shirt, $175;
ALBERTO pants, $250;
ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA tie, $165.
(right) CANALI sports
jacket, $2,150, shirt, $255,
and dress pants, $425;
AUTUMN CASHMERE knit,
$350; JOHNSTONS OF ELGIN
scarf, $125.
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For
is theVarvatos,
year of the
casual means
cardigan,
chunky
sophisticaor
tion – buttoned
sleek,
not too preppy,
or
not too street.
zippered.
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it like
softa
cotton indoors
jacket,
vest withor
threeout.
quarter-length jersey
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sleeves is spray-dyed to
(left)
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lookJOHN
like fine
corduroy.
chunky-knit cardigan, $375,
––
and V-neck knit, $198;
AG
jeans,
$280.
JOHN
VARVATOS
STAR
USA vest, $250; HENLEY knit,
FRED
PERRY
(right)
$175; CITIZENS OF cardigan,
$275,
and T-shirt,
$65;
HUMANITY
jeans,
$235.
CITIZENS OF HUMANITY
jeans, $235.
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ARMANI COLLEZIONI coat,
$1,395, turtleneck, $375,
and pants, $425.
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The velvet jacket is back
– festive, elegant, not
out of place in casual
company but also a legitimate and self-confident
alternative to a tuxedo.
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(left) CANALI velvet jacket,
$1,298, and dress shirt, $245;
ETRO dress pants, $275;
DION bow tie, $75.
(right) BOSS BLACK
velvet jacket, $698;
SAND shirt, $225;
AG jeans, $240;
Z ZEGNA tie, $135.
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TOM FORD jacket, $4,395,
shirt, $650, pants, $1,250,
and bow tie, $255.
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RALPH LAUREN RLX bomber
coat, $345, sweater, $250,
and cargo pants, $150.
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(left) MICHAEL KORS sports
jacket, $598, V-neck knit, $145,
shirt, $165, and corduroy
pants, $165.
HERS, TK; PROPS, TK
(right) PYA BLACK LABEL
cardigan, $345, and shirt, $175;
ALBERTO pants, $250.
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ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA suit,
$2,695, shirt, $345, and tie, $225.
Brioni’s brown-and-grey
windowpane jacket has
a silky lustre and an
exceptionally soft,
lightweight feel. It’s the
perfect casual jacket for
layering over a boldly
patterned shirt and
contrasting knit.
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BRIONI sports jacket, $4,995,
sweater, $675, shirt, $395,
and corduroy pants, $495.
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BELSTAFF jacket, $2,098,
and pants, $475.
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From a distance it looks
like wool in a traditional
herringbone weave, but
this Moncler jacket is
totally modern, made
of lightweight, quilted,
printed nylon.
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MONCLER hooded bomber,
$1,650, sweater, $430,
and toque, $195;
BRAX chinos, $225.
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The grey check and
pale blue windowpane
pattern could almost
be a modern take on
Glenurquhart check,
but there’s nothing
old-fashioned about
the light weight of the
fabric or the contemporary cut. J.P. Tilford by
Samuelsohn continues
to combine quality and
modernity with a sense
of the classic.
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J.P. TILFORD sports
jacket, $998;
FRED PERRY sweater, $135;
CITIZENS OF HUMANITY
corduroy pants, $240.
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BOSS BLACK coat, $645,
sports jacket, $698,
shirt, $185, and tie, $125;
AUTUMN CASHMERE
cardigan, $335.
Layers protect against
the autumn cold – a
shawl-collared sweater
and a quilted black
leather jacket from
Milestone, the leather as
soft and supple as butter.
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MILESTONE quilted
leather coat, $1,075;
FRED PERRY knit, $265;
BRAX five-pocket pants, $225.
(left) PARAJUMPERS
down vest, $490;
FRED PERRY knit, $255;
BRAX five-pocket pants, $225.
(right) BOSS ORANGE coat,
$545; FRED PERRY T-shirt, $55.
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style
UPPER CLASS
BOSS Black, $495.
Photography by Brian Sano
Styling by Dee Connolly
The old wisdom assures us that a second-rate pair of shoes can
destroy the look of even the finest suit. The old wisdom is right.
Besides, a fine pair of shoes is a true work of art – lustrous, supple,
long-lasting and supremely comfortable, protecting the points where
our bodies constantly touch the world around us.
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(left to right)
A. Testoni, $750;
Harry Rosen, $395;
Prada, $775;
Canali, $595;
Allen Edmonds, $375.
WINGTIPS
It looks like a bird’s wings, the way the leather of the toe cap extends
back along the sides of the shoe, sometimes all the way to the heel.
Shoemakers call it a wingtip and often use this smooth, swooping,
almost sculptural area as a canvas for elaborate stitching, perforations
and other decorations. The possibilities are infinite.
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style
(left to right)
Salvatore Ferragamo, $2,295;
BOSS Black, $495;
A. Testoni, $2,495;
Salvatore Ferragamo, $1,595;
Salvatore Ferragamo, $1,595.
FASHION LEATHERS
Which of these shoes is not genuine crocodile hide?
The second shoe from the left. In common with many shoemakers,
Hugo Boss mimics the look and feel of crocodile with durable,
elegant embossed calfskin (Boss calls it “stamp croc”).
Salvatore Ferragamo and A.Testoni, however, still prefer the real thing.
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(left to right)
BOSS Black, $595;
John Varvatos, $325;
John Varvatos, $298;
John Varvatos, $298.
BOOTS
Every boot once had a specific practical purpose that influenced its
design – most often to do with sport, riding, hard work or warfare.
Time plus fashion equals evolution. Today’s boots can still be practical
but men also value them for their looks. Which is hardly surprising.
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PHOTOGRAPHY, TK;
K; STYLING, TK
DOWN
FROM
THE
MOUNTAIN
Moncler turns 60 this year but the
renowned company behind those
uniquely glossy down-filled jackets
seems younger than ever By Dick Snyder
If the pressing style conundrum for
the modern male is one of uniqueness – that is, “How do I look good
and stand out from the crowd?” –
then Moncler doesn’t just have a
solution; it has a story. And it’s a good
one. Good enough to attract Jackie
Kennedy and Valentino back in the
1960s, hip enough to appeal to
Madonna, Rihanna and Tom Cruise
today. That story is the obsession of
Moncler’s creative director and chairman, Remo Ruffini, who bought the
company in 2003. He had an eye to
rejuvenating and reclaiming a legend
based around Alpine mountain expeditions, the French Olympic ski team,
Hollywood starlets and the best of
swinging ’70s ski resort shenanigans.
Ruffini had run fashion companies
before, but he lost interest when he
determined the brands had no story
to tell. “I realized I had to buy a company with something to link to the
future. A story, a vision.” Nine years
ago, he identified a contender. “I
remembered Moncler from the time
I was young – 15, 16, 17 – in the late
1970s. It was very popular, especially
in Italy and France. In Milan, everyone had a Moncler jacket.”
North Americans are more likely
to know Moncler from the ’80s and
’90s, for the shiny, wet look that made
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(CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT) JACKIE KENNEDY DISCOVERED
MONCLER IN THE 1960S; THE MONCLER IMAGE, 1959; THE
FRENCH HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION IN 1961; EVER SO STYLISH –
THE 1962-63 MONCLER CATALOGUE.
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STITCHING ON THE FAMOUS LABEL.
the coveted down jackets stand
out among a crowded field of knockoffs. And while the brand’s current
look is moving away from that
reflective sheen – acknowledging that
fashion does and must evolve –
there’s no denying the statement
Moncler’s contemporary jackets
declaim. Bold, not for the faint
of heart. Indeed, Moncler fans
Brigitte Bardot and Victoria Beckham
could never be described as diminutive personas.
The stars and the lore would be
merely entertaining if it weren’t for a
simple truth: the clothes are killer –
striking to look at, luxurious to wear.
There are countless clothing labels
that claim artistry, pedigree and rarity
but too many fall victim to the whims
of fashion. Or worse, they feed these
whims in order to increase demand,
to the detriment of their relevance.
Moncler cuts through all of this by
telegraphing an unwavering devotion
to the down jacket. Now celebrating
its 60th year, the firm is re-establishing itself as a luxury label that is
uncompromising, steadfast and
visionary. There are precious few
apparel companies that can lay claim
to inventing an iconic item of clothing. That Moncler has managed to
reinvent, reposition and help restore
PRESENTATION OF THE MONCLER FW2008 COLLECTION IN MILAN.
the desirability of the down jacket is
where the story gets interesting.
It began in 1952 with a dedication to innovation and quality. With
no pretensions to fashion greatness,
Moncler was born from the simple
need to keep cold-weather workers
warm. The name (pronounced monclair) is an abbreviation of Monestierde-Clermont, a mountain village
near Grenoble, France; the original
product was a down-filled sleeping bag.
Famed French mountaineer
Lionel Terray was the first to identify
the potential of Moncler’s approach,
and a specialty line of jackets, gloves
and sleeping bags carried the “Moncler
pour Lionel Terray” name in the
brand’s first decade. Those early
down-filled jackets helped conquer
such peaks as Makalù and K2 in 1954,
and Terray turned to the company
again for his 1964 Alaska expedition.
Moncler was growing into a brand of
stature and desirability but the international breakthrough came when
the company dressed the French downhill ski team for the 1968 Grenoble
Olympics. The French government
granted only two companies permission to use the medieval national
emblem of a cockerel on their logos –
Moncler and Rossignol, which provided the team’s skis. Stitched in the
colours of the French flag, the cockerel still adorns Moncler jackets.
Riding the post-Olympic wave
that fuelled the mid-1970s burst in
snow-based tourism and related skiresort activities, Moncler became
the de rigueur outerwear of the astute
skier. “It was a huge boom in Italy,
in Tokyo, in France,” remembers
Ruffini. “I was young, I used my jacket
with my motorcycle. But I remember
the problem: it was very big, heavy
and hot. I could use it only a few days
in the winter. Expeditions needed this
jacket at 7,000 metres, with temperatures below minus 20, 30, 40. But it
didn’t go well in the town or the city.”
All this was in Ruffini’s mind when
he bought the company in 2003 and
later moved it to Milan. While
remaining an emphatically loyal and
enthusiastic devotee of Moncler’s
French roots, he knew he had to reimagine the jacket, to turn it from
cold-weather workhorse to threeseason urban sportswear. He did not
wish to tamper with the style, he
explains, “but it was important to really
redesign the concept, the technology,
the weight, softness… everything you
need to travel and to be content.
Also, the jacket was not rainproof, not
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MADONNA KEEPS WARM IN MONCLER.
MARIAH CAREY AND HER HUSBAND, NICK CANNON, FAVOUR RED.
waterproof. So I started from there,
with the material and fabrics.”
Today, Ruffini’s almost fanatical
focus on quality means every garment
is manufactured entirely in Europe,
using French goose down from the
south of Brittany and the Perigord.
This appellation-guaranteed down is
sorted to obtain only the duvet neuf, or
“four-flake down,” which is credited
with achieving Moncler’s 85-percent
insulating power and unique lightness. A precise filling technique
results in weights as low as 220 grams
for a men’s jacket.
Manufacturing in Europe “is
maybe not the best for price,” says
Ruffini on a Skype call from his
Milan headquarters. “But for the
production – from the feather to
the fabric – we try to make the best
quality and the best product with the
best price we can.” He acknowledges
that his jackets are not attainable for
everyone, with prices starting at $900,
“but this is the best technology you
can find in the market. I don’t care
about price, I care about quality.”
And quality means longevity.
Ruffini’s jackets are not mere seasonal confections destined for annual
replacement. “I have one from 2004,”
he says. “I used it last weekend in the
mountains. I was quite proud I don’t
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need to go to my store to get another
one. I don’t use it every day, but it’s
there in my mountain house after seven
years and it’s there because I love it.”
No brand can afford to rest on
its laurels and the last few years have
seen Ruffini introducing some exciting new approaches. In 2008, the
first summer-weight down jacket was
successfully launched, inspired by the
Italian yachting crowd. “In Portofino
in June,” recalls Ruffini, “I saw people
always wearing cashmere sweaters at
night. I thought, why not make a very
light down jacket you can put over
your shoulders?” And haute fashion
is also part of the story. In 2006,
Moncler introduced a seasonal collection for women, followed by a men’s
collection in 2009 featuring special
limited-edition men’s jackets with
even more aggressive urban attitude.
Ruffini says he’ll continue to work
with international fashion designers
on these artful interpretations, but
will not be distracted from the core
focus of the brand.
This fall’s collection includes a
stunning herringbone down jacket
that is something of an optical illusion. Up close, the herringbone pattern reveals itself as a printed nylon
VALENTINO GARAVANI LOOKING GLOSSY ON
THE SLOPES.
of exceptional texture and vibrancy.
It’s a technical marvel, as is a new
line of jackets made from a stretchy
Japanese nylon that allows the signature Moncler Euro fit to achieve an
even more pronounced svelteness
while delivering supreme comfort.
Ruffini’s dream now is to work with
the French Olympic team once again,
to recreate the passion and excitement
of that legendary ’60s-era frenzy for all
things Alpine. “I’d love to do this in a
unique way. I don’t want to copy other
countries. I want to go when I’m ready
with new technology and new style. I
think ice skating is interesting to Moncler.
We have a lot of winter sports I would
love to work with in the near future.”
In the meantime, Ruffini is happy
to cultivate the brand as a status item
of extreme functionality for the urban
adventurer. He’s certainly found his
sweet spot in this positioning, especially
where the star set is concerned.
“On Mondays when I receive the
magazines from the week, I always
find two or three pictures of celebrities with Moncler jackets.” He explains
that the company does not court
celebrity endorsement by offering free
garments. “They buy the jackets themselves,” he says proudly.
That’s the power of a great product
– and a good story. h
CANADA’S GOLFERS
CAN CONQUER
CANCER
Make a note of the date – July 25, 2013 – and be part of
the action! Next year’s national initiative could set a
new world record for a charity golf event – while offering
golfers a uniquely enjoyable challenge
BY CHRISTOPHER FREY
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PHOTOGRAPHY, TK; STYLING, TK
Ian Leggatt,
PGA Tour winner and
GTCC’s honorary
chairman, takes a
swing against cancer.
“We had to make a difference
as a company, in curing cancer.”
© ROBERT CIANFLONE/GETTY IMAGES SPORT
— Larry Rosen
It probably isn’t what the Scottish had
in mind when they invented the game
of golf: teams of four, each player
limited to using four clubs rather
than the usual 14, tasked with playing
a shortened round no more than four
hours long.
That, however, is the unique
arithmetic behind Golf to Conquer
Cancer, a Canada-wide fundraiser
with Harry Rosen as the presenting
sponsor, scheduled for July 25, 2013.
If organizers of GTCC reach their
goal of attracting 20,000 golfers to
play at over 200 courses across the
country – private, public and resort
– it promises to be the world’s largest
charity golf event.
Cancer is now the leading cause of
death among Canadians, having
overtaken heart disease; every eight
minutes, someone in Canada hears
the words, “You have cancer.” But
researchers believe that due to recent
breakthroughs we’re on the cusp of a
revolution in the way cancer is detected and treated. And many of those
breakthroughs are happening here in
Canada at the Campbell Family
Cancer Research Institute in Toronto.
The institute is ranked among the top
five cancer research centres in the
world and will be the beneficiary of
the tournament’s fundraising.
The novel and somewhat whimsical 4 player–4 club–4 hour format is
an invention of Ian Leggatt, the PGA
Tour winner, Sportsnet analyst and
honorary chairman of GTCC.
Organizers challenged Leggatt to
devise a tournament with mass
appeal, something that could be
played in four hours and with enough
of a strategic element to prove the
equalizer between the low-handicap
players and the duffers.
“The idea was to step beyond the
normal scramble, best-ball format
that’s done at most corporate charity
events,” says Leggatt, “adding intrigue
and excitement in a way that gets
people to participate outside their
normal round of golf. This four-club
format is so different from anything
you normally do. It creates a team
perspective around the event, getting
you outdoors with three of your pals
to play a unique round of golf.”
If the event bears an ambitious
name, with the premise that cancer
can be beaten in our lifetime, it
only reflects the tremendous strides
now being made in research, particularly in the area of personalized
therapies. Rapid advances in genetic
sequencing, and its lowered cost, are
allowing doctors to better match
treatments to individual patients,
thereby improving survival rates and
limiting the side effects caused by
invasive surgeries. Understanding the
uniqueness of different cancers in
different patients helps doctors to
design tailor-made treatments.
For Harry Rosen, the cause is a
natural fit, an extension of the company’s existing programs to raise money
for cancer research and of its strong
relationships with Toronto’s Princess
Margaret Hospital Foundation and
Vancouver General Hospital. Spurred
on by years of awareness-building in
national and local newspaper advertisements, the annual Harry’s Spring
Run-Off has generated more than
$3 million over the past seven years,
with the funds dedicated to prostate
cancer prevention and treatment.
In large part, the company’s
decision to focus the bulk of its
charitable activities on cancer
research resulted from the desire to
have a greater impact on one area
rather than spread its efforts too thin.
Larry Rosen, CEO and chairman of
Harry Rosen Inc., says that through
the 1990s, the company was doing
the best it could to support an array
of causes, but didn’t feel that in sum
its efforts were making enough of a
difference. So Rosen went back to
his customers.
“We did some research,” he says.
“We asked our clients what they
wanted us to do, what causes were
important to them. Then it came
back loud as a bell – the area they
really wanted us to support was
cancer research. Every one of them
had been touched by cancer in some
way. And at that time, in 2000, our
CEO Bob Humphrey passed away
from pancreatic cancer at the age of
53. We were very emotional and
touched by this and realized, you
know what, we had to make a difference as a company, in curing cancer.”
Though the event is still more
than eight months away, Leggatt is
happy to dispense advice about the
4-4-4 format. “Each person has four
clubs – any four clubs they want. So
I recommend that one of those is a
putter. Everybody should carry a putter
and then figure out the strengths of
all four players on the team. Based on
that, pick your three other clubs.
But everyone having a putter will be
pretty important in shooting the best
score you can that day.” h
We encourage all our customers to support
this unique event! For full details and
to sign up with your foursome, please visit
www.golftoconquercancer.ca
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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 Edmonton.
Find out more about our cities at www.harryrosen.com.
By Lesley Chesterman (Montreal), Anne DesBrisay (Ottawa), James Chatto (Toronto), Christine Hanlon (Winnipeg), John Gilchrist (Calgary),
Gail Hall (Edmonton) and Andrew Morrison (Vancouver)
EDMONTON
Great place for a business lunch
Great place for a business dinner
Hottest hot spot
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
The Marc
Tres Carnales Taqueria
This heritage building, once a bank, is an
ideal downtown location for your next business lunch. For ultimate privacy, old vaults
are now private dining spaces or, for a
warmer feel, fireplaces in the dining room
and lounge add a contemporary touch for
that next tête-à-tête. Chef Ron Korn’s steaks
are always perfectly grilled and served with
sides of your choosing.
Patrick and Doris Saurette’s new bistro
showcases French-inspired cuisine, simply
prepared with rich flavours, but not too
heavy. Décor is elegant and contemporary
with clean lines and subtle shades of white,
taupe and black. Steak tartare, mussels,
cassoulet or steak frites are just some of the
offerings that pair well with wine or craft
beers. An emphasis on great value means
your appetite and pocketbook will both
enjoy the culinary experience!
This Mexican street-food joint is just the
ticket for lively atmosphere and authentic
flavours. To start, imported cervezas,
margaritas and house-made sangria pair
well with freshly made guacamole and corn
chips. Tacos, quesadillas and tortas come
with a variety of meat and non-meat fillings
while the fish tacos are sensational! Sit at a
communal table and meet some new friends.
Everyone’s here for the food and fun.
9990 Jasper Ave., 780 990 0123, www.ruthschris.com
Great place for after-business drinks
Great place to stay
The Bar at Zinc in the Art Gallery of Alberta
Located in one of Canada’s best new
restaurants, the bar at Zinc is the hot spot
for after-business bevies. It’s housed in the
Art Gallery of Alberta, a vibrant part of
Edmonton’s arts district. The décor is
fittingly art in itself: a stunning 14-foot wall
of Douglas fir, towering windows, a zinc
ceiling and cobalt blue glass finishes. Pair
your liquids with “by the bite” samples from
Chef David Omar’s eclectic menu items
made with locally sourced ingredients.
2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq., 780 392 2501,
www.zincrestaurant.ca
10119 – 100 A St., 780 429 0911, www.trescarnales.com
9940 – 106 St., 780 429 2828, www.themarc.ca
Great place to dine alone
Delta Centre Suite
Tzin
With room sizes ranging from 425 to 625
square feet and some with a separate bedroom, the Delta Centre Suite has options to
suit your space needs. All rooms include a
jetted tub, flatscreen TV, iPod docking
station, cordless telephone, mini fridge,
coffee maker, daily newspaper delivery and
complimentary high-speed Internet. Fitness
centre and dining services are also available.
It’s part of the Edmonton City Centre Mall
and is conveniently connected to most of
downtown through the pedway system.
Whether you’re at the bar or a table, this
cozy and warm restaurant will ease the stress
of the day. The décor of original brick,
lush fabrics and lots of cushions is comfy
enough to let you fully relax. Enjoy a meal
of several tapas dishes from the Spanish
Mediterranean menu. If you’re really hungry, the paella is one of the best anywhere
and drink pairings are right on. Seating is
limited, so reservations are essential.
10115 – 104 St., 780 428 8946, www.tzin.ca
10222 – 102 St., 780 429 3900, www.deltahotels.com
MONTREAL
OTTAWA
TORONTO
Great place for a
business lunch
Great place for an
after-office rendezvous
Great place for a
business lunch
Great place for an
after-office rendezvous
Great place for a
business lunch
Great place for an
after-office rendezvous
Le Mas des Oliviers
Dominion Square Tavern
Luma
The Oxley
Located in the heart of
downtown, this converted
tavern was first opened in
1927 and was a women-less
zone until male-only taverns
were outlawed in 1988.
Today, it’s run by some of the
city’s best restaurateurs, who
know how to craft a mean
martini or classic cocktail.
There’s a tavern-style menu
offered all day, and the afterhours scene is filled with biz
people looking to unwind
before heading home.
1243 Metcalfe St., 514 564 5056,
www.dominiontavern.com
John Taylor at
Domus Café
Zoé’s Lounge
Though hardly a foodie
mecca, Le Mas remains
one of Montreal’s power
restaurants. There’s history
below this beamed ceiling.
In the place’s heyday,
Mulroney was a regular and
Mordecai Richler had his
own table – and it still
attracts the bigwigs. The
room is far from chic, yet the
draw here is delicious food
and superb service. Opt for
the fish soup, rib steak
and a great bottle of Bordeaux.
1216 Bishop St., 514 861 6733,
www.lemasdesoliviers.ca
Named in honour of Sir
Wilfrid Laurier’s wife, Zoé’s
is an elegant, comfortable
place, its handsome view,
long bar and commodious
armchairs in high demand
with the after-something
crowd seeking some privacy.
The bar knows its vintage
cocktails and boasts good
craft beer on tap, and the
menu lists some undemanding grazing food.
Fairmont Château Laurier,
1 Rideau St., 613 241 1414,
www.fairmont.com/laurier
One floor up in the TIFF Bell
Lightbox building, Luma is a
calm oasis of light-filled elegance – spacious, sophisticated and contemporary.
Chef Jason Bangerter’s
cooking perfectly matches
the mood, ranging from
sandwiches and salads to
steak frites and cleverly
orchestrated seafood (scallops
with tiny grilled artichokes
and curls of cured ham are
heavenly). Smooth service
attends to every detail.
330 King St. W., 647 288 4715,
www.oliverbonacini.com
Well-chosen wines and
cask-conditioned ales are
the draws for after-office
refreshment at this cozy
English-style gastropub. But
Yorkville is a late-night neighbourhood and the bar stays
open till 2:00 a.m. Outdoor
patios and a quaintly
furnished upstairs snug
give seating options. The
classic British food prompts
many to stay for dinner.
121 Yorkville Ave.,
647 348 1300,
www.theoxley.com
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We still tend to say just
“Domus” when referring to
this famous Byward Market
restaurant, despite the fair
effort to rebrand it with its
chef-owner in more of a marquee role. You can taste the
careful vetting of purveyors on
John Taylor’s daily menu. The
accomplished cuisine is balanced with a notable wine list
and with service that knows
its business.
87 Murray St., 613 241 6007,
www.domuscafe.ca
Great shopping
West Edmonton Mall (WEM)
WEM is a must-see on any trip to Edmonton.
After all, it is still the largest indoor mall in
North America with more than 800 stores
(including Harry Rosen) and services,
10 world-class attractions (including a
waterpark and amusement park) and over
100 restaurants. WEM maintains the title
of being the province’s number-one tourist
attraction, garnering more revenue than
the Rockies! Take your walking shoes (or
buy some new ones when you are there)
as this shopping experience covers over
48 city blocks.
8882 – 170 St., 780 444 5321 (guest services),
www.wem.ca
Great place to hear live music
Yardbird Suite
Since 1957, the Yardbird Suite has been
Edmonton’s jazz venue, promoting live
music from local, national and international
talent. It has a casual club feel with concertquality performances.
11 Tommy Banks Way (corner of 102 St. & 86 Ave.),
780 432 0428, www.yardbirdsuite.com
Great florist
The Wild Orchid
10136 – 105 St., 780 425 2816, www.thewildorchid.ca
Great dry cleaners for a suit
The Press Gallery
9440 Jasper Ave., 780 425 0739, www.pressgallery.ca
Great limo service, car + driver
Edmonton Prestige Limousine
780 463 5000, www.edmontonprestigelimousine.com
CALGARY
ILLUSTRATION, MARISA SEGUIN
WINNIPEG
VANCOUVER
Great place for a
business lunch
Great place for an
after-office rendezvous
Great place for a
business lunch
Great place for an
after-office rendezvous
Great place for a
business lunch
Great place for an
after-office rendezvous
Brooklynn’s Bistro
Rudy’s Eat & Drink
Teatro
The Union
The professional yet relaxed
service jibes with an hautecasual lounge menu spanning
lobster poutine to mini
Reubens. Housed in Winnipeg’s
eco-forward showpiece –
the Manitoba Hydro Building –
Rudy’s claims the cutting
edge, equipping servers with
hand-held devices for order
taking, and clientele with an
app to request their favourite
songs. Traditional leather
couches amid wood-slat walls
invite after-hours conversation.
375 Graham Ave., 204 421 9094,
www.rudyseatanddrink.com
With its pillared, bankish
ceilings, comfy banquettes
and exquisite French-Italian
cuisine, Teatro remains a
classic lunch spot in downtown Calgary. From a simple
steak frites or prime beef
burger topped with appenzeller to Teatro’s signature
lobster lasagna, chef John
Michael MacNeil’s food
jumps with flavour and sings
with elegance. And you can’t
beat the view of Olympic
Plaza from the patio.
200 – 8 Ave. SE,
403 290 1012, www.teatro.ca
Buzzards
Restaurant & Bar
C Restaurant
A power lunch worthy of
its star chef’s pedigree is
on the menu at this buzzing
bistro, set in an iconic
heritage building heralding
Winnipeg’s historic business
and finance district. Savour
impeccable risotto, handrolled gnocchi and wood-fired
pizza, orchestrated by Chef
Darryl Crumb, a former
Top Chef Canada competitor
and protégé of super-chef
Alain Ducasse. Choose
quieter, lower-level seating.
177 Lombard Ave., 204 415 4112,
www.brooklynnsbistro.ca
Located on the picturesque
False Creek seawall and cheffed by the ever-expressive
Lee Humphries, this fair double
decker (with patio) still leads
the city in elevating and
educating our affections for
local wines and sustainable
seafood. Few Vancouver restaurants are as innovative on
the plate, and fewer still are
as classically versed in the
art of accommodating business. During lunch service on
a sunny day, none compares.
2 – 1600 Howe St., 604 681
1164, www.crestaurant.com
A Southeast Asian street-food
and cocktail bar, this is the
third and latest eatery
owned by local designers
Rob Edmonds and David
Nicolay (their firm, Evoke ID,
is also responsible for the
modern, sexy looks of over a
dozen other local restaurants).
Anticipate a young, professional crowd at rest, sipping
bespoke “Banga” cocktails
(served in Mason jars) and
sharing exotic, often intensely
flavoured small plates.
219 Union St., 604 568 3230,
theunionbar.ca
Slip under the railroad tracks
behind the Fairmont Palliser
Hotel and slide into Buzzards,
a Calgary tradition for over
30 years. With more than
250 beers available – including
its own Buzzard Breath Ale –
and a wide, sunny patio,
Buzzards is a quick escape
from the buzz of downtown.
With its respectable modern
pub menu, Buzzards may
tempt you to stay until well
after rush hour.
140 – 10 Ave. SW, 403 264 6959,
www.buzzards.ca
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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
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
Closet Cleanup
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.
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.
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– and we’ll keep you
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Please notify us at the
store or at harry@harry
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number or address, and
we’ll update your file.
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need menswear-related
questions answered.
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can’t remember your
brother’s collar size), a gift
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to see us provide, please drop us a line at
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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
Autumn Cashmere
BOSS Black
BOSS Green
BOSS Orange
Brax
Burberry Brit
Canada Goose
Canali
Citizens of Humanity
Coppley
Corneliani
Dion
Ermenegildo Zegna Ties
Eton
Fred Perry
Harry Rosen ‘Made in Italy’
J.P. Tilford by Samuelsohn
John Smedley
John Varvatos Star USA
Milestone
PYA Black Label
Ralph Lauren RLX
Robert Graham
Sand
7 For All Mankind
Adriano Goldschmied
Denim
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre, Sherway Gardens,
Yorkdale
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Calgary Chinook Centre,
TD Square
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Alberto
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre, First Canadian
Place, Sherway Gardens, Yorkdale
Ottawa Rideau Centre
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Andrew Marc
Toronto Eaton Centre, First
Canadian Place, Mississauga
Square One, Sherway Gardens,
Yorkdale
Ottawa Rideau Centre
Montreal Rockland Centre
Winnipeg Polo Park
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Calgary Chinook Centre
Belstaff
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Yorkdale
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Brioni
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Brunello Cucinelli
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Calgary TD Square
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Dolce & Gabbana
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre, Yorkdale
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Calgary TD Square
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Ermenegildo Zegna
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
First Canadian Place,
Sherway Gardens, Yorkdale
Ottawa Rideau Centre
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Calgary TD Square
Vancouver Oakridge Centre,
Pacific Centre
Etro
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre, Sherway Gardens,
Yorkdale
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Calgary TD Square
Vancouver Pacific Centre
G-Lab
Toronto Eaton Centre, Yorkdale
Montreal Rockland Centre
Winnipeg Polo Park
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Calgary Chinook Centre
Vancouver Oakridge Centre
Giorgio Armani Couture
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Isaia
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Vancouver Pacific Centre
John Varvatos Collection
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Lanvin
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Loro Piana
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Michael Kors
Toronto Eaton Centre, First
Canadian Place, Mississauga
Square One, Sherway Gardens
Montreal Rockland Centre
Winnipeg Polo Park
Calgary Chinook Centre,
TD Square
Vancouver Oakridge Centre
Moncler
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre, Mississauga
Square One, Yorkdale
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal,
Rockland Centre
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Calgary TD Square
Vancouver Oakridge Centre,
Pacific Centre
Parajumpers
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre, Mississauga
Square One, Sherway Gardens,
Yorkdale
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Winnipeg Polo Park
Calgary Chinook Centre
Vancouver Oakridge Centre
Paul & Shark
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Sherway Gardens, Yorkdale
Ottawa Rideau Centre
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal,
Rockland Centre
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Vancouver Oakridge Centre,
Pacific Centre
Poggianti
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre, Sherway Gardens,
Yorkdale
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Ralph Lauren
Black Label
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Ralph Lauren Double RL
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Robert Talbott
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre, First Canadian
Place, Sherway Gardens, Yorkdale
Ottawa Rideau Centre
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Calgary Chinook Centre,
TD Square
Stenstroms
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
First Canadian Place
Stone Island
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Yorkdale
Calgary TD Square
Vancouver Oakridge Centre,
Pacific Centre
Tom Ford
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal
Calgary TD Square
Versace Collection
Toronto Eaton Centre,
Mississauga Square One,
Yorkdale
Montreal Rockland Centre
Winnipeg Polo Park
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Vancouver Pacific Centre
Z Zegna
Toronto 82 Bloor Street West,
Eaton Centre, Mississauga
Square One, Yorkdale
Ottawa Rideau Centre
Montreal Les Cours Mont-Royal,
Rockland Centre
Edmonton West Edmonton Mall
Calgary Chinook Centre,
TD Square
Vancouver Oakridge Centre,
Pacific Centre
Shoes
A. Testoni
Allen Edmonds
Armani
Brunello Cucinelli
Canali
Cole Haan
Dolce & Gabbana
Donald J. Pliner
Hugo Boss
John Varvatos
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
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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
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Harry Rosen Inc.
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Canada M5S 1M2
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Moments in Time
BEFORE THERE WAS HARRY MAGAZINE,
there was The Harry Rosen Report on Men’s
Wear, at the time Canada’s bible of up-to-date
sartorial taste. Tastes change. Today, those very
generous lapels and linebacker’s shoulders
seem as old-fashioned (though not as uncomfortable) as the sofa upon which our model sits.
Not that we’re mocking. As English novelist
L. P. Hartley put it, “The past is a foreign
country: they do things differently there.”
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