TORONTO, April 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- |FAT| Arts & Fashion Week launches its 7th year from April 24th to April 28th in Toronto. For five fabulous days, |FAT| explores the art of fashion via runway shows, art exhibits, photography, fashion films and live performances.
"The unique blend of fashion, art and culture make this festival a true mirror of the city of Toronto," says Vanja Vasic, Executive Director of |FAT|. "The festival's unique vision in presenting diverse perspectives in an inclusive environment, make this event a perfect backdrop for showcasing the immense talent from Canada and around the world."
The lFATl attitude comes to life again this year at our new festival location - a former industrial warehouse located at 213 Sterling Road - Toronto's new up-and-coming arts & design district. Models will stomp their heels on an 80 foot-long runway featuring 52 innovative fashion collections from top designers within Canada and abroad.
|FAT| is the first festival of its kind to present fashion through a broad range of disciplines including - design, film, photography, arts and performance - all under one roof. The festival puts Canada on the fashion world stage as an innovative force to be reckoned with.
lFATl has an International reputation for presenting and discovering cool new talent: for instance Wesley Badanjak, Heidi Ackerman, Martin Lim and Jasper Garvida. Now in its 7th year |FAT| has presented over 1,000 designers and artists since it first launched in 2005.
2012 THEMATIC LANDSCAPE
The |FAT| 2012 theme fashionSCAPES mirrors the concept of landscapes: unique, seasonal and ever changing. Each night a different sub-theme will be explored around the ideas of land, city, body and future.
April 24 - LANDscapes explores global landscapes and physical environments
April 25 - CITYscapes visits metropolises and man-made environments; streets, structures and cities
April 26 - BODYscapes investigate the body as a field for expressing identity, sexuality and gender
April 27 - FUTUREscapes looks at new materials, technology, media and innovative processes
April 28 - FATmarket is chance for the public to purchase clothing hot off the runway from |FAT| designers
lFATl EVENTS
April 24-27: 52 RUNWAY SHOWS From designers across Canada & around The World including work by Canadian designers from Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa and Calgary as well as international designers from The Netherlands, Germany, Ukraine, Mexico, the Philippines and the USA
April 24-27: |FAT| FOCUS GERMANY Presented by the Goethe-Institut Fashion & art from Germany's hottest designers & image-makers: curated in collaboration with world-renowned Designer Scouts. Focus Germany will present an onsite photography exhibit featuring 7 collaborative projects by German designers and fashion photographers; 2 runway shows by Berlin based fashion designers; 3 fashion films presenting the unique landscape of Berlin and a conceptual mixed media installation. Focus Germany is part of the Goethe-Institut's focus on Culture+Economy, City+Climate and the celebration "50 Years Goethe-Institut Canada"
April 24-27: THE DRESSING ROOM PROJECT A virtual & on-site multimedia art experience. 12 site-specific artist spaces present work ranging from live performances, broadcasts and video projections to interactive photo booths and more
April 24-27: FILMS ON FASHION International filmmakers create iconic imagery through fashion & moving image. The program includes 10+ films from Paris, London, New York, Berlin, Istanbul, Florence, Wroclaw, Baar and Montreal
April 24-27: PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO EXHIBITION
Four thematic nights of rotating imagery by a selection of Canadian and international media artists and photographers
April 16-28: |FAT| DRAKE lab OFFSITE EXHIBIT Daily broadcasts, films, photography & installations from current and past |FAT| events
lFATl SPONSORS
Astral Out-of-Home
Astral Out-of-Home is one of Canada's largest out-of-home advertising companies. As an innovative and forward thinking company, Astral Out-of-Home is proud to support Canadian culture and be a sponsor of this year's event. Starting April 9th |FAT| creative will hit the streets on Astral transit shelters and drive awareness of this unique event - spot an ad for your chance to win free tickets to |FAT|.
M by Maddie
M by Maddie is an avant-garde, prestigious new Canadian cosmetics company that asserts there are no shoulds in beauty. A company that champions self-acceptance above all else with makeup so light, comfortable and nourishing that you want to wear it to bed
Goethe-Institut
For 50 years, the Goethe-Institut Toronto has been promoting an ongoing dialogue and exchange between Canadian and German artists and experts in order to present German culture abroad and help shape a current understanding of Germany today
Media Sponsors: BlogTO, Fajo Magazine, Dress To Kill Magazine
Partners: Cision, C&D graphics, Dito Consulting, Steam Whistle, Toronto Arts Council, The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Designer Scouts
Official Hair Sponsors: Spellbound Hair Design, Salon Daniel, Fluid Hair Studio and Spa
|FAT| Lounge Sponsor: an exclusive, colorful and cozy lounge installation by Brasilazy for guests to enjoy
lFATl VENUE
213 Sterling Road, Toronto
April 24-27
7pm-12am daily
lFATl TICKETS
Online: http://fashionarttoronto.ca/buy-tickets/
$30 Day Pass, $75 Week Pass
At the Venue $35 Day Pass
lFATl SCHEDULE
The complete |FAT| 2012 schedule is now available online at: http://fashionarttoronto.ca/2012-schedule/
Artist & Designer Profiles complete with bios and high resolution images can be accessed directly from the website here: http://fashionarttoronto.ca/artists-designers-2012/
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lFATl CONTACT:
Sonja Andic
Media Manager
media@fashionarttoronto.ca
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