Indian stars on Colom bo ramp
Three leading Indian design names; Suneet Varma, Manoviraj Khosla and Satya Paul and three of Sri Lanka’s best; Senake de Silva, Michael Wijesuriya and Andre Estefan will share the spotlight as the country’s first ever Fashion Weekend gets underway on November 15 and 16 at the Galle Face Hotel.

The event is based on the concept of ‘International Fashion Week’ and will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on both days with three shows on each day. The Indian designers will put their collections on sale on the 16th and the17th.

The organizers plan to make the event, which has been branded the ‘Colombo Fashion Weekend’, a ‘Fashion Week’ next year. The Colombo Fashion Weekend will have an international flavour with Fashion TV covering the show and telecasting it internationally. Local media partners are MTV, Yes FM, The Sunday Times and the Daily Mirror.

The event is organized by OSB, which focuses on fashion and image consultancy. The main aim is to develop the Sri Lankan fashion industry with the help of outside resources. The OSB trio include fashion, design and entertainment consultant and partner Prasad Bidapa, with image consultants and partners Travice Ondaatjie and Ajai Singh.

The principal sponsor of the Colombo Fashion Weekend is George O Marie, the label of Readywear Industries. Associate Sponsors are Mallika Hemachandra and Mobitel, while SriLankan Airlines is the partner airline.

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