D-Day | Julie Snyder in 100% Kardashian mode?

After her condo in Outremont and part of her century-old hotel in the Magdalen Islands, which Julie Snyder would retype in a possible third season of her documentary D-day on Canal Vie?

The offices of his company Productions J, at the corner of Atateken Street and René-Lévesque Boulevard, in Montreal? “The next renovations, I may be doing them on my own body, I would really like to have my breasts redone,” laughs Julie Snyder in an interview.

This is a joke, of course. Because the host and producer a) fears general anesthesia like the plague, so say goodbye to major facade work, and b) Julie has not yet discussed a third chapter of the D-Daywhich was Canal Vie’s most popular program last season, nor signed a contract.

Filmed mainly in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, the second season of D-Day detailed the restoration and expansion of La Saline, a small house adjoining the Hôtel de la Grave, in Havre-Aubert, a heritage hotel that Julie Snyder bought in the pandemic.

It was a fun project, of course. Still, the most captivating moments of D-Day 2 did not concern the installation of ecological windows in the secondary pavilion or the purchase of heaters for the bathroom accessible to people with reduced mobility, let’s say it, but when the demoness opened the door to her privacy.

In bulk, there was Julie’s disaster visit to the ophthalmologist because she saw floaters, the time her dog Coconut was rushed to veterinarian Sébastien Kfoury in Brossard, the preparation of a single suitcase for the F1 Grand Prix in Miami, the dress stuck in customs that never made it to the MAC spring ball, the birthday party at Holt Renfrew with Marjo as a surprise guest. This is where this D-Day shines and entertains, I find.

Also, hats off to having inserted sequences where Julie Snyder, very intense, gets on the nerves of her employees (who even talk behind her back) or when she rambles about her travels in Mexico. This is what makes the D-Day more authentic and less infomercial, even if sponsors abound there.

D-day insisted, with humor, on Julie’s obsessions and compulsions: white cedar shingles, aubergine color, recycling, local art, ergonomics and labels for all the objects that surround her.

Suggestion for the continuation of D-Day, if Canal Vie renews it: why not sift the renovation and decoration aspect to focus on the personal and professional life of Julie Snyder? Much like the famous Kardashian sisters do on Disney+, where they bring their fans inside their empty McHouses in Calabasas, Calif., or behind the scenes at their multiple photo ops.

Imagine if cameras from the D-Day had captured the crisis management meetings during Double occupancy: Martinique. It would have been tasty.

After two seasons of D-Day, Julie Snyder’s entourage has also become known to the general public, whether it’s content producer Madeleine Cantin, designer Félix Marzell or stylist Emmanuelle Rochon, who is currently appearing in a fashion show on the platform True from Videotron.

Online since Tuesday, this charming novelty is called The dress. Concept ? Super simple. Stylists Emmanuelle Rochon and Craig Major welcome two candidates who are looking for a dress to wear during a special event such as a cruise, a wedding or a conference. The two stylists, who engage in a friendly competition, never malicious, first dig into the competitors’ closets to better understand their tastes.

Then, the two designers each offer a dress to the participant, who will have to decide: will she put on the dress chosen by Emmanuelle or the one selected by Craig? A process similar to that of designer plans in Ideas of grandeur in my backyard.

Friends and relatives also have a say in the final choice of clothing. The two stylists also try to influence the vote by noting things that roll up in their opponent’s dress.

However, it would have been nice to indicate the brand and the price of the dresses shown. And I want to buy the magazine t-shirt new York by Emmanuelle Rochon, good!