Leading an inevitable shift
On April 6, Toronto’s glitterati came out to witness a new generation of fashion designers at Mass Exodus, the School of Fashion’s annual runway show.
This year’s theme was An Inevitable Shift, grounded in celebrating diversity and inclusion in fashion. Students used their collections to champion change in the industry, whether it be by turning the gender binary on its head or including cultural diversity in their designs.
Trailblazing artist and academic Vivek Shraya was the curator, handpicking 19 of the students’ collections, and this was the first Mass Exodus for Ben Barry as the new School of Fashion chair. Below is a small selection of the statement pieces shown on the runway; for more photos, please visit the Mass Exodus Flickr account (external link) .
All photos by Arthur Mola.
School of Fashion Chair Ben Barry is all smiles.
Vivek Shraya looking gorgeous as always.
A model working the runway.
Talent was front and centre at the show.
One of the many diverse looks displayed this year.
Serving the finest runway attitude.
Playing with shape and colour to exude feminine strength.
Stating the obvious: Black is beautiful.
A menswear collection bringing all the lewks.
Mass Exodus’ next top model.