Queen’s largest student-led fashion show has revealed its next act.
In a series of Instagram posts on June 27 and July 21, Vogue Charity Fashion Show (VCFS)—Canada’s largest student-led fashion show—announced the theme and charity partner for its 29th season, blending artistry with community impact. Continuing its legacy of raising money for Kingston-based charities since ’97, this year the spotlight is on Martha’s Table, a non-profit providing vital food services. The 2025-26 show will center on the theme of “Amor Destino,” which the club described on their Instagram post as an exploration of “the relationship between the individual and the unknown.”
For VCFS Co-Presidents, Sydney Chung, HealthSci’26, and Madeline Veening, Art Sci’26, the decision to select Martha’s Table was driven by a desire to get back to the fundamentals of volunteer-ship by becoming directly involved in working charity events. “We aren’t just simply handing them a cheque at the end of the year,” Chung said in an interview with The Journal.
Chung noted that last year’s show supported the H’art Centre, which offers arts programs for adults with disabilities, and this year’s executives aimed to broaden charitable contributions and their impact beyond the performance arts.
This year’s theme, “Amor Destino,” examines the “relationship between the individual and the unknown”, per VCFS’s Jul. 21 Instagram post. It seems many of the show’s scenes focus on purpose and identity, such as “The Mask Slips”, which examines how a shaping one’s identity around other people can leave a person without direction.
This is a fresh change for VCFS, whose past shows have been heavily influenced by rapidly-changing, stylistic online trends. Last year’s theme was “Let the Light In”, announced in summer ’24 after Lana Del Rey’s song “Let the Light In” went viral on TikTokearlier that year. VCFS’s 2022-23 show, “Saw You in a Dream”, shares the same name as another viral song, “Saw You in a Dream” by The Japanese House.
“Amor Destino” appears to be a theme all its own. The show’s design and structure will be shaped by various influences, including books, music, history, and Broadway performances. Although each Creative Director had their own unique perspective on the year’s theme, there were “aspects of overlap [that ultimately created] a melting pot of all [their] ideas,” co-Creative Director, Irene Gratsias said in an interview with The Journal.
Co-Creative Director Isabella Tarantino, believes Queen’s students’ journeys through university will help them relate to the show’s theme of destiny. “The main hope and goal with this show is that everyone can see themselves on stage, further proving the point that everyone is truly connected—in both life and art,” said Tarantino in an interview with The Journal.
While show dates have yet to be released, VCFS will begin rehearsals and promotion this fall ahead of next spring’s performances. How “Amor Destino” will take its own unique shape has yet to be determined.
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