Fanshawe College Celebrates 40-Year Milestone

Over the past four years, FLARE has collaborated with Fanshawe College on their Unbound student fashion show. This year was particularly unique as the school marked the 40th anniversary of their fashion design program. Each year I head to London, Ontario to adjudicate the collections of the graduating class and this year was particularly stacked with key players from the Toronto fashion scene. Our emcee for the evening was industry pro Glen Baxter, who entertained the enthusiastic crowd with humour as he playfully introduced the judges. The well-rounded panel included the likes of David Dixon, Leesa Butler, Gail McInnes, Carly Stojsic, Franco Mirabelli and Natalie Dean. With the top students presenting, the pressure was on to pick winners for the best design and best collection. Here is a look at the top three collections from the evening by Julia Cangemi, Becca Forsyth and Jess Jurkowski.