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ABOUT THE DESIGNER


Aditya Mehta is an accidental engineer turned passionate Art & Design educator with a deep interest in fashion, textile crafts and fine arts. His work spans various mediums, including paper, textile, glass, and digital art. Aditya believes art is a powerful way to convey emotions, promote relaxation, and unwind. He practices meditative and therapeutic art forms and conducts workshops for diverse groups. Originally from Gujarat, India, Aditya is a new immigrant in Canada, arriving with a dream to find love and acceptance while sharing his creative journey. Through art, he fosters connection, healing, and self-expression.


F/W 2025

Culture Crossroads

Culture Crossroads explores the intersection of heritage and identity within the immigrant experience. Rooted in Indian textile traditions and shaped by diasporic impressions of life in Toronto, the collection presents a wearable narrative of cultural fusion and personal evolution.
Canada, celebrated for its diversity and inclusivity, serves as the backdrop for this dialogue. Here, cultural legacies are not lost, but re-rooted and reimagined. The collection honors the vibrant colors, detailed textures, and rich craftsmanship of Indian heritage, while embracing the clean silhouettes, utilitarian layering, and streetwise confidence of Toronto’s urban aesthetic. Each garment in this eight-piece series is a symbol of transition, memory, and hybridity.
Culture Crossroads invites viewers to reimagine identity not as an “either/or” but as a lived spectrum- dynamic, multifaceted, and proudly in-between. It is a tribute to those who carry their roots with them while growing new ones. It is not just a collection; it is a statement of belonging.

Show Credits

Photography

Photo Editor

Models

Jack Hathaway

Devan Sakaria

Chett Monague , Mark Erenberg, Jeannine CHAMOULAUD, Aadhar Mehta, Erin Leigh, Doil Sim, Akira Seher , Nico Najafov, Emiliano Escareno, Elizabeth Persaud

Makeup Arists

Sponsors & Awards

Inna Rodionova, Meiyan Laforme, Yuka Nihira, Teodora Stoyanova, Melanie Hendrick, Jaimeson Sopha, Sofia Cottone, Jelani, Livia Lepore, Darya Khoshgoo, Amber Fenton, Tim, Donna Richards, Michelle, Mariana Castro, Raquel Osegueda Hernandez, Nosheen Akhter, Mamak Tabatabaie, Sarina Seyed, Samoela Tarelli, Dana Margulis, Karla Ostoa, Chelsea Macaulay, Rachel McKay, Angelina G Ieraci, Debra Novack, Ronnie Rozycki, Natalie Williamsonle.

Tina Ghannoum, Amarpreet Singh, Nadiia Artysh, Alanna Tran, Monica Chau, Hiroko Andrews, Cheyenne Renee Korban, Hassan Haque, Judi Mcleish, Ashwiny Severes, Abigail Elizabeth Nelson, Brooke Simmons, Tanmeet Longani, Maya Milczarczyk, Rachel Park, Alexandra Hayes, Angela, Maira Candela, Jennifer Younadim, Yosi Mora, Vanessa Mendez, Haruka Ogino, Pritti, Pritti Sohl, Lexi Jakobsons, Danielle David, Monica Hernandez, Natalia Marín Gómez, Nathaly Gonzalez, Rocío Custodio, Eva Paula Moura Queiroz, Monica Zawadzki, Binndi Suvarna, Eve Fortin-Soumis.

Creative Hair Director

Creative Makeup Director

Hair Stylists

Dylan Cruickshank

Jez Taylor