The Fashion Show

The Fashion Show highlights the political and communicative nature of clothing as contemporary art. Clothing is not merely an adornment; it is the self—a second skin through which we signal our identity, our desires, and our sense of belonging. Clothing intimately contacts our skin to shelter and comfort, while sustaining us through daily contact with beauty. In contrast to the exploitative and harmful modes of fast-fashion, handcrafted garments by artists treat the wearer with care invested in every stitch. From Geanna Rae’s inversion/perversion of a MAGA trucker hat to Lisa Wicklund’s high-fashion ensembles crafted from comfort items like bedspreads, and David Le’s size-inclusive, hand-printed garments that mix gender and cultural signifiers of colonization, Jason Baerg’s non-gendered, natural fibre-based garments activate fashion as a place for ceremony, these potent wearables seek out individuals to bring these stories and dreams to life. The Fashion Show reveals how clothing can s