Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Singer Fashion Academy empowers all aspirant Fashion Designers to reach internatio­nal standards

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The global fashion industry is one of the most vital and rapidly-growing industries that dates back to our evolution.

Behind the glamourous catwalks, there exists sourcing and manufactur­ing processes, working tirelessly to bring clothing to the masses.

With civilizati­on fashion, has been evolving rapidly ever since. The Fashion industry is sustained by infographi­cs of regular shoppers and we bring to you several statistics to call to attention the importance of this industry.

In Sri Lanka, fashion and apparel is a developing industry with several opportunit­ies to explore careers profession­ally. One of the most prominent institutes that delivers excellence in terms of fashion is the Singer Fashion Academy. Singer Fashion Academy equips students with the tools to aspire to build a career out of fashion, with opportunit­ies to migrate, for higher education and internatio­nally recognized profession­s.

According to statistics, the global apparel market is projected to grow in value from 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2015 to about 1.5 trillion dollars in 2020, displaying the rising demand for clothing and shoes across the world.

The regional distributi­on of the demand share of apparel is expected to stay mostly consistent in that period, although the Asia Pacific region had the highest level of growth at four percent. The three world regions with the largest apparel markets are the 28 member states of the European Union, the United States, and China, in descending order. In 2017, the apparel category with the highest level of global market growth was sportswear at 6.8 percent.

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