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Seamus goes shopping.
We ran into Seamus O'Regan late last week at our Bloor St. store getting outfitted for his spring wardrobe on Canada AM.
While Seamus was picking out some beautiful spring suits and sports jackets from Canali, he shared a few funny stories about his trip to St. John's last weekend for the Junos. The lucky guy got to interview Drake and K'naan in the same day!
Tod's Event - Saturday April 10, Bloor St Harry Rosen
On Saturday, April 10, Harry Rosen Bloor St hosted an event and trunk show with Tod's, which featured an artisan from Tod's workshop in Ancona, Italy - Fabrizio Vita. The event was also attended by Marco Giacometti, CEO Tod's North America, and Peter Tannenbaum, COO Tod's North America.
Have you ever wondered how much work goes into the creation of a Tod's shoe? This past Saturday, a number of customers at Harry Rosen's Bloor St location were able to find out.
It takes up to 30 days to make a single pair of Tod's shoes, with a team of artisans each looking after one aspect of the process. Fabrizio took us through the steps involved in creating a classic driving moccasin. We were surprised to learn that the holes for each of the rubber "pebbles"- that create the shoe's sole - are actually hand punched. Similarly, each of the holes through which the shoes are hand stitched are also punched out by hand. Each piece of leather that goes into the shoe is also hand traced and cut - no machines are used at any part of the process!
Witnessing the creation of such an iconic piece of fashion gave us a new appreciation for the amount of work that goes into this product, and we applaud Tod's for keeping these artisinal practices alive!
To see more pictures of Fabrizio at work - visit our Facebook page.
Harry's Spring Run-Off 2010 - Toronto
Harry's Spring Run-Off in Toronto was a massive success, raising $365 000 to fight prostate cancer. Participants, Volunteers and onlookers enjoyed gorgeous weather, with temperatures soaring into the 20's!
This year's event not only raised a considerable sum of money, but was attended by several high profile individuals who are doing their part to raise awareness. Jack Layton, leader of the NDP, who is currently battling prostate cancer completed the km walk along with his wife - Olivia Chow, and Mark Dailey, anchor and voice of CityTV, a prostate cancer survivor was the M.C. for the awards.
Other notable participants were mayoral candidate George Smitherman, and Dragon's Den's Robert Herjavec.
Aside from prizes for fastest times, prizes were also given out for the Best Dressed Runner (pictured), and honouable mention went to Team Bananas (Defined Presence). To see more pictures from this fantastic day, visit our Facebook page.
Harry Rosen Presents: Breakfast with Jeff Rubin
This event featured energy sector expert and former CIBC Chief Economist Jeff Rubin - also the author of the best-selling book Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller.
We’ll be posting a video of the highlights early next week, but in the meantime, here are a few of the key points that got us thinking…
- The $147 oil prices we saw last year weren’t just a speculative peak, but rather a peek into our future.
- Triple digit oil prices are going to have an enormous impact on the way we live and do business.
- Although there is plenty of oil still left - the cost of extraction from projects like the Athabasca Oil Sands means that prices at the "pump" will be prohibitive to us.
- In a world of triple digit oil, distance becomes money. Doing business and trade with faraway places like China is no longer feasible - the cost of transport will far outweigh the benefit of cheap labour.
- Within the next two years, we can expect to see the Canadian dollar rise another 10 to 20%.
For your chance to win one of three signed copies of Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, email fcpseries@harryrosen.com.
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