Fashion Shows & Events Archives

October 18, 2021

Agility, adaptability and resilience have been hallmarks of the apparel industry SMEs. It’s time to build that up further. By Rantha Tissera – Treasurer, Sri Lanka Chamber of Garment Exporters and Managing Director of Estilo Apparel In Sri Lanka, small business is a very big deal. The numbers tell the story. The Department […]

October 8, 2021

The Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC), will award grants of up to €50,000 to selected projects to accelerate development of the continent’s creative sector. PARIS, France, October 7, 2021/ — Ghanaian businesswoman and entrepreneur Roberta Annan earlier this week launched a €100 million fund to channel investment into small and medium African […]

September 16, 2021

Samson and Sons Private Limited opened the first-ever Red Tape Exclusive Brand Outlet in Sri Lanka in Negombo, thus introducing the men’s clothing range and a wide variety of accessories from Red Tape. The novel Red Tape showroom is located at No 80, Greens Road, Negombo. The newly introduced Red Tape clothing range […]

August 16, 2021

Colombo, 16 August 2021; Supporting Women’s Association of Pageantry (SWAP), an association with the objective of ensuring fair play and supporting women who are involved in the arena of beauty pageantry was established recently. The co-founders of SWAP are Bernedette Weerasinghe, former journalist and fashion designer Thamali Jayaweera. Both were participants in […]

July 28, 2021

Colombo. Wednesday 28 July 2021. ‘Rendez-Vous with Yasmin and Kumar’ is all about fashion this month. Talking of French fashion, there’s a famous quote by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the Finance Minister to King Louis XIV of France, way back in 1665, that sums it all. He said “Fashion is to France what the […]

July 15, 2021

AWIEF Awards cover emerging and established entrepreneurship in the private and not-for-profit sectors CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 15, 2021/ — The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) opens the nominations for the 2021 annual AWIEF Awards. Currently in its fifth edition, the prestigious AWIEF Awards recognise, honour, and celebrate women […]

May 31, 2021

The International Association of Pageantry (IAOP) recently announced their appointment of Chanaka Perera as the Exclusive Representative/Partner in Sri Lanka. The IAOP is a self-regulating ethics and regulatory body for the pageant industry, with its head office based in the United States (US). Pageantry is a cultural icon in many countries, and […]

May 25, 2021

Women in Management, National Youth Services Council calls for Nominations. – ‘New Generation Awards 2021’ under the theme of “Arise Shine” Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 21st, 2021 Colombo In the journey of finding hidden talents of Sri Lankan youth and their unsung contribution to the nation, Women in Management (WIM ) in partnership with […]

May 21, 2021

The International Association of Pageantry (IAOP) recently announced their appointment of Chanaka Perera as the Exclusive Representative/Partner in Sri Lanka. The IAOP is a self-regulating ethics and regulatory body for the pageant industry, with its head office based in the United States (US). Pageantry is a cultural icon in many countries, and […]

April 20, 2021

Sri Lanka’s menswear fashion icon Fouzul Hameed, unveiled his exotic “Global Wedding Collection” at the Colombo Fashion Week, the 2021 edition of Sri Lanka’s most prestigious fashion event that was held across 3 days at the Shangri-La Hotel. The Global Wedding Collection is about celebrating life and was inspired by the rich, […]

Shake off the shock to the system, rethink the SME ecosystem

At Paris Fashion Week, Ghanaian entrepreneur Roberta Annan launches €100 m Impact Fund to invest in Africa’s creative industries

DSI launches the first Red Tape Exclusive Brand Outlet

Supporting Women’s Association of Pageantry (SWAP) established to uphold fair play

French fashion on ‘Rendez-Vous with Yasmin and Kumar’

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Announces Call for Nominations for AWIEF Awards 2021

International Association of Pageantry appoints Representative in Sri Lanka

Women in Management, National Youth Services Council calls for Nominations. – ‘New Generation Awards 2021’ under the theme of “Arise Shine”

International Association of Pageantry appoints Representative in Sri Lanka

Fouzul Hameed celebrates life with the “Global Wedding Collection” at the Colombo Fashion Week