A Boston bombing survivor, an albino model and a size 22 starlet joined forces for a ‘boundary pushing’ runway show in Toronto this week.
Canadian designer Lesley Hampton cast a stunning line-up of models to showcase her SS18 collection at One Yonge Street on Tuesday evening.
Hampton’s Toronto Fashion Week spectacular was run in collaboration with my Be Body Aware Project which aims to champion diversity in the industry.
The show featured no less than five plus-size models, one a size 22 (US 18) with women of all shapes, sizes and ages modelling the colourful daywear and sequin-festooned evening gowns.
Albino beauty Damaris, 19, is newly signed with B&M models Toronto. She is taking the candian fashion industry by storm and has already graced the cover of Afropunk magazine
Boston Bombing Suvivor and Ampute model Adrianne Haslet ended the show with a standing ovation and the show left some audience members in tears according to onlookers.
Haslet tragically lost a leg in the terror attack but just three years later she crossed the finish line after running ten hours on a prosthetic.
Hampton said: ‘Showing at Toronto Women’s Fashion Week this season has allowed me to reconfirm my inspiration and aspiration for diversity in fashion.
‘It was incredible to be able to inspire others to push boundaries and know that they are worth it, no matter [their] body shape.
‘This runway was super meaningful and emotional for me as a designer, as a woman and as a First Nation artist.’
Adrainne Haslet is a Boston Bombing survivor and advocate for amputee rights. She modelled last season in Hampton’s show which was shared worldwide by Kim Kardashian Lil Wayne
Bree Ahmed, who showed off her legs in a lace mini, has modeled for years in Toronto and continues to break boundaries booking big Toronto fashion campaigns
Daniela Lombardi, 40 is new to the modelling world . She is co-founder of Canadian Curves, a project to help women to love their bodies regardless of shape and size
Nini Amerlise was this year’s winner of Supermodel Canada. Since bursting into the fashion scene she has modelled for several designers since being catapulted to fame
Tia Duffy is the founder of the Be Body Aware Project. She has starred in the pages of Vogue Italia and is on a mission to change the way designers view beauty standards
Karyn Inder broke onto the scene over two years ago and she’s signed all over the globe . She appeared in Vogue Italia this year as part of the Be Body Aware series
Canadian designer Lesley Hampton cast a stunning line-up of models to showcase her SS18 collection at One Yonge Street on Tuesday evening
Hampton’s Toronto Fashion Week spectacular was run in collaboration with my Be Body Aware Project which aims to champion diversity in the industry
The show featured five plus-size models, one a size 22 (US 18) with women of all shapes, sizes and ages modelling the colourful daywear and sequin-festooned evening gowns
Hampton said: ‘Showing at Toronto Women’s Fashion Week this season has allowed me to reconfirm my inspiration and aspiration for diversity in fashion’
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The proud designer added: ‘It was incredible to be able to inspire others to push boundaries and know that they are worth it, no matter [their] body shape’