• 26 March 2021
HSBC Colombo Fashion Week ‘21: Day 2 – A trove of 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, Colombo. Leadi

  • 25 March 2021
HSBC Colombo Fashion Week ‘21: Emerging Designers – The Talent of Tomorrow

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

  • 25 March 2021
HSBC CFW ‘21: Emerging Designers Unveiled

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

  • 23 March 2021
Frok enters the fashion landscape

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

  • 23 March 2021
Designer 1-2-1: Manila Jayasinghe

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 brother. The two

  • 16 March 2021
Designer 1-2-1: Thushani Rodrigo

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

  • 09 March 2021
Designer 1-2-1: Gayanth Karunarathne

Gayanth Karunarathne

  • 02 March 2021
The Sari Aficionado

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

  • 23 February 2021
Designer 1-2-1: Hashanthi Madugalle

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 started out sm

  • 16 February 2021
Wedding Fashion Reimagined

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

  • 16 February 2021
Designer 1-2-1: Christina Peiris

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

  • 09 February 2021
Designer 1-2-1: Ashleen Adhikari

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

  • 01 February 2021
Designer 1-2-1: Manoji Lekamlage

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

  • 26 January 2021
Designer 1-2-1: Nelun Harasgama

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

  • 19 January 2021
Designer 1-2-1: Mandy Liyanage

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

  • 13 January 2021
Designer 1-2-1 - Shimalka Bodaragama

One time model and former air stewardess at Sri Lankan airlines, Shimalka’s travels across the world encouraged her love for fashion. In 2010 she la

  • 30 December 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Sajee Seneviratne

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

  • 22 December 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Araliya Thevapalan

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

  • 17 December 2020
Fashionably, Danu – Hugs & Kisses

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 and friendly bra

  • 15 December 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Sathomi Ekanayake

Based in Japan, Sathomi is heavily influenced by Japanese culture and customs. A graduate of the AOD, Sathomi creates looks that fall into the genre o

  • 24 November 2020
Design 1-2-1: Uddami Wijesekara

Living by her personal motto of ‘being brave, facing challenges and a never-give-up on your dreams’ attitude has helped designer Uddami Wijesekera

  • 20 November 2020
Fashionably Danu - LOVI

Today on Fashionably Danu, I wanted to check out the all-new collection from LOVI. When our days are now mostly at home, keeping it simple is what we

  • 17 November 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Natalie Cathryn Goonetilleke

Graduating from AOD with a degree in Graphic Design, Natalie’s underlying passion veered towards fashion design. After graduating, Natalie took to t

  • 10 November 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Najila Ablej Sharhan

Transitioning from a teacher to a fashion designer, Najila made her entry into the industry in 2009. Having first launched her brand KOCAbyRN (which s

  • 03 November 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Kasuni Rathnasuriya

Embracing the use of Beeralu or bobbin lace in her creations, designer Kasuni Rathnasuriya holds the distinction of belonging to an exclusive clutch o

  • 28 October 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Heshanie Ileana Tennekoon

Following her motto of “your actions need to map out what you want” designer Heshanie launched her brand Ileana in 2019 at a pop-up store in Brisb

  • 20 October 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Akhila Liyanage

Torn between a career in engineering and fashion design, enterprising Akhila managed to complete degrees in both. Hailing from a family where producin

  • 06 October 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Subha Grassi

Creative Director and CEO of Salvage Recycle, Subha Grassi also runs her own design company in Sri Lanka, Ruby Studio, which partners with innovative

  • 30 September 2020
Tara Pascale Germani

Wearing many hats including that of an interior designer, spatial stylist, yoga teacher and jewellery designer, Tara is the Creator and Art Director o

  • 22 September 2020
Designer 1-2-1: Charuni

Hailing from a family which has worked in the apparel industry since the time she was a child, Charuni has spent most of her life in Bangladesh, Sri L