Alta Moda were a Canadian funk-rock band in the 1980s.
Formed in 1979 in Toronto, Ontario, the band originally consisted of singer Molly Johnson and guitarist Norman Orenstein . Drummer Steven Gelineau and bassist Etric Lyons were added in 1982 and 1983 respectively.
The band eventually signed to CBS Records and released their debut album in 1987. Although the album spawned the hit single "Julian", the band were widely considered "too black" to succeed on Canadian radio, and the album's sales suffered from lack of airplay. The band were quickly dropped from their label.
The band then broke up, and Johnson returned to jazz with a band who later became known in their own right as Big Sugar.
Johnson and Orenstein reunited in 1990 as Infidels, who had a similar sound to Alta Moda's but were somewhat more successful on the charts.