Street Style: 10 trend-defying looks from FAT, Toronto’s alternative fashion week
By Jean Grant |
By Jean Grant |

This week, Fashion Art Toronto (or FAT, as it’s known by industry insiders), has taken over Daniels Spectrum with its annual festival devoted to fashion’s experimental side. In addition to runway shows from avant-garde designers like Project Runway winner Evan Biddell (whose latest collection is inspired by androgynous cyborgs and galactic beings), the week-long event also showcases art installations, photo and video exhibits and live performances. While Toronto Fashion Week tends to bring together socialites and magazine editors, FAT attracts a far more eclectic crowd of creatives. We saw artists, designers and students showing off a mixture of bold, futuristic looks combined with classic, vintage pieces. Here, 10 edgy outfits spotted outside Fashion Art Toronto.
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Dana Mansouri<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 31<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Photographer, Graphic Designer, Painter<br /> <br /> “I'm inspired by myself.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Helen Saygan<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 21<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Student<br /> <br /> “This jacket is from my aunt—I love it because it's casual yet classic.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Venket Ravindra<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 21<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Designer, Artist<br /> <br /> “My style's typically influenced by modern rap and subcultures. It's definitely not trend based—I draw from art and culture instead.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Rejh Lorenzo Cabrera<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 23<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Stylist, Creative Director<br /> <br /> “I'd describe my sense of style as futuristic, avant-garde. I'm inspired musically by Björk and fashion-wise by Hussein Chalayan.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> David Sanchez<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 20<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Student<br /> <br /> “I just wake up and put on whatever I feel like. Today I was feeling very dark and windy, because of the weather, so my outfit reflects that.”
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- <strong>Names:</strong> Brandon Keir, Lily Belanger<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 21<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Designer, Artist Manager<br /> <br /> “We're all about everything black and grungy.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Daniel Wilson<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 30<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Social Media Specialist<br /> <br /> “I'm wearing my dad's curling sweater from the '70s because I couldn't think of anything more Canadian. The fur is vintage lynx, which is also pretty Canadian.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Liam Colbourne<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 24<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Events Coordinator<br /> <br /> “I like quirky items with clean lines. This jacket used to belong to my friend's grandmother's friend—it just sort of appeared into my life. There's a version on display inside, too.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Annie Aponte<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 19<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Student<br /> <br /> “What I wear always depends on my mood. Today was cold so I chose this fuzzy vest.”
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EW everybody, just EW, OK?