TMU Showcase
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
This runway presentation will spotlight the creative vision of five emerging designers, all current students and recent graduates of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Fashion program. The featured designers are P. Kirstine Fernandez, Tunggiya, Trish Kapilan, Solar and Meraki Marongke.
Produced and organized by students enrolled in TMU’s fashion event planning course (FSN706), the show offers a dynamic platform for new voices in fashion to share their work with the public.
The event is generously sponsored by The School of Fashion, Toronto Metropolitan University and Mic Carter, a fashion designer, TMU lecturer, and founder of the gender-nonconforming label L’Uomo Strano.
F/W 2025
TMU and L'Uomo Strano by Mic. Carter Presents The Genesis Paradox
The Genesis Paradox explores the haunting tension between creation and collapse—the unsettling beauty found when nature and humanity wrestle for control. It underscores that dreadful feeling of unfamiliarity that comes with transformation, when resisting change only breeds internal chaos and self-destruction. This theme dares us to surrender, to let nature take its course before it overtakes us entirely. Through dramatic silhouettes that embody emotional intensity, bold contrasting colours that symbolize mental conflict, and unorthodox materials that defy convention, the collection becomes a visual manifestation of evolution itself.
Each look pays homage to Mother Earth’s unpredictable power—her peculiar phenomena, her capacity for renewal and decay. Drawing inspiration from the existential horror of Annihilation and the suffocating perfectionism of obsessive-compulsive order, The Genesis Paradox reflects the fragile balance between creation and corruption, urging us to embrace the inevitable metamorphosis that defines existence.
Show Credits
Designers:
Photography
Photo Editor
Models
Jack Hathaway
Devan Sakaria
Adelia Yolanda, BRANDON MARSH, Elizabeth Persaud, Emiliano Escareno, Kiki Jurkuc Yaak Thon, Nate Jim, Julia Niebles, Owen Mandala, Olivia Tilley, Christian Niro, Julius Egbuonu, Skylar Evans , Dymund Cave, Juliet Sora, Vini Burger, Willma
Makeup Arists
Sponsors & Awards
P. Kirstine Fernandez, Tunggiya, Trish Kapilan, Solar and Meraki Marongke
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