A Chat with Amesh Wijesekera

Fashion

AMESH presents “under the mango tree.”

Designer 1-2-1: Anita Pillai

Fashion

Founder of twixt designs, Anita Pillai launched her jewellery collection in 2014 on a site called Etsy which has a huge following overs...

Fashionably Danu - Tony Pellé

Fashion

Today I speak about my favourite subject - Shoes. Who can say NO to well-cut shoes which bring out a complete look in anyone? Men’s f...

Blow by Blow

Fashion

Based in the UK, Brit Sri Lankan fashion designer Selina Blow is one who is immensely proud of her Sri Lankan heritage. The daughter of...

Designer 1-2-1: Tif Florentina

Fashion

Founder of Nakota Tuwa, Tif Florentina’s interest in fashion was sparked by the mother and her grandmother who were both designers. L...

Designer 1-2-1: Maria Domingos and Menusha Gunawardhana

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Bubu with its tagline of Find Your Beautiful is the creation of Creative Designer Maria Domingos and Marketing specialist Menusha Gunaw...

Designer 1-2-1: Niroshini Perera

Fashion

Self-taught designer Niroshini Perera trained and worked as a marketing professional. However, her true love for fashion persuaded her ...

Designer 1-2-1: Joanne Stoker

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Conceived by designer Joanne Stoker before the arrival of Covid-19, NåD, a designer label had to weather the storm before it was offic...

Tag me @danu - Indi Yapa Abeywardena Bride

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This column is about promoting everything local and everything interesting. If you feel you have something I need to write about - just...

HSBC Colombo Fashion Week ’21 Day 3 - The Grand Finale

Fashion

After two days of back to back fashion, HSBC CFW drew to a close this evening at the Shangri-la hotel. 5 designers showcased their coll...

HSBC Colombo Fashion Week ‘21: Day 2 – A trove of fashi...

Fashion

Sri Lanka’s senior designers took to the ramp to showcase their collections on day 2 of HSBC Colombo Fashion Week held at Shangri-la,...

HSBC Colombo Fashion Week ‘21: Emerging Designers – The ...

Fashion

HSBC Colombo Fashion Week continues to showcase the latest emerging talent to the world, by exhibiting the fashion innovators of tomorr...

HSBC CFW ‘21: Emerging Designers Unveiled

Fashion

This evening under the glare of the spotlight 11 emerging designers will take to the ramp to showcase their collection. Undergoing an e...

Frok enters the fashion landscape

Fashion

A new contemporary fashion-forward online platform with a pragmatic and conscious brand ethos is how CEO Natalie Jayasuriya describes h...

Designer 1-2-1: Manila Jayasinghe

Fashion

Living up to the adage, the best things in life come in twos, is the brand Glace which was founded by Manila Jayasinghe and his twin br...

Designer 1-2-1: Thushani Rodrigo

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The founder of Todos, Thushani Rodrigo is a shining example of triumph over adversity. Born with partial hearing, Thushani never let th...

The Sari Aficionado

Fashion

UK based entrepreneur Shana Mahendra runs a professional photography and videography company in London. The lissome beauty favours wea...

Designer 1-2-1: Hashanthi Madugalle

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Self-taught designer Hashanthi Madugalle is the founder of her label Tales by Tia. Launched in July 2016, Tales by Tia is a brand that...

Wedding Fashion Reimagined

Fashion

In a unique collaboration with industry stakeholders across the board, Founder and CEO of Lovi Ceylon, Asanka de Mel recently launched ...

Designer 1-2-1: Christina Peiris

Fashion

The livewire behind the brand X.TINA is Christina Peiris, who was crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2017. Driven by her love for fashion...

Designer 1-2-1: Ashleen Adhikari

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Launching her new streetwear brand Sita, Ashleen Adhikari a student of the AOD has created her latest collection called Marigolds. For ...

Designer 1-2-1: Manoji Lekamlage

Fashion

Realising a long-held ambition to become a fashion designer, Manoji Lekamlage launched her label Mash96 in the middle of 2018. A gradua...

Designer 1-2-1: Nelun Harasgama

Fashion

The designer and founder of Ohe Island is the charming but self-effacing Nelun Harasgama. She creates sarees which can only be describe...

Designer 1-2-1: Mandy Liyanage

Fashion

Driven by a combination of a love for fashion and wanting to empower women with her creations, Mandy Liyanage launched her brand Mandy ...

Designer 1-2-1 - Shimalka Bodaragama

Fashion

One time model and former air stewardess at Sri Lankan airlines, Shimalka’s travels across the world encouraged her love for fashion....

Designer 1-2-1: Sajee Seneviratne

Fashion

Having launched her brand Mendes in 2018 Sajee had made great strides in Colombo’s fashion sphere. Her designs are fresh, cool and co...

Designer 1-2-1: Araliya Thevapalan

Fashion

Necessity is the mother of invention and that is what drove Araliya to launch her eponymous brand earlier this year. A graduate in Inte...

Fashionably, Danu – Hugs & Kisses

Fashion

This week I’m bringing out the child in me with this collection put together by hugs & kisses, just as the brand says it’s a warm a...