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The most outrageous runway looks from Fashion Art Toronto

Fashion Art Toronto (or “FAT” to regulars) finished off five days of frenzied shows this weekend, somehow managing to highlight over 100 designers in 50 separate presentations and exhibitions. The outfits always push boundaries, but this season reached peak levels of impracticality, with towering headpieces, oversized angel wings and lots of food-inspired accessories. Here, 13 wild looks that are definitely not office-appropriate.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

Eveningwear and bridal designer Padina Bondar’s suspended gown is slightly terrifying.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

Her grape accents and head accessories, though, are much less threatening.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

With a fruit-adorned headpiece, candy bracelets and cookie in hand, this dessert-inspired look from unisex Toronto brand Amplify Apparel makes us hungry.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

The brand’s structural wired piece is less snack-inducing.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

This model for custom corsetry brand Starkers is actually holding the wings in place—she used them to dramatically reveal the glittery lingerie.

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(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

We’re actually kind of into the crazy tulled volume on this House of Poplyn top.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

And this headpiece from the designer is a bona fide work of art.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

Lots of cats and animé references appeared in Wallace Playford’s collection.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

Toronto-based artist and designer Marie Copps designed this incredibly opulent, Cleopatra-worthy outfit.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

She also created this over-the-top outfit that takes springtime dressing to the extreme.

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

Du Larée by Andy Jones was inspired by priestesses.

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(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

While this onesie from Toronto brand Pinkiebel might have been inspired by unicorns (or infant apparel).

(Image: Jonathan Hooper)
(Image: Jonathan Hooper)

Designer and Ryerson professor Henry Navarro presented a Hawaiian-themed show, which included one-piece bathers and this dress that looks like it was modelled after a dead leaf.

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Correction
April 25, 2016

This post originally misstated the source of inspiration for designer Andy Jones’ clothing collection.

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