Spring/Summer 2026
Spring /
Summer
2026.
May 23 – June 1, 2026 · Toronto, Canada
@misslunadubois, @narsissist
The Program
After 20 years of building platform and community, Fashion Art Toronto returns with its most expansive program yet. S/S 2026 brings together emerging talent, international voices, and established Canadian labels across three distinct streams — runway, retail, and immersive offsite experiences — all unfolding across Toronto's most compelling venues from May 23 to June 1.
From the main stage at T3 Bayside to the cobblestones of the Historic Distillery District and beyond, this season's program is a full, living portrait of what Canadian fashion looks like right now — rooted, global, and uncompromising.
T3 Bayside · The Historic Distillery District · Hudson's Bay · One King Hotel · Danforth Basketball Court · Maison Perrier · Saks Fifth Avenue
S/S 2026 is Fashion Art Toronto's most ambitious season to date — 20 years of platform building, 63 designers, and a city that shows up every time. We'll see you on the runway.
Single-day and multi-day passes are available now. Tickets sell out — don't sleep on it.
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Runway
The runway program at T3 Bayside runs May 28 through June 1, featuring solo collections, curated group shows, international showcases, and the fourth edition of the FASHN DISRPTR Award.
Liminal — an eveningwear collection exploring the concept of the in-between. Rendered in grounding earth tones, fluid satin silhouettes and intricately beaded gowns evoke moments of transition, reflection, and quiet transformation. Toronto-based Anishinaabe artist and designer.
A body revealed through light. For S/S 2026, NARCES studies transparency the way a sculptor studies glass — built on the tension between fragility and strength, where structure appears suspended and the body becomes the architecture beneath it.
Riot! — reflecting the tensions, frustrations, and resilience of today's cultural climate. Montreal-based experiential lifestyle and streetwear brand rooted in music, culture, and community.
A 20-piece collection exploring the tension between freedom and restraint. Free-flowing fabrics meet subtle bondage elements — structure and movement coexisting through straps, ties, and controlled drapes.
Collection details coming soon.
Bridging gritty urban streetwear and refined "New Chinese" avant-garde. Founded by Lao Gui in 2015 — bringing fresh energy to modern Chinese culture (Guochao) with his signature light and playful spirit.
Pahlavi Bloom — inspired by Persian roots and a deep appreciation for timeless elegance. Custom couture from Toronto's Yorkville, designed with intention for how a woman feels when she wears it.
HOME FIELD — exploring identity, ownership, and community through the language of sport and Canadian culture. Reimagining athletic codes through a contemporary lens in the spirit of the upcoming World Cup. Montreal, est. 2012.
"A body revealed through light. The collection is built on the tension between fragility and strength, where structure appears suspended and the body becomes the architecture beneath it." — NARCES, S/S 2026
FAT's group show format brings together emerging designers under one runway, creating collaborative narratives between distinct voices and aesthetics.
Collection Première — 21 colourful looks born from inclusivity and freedom of expression, inspired directly by the progressive pride flag.
Presented alongside Anmol Handa Atelier — hand-embellished eveningwear exploring resilience, identity, and transformation through couture craftsmanship.
Third Space — where identity is shaped through the tension between heritage and contemporary influence. Blending structured silhouettes with fluid movement, merging oriental references, tropical energy, and modern urban codes.
Presented alongside LIN (Her Aura > Her Season — soft, natural fabrics rooted in linen and delicate silks, moving through light and ease) · Samah Sulyma (Jeu Du Denim: In Play — a couture reinterpretation of denim spanning womenswear and menswear through recycled materials)
Contemporary streetwear silhouettes — elevated sweatwear and everyday essentials built around relaxed proportions and tactile fabrics. Montreal-based designer and creative director.
Affliction — rooted in the concept of longing and loving for an industry that will work you to the bone. Fashion inspired by the human body's articulated movement. Presented with:
Liam Horbay · LUNARA (SOLUNA — duality in black and white with accents of deep red, built from deadstock materials by Montreal's Michelle Forcelledo-Wolff)
A slow fashion label reinterpreting traditional Indian textiles — Bandhani, Ajrakh, and Kutch embroidery — into contemporary silhouettes. Founded by Dr. Aditya Mehta. The collection blooms in Toronto's spring.
Presented alongside Aluxx Apparel — the WASTED & Heart of Fire collections: silk-lined tracksuits blending everyday luxury with bold, empowering design. Founded by Hafsa Ayuub.
Indigenous fashion bridging tradition and contemporary design — garments that carry the land within them, from shells to porcupine quills to beadwork. A lineage told through every stitch.
Presented with Myassa par Enya (soft chaos, wrought iron and Alice in Wonderland) · ROMARØ (Élyor — couture rooted in Iranian identity, Persian architecture and sacred geometry)
ISHKAY ÑAN ("two roads" in Kichwa) — celebrating the ancient trade routes that connected nations across vast landscapes, before borders. Indigenous designer Kinoo Arcentales, great-grandson of Mama Rosa Cotacachi Lema.
Presented with Nazia Rahman (Dancing Canvas — garments as living, moving artwork) · ReeCreeations (Moonlit Resilience — a tribute to matriarchal strength and Native elegance by Nehiyaw artist Agnes Yellow Bear)
"Long before contact, Indigenous fashion told stories through every stitch and adornment. Garments carried the land with them." — Stacey Mitchell Designs, S/S 2026
The LDF Showcase spotlights rising international talent, bringing in a new wave of designers whose work pushes at fashion's edges — through material, memory, and cultural dislocation. This season, the Showcase spans two nights across two iconic Toronto venues. https://www.lignesdefuite.studio/
Tuesday, May 26
The Historic Distillery District
Perreo Couture: Sacred Trash — juxtaposing Catholic symbolism with sensual, hyper-feminine silhouettes to explore devotion, desire, and cultural contradiction. "What you call sacred, I can corrupt. What you call trash, I elevate."
A collection born from a small animal bone — exploring remains, memory, and transformation. Shifting textures and evolving silhouettes hold the tension between fragility and strength, and what persists after decay.
An exploration of the oppressive power struggles marriage can carry — a tension that shifts foundations and blurs the traditional lines of righteousness.
Replika — drawn from years working at Café Replika in the Plateau, this collection translates coffee culture, routine, and quiet observation into textile language. Slowness as method. Memory as material.
Friday, May 29
T3 Bayside
A casually niche Filipino fashion designer from Montreal exploring the loss of Filipino identity — elevating Filipino excellence through contemporary fashion. Swagapino made modern.
A new take on the heritage of the blue-collar world through unconventional materials, with a touch of emotion. The debut collection marks the beginning of a brand built on craftsmanship and the universe.
Uniform-based and rooted in tailoring — challenging the norms between tradition and vulnerability. Altercate traces childhood and generational trauma through traditional Asturian garments, deconstructed.
A curated world of moody elegance and timeless nostalgia, handcrafted with a strict zero-waste approach rooted in circular design. "We exist to find beauty in the discarded, to feed our inner child with trash."
The FASHN DISRPTR Award recognizes designers whose work challenges, provokes, and reshapes what fashion can be. S/S 2026 features four finalists — each building radically different worlds on the same stage.
Montreal-based leather and technical garment label founded by Malakai Vandelac-Douwstra. Gear for high-speed environments that don't exist yet. Full-grain cowhide, custom 925 silver hardware, precision construction. Everything made in-house.
Bold silhouettes and material experimentation — pushing fashion beyond traditional expectations. Oversized clay ceramics against soft, flowing textiles. Rigid meets fluid. Earthy and aged.
PEARLETTA STATION — a love letter to Toronto. Inspired by the city's transit systems, shifting skylines, and the individuals who move through it with purpose. Precision tailoring and sculptural form, founded by Lynda Sinclair.
Sculptural silhouettes and emotionally charged design language — fashion as both architecture and narrative. The collection is a return: work driven by subtraction, not addition. By rest, not spectacle.
"For years, I chased visibility. Achieving that vision left me burnt out and disconnected from myself. This collection is the work that came after." — Kendrick Tran, FASHN DISRPTR S/S 2026
T3 Bayside Fashion Boutique
Running May 28–31 at T3 Bayside, The Boutique brings 19 independent brands directly to our audience — fashion, beauty, and jewelry you can discover, try on, and take home.
From Toronto-based skincare to Indigenous-owned jewelry to statement ready-to-wear, the lineup reflects the full breadth of emerging Canadian creativity.
The (SHOW) Room runs May 28–31 at T3 Bayside alongside the runway program.
Offsite Experiences
Before the main stage opens at T3 Bayside, FAT's offsite program activates across the city — from Hudson's Bay to the Historic Distillery District to One King Hotel. These experiences extend the program into the full texture of Toronto life.
