{"id":34714,"date":"2016-07-01T17:55:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T21:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=34714"},"modified":"2016-07-11T19:46:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T23:46:22","slug":"14th-annual-fantasy-fashion-show-gallery-1313","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=34714","title":{"rendered":"14th Annual Fantasy Fashion Show \/ Gallery 1313"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 \/ 7 p.m.<\/strong>
\nGallery 1313<\/strong>
\n1313 Queen Street West, Toronto<\/p>\n

Even with a runway the Annual Fantasy Fashion Show at Gallery 1313 felt more like a contemporary art event with wearable art works. The night started later than programmed, but after a false start, an extra long intermission, and substitute MCs, we witnessed the beautiful works of eight designers: LIDIJA, Stephanie Yiu, Mary Dyja, Candida Girling, Mitra Ghavamian, Ashley Bullock, Kassandra Coleman and Justine Latour.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The audience. Photo: Phil Anderson<\/p>\n

For the four works by LIDIJA, butterflies were adopted as a metaphor as well as an influence for the flowing, elegant materials. Silver acrylic diamonds adorn the collection titled “Transformation” to represent the strength of a woman. Stephanie Yiu\u2019s four-piece collection, “S.B.L.,” is about wastefulness. Yiu upcycled used materials to make fabric by heating and pressing white plastic bags together and assembled them into haute couture designs. Mary Dyja\u2019s works are more than soft, comforting yarn accessories; they are wearable sculptures that conform to the body through the weight of grains. Rampant burning of fossil fuels in the great Canadian North informed the style of Candida Girling\u2019s regal, flashy work “Petrochemical Feminine Moose-tique.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>LIDIJA’s design,\u00a0Transformation.\u00a0Photo: Phil Anderson<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Stephanie Yiu\u2019s four-piece collection, S.B.L.\u00a0Photo: Phil Anderson<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Design by Mary Dyja.\u00a0Photo: Phil Anderson<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Candida Girling\u2019s work, Petrochemical Feminine Moose-tique.\u00a0Photo: Phil Anderson<\/p>\n

In the back courtyard at Gallery 1313 artists Lisa Anita Wegner and Paula John participate in a duet performance “Folie a Deux.” The two women sit behind bars bearing \u2018hysterical\u2019 signs, sewing at a communal table and wearing medical gowns. Not only did this performance reference the historical treatment of women labeled as hysterics, it also addressed the traditional female duty of sewing and was well suited to the theme of the event.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Lisa Anita Wegner’s and Paula John’s duet performance, Folie a Deux.\u00a0Photo: Phil Anderson<\/p>\n

Mitra Ghavamian\u2019s dress “Young River” was paraded as a performance down the runway. The model, wearing a headdress and a denim dress the length of the room that was carried by a suited and steampunk goggled assistant. Inspired by yarn bombing street art, Ashley Bullock\u2019s four-piece collection, “Fear of Madness,” was hand crocheted from vibrant and furry yarn composing all aspects of the outfits from head to shoe. Kassandra Coleman\u2019s collection of \u2018underwater apparel\u2019 titled “KassieTastic” hold a nostalgic place in the hearts of any person who ever wanted to be a mermaid adorned with beads and tassels. Finally, Justine Latour\u2019s two works, “Au Natural,” contest gender biased censorship laws by adopting angular, architectural structures to both accentuate soft female curves and appear to be uncomfortable confinement.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mitra Ghavamian\u2019s dress, Young River.\u00a0Photo: Alice Pelot<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A dress from Ashley Bullock\u2019s four-piece collection, Fear of Madness.\u00a0Photo: Phil Anderson<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A dress from\u00a0KassieTastic series by Kassandra Coleman.\u00a0Photo: Phil Anderson<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Justine Latour, Au Natural. Photo: Alice Pelot<\/p>\n

The artworks were designed primarily with the female form in mind, but the designs represent an amazingly wide range of themes and forms ranging from environmentally friendly to personal experience, and from angular to cozy. The event, held in Gallery 1313, was transformed from performance to fashion show with the help of DJ Steintology, and then to an after party at the Cadillac Lounge.<\/p>\n

Alice Pelot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

June 22, 2016 \/ 7 pm<\/p>\n

by Alice Pelot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even with a runway The Fantasy Fashion Show felt more like a contemporary art event with wearable art works<\/p>\n

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