If your weekend plans are looking a bit drab, don’t fret. There’s still time to grab a ticket for tomorrow night’s Afrotropolis Wanderland at 99 Sudbury Gallery, an event that aims to stimulate your cultural senses through fashion, film and art, all in celebration of Black History Month.
Founded by Toronto-based designer Chinedu Ukabam, who is of Nigerian decent, the show has returned for its second year as a collaborative project, featuring the works of visual artists Jimmy Chiale and Kalkidan Assefa, film director Marcos Fantu and designs from Ukabam’s clothing line, Chinedesign.
The event will feature a runway show, a screening of a film co-directed by Ukabam as well as displayed artworks. In an adjacent space, Ukabam’s SUPAFRIK pop-up shop will open for three hours, with scarves from Ethiopia, items from London’s Eki Orleans and the opportunity to book pre-orders for pieces hot off the night’s runway.
“We just wanted to extend that runway experience a bit longer without making it monotonous,” Ukabam explains. “I tried to create the type of immersive fashion show that I would like to attend.”
