Forget the fashion—Power Ball 13, 2011’s edition of the annual Power Plant fundraiser, was all about the meat. Think a pig on a spit is decadent? Well, there was an entire bison. Flocks of formally attired party-goers crowded in front of the massive spit to ooh and aah over the roasting beast like enchanted Temple of Doom acolytes as Marc Thuet sliced meat into sandwiches. “We need meat!” cried Stephen Wong of design duo Greta Constantine as he and partner Kirk Pickersgill tucked into their fat-dripping sandwiches. Also spotted: Belinda Stronach, Jeff Stober, Kenneth Montague, Shinan Govani, Loretta Chin and more carnivores (and some herbivores, lest we forget). Check out the fashion, art and meat in a gallery after the jump.
In addition to the Greta Constantine designers, Canadian fashion was out in full force, including writer Sarah Nicole Prickett and Toronto Life contributor Victoria Webster, both sporting the same frock from event co-chair Jeremy Laing (“There’s only two of these dresses in the whole world!” laughed Prickett. “What are the chances?”). Blogger Anita Clarke, meanwhile, was seen slithering around in a Mark Fast catsuit, singer Clara Venice wore a head-to-toe Evan Biddell ensemble, and Neubacher Shor Contemporary gallery owner Anya Shor was in a feather-covered Marika Brose frock.
The ratio of high fashion to high street fashion was the same as always, with some taking some chances (a few gals were wearing elaborate headpieces from local line By Ropena, while 69 Vintage doyenne Kealan Sullivan donned an eye-catching sequined cap and shimmering black tunic) and the remainder throwing on any old thing. The lit-up wires of one of the art installations (we like to refer to it as “the laser room”) perked up everyone’s outfits nicely, albeit in a Tron sort of way.
We especially admire the brave few who, successfully or not, really took it to the next level (the theme was The Thirteenth Floor, after all), such as the woman wearing the green velvet muumuu and the huge gold horseshoe around her neck, or marketing maven Louie Manzo, who eschewed his usual stocking-over-the-face look for an elaborate silver wig accessorized with cat-o’-nine-tails (naturally).
Maybe we should all head to The Thirteenth Floor more often. Even it’s just for the meat.
Uchhhh a bunch of scenesters and wannabes. These people are so gross.
June 20, 2011 at 1:28 pm | by Blah.I attended Powerball for the first time this year and it was lame. What a snooty bunch of people who were ridiculously dressed. Thank-fully my tickets were free, otherwise I would be quite upset to fork out $165 for this nonsense.
June 20, 2011 at 1:43 pm | by NevermindI just don;t get all the snarky comments (in the pictures). Is it “uncool” to say something nice for a change?
June 22, 2011 at 9:02 am | by AlexandraActually, some of those comments were quite funny. But yes, a compliment or two wouldn’t of hurt.
June 22, 2011 at 9:41 am | by JThe photo captions are brilliant!
June 22, 2011 at 11:24 am | by JenniferOh boy, thanks for reiterating why I’ve forgone the bore that is power ball for the last 5 years. Last time I went Mr. Stober hadn’t taken over the majority of real estate on Queen West West and it was actually artists who made up the majority of the attendees to this then $100 event. I dig the sarcasm in this article, from the images to the title. Fashion and food, clever. *Wink, Wink*
June 22, 2011 at 11:50 am | by RyanThis may not have been one of the best Power Balls (I’ve attended about 6 of them) but it certainly wasn’t “lame”. Plus the money goes towards helping the Power Pant Art Gallery operate on an international level. So to all those critiquing the people (probably because they have their own issues with money, class, self esteem etc), remember this IS a fundraiser. Those “gross scenester wannabes” (what a silly over-used comment BTW) are paying good money (which, ahem, you might not have) in order to keep a great gallery going. Chew on that.
June 22, 2011 at 5:55 pm | by Rolyn C.bla bla bla……if it’s not some idiotic fundraiser, its someone running a marathon…….Toronto IS LAME, wannabe NOT about helping others. It’s about being seen. period
June 23, 2011 at 5:37 am | by LarryMoeCurlsHire ME to write your captions. These are abysmal.
June 23, 2011 at 11:11 am | by Anna Camara