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🌸🌻🌼🌷FIRST IN FASHION🌷🌼🌻🌸 @georgepimentel1 @thetorontostar - LINK IN BIO!!

Of Art and Indigeneity:
@ashleycallingbull
@codycoyotemusic
@himikalas
@yolondaskelton
@ayimach_horizons
@janelle.wawia
@dancingstormdesigns
@kskrezwear

The Order of Canadian Style:
@tylershawmusic
@zeinamates
@arihicks
@sageharris
@mariesaintpierre
@themayerofficial
@hilarymacmillan
@manikjassal
@hendrixroe
@daviddixoninc

Black to the Future:
@savannahre
@desiirenow
@mrmapleleaf
@torontokikiballroomalliance
@cafferyvanhorne
@kylegervacy
@zobamartin
@luomostrano
@nykwale

Thank you to our partners:
@rbc
@rbcxmusic
@sutherlandmodel
@monarcheventsgroup
@hotelxtoronto
@flowhaircare
@tfi_fashionincubator
@brillcomm
@bigmuch.ca
@designer_brands
@nextcanada

#modecanadarocks #the4elements #fashion #festival #springevent #torontoevent #springequinox #music #fashionmusicfestival #diversityisnotatrend #evas #evasinitiatives #homelessyouth #torontofashion #torontodesigner #canadianartist #canadiantalent
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✨🌟⭐️💖THE POWER OF BALLROOM 💖⭐️🌟✨Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance is a for-youth-by-youth grassroots organization that started out of the need to bring Ballroom Arts and a sense of community into the City of Toronto. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Founded in 2010 in Toronto by Twysted Miyake-Mugler and, Legendary Motha Vixen in 2010; as a space to nurture the needs of Black and other radicalized LGBTQI+ youth facing various barriers and trauma.

The TKBA provides a safe space for LGBTQI+ youth to be seen, protected and celebrated. The TKBA is modelled after the underground 1960's New York Ballroom Scene.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

BACKGROUND:

In large cities around the world, members of the underground LGBTQI+ community began to organize masquerade balls known as "drags" in defiance of laws and violence - sexual, physical, and verbal they had experienced in other spaces and events.

The underground 1960s New York Ballroom Scene was created within Black and Latinx communities housing members as young as 12 years old. Sharing lived experiences of displacement by their biological family or labelled taboo by mainstream society.

In the face of these adversaries, the Ballroom floor is a place of asylum. Youth living with addiction, high risk for HIV transmission, homelessness, mental health struggles, food insecurity, discrimination, and dealing with challenges steaming from survival sex work find community in ballroom houses.

Ballroom members navigate urban spaces alone through "passing" to avoid discrimination and violence. Practicing presentation through performance.

Connect with TKBA to learn more. ✨🌟⭐️Link in BIO⭐️🌟✨

Styling: Aliecia Brissett

#torontokikiballroomalliance #tkba evas #evasinitiatives #homelessyouth #rebeltoronto #modecanadarocks #the4elements #fashion #festival #springevent #torontoevent #springequinox #music #fashionmusicfestival #diversityisnotatrend #torontofashion #torontodesigner #canadianartist #canadianfashion
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🌻🌼🌷”I SEE YOU”🌷🌼🌻🌸 Through the eyes of the beholder, BEAUTY comes in many different ways. Everyone is beautiful. MODECANADAROCKS is a celebration of and for everyone.

Thank you Tyler Shaw for your magical performance at MODECANADAROCKS Spring Equinox!

Thanks also to our guests, and the generosity of patrons, partners, artists, designers, models and the army of volunteers, who came together to make MCR ’23 happen.

Net proceeds of MCR, the first ever annual Fashion Music Festival supports the eradicating of youth homelessness through donations to Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth.

Learn how you can help Eva’s attain its goals. ⭐️🌟✨Link in BIO✨🌟⭐️

SEE YOU in 2024!

#modecanadarocks #the4elements #fashion #festival #springevent #torontoevent #springequinox #music #fashionmusicfestival #diversityisnotatrend #evas #evasinitiatives #homelessyouth #torontofashion #torontodesigner #canadianartist #canadiantalent
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Incredible to have @zeinamates along with all the other fabulous artists onboard our inaugural MCR. Excited to have them all back when MODECANADAROCKS returns in 2024! Bravo to all who helped make this beautiful Spring Equinox dream happen!!✨🌸🌟🌼⭐️🌺🌟🌻✨ ...

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🌸🌻🌼🌷BIG THANK YOU!🌷🌼🌻🌸Shout out to everyone who helped make MCR ’23 a success: partners, advisors, collaborators, hosts, artists, models, volunteers and guests!!

Huge gratitude to our host, Ashley Callingbull - incredibly selfless and thoughtful in every way!!

Artists: Akintoye, Tyler Shaw, Savannah Ré, Zeina

And featured artists: Dani Doucette, Lisa Odjig, Twysted Miyake Mugler, Toronto Tiki Ballroom Alliance

RBCxMusic 2023 First Up Featured Artists: Ari Hicks, Sage Harris, Cody Coyote, Desiire

Photos: George Pimentel

Of Art and Indigeneity:
@ashleycallingbull
@codycoyotemusic
@himikalas
@yolondaskelton
@ayimach_horizons
@janelle.wawia
@dancingstormdesigns
@kskrezwear

The Order of Canadian Style:
@tylershawmusic
@zeinamates
@arihicks
@sageharris
@mariesaintpierre
@themayerofficial
@hilarymacmillan
@manikjassal
@hendrixroe
@daviddixoninc

Black to the Future:
@savannahre
@desiirenow
@mrmapleleaf
@torontokikiballroomalliance
@cafferyvanhorne
@kylegervacy
@zobamartin
@luomostrano
@nykwale

NET PROCEEDS BENEFIT: Eva's Initiatives for Homeless Youth.

SPECIAL THANKS TO: The Government of Canada, The Government of Ontario, RBC, RBCxMusic, Rebel Toronto, Delectant Media, Monarch Entertainment Group, Flow Haircare, Brill Communications

SEE YOU in 2024!!

#rebeltoronto #modecanadarocks #the4elements #fashion #festival #springevent #torontoevent #springequinox #music #fashionmusicfestival #diversityisnotatrend #evas #evasinitiatives #homelessyouth #torontofashion #torontodesigner #canadianartist #canadiantalent
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The perfect night 🎉 ...

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🌸🌻🌼🌷MCR Spring Equinox TODAY!!🌷🌼🌻🌸 @rebeltoronto at 6:30pm to midnight!!🥂

USE THE CODE - [email protected] Gets you 50% off Red Maple Leaf Tickets!! Link in BIO! Let’s GO!!

Of Art and Indigeneity:
@ashleycallingbull
@codycoyotemusic
@himikalas
@yolondaskelton
@ayimach_horizons
@janelle.wawia
@dancingstormdesigns
@kskrezwear

The Order of Canadian Style:
@tylershawmusic
@zeinamates
@arihicks
@sageharris
@mariesaintpierre
@themayerofficial
@hilarymacmillan
@manikjassal
@hendrixroe
@daviddixoninc

Black to the Future:
@savannahre
@desiirenow
@mrmapleleaf
@torontokikiballroomalliance
@cafferyvanhorne
@kylegervacy
@zobamartin
@luomostrano
@nykwale

Thank you to our partners:
@rbc
@rbcxmusic
@sutherlandmodel
@monarcheventsgroup
@hotelxtoronto
@flowhaircare
@tfi_fashionincubator
@brillcomm
@bigmuch.ca
@designer_brands
@nextcanada

#modecanadarocks #the4elements #fashion #festival #springevent #torontoevent #springequinox #music #fashionmusicfestival #diversityisnotatrend #evas #evasinitiatives #homelessyouth #torontofashion #torontodesigner #canadianartist #canadiantalent
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We finally made it to the big day!! Tomorrow it’s going down at @rebeltoronto!

We can’t wait for you all to see what’s in store!

@ooobaby_luxe_handbags one of our vendors will have pieces you don’t want to miss 👀

There are still a few tickets available to purchase! Link in BIO 🔗

#modecanadarocks #fashionshow #torontoevent #torontoevents #canadianartist #torontofashion #torontomodel #fashion
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🌸🌻🌼🌷CELEBRATE SPRING🌷🌼🌻🌸 MODECANADAROCKS Spring Equinox @rebeltoronto - Thursday, March 23rd - 6:30pm to midnight!!🥂

Get tickets NOW! Link in BIO!

Of Art and Indigeneity:
@ashleycallingbull
@codycoyotemusic
@himikalas
@yolondaskelton
@ayimach_horizons
@janelle.wawia
@dancingstormdesigns
@kskrezwear

The Order of Canadian Style:
@tylershawmusic
@zeinamates
@arihicks
@sageharris
@mariesaintpierre
@themayerofficial
@hilarymacmillan
@manikjassal
@hendrixroe
@daviddixoninc

Black to the Future:
@savannahre
@desiirenow
@mrmapleleaf
@torontokikiballroomalliance
@cafferyvanhorne
@kylegervacy
@zobamartin
@luomostrano
@nykwale

Thank you to our partners:
@rbc
@rbcxmusic
@sutherlandmodel
@monarcheventsgroup
@hotelxtoronto
@flowhaircare
@tfi_fashionincubator
@brillcomm
@bigmuch.ca
@designer_brands
@nextcanada

#modecanadarocks #the4elements #fashion #festival #springevent #torontoevent #springequinox #music #fashionmusicfestival #diversityisnotatrend #evas #evasinitiatives #homelessyouth #torontofashion #torontodesigner #canadianartist #canadiantalent
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Here’s a little behind the scenes of the models and stylists getting ready for the big day on March 23rd!

It’s a night you don’t want to miss!

Make sure to get your tickets now!

The event is this THURSDAY! Get your outfit ready to strut your stuff 📸📹🎞️

#modelsearch #modelshoot #runwaymodel #fashionshow #torontofashion #modelscout #torontomodels #fashionevent #modecanadarocks #fashion #fashionfits #fittingmodel #stylist #torontostylist
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✨⭐️MCR COUNTDOWN⭐️✨ to March 23rd, @rebeltoronto 🥂

HOST: Ashley Callingbull

LIVE PERFORMANCES HEADLINERS: Tyler Shaw, Akintoye, Savannah Ré, Zeina

+ RBCxMusic First Up Music Artists: Ari Hicks, Sage Harris, Cody Coyote, Desiire

FEATURING: Dani Doucette, Lisa Odjig,
Twysted Miyake Mugler, Toronto Tiki Ballroom Alliance

OF ART AND INDIGENEITY:
@ashleycallingbull
@codycoyotemusic
@himikalas
@yolondaskelton
@ayimach_horizons
@janelle.wawia
@dancingstormdesigns
@kskrezwear

THE ORDER OF CANADIAN STYLE:
@tylershawmusic
@zeinamates
@arihicks
@sageharris
@mariesaintpierre
@themayerofficial
@hilarymacmillan
@manikjassal
@hendrixroe
@daviddixoninc

BLACK TO THE FUTURE:
@savannahre
@desiirenow
@mrmapleleaf
@torontokikiballroomalliance
@cafferyvanhorne
@kylegervacy
@zobamartin
@luomostrano
@nykwale

BENEFICIARY: Eva's Initiatves for Homeless Youth.

SPECIAL THANKS TO: The Government of Canada, The Government of Ontario, RBC, RBCxMusic, Rebel Toronto, Delectant Media, Monarch Entertainment Group, Flow Haircare, Brill Communications

Got tickets! Skip the lineup!! Grab yours NOW!!

#rebeltoronto #modecanadarocks #the4elements #fashion #festival #springevent #torontoevent #springequinox #music #fashionmusicfestival #diversityisnotatrend #evas #evasinitiatives #homelessyouth #torontofashion #torontodesigner #canadianartist #canadiantalent
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