Fashion Art Toronto has always been less about polish and more about possibility. It is one of the few platforms in the country where designers can experiment without the weight of commercial expectation, where collections feel closer to performance, gesture, or emotional artifact than seasonal product.
With “ABSOLUTE,” Ukrainian designer Irina Dzhus transforms trauma into a stark, sculptural language. The project began during a period when Dzhus, having fled war and survived family abuse, entered what seemed like a safe chapter that quickly unraveled.
Late afternoon light stripes the concrete at Lignes De Fuite studios on a rather hot late September afternoon. Pattern paper curls on a cutting table; a hem is pinned and unpinned; someone laughs because the zipper refuses to obey.
The Branded Transition Material Project (BMTP) began in 2022 in response to Ryerson’s transformation into Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Thanks to the efforts of Indigenous leadership, the Standing Strong Task Force and allies across campus, the campus has been going through a massive overhaul and revival.
It is always a pleasure to watch someone chase a dream, harness it, and wrestle it to fruition. For Vancouver-based designer Alexandra Dean, the dream was to start her own outerwear brand.
Weaving together fabric manipulation, sustainable practices, and feminine silhouettes are only a fraction of what creates Toronto based label Sagradesa’s distinctive design ethos.
Toronto’s fashion pulse hit a thrilling high note this season as Fashion Art Toronto (FAT) unveiled its Fall 2024 1664 Fashion Week collections at the sleek new T3 Bayside venue, a setting as innovative as the designs it housed.
Montréal has long been the beating heart of Canada’s fashion scene, a city where European flair meets North American innovation. Known for its rich history as a textile hub and its vibrant underground culture, Montréal is where burgeoning talent finds its voice, and avant-garde ideas take flight.
Montreal Fashion Week returns with a vibrant schedule packed with exciting events, workshops, and celebrations that will showcase the best of Quebec’s fashion industry.
Growing up in a lower-class, single-parent household throughout the 2000s, thrift stores were my family’s go-to shop for anything short of food and toiletries.