FASHION ART TORONTO FW25

FASHION ART TORONTO FW25 OPENED WITH SUBURBAN DEVIANT’S ANGELS AND DEVIANTS RUNWAY, WHICH TURNED WOODSIDE SQUARE’S UNDERGROUND GARAGE INTO A SURREAL SUBURBAN PLAYGROUND OF SCULPTURAL FASHION, LIFE-SIZED TOYS, AND BOLD 2SLGBTQIA+ EXPRESSION. THE DREAMLIKE, CAMP-FILLED SHOWCASE LED INTO ONE OF THE FESTIVAL’S WILDEST OPENING PARTIES, WITH DJS AND LIVE PERFORMANCE. SUBURBAN DEVIANT’S COLLECTION ANGELS AND DEVIANTS RUNWAY RECONTEXTUALIZED EVERYDAY, DISCARDED, AND NOSTALGIC MATERIALS, INCLUDING BIRTHDAY BADGES, BALLET SHOES, RIBBON, FAUX SHRUBBERY, FRAGILE TAPE, DEAD STOCK DENIM, REWORKED TUTUS, AND ANNOTATED SHEET MUSIC. THESE REWORKED ELEMENTS BECAME WEARABLE SCULPTURAL FORMS THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE HUMAN BODY. THE COLLECTION SHOWCASED HOW SUBURBAN DEVIANT’S MATERIAL-FOCUSED PRACTICE TREATS REUSE AND RECONSTRUCTION AS BOTH METHODOLOGY AND AESTHETIC.

NARRATIVES OF NONCONFORMITY

SUBURBAN DEVIANT ADORNED MODELS WITH BOOKS THAT HONOUR MISFITS, TRAILBLAZERS, AND DIY DESIGNERS, CARRYING THEM AS CELEBRATORY EMBLEMS OF NONCONFORMITY.