HSBC COLOMBO FASHION
Yet again, The Great Colombo Fashion Company is set to present HSBC Colombo Fashion Week, now in its 10th year running on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of April 2013 featuring high profile designers from eight countries such as Radhika Hernandez, Agatha Ruiz de La Prada, Bibi Russell and 28 others –both local and international – vying for recognition and critical acclaim. In addition to the ramp events that steal much of the public’s attention, this not-for-profit annual event stays true to its vision of developing and uplifting Colombo’s fashion design industry through its envied behind-the-scenes mentoring process and workshops held for prodigies in the fashion field who are yet to make their mark.An opportunity made possible during HSBC Colombo Fashion Week’s by none other than its integral knowledge partner, the British Council.
In the last two years, the British Council invited Sally Denton, Director, The Trend Boutique UK in 2011 and young UK menswear designer William Richard Green, straight off the London Fashion Week 2012 ramp, dubbed by Selfridges as “one of 2012’s brightest young things” to run workshops in Colombo during HSBC CFW.
This year in April, the British Council has invited Stefan Seigel, the Runner Up of the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) 2012 award and the founder of NOT JUST A LABEL, a leading designer platform for showcasing and nurturing today’s pioneers in contemporary fashion, set up by Stefan to infuse new life into the fashion industry.
Registrations for the workshops can be made with Manisha Ruwanpathirana at the British Council, 49,Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 03 and will be at 500/- per person. For more information contact Manisha via manisha.ruwapathirana@britishcouncil. org or 0114521542, or Prasanna Pathmanathan on 0775 026 865 or info@prasanna.net .