Diana Alepian

Diana Alepian is a Toronto-based fashion personality best known as the founder and owner of San Remo Boutique, with regular appearances on television fashion programs and in fashion magazines worldwide.

Diana hit the Toronto retail and fashion scene in 1999 opening the landmark San Remo Boutique on St. Thomas Street (across from the famous Windsor Arms Hotel), known as Toronto’s preeminent celebrity haunt. A magnet for the famous and the stylish, Canadian media and the international fashion press heralded San Remo as the Toronto “it” store that’s a must for visitors from around the world.

Toronto Life Magazine, reporting on the store's success remarked:"Should you arrive feeling a little blue, you are guaranteed to leave with the adrenaline of a post-performance Bette Midler. Owner Diana Alepian's lilac hued feel-good boutique - adorned with chandeliers and plush carpeting - is like being at your fun friend's house before the dance when stockings are donned to giggles and gossip..."

Where Magazine, August 2006, reported "ladies' boutique is a fave among visiting celebs".

An engaging speaker and creative stylist, Diana has appeared in print and on TV throughout her career. Drawn by her knowledge and experience, both local and Hollywood productions have called on her to dress celebrities and style television shows and films.

Fashion and business are not Diana’s only passions. In the early 1990’s, Diana and her husband, Ronald Alepian, founded the Canadian Youth Mission to Armenia (CYMA) - a humanitarian aid and student exchange program in the former Soviet Union. Today, CYMA continues to deliver humanitarian aid to families in border villages of Armenia and participates in local community infrastructure redevelopment efforts.

Diana has also been an active participant in Toronto charities, hosting fund-raising events for Canfar (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) through Bloor Street Entertains, and has supported causes from The Pencer Brain Trust to the Booby Ball.

A consummate traveler, she has done business in dozens of cities around the world. Today, she focuses her boundless energy on causes close to her heart and on starting a family.