Fanshawe Design Students' Unbound Fashion Show - Part 2

Part two of my post on the "Unbound" Fashion Show features designs from the second half of the show, in which many of the collections consisted of eveningwear.  A number of dresses were beautifully cut, with unique and visually arresting detailing, but I confess to being less than enamoured with the designs crafted from white, shiny silk/satin.  It's a fabric that is difficult to wear as it often makes women look larger, which is not the effect we are looking for when we get dressed for a special occasion.

In this piece from Teresa Veerkamp's collection, "Aura", she relieved the starkness of a white evening dress with splashes of bright colour and sheer fabric embellishments

There were some spectacular pieces of jewellery on the runway, including this turquoise and gold necklace worn with a design by Natasha Wellman

Another of Wellman's designs, featuring a sheer overlay

Melanie VandenBerg used bold colours and mutated fabric in her collection "Transmuted Allure"

I love the cut of this stunning but simple black dress from VandenBerg's collection

 Intricate corded detailing added visual interest to this striking dress that was part of Kelsey Marsh's collection, titled "Iota"

Denise Mayers' eveningwear collection featured streamlined shapes and muted colours with intricate fabric embellishments

Veronika Savina used stark black and white in her collection "Reflective Beauty".  The dresses had fitted silhouettes and high necklines

This dress, part of Brittney Wood's collection, "Incandescent Existence",  had a beautifully sleek line and looked fabulous on the model

One of my favourite looks of the evening wasn't on the runway, but worn by a young lady in the audience--an eye-popping combo of hot pink and purple!