Apparel Buzz

NDB initiates livelihood development for handloom industry

Furthering its efforts to revive distinctive local industries of Sri Lanka, NDB recently initiated a special development program aimed at rebuilding the defunct handloom textile industry. The pilot project of a long term development program was launched in the Kuleegama village, Divulapititya of the Gampaha District which has once been renowned for its handloom products.

Colombo Fashion Week – the platform for fashion – is where Avirate will launch its newest lingerie collection, headed and directed by internationally recognised designer Carol Maloney, whose work has been featured in leading retailers such as Bloomingdales, Saks, Macys, Harvey Nichols, Galleries Lafayette, Le Bon Marche and whose work has graced the covers of numerous Victoria Secret catalogues.

Sri Lanka’s renowned menswear specialist, Hameedia, will partner with the celebrated HSBC Colombo Fashion Week this year for the exclusive and avant-garde FH collection for today’s modern man. The Hameedia-CFW partnership goes back a decade, to the beginnings of this much-anticipated fashion event, and has come a long way since then.

The Greater Colombo Fashion Company (TGCFC ) is set to present HSBC Colombo Fashion Week, now in its 10th year running on the 3rd, 4th, 5th of April 2013 featuring high profile designers from eight countries such as Agatha Ruiz de La Prada, Bibi Russell, Radhika Hernandez and 28 others –both local and international – vying for notoriety and critical acclaim yet again for the impeccable designs and glittering talent we’ve come to expect from this event.

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Brandix’s venture into the sphere of IT Services with the launch of Brandix i3 received high profile validation recently with the visit of Mrs Lisa Tucci-Veiga, Infor’s Vice President, Global Alliances.

AOD international campus, commended as the best design campus in Sri Lanka

The fifth edition of the premier creative showcase of Sri Lanka to the world ‘Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) 2013’ was launched at the world’s creative hub in UK the ‘London Fashion Week’ in the presence of the Sri Lanka High Commissioner to the UK Dr. Chris Nonis and the Lingerie queen of UK founder and CEO of ULTIMO/MJM International Michelle Mone.

India yesterday announced that it would raise the quota on apparel exports from Sri Lanka under duty free concessions from five million pieces to eight million, while textile exports to India would be slapped a lower 5 percent duty from the earlier 11 percent. India also doubled the validity period for sanitary import permits for processed meat products from 6 months to one year.

Marks World Water Day 2013 by supporting employees' own service to communities with Rs 2.5 million in water supply projects

5 AOD Graduates selected to show at IFS London Fashion Week in the UK

AOD international design campus which led the Sri Lankan showcase at London Fashion Week 2013, is the regional partner to deliver Europe’s celebrated design campus Northumbria’s award-winning fashion degrees.