Youth and wonderment can't help but be alluded to when a designer is as young as Amanda Lew Kee - 21 years old - but in her case, it results in wistfulness, not childishness.
The recent Ryerson University grad's show began in anticipation, with models clad in blue lipstick posing on a centre riser in the dark, wearing pieces only visible by camera flash.
Beginning with suits and dresses composed of puffed sleeves piped in cream, the show quickly turned to nude sheaths crafted from what appeared to be only two pieces of sheer fabric layering over one another. As the models moved, so did these wisps, showing the latent sex appeal in these garments.
While the youthfulness played out in several mini dresses, there was also a futuristic sequence of suit separates made from a vinyl-looking textile in blue grey, pale salmon and sand, the creases of which would only look better the more they were worn.
Slink appeared in the collection with a racerback cocktail dress, and a low V-necked gown made of the sheerest jersey that gathered in a ruched bust hanging on thin straps. Blocks of metallic fringe complemented two ensembles with sheer arms featuring zippers just below the shoulder.
The show finished with a beige peasant skirted gown that floated down to a train - two characteristics that look to be big next season. To that end, there was a nice representation of popular styles, like the exposed zippers in nearly every piece, combined with the designer's own fresh perspective.
The presentation was redundant at times - one paper thin dress fluttered down the runway five times, as both a gown and mini - but overall, the show left onlookers wanting more Lew Kee. The young designer looks like a sure bet to flourish in seasons to come.
The recent Ryerson University grad's show began in anticipation, with models clad in blue lipstick posing on a centre riser in the dark, wearing pieces only visible by camera flash.
Beginning with suits and dresses composed of puffed sleeves piped in cream, the show quickly turned to nude sheaths crafted from what appeared to be only two pieces of sheer fabric layering over one another. As the models moved, so did these wisps, showing the latent sex appeal in these garments.
While the youthfulness played out in several mini dresses, there was also a futuristic sequence of suit separates made from a vinyl-looking textile in blue grey, pale salmon and sand, the creases of which would only look better the more they were worn.
Slink appeared in the collection with a racerback cocktail dress, and a low V-necked gown made of the sheerest jersey that gathered in a ruched bust hanging on thin straps. Blocks of metallic fringe complemented two ensembles with sheer arms featuring zippers just below the shoulder.
The show finished with a beige peasant skirted gown that floated down to a train - two characteristics that look to be big next season. To that end, there was a nice representation of popular styles, like the exposed zippers in nearly every piece, combined with the designer's own fresh perspective.
The presentation was redundant at times - one paper thin dress fluttered down the runway five times, as both a gown and mini - but overall, the show left onlookers wanting more Lew Kee. The young designer looks like a sure bet to flourish in seasons to come.
