The Frocktail Party is back! With the support of hundreds of fashion designers, boutiques, celebrities and tastemakers, The Frocktail Party has donated more than $80,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

The 4th annual Frocktail Party returns on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14th, 2012 at Arcadian Loft.

This year's auction will be our hottest yet with the addition of fashion powerhouses, The Bay and French Connection, as our premier Frock partners who will showcase their latest looks in the auction! Stay tuned to the AUCTION section of the website for previews and updates of what to expect. As always, 100% of proceeds from the auction go directly to the JDRF - so let the bidding begin!

Beautiful women have always drawn a healthy male contingent to the event. This year with the return and expansion of the men's section of our auction, the men can continue to duke it out for their own wardrobes or can sit back and relax with a shoe shine from the John Allan Men's Spa.

What pairs best with a sexy dress and a well suited man? Hot eats and ice cold bevvies courtesy of our sponsors Oliver and Bonacini Events, PURDY'S CHOCOLATES and Iceberg Vodka. Grab a nibble & a sip and bid the night away!

NEW THIS YEAR! No Frocktail'er can do without the latest issue of FLARE magazine and a hot new dress to wear to the party. To help you find the perfect Frock to strut at the event, you will receive 20% off at French Connection November 1st-13th and a 6-month subscription to FLARE Magazine compliments of the Frocktail Party with the online purchase of your ticket.

Jen Foster, Jessica Oliver, Sabrina Carr, Vanessa Oliver, Andrew Oliver, Melissa Murphy, Melany Burant, Ina Rudinskas, Laura Hemeryck, Julie McConville, Laura McDonald, Jessica Lewis, Jennifer Bovaird Taylor, Gurleen Singh, Andrew McGrath and Diego Armand.

The Frocktail Party was founded in 2009 by a group of close friends (Jessica Oliver, Ali Reid, Jen Foster, Sabrina Carr, Talor Wallace, Catherine Pringle and Christina Perreault) who wanted to make a difference in support of Jessica's sister Vanessa. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at six-years old, Vanessa has lived with daily insulin injections, finger pokes, an insulin pump and the worry of long-term complications every day for 28 years. Over the course of their relationship with the Oliver family, the girls have seen Vanessa face these challenges with courage, grace and a fierce commitment to supporting a quest for a cure. This inspired the creation of The Frocktail Party.

For over 40 years, JDRF has been a global leader in the search for an end to type 1 diabetes (T1D), through both research funding and advocacy. During that time, JDRF has always talked about a cure as a singular destination: a return to normal physiology.

But today, JDRF realizes that it is engaged in a process of curing T1D - that a cure is not just a destination but also a journey along a path. And we recognize that a part of our mission must be to help those living with T1D today to live healthier, easier, and safer lives until we arrive at the end of that path.

Since its founding in 1970 (1974 in Canada), JDRF has funded more than $1.6 billion (U.S.) in T1D research and has dramatically advanced the T1D scientific frontier and the management of this disease. In FY2011 alone, JDRF provided more than $116 million (U.S.) for T1D research.

More than 80 per cent of JDRF's expenditures directly support research and research-related education. In FY2011, JDRF funded research projects in 18 countries, representing the global scope of JDRF's research efforts.

As more JDRF programs move forward, the number of human or clinical studies has grown. In FY2011, JDRF supported 53 clinical studies, including evaluations of new therapies, studies of the normal course of T1D, and others to collect specific T1D human samples.