” This year’s edition of the Daffodil Ball will be all about Alice in Wonderland, to celebrate it 150 th anniversary. It will be inspired by the iconic book, the movies and the surrealist Ball given by Marie-Hélène de Rothschild in Paris in 1972.” Explained Alison Silcoff, the producer of the Daffodil Ball. This famous event gathers every year around 700 guests and growing to support the Canadian Cancer Society & to raise awareness about Cancer. Alison Silcoff is woman full of surprises, probably the most creative events producer in Canada. You will know why tomorrow if you follow me on twitter (@Fatizzed) while I will diffuse the event on live). Just to give you a small avant-goût of the event, the different spaces of the windsor ballroomwill be festively decorated according to different aspects of the story. ‘‘Des décors dignes des films Burton et quelques descriptifs dans les livres…” Confessed a good source. From the Chapelier fou settings to the surrealist Eat me/drink me menu, no details have been left out. I can’t say more, I invite you to travel with me tomorrow to another land, a wonderland, from 7H00 pm. ”Don’t be late ”.
Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild on her surrealist ball in 1972.
People were asked to come with surrealist heads, mad hats & fascinators
Fashion Wonderland
Tomorrow, I am going to wear a Samuel Dong Gown so I went last monday to the maison mère to choose it. It was very difficult to find the one, I looooved them all. Samuel Dong is among my most cherished designers here in Montreal. I was always in Awe in front of his romantic fashion shows, the volumes in some of his dresses or the retro cuts on some others. As a journalist/blogger, I can’t allow myself to wear very extravagant dresses – I just admired them from far instead. But I have to tell you, I was lost on a sea of fabulous haute couture dresses and each one amazed me. I really enjoyed the afternoon I spent with his team, they are extraordinaire. Anyhow, time to introduce you five dresses from his collections I tried on, that I tought were in harmony with the theme of the ball.
The white queen dress… with less volume
From photographer Andreea Iancu
The Red Queen… With a wink to students who fight for their future and the future of other generations
Alice in Green … Vive la journée de la terre
December 2008 editorial in Spanish magazine Ragazza
Yeeaah Well…
Do I look like a cockroach ? lool
The Surrealist Dress… I know it doesn’t really fit me (at all) but I think I heard her saying ”wear me”
My new BFF… the black queen!
So the dress That I will be wearing for the daffodil ball is … No, I can’t say which one until tomorrow afternoon :) But you, tell me which one you like best ?
Marie
April 26, 2012
The red dress!
Alex
April 26, 2012
The greeeeen ! I looove it ! Have fun dear, following you on twitter tonight for sure !