Street Style: Pride Month kick-off party at the AGO
The AGO hosted a massive, sold-out bash on Thursday night to celebrate the start of Pride Month. With drinks in hand, partiers explored the gallery’s exhibits, danced to DJs and watched provocative performance art pieces selected by Toronto artist and filmmaker Bruce LaBruce. Here, a few of our favourite looks from the night:
Kate Rigg
40, Comedian
“I was going for a hipster, androgynous, British youth meets lesbian festival-goer sort of look.”
Shani Scott
32, vintage clothing seller
“My friend gave me this Yohji Yamamoto shirt and I love it.”
Reece McCrone
26, Student
“I wanted to show the two sides of myself: I can be soft and bubbly but I also have a harder edge.”
Cecile Desvignes
32, Stage curator
“This is me being casual—I wore this to work.”
Gary Levy
25, artist/blogger
“I was going for a bit of a Memoirs of a Geisha, girly-boy vibe.”
Lisa McGregor
32, Innovation strategist
“This purse was my grandmother’s. My style is vintage and classic.”
Vitina Blumenthol
25, entrepreneur
“I always dress a bit bohemian but try to be classy at the same time.”
Dio Vriniotis
27, Designer
“I like contrast and pattern.”
Lawrence Rutherford
33, artist
“I’m wearing Christmas pajamas—it’s a representation of not being ready.”
Adrian Noronha
21, Student
“My tunic was custom-made by “Choose Life Today,” a group of resilient female entrepreneurs I connected with near Nairobi, Kenya last summer.”
Ray Love
37, artivist
“I wear a version of this every day to challenge conceptual norms. It’s sort of trashbag-chic.”
Victoria Lyabinetskaya
19, hostess
“I bought this denim jacket in Kensington Market, and the store sewed all the embellishments on for me.”
Carl Woo
25, stylist
“I’d describe my style as fresh off the runway. The shirt is by DSquared2.”
Manny Sound
37, delivery agent
“I’m Cree. My parents gave me this beaded armband.”
Darcy Brooks
30, Marketing/communications specialist
“I thought, I’m going to a gallery so I may as well wear a piece of art. The bag and the skirt are both from Etsy.”