HSBC Colombo Fashion Week to get underway this month

The 2016 edition of HSBC Colombo Fashion Week (CFW), will be showcased from February 20 to 26, 2016 Unveiling fashion trends for  season 2017, in its 13th year.

Fashion aficionados and industry professionals will be treated to a series of focused fashion events along with the main show which will highlight all aspects of the fashion industry and strengthen CFW’s reputation as a key driver of the fashion industry in Sri Lanka. The platform will present Sri Lankan and international designers who will storm the catwalk in 2016 and reveal the trends for the season, a statement from the organisers said.

The international design segment will be headlined star designers namely:  Milan Fashion Week's, Gaetano Navarra, Delhi based Samant Chauhan, Sri Lankan-born Mevan Kaluarachi, and the renowned and long-standing supporter of CFW, Bibi Russel,  who rose to stardom in the late 70s and early 80s.In keeping with its spirit, CFW 2016 hosts a series of events during the week.

One of the highlights being a photography CFW Workshop by Rid Burman on the 25th February at 9:30 am Hilton Colombo, a graduate from the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography, who has worked with renowned international names such as Steven Klein and Mark Seliger in New York and Los Angeles.