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Apparel & Fashion Design Exhibition – “Texstyle 2018” The Open University of Sri Lanka
View(s):The annual fashion exhibition “Texstyle 2018” was successfully concluded on the 4th and 5th December 2018 at the JDA gallery, Horton place. This exhibition which show cases the final year design projects of the undergraduate students of the Bachelors of Industrial Studies (Hon) in Fashion design and product development was held for the third consecutive year. The exhibition displayed their creative work under different thematic concepts. The students have been inspired by the concepts of sustainability, social and economic challenges that is faced today. There was a synergy between high tech and low tech blended with students’ creativity and craftsmanship.
The exhibition represented various scopes in the fashion industry. The collections revealed the ability of students to deliver the most suitable product to a significant market segment through the intensive product development process that we encourage in our curriculum.
The Vice Chancellor of The Open University Prof. S.A Ariadurai mentioned that it was a challenge to deliver a fashion design degree through open and distance education model and this exhibition was a proof that The Open University has overcome that challenge successfully.
