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Sri Lanka’s Young Up and Coming Fashion Designer 2015 top 20 finalists
One of the most anticipated fashion designer competitions in the country, Zainab Ammarah’s ‘Up and Coming Fashion Designer of the Year 2015’ held its semi finals at Waters Edge recently. Considered as a platform for novice talent, in its seventh consecutive year, the competition received a record breaking 200 plus entries of which 50 entries were selected for the quarter finals.
A total of 36 semi finalists were put in to the acid test when they were interviewed by a distinguished judge board who are successful industry leaders within their respective professions.
Founder and Organiser Zainab Ammarah commenting about this year’s entries said, “The stage is now set for Sri Lanka to witness creative talent expressing their exclusivity in one runway. It was indeed a tough task to select a talented 36 out of the 50 quarter finalists. It was even tougher for the judges to select the 20 talented individuals from the 36 semi finalists. It was a selection process of five hours through one on one interviews and design screening the panel of judges made their ultimate decision in selecting the best talent that would excel this year.”
Kamsins has come forward as the main sponsor for this year’s event, demonstrating the brand’s commitment to the development of the local fashion and clothing industry. Jewel Arena is the co-sponsor for the event and is the official jewellery sponsor adding more glitter and glamour this year.
The grand finale will take place on 30 November at 7:30 p.m. onwards at Waters Edge. The competition, which is being held for the seventh consecutive year, is a brainchild of Zainab Ammarah and is designed as a platform for young aspiring designers to launch their career or brand to reach greater heights. Other event partners include Official Hair and Makeup Ramzi’s Hair and Beauty Salons, Official Venue Partner Waters Edge, Technology Partner Erbenlab, Official Photography Partner Praveen Rodrigo, Official Print Partner Yaseen’s Computerised Graphic, Official Magazine Partner Showoff and with PR Wire supporting the event as the Official PR Partner.
Tickets are available at mydeal.lk and wow.lk and check out for more offers on the official event Facebook page at www.facebook.com/zainabammarah.
