Ten Fabulous Ladies to Showcase at Chokolaate MDFD 2022 Grand Finale
Collections to include Casual, Sports & Evening Wear for Mother-Daughter Duos
Colombo, Tuesday 03rd May 2022: The highly anticipated Chokolaate Mother- Daughter Fashion Designer 2022 returns in the month of May with a Grand Finale featuring ten fabulous ladies. The ten designers selected after a stringent selection process will showcase their collections of Casual, Sports and Evening Wear for motherdaughter duos at the finale show to be held on Sunday 29th May 2022 at Taj Samudra, the Official Venue Partner.
The ten finalists were picked by a panel of industry experts comprising of Dinasha Ebert - Fashion Designer and Head of Design for Arienti, Hasini Rajapakshe - Fashion Designer, Nisansala Deegala - Executive Designer at MAS Matrix, Founder of First ConceptSL, Binari Sachendra, Fashion Designer and Head of the Linen & Casual Wear departments at Gflock Clothing, Krishani Rathnaraja - Fashion Designer and Creator of Krishani Rathnaraja Designer Wear, and Mariana Perera, Senior Fashion Designer and Illustrator at ODEL PLC. The Semi- Finals were held at the Official Semi- Final Venue Partner, Cuisine Colombo.
Marina Carraro, aged 20 represents the Mod Art International with her theme of Butterflies and Metamorphosis, while 25 year old Lihini Wanninayake will draw inspiration from the Dahlia flower for her collections. IIT’s 36 year old Maheshie Perera will also feature flowers in her collection with special emphasis on Blush Pink Roses. Zafreena Moulana from SLITA is another 25 year old contestant whose collections will feature the abstract fusions of nature.
This year’s finalists feature two students from the Singer Fashion Academy, namely 22 year old Kavini Weerasekara and 28 year old Fathima Sumaiya Ameer. While Kavini’s creations are inspired by a bedtime story read to her by her own mother, Sumaiya will feature a predominantly Black collection. Focusing on the darkness of the
soul, 23 year old Maneesha Bandara from the Open University will also showcase her collection at the grand finale.
Three former students of Methodist College, Colombo 3 round up the ten finalists at this year’s MDFD. Twenty year old Jayara Athukorala will showcase designs inspired by the forest, while 22 year old Shadini Peiris has been inspired by string art
and wooden textures for her collections. Last but certainly not least 28 year old Aysha Faizer pays tribute to Paradise Sri Lanka with her silk and linen collection.
The grand finale will be executed under the watchful and vibrant eyes of Creative Director Dinesh Chandrasena, and choreographed by Rozanne Diaz. Gold Sponsor ICL Brands ( Pvt) Ltd with their fragrance range SECRETS will
launch three exciting new products at the finale, and also showcase a unique competition and runway show of creations by the designers themselves.
This year’s Evening Wear segment will be sponsored by Singer Sewing Machines. The Runway Confidence Partner for the finale is Veet, and the Official Skincare Partner is Vivya. Hatch is also on board as the Official Eco- System
Partner while the Party Station is this year’s Supporting Partner. Gifts for the participants and winners will be sponsored by Wimaladharma Brothers, The Sugar Shop, Black and Szei Moda.
The Official Photographer for the event will be Praveen Mirando Photography and Official Hair and Make- up will be handled by Chrissy’s Salon. Sound and Lights will be handled by Cool Tempo
and Videography by Avenue Pictures. Nehemiah Consultants will handle the Public Relations for the event with its Lifestyle Media Partner and Radio Partner being Pulse and Kiss FM respectively.
For more information and to book your tickets for the grand finale please contact, Shamindri at +94 77 502 1166 or email sales@chokolaate.net