# @facesottawa on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeIe9Y1sl1d
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71199279-facesottawa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T00:23:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Faces Magazine (@facesottawa) — https://gondola.cc/facesottawa

## Caption

🌸 Follow the dream, one stitch at a time.

Meet Dominique Bellavance, a student at the Richard Robinson Fashion Design Academy. She first thought about attending in her early 20s but held back. Now, in years later, she’s finally doing it, and loving every minute.

Her latest collection is built around a bold pink palette, a joyful choice after the last few years, and a fun surprise for anyone who knows her usual understated style. Her favourite part? Sewing the final garments and watching it all come together.

Her advice for anyone thinking about fashion: be creative, be yourself and put yourself out there.

✨ Create boldly. Learn fearlessly. Start anytime.

Discover programs at the Richard Robinson Fashion Design Academy, Canada’s haute couture academy, 419 Sussex Drive, Ottawa.

Follow Dominique’s work LUME_Designs_by_Dominique

#RichardRobinson #RichardRobinsonAcademy #FashionDesign #FashionSchool #HauteCouture

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richardrobinsonacademy, fashiondesign, hautecouture, fashionschool, richardrobinson

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