Bay
Street Bull
aims way up the corporate ladder By David Chilton
Roltek International, a 35-year-old comp-
any, is the dominant player in the distrib-
ution of newspapers and magazines in Toronto's down-
town office towers. Through its hands passed the Wall
Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes,
Vanity Fair, The Globe and Mail and others
of similar stature. So, the own-
ers of Roltek thought, since we have a list filled with blue-chip
clients, why not
create a magazine
for them?
1.John
Rocha
for Waterford
Crystal
black
ship's
decanter.
$395,
at William
Ashleu
China.
2.Grand
Marnier
Cordon
Rouge
collector's
edition,
reminiscent
of the
Empire
period
of laced,
corset-style
luxury
in red-bronze-and-ivory-striped
fabric.
$45.95,
750 mL,
at LCBO.
3.
High-roller
favourite
Patrón
Añejo
is a blend
of aged
gold tequilas.
$124.95,
750 mL,
at LCBO.
4.Tommy
Bahama
men's
cologne
channels
an island
breeze
and the
sweet
tobacco
of a gentleman's
club.
$82, at
Tommy
Bahama
stores.
5.Valentino
"V"
Absolu
limited
edition
vanilla,
fig and
rose,
eau de
parfum.
$90, 50
mL, at
the Bay.
6.Atlas
golf tee.
$120,
at Tiffany
&
Co.
7.
i)
Blahnik
by Boman
($115,
Chronicle)
artfully
photographs
favourite
Manolos
with chic
objets
d'art
in high
style. ii)The
Book of
Lists:
The Canadian
Edition
($25,
Knopf)
is an
anthology
of both
useful
and useless
informationm
such as
how exactly
do Canadian
porcupines
mate?
Compiled
by CBC's
This
Morning
team. iii)What
I meant
to Say
by Ian
Brown
($26.95,
Thomas
Allen)
is a book
of essays
on what
men are
really
all about. iv)Christmas
Days
by Derek
McCormack
($24.95,
Anasi)
is a compendium
of Canadian
Christmas
history
(such
as how
crushed
glass
and asbestos
were once
used to
whiten
Christmas
trees),
lavishly
illustrated
by cartoonist
Seth,
wherein
each chapter
is one
door of
an Advent
calendar. v)
With an
introduction
by David
Linley,
Furniture
is the
definitive
illustrated
guide
to perions,
styles
and artisans
(400 BC
to present
day) from
the world's
foremost
collector
and antiques
maven
Judith
Miller
($75,
Dorling
Kindersley). vi)Louis
Vuitton:
The Birth
of Modern
Luxury
chronicles
the fabled
luggage
house's
origins
and iconic
pieces
over 150
years,
by Paul-Gérard
Pasols
($175,
Editions
de la
Martinière,
available
exclusively
at the
Louis
Vuitton
boutique).
8.In
the Mood
for Ice
cut-crystal
charm
bracelet.
$145,
at Swarovski
boutiques,
www.swarovski.com
9.
The new
Nokia
8801
stainless
steel
mobile
phone
with integrated
SVGA camera,
digital
music
player
and soundtrack
by Ryuichi
Sakamoto.
$550 with
two-year
contract,
from Fido.
10.Dove
and Butterfly
necklace
of velvet,
labradorite,
kyanite
and onyx
by Mashu
Mashu.
$350,
www.mashumashu.com
11.Vespa
LX 150
is an
all-season,
highway-friendly
model,
in aurora
blue with
custom
red seat.
$5,700,
www.vespacanada.com
12.Don
Pérignon
1998 The
Lagerfeld
Vintage.
$192,
at LCBO.
13.M
eau de
parfum
by Japanese
designer
Masaki
Matsushima
mixes
modern
and traditional
Japanese
ingredients.
$108,
80 mL
at Sephora.
14.Veuve
Clicquot
Brut Yellow
Label
Paintbox.
$82.45,
4 X 200
mL, at
LCBO.
15.
Origins
Man
About
Town
gift set
with shave
cream,
skin polisher,
face wash
and skin
guardian.
$73, at
the Bay.
16.Star
cascade
earrings
by Loranne
Kettlewell.
$155,
at Boutique
Le Trou,
940 Queen
St. W.,
or www.lorannekettlewell.com
17.
Presentation
box of
HBC
Signature
scotch
glasses.
$850 for
four,
at the
Bay.
