TORONTO ALTERNATIVE ARTS & FASHION WEEK Tuesday to Friday (April 21 to 24) at the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District, 55 Mill, building 6.$20/day pass or $55/week pass at The Rage (2 Kensington, 416-599-5177), Magpie (884 Queen West, 416-536-6158), Jazma Hair Inc. (8 St. Joseph, 416-928-1888), MOOG Audio (442 Queen West, 416-599-6664) or Flaunt Boutique (260 Carlaw, suite 101B, 416-469-4826). $25 at the door. Alternativefashionweek.com.
Toronto Alternative Arts & Fashion Week is your best bet for connecting with up-and-coming designers who fuse art & fashion on the rowdiest runway around.
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Our FAT calendar previews the must-see shows with insider hints from style’s next wave.
Designer Jessica Mary Clayton
THE COLLECTION: Clayton lightens up with an ethereal white and silver collection that mixes references to modern art and the waspy, nipped-in waist of the 50s.
SHOWTIME: 10:30 pm. Recent internships with Toronto’s Jeremy Laing and New York’s Erin Fetherston hint at the roots of the designer’s contemporary-girly mashup.
WHERE TO GET IT: For custom orders, email jclayton@ryerson.ca
Designer Diepo (diepo.ca)
THE COLLECTION: Justine Diener and Kristin Poon’s lingerie-inspired looks channel bad 50s babes and curvy cartoon bombshell Jessica Rabbit.
SHOWTIME: 7 pm. Look for models slinking down the FAT catwalk in liquid liner and ruby-red lips.
WHERE TO GET IT: Email purchase inquiries to info@diepo.ca.
Designer Katrina Tuttle (katrinatuttle.com)
THE COLLECTION: Halifax-based Tuttle taught herself how to sew on Grandma’s sewing machine, but you’d never know it from her masterfully tailored dresses.
SHOWTIME: 7 pm. Natural textures and architectural lines combine in raw but cozy fall frocks.
WHERE TO GET IT: Stop by the Sweet Pea Boutique next time you’re in Nova Scotia.
DON’T MISS:
Our fourth pick for the night is another graduating Ryerson student, Jilliann Grant, who cuts colourful satin into sweet zip-on dresses.